Innovative animated film worth seeing
Animated films are a dime a dozen. It seems these days that as soon as a studio turns a profit with an animated movie hundreds of sequels are immediately thrown into preproduction. That’s why it’s so very special when an original and heartfelt cartoon graces the silver screen.
Kill Those Commies
Miracle is the kind of movie your dad would like. It’s got plenty of sports, some nice moments of male bonding, Kurt Russell and an ending he already knows. He’s not going to be surprised and he’s going to get some hockey action. All in all, a win for him.
Roger Clyne heats up Skinner’s on Feb. 9
Roger Clyne and his Southwestern Peacemakers have burned quite the name for themselves into the frozen Brookings tundra, mostly through past performances at Skinner’s Pub and at the now-defunct Bash in the Grass.
Let the Good Times Rock ‘n’ Roll With S.C.O.T.S.’ Mojo Box
Roots rock jokesters South Culture on the Skids return with a new album, Mojo Box. If you’ve never heard South Culture on the Skids, you’re in a for a treat. They’re an American band whose sound ranges from Southern boogie-woogie to reverb-drenched surf rock to ’60s garage rock all served up with a punk attitude.
There’s Plenty of Art on Campus, So Go See It
Is your brain frozen from sitting in your room staring at the same stupid shows on TV? Well get off the couch and stilulate your frontal lobes by viewing some exciting visual art. The South Dakota Art Museum, located at Meday and Harvey Dunn, is feraturing two regional artists – Dan Tackett and Nancyjane Huehl.
Defense of English dept.
Reading through Roxy Hammond’s column last week, I could not ignore many of the blatant grammatical errors. I had to wade through numerous fragments, comma splices, improper uses of punctuation, a lack of parallelism, and poorly chosen diction to try to figure out what you were saying.
African American students share their stories
Take a look at the latest U.S. Census Bureau figures and chances are you will be surprised by the size of South Dakota’s African-American population: 0.6 percent out of a total population of 754,844. If one were applying the rule of proportional representation to South Dakota State University’s sports teams, one would expect the university to have virtually no black athletes.
SA President continues to reach for goals at SDSU
Eric Erickson casually sits back on the midnight blue love seat in the Student Association office as he reflect on his career as South Dakota State University student body president. With his feet propped up on the cherry wood coffee table, Erickson gives a warm greeting to a student who walks in the door.
Former Pres. of Ireland to speak on women’s issues, human rights
Students will get the chance to listen to a former president speak. The former president of Ireland, that is. Mary Robinson, the first woman president of Ireland, will give a lecture Wednesday 8 p.m. in the Larson Memorial Concert Hall of the Performing Arts Center.
From Collegian to Argus Leader; alum recalls his unique moments at State
Some SDSU graduates cannot wait to leave South Dakota, but Terry Woster could never imagine leaving. Woster is a proud citizen of South Dakota and a proud graduate of SDSU. “It felt comfortable from the first time I was there,” he said.
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