Junior Cody Perk said opera is a lot more fun than a typical college student might expect. “It’s not just the fat lady singing really high notes for three hours,” Perk said. “It has a lot of dialogue — almost as much as it does singing — so it’s not just endless singing.” Perk is […]
To mark the end to its season, the University of South Dakota marching band will perform its free indoor concert showcasing their repertoire. The USD marching band will perform the Sound of USD Spectacular Nov. 16 at 7:30 p.m. in Aalfs Auditorium. Director of athletic bands Jonathan Alvis said the band has been working on […]
Last Friday, people across America remembered the sacrifices of all those who have fought and died in America’s wars. What we might forget is that Veterans Day was created to commemorate one particularly horrible war: World War I, which ended at 11 a.m. on the 11th day of the 11th month in 1918. I never […]
I sometimes find myself in conversations with people about journalism and the media and find myself defending the profession and its practices. What I often discover in these conversations is the journalism industry does not do a good enough job of explaining what makes up a newspaper and the media in general. And it’s not […]
I never want to hear another person tell me that college football is a pure sport in comparison to professional football. If this argument had been in question the last few years, the Penn State sex abuse scandal has effectively killed it. What has occurred in Happy Valley has the potential to go down as […]
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 […]
