IN THE KNOW: The USD Football team is playing for a share of the conference title. The D-I transition looks like a success. IN THE DARK: Price tags on art in the fine arts building. Instead of looking at your art, students scoff at the price tag. IN THE KNOW: The return of the USD […]
The Student Government association has proposed another change to the smoking policy at the Universtiy of South Dakota. The SGA met on Nov. 15 to discuss a resolution which would ask the university to craft a new, more restrictive smoking policy. The current policy on campus allows smoking as long as the smoker is not […]
“Police should yell ‘Pikachu’ before they taze someone.” – North Complex “Did you realize OK is a sideways person?” – Neuharth building “That’s an embarrassing conversation to have in public. A friend just called me for Pokemon advise.” – Neuharth building “Being pie-eyed isn’t nearly as cool as it sounds.” – Main Street “Why do […]
1. Slang for “Viejo nap.” The sleepy condition that results from eating at Mexico Viejo. While the cause of the sleepiness is unknown, the “‘jo nap” is often the final chapter in the Mexico Viejo dining experience. Sample 1: “What are you doing after lunch?” “I’ll probably take a ‘jo nap.” Sample 2: “Why weren’t you […]
Dear students, As everyone surely knows and feels by now, the end of the semester is drawing near, bringing with it untold amounts of stress, worry and anxiety. Semester-long projects, papers and other assignments are piling up. Time seems to speed up, leaving no room to complete said tasks while juggling a job and other […]
Are the Republicans putting their best foot forward? Running through the list of front-runners certainly makes you wonder if they’re taking this election seriously. The flavor-of-the-month tastes a bit like Newt, though it recently tasted like Godfather’s pizza. Let’s take a look at these candidates for the highest office in the land. Newt Gingrich, the […]
Associate professor of music and director of the University of South Dakota jazz ensembles Christopher Kocher decided to try something different for the jazz ensemble winter concert. The USD jazz ensemble will play “Everything in its Right Place,” originally performed by the band Radiohead, for its winter concert. The song has been arranged to be […]
According to the World Health Organization, 121 million people worldwide suffer from depression. A national non-profit organization, To Write Love on Her Arms, is seeking to educate University of South Dakota students about depression, self-injury and suicide during their presentation Wednesday, Nov. 9 from 7 to 8:30 p.m. in Aalfs Auditorium. Freshman Megan Valandra said […]
Alison Erazmus, director of University Art Galleries, said although displaying the art by Chicago-based painters Phyllis Bramson and Adam Scott might be offensive to some people, she wants to exhibit exemplary work. “I never know what will offend people,” Erazmus said. “I can either assume everything is going to offend someone and then be scared […]
When he presents his one-act play this coming weekend, graduate student Jaehoon Kim will be presenting his work to an American audience for the first time. “I was a director in (South) Korea, but it’s my first time directing in the United States,” Kim said. Kim said he may have a different cultural background from […]
