Opinion

The new movie adaptation of Dr. Seuss’s classic “The Lorax” has been attracting some sharp criticism from those on the political Right. Most notably, Lou Dobbs has called the film “[more] insidious nonsense from Hollywood” and accused filmmakers of trying to indoctrinate children with President Obama’s agenda of “demonizing the 1 percent and espousing green […]

Dear South Dakota weather, I know you were very friendly to everyone in the Upper Midwest this year in regards to next to no long freezing morning walks to class. However, the fact of the matter is summer-time weather in mid-March has driven my mind crazy. Last week I enjoyed the high 70s temperatures as […]

in the know & in the dark IN THE KNOW: March Madness upsets. It’s refreshing and exciting to know that any team truly has a shot of winning on any given day. IN THE DARK: Busted brackets. As fun as those upsets are though, it’s not like many people had Norfolk State beating Missouri. IN […]

Here you’ll find the weirdest, funniest and stupidest things that we’ve heard during the week. Context is for suckers. “I don’t like curb-stomping. It’s too messy.” — Al Neuharth Media Center “We shall procreate our own economy.’” — East Hall “Guinea pigs. Very cute. Very tasty.” — Beacom School of Business “Michael Bay, keep your […]

Voting in elections is one of the only ways an average person can make a difference in the lives of their peers and themselves. Since our forefathers chose to create the United States of America in the image of a democracy so many years ago, voting has been best way to equalize each citizen. It […]

Dear Hypocrites, When I was in high school the teachers always told me a number of college stories that would make us rebellious kids sit still. Some of them include stories of truth and wisdom like, don’t room with your best friend because you’ll end up hating them by the end of the year. Another […]

IN THE KNOW: Spring Break. Only a few more days until we can ignore all our work and live carefree. It’s basically the same as now, just with a really fun title.   IN THE DARK: The weather, once again. Every week it teases us with nice weather and we start to peel off the […]

“If you want it, just tell me to pull it out.” -North Complex   “Sometimes when I’m bored I text a random person and say, ‘I buried the body, now what?’” – North Complex parking lot   “Because, you know, selling cookies is communism.” – Al Neuharth Media Center   “She got a little excited […]

Dear Reading Public, Last semester, I wrote to you about how frustrated I was that nothing ever seemed to be happening in Vermillion. I urged you to make some news. “Go out and do something exciting,” I wrote. Knowing what some people consider exciting, however, I added a note of caution: “Don’t … write a […]

IN THE KNOW: Scholarship weekend coming up. It’s a time for the university to start recruiting some bright new minds. IN THE DARK: The looming threat of midterms. There’s really no funny quip for midterms, they’re far too unpleasant. IN THE KNOW: It’s only of couple weeks until Spring Break, a week full of relaxing […]