Five years ago when redshirt middle linebacker Tim Marlette arrived at the University of South Dakota, he was already a proven player in the eyes of most South Dakotans. A three-year, two-way starter for the Sioux Falls Washington Warriors, Marlette led his school into their first state championship appearance in five years. Before he even […]
The panda, eats, shoots, and leaves. This is why I love my job. The aforementioned line is a well-known headline used for the sole purpose of teaching everyone the importance of well-placed commas. While grammar isn’t everybody’s favorite subject, it’s headlines like these that make me love my chosen career. Seriously, who wrote that headline, […]
It is a truth universally acknowledged that as soon as you’re nine hours from home without a car, your robust health and Herculean immune system goes down the drain. At least that was my experience. After regularly speeding across campus on the poetically worn soles of my favorite shoes, I became afflicted with a sore […]
When many students first enter college, they have an immediate formed opinion in regards to the Greek system, especially when it comes to fraternities. Sometimes these views are extremely negative, painting the male side of the Greek system as a bunch of drunken, sex-starved jerks whose one goal is the search for the next big […]
What is one of the most important secrets in succeeding in school, work, or life in general: Organization. I am going to start off my first blog on the topic of planning, organizing, and getting into a routine, but before I start I would like to clarify that by no means am I a fitness […]
Is it just me, or is suicide a steadily rising epidemic that everyone is seemingly aware of, and yet is never openly confronted? I am happy to say that recent events have led me to think otherwise. Walking through the Muenster University Center on my way to class I came across a table that took […]
The meaning behind the sorority girl squat. What you’ve all mocked and ridiculed at one point or another – defined. Urban dictionary says – “The pose that all sorority girls, everywhere, at every college, immediately get into when taking a group picture. It consists of a hands-on-knees squat of varying heights, usually with a few […]
First-year Lane Williams was one of 228 women to attend Sorority and Fraternity Life’s recruitment week this fall. A record number of women participated in recruitment week this year, more than the University of South Dakota has ever seen. According to Amber Groh, assistant director for Sorority and Fraternity Life, 228 women attended the first […]
The South Dakota Board of Regents is requesting $14.5 million in state funding to prevent students from bearing the burden of rising education costs. The BOR passed a proposal Aug. 9 that seeks additional support from the state government for the 2013-14 school year. Governor Dennis Daugaard will review the request when he formulates his […]
In an effort to move forward with the smoking ban resolution, the Student Government Association held a public forum Sept. 17 to discuss reservations and general opinions surrounding the resolution. A total of four people, which were SGA members, attended the forum. SGA President Alissa VanMeeteren as well as any person from the general public […]
