As someone aspiring to be an author one day, I have given a lot of thought to what that would be like. Naturally when I saw the trailer for “The Words,” I was instantly captivated and ready to go to the theater. As I left the cinema, I had a million different ideas buzzing around […]
Over the course of the 2012-13 school year, this blog will record my hair-related trials and tribulations, (the good, the bad and the downright terrifying) as I attempt to grow out a pixie to just-shorter-than-shoulder-length hair, in time for my spring commencement. But this ain’t my first rodeo. No. I’ve grown out my hair from […]
A political science major, criminal justice and mass communications minor is not your typical combination. But for Bo Bruinsma, it just worked out that way. Bruinsma is a senior at the University of South Dakota and will graduate in May. He said after visiting with his academic adviser, it made sense to get this degree. […]
For many college students, it isn’t the intense class schedule that becomes the most difficult transition to handle. It’s the balancing act they manage between being a student, working to stay a student and enjoying the few free hours they call a social life. At the University of South Dakota, the first few weeks – […]
Dear parking at USD, On Monday afternoon I went to the Wellness Center at 3 p.m. to play a game of racquetball with one of my friends, as well as run afterward. My Monday schedule was full of classes and other meetings so the only time it would work for me to exercise on […]
IN THE KNOW: The football team traveling to Northwestern this weekend. Let’s try and pull off another Big 10 upset. IN THE DARK: Football team bye weeks. We know you like to have a week off but not tailgating in such nice weather is a shame. IN THE KNOW: Classes being cut short during long […]
Here you’ll find the weirdest, funniest and stupidest things that we’ve heard during the week. Context is for suckers. “I saw your naked pics and I liked them!” — Al Neuharth Media Center “Tight pants! Why are they so tight? Let the boys free!” — Al Neuharth Media Center “That was one violent […]
With the first couple weeks of school in the books, and midterms about a month away, some students may find themselves starting to get worried about their courses. First year students may feel that four years is a long time to worry about getting one’s GPA up, there is plenty of time to hit the […]
There are times when the word “disgusting” isn’t enough. Bits of brownie and muffin ground into the tiles, macaroni and cheese crusted onto the stovetop, the sink clogged with discarded food and whip cream splattered on the countertop. Unfortunately, this is what my floor kitchen looks like on the weekends- — the 48-hour time period […]
Embarking on a new journey in life is a simple way to define going off to college. The absence of those who were closest to you sets in, and the realization that this time here at the University of South Dakota is nothing more than your own and what you make of it. Privilege is […]
