Jacks end four-match losing streak
The volleyball team split a pair of Summit League road games this past weekend in a pivotal road stretch to keep their conference tournament hopes alive. A three-set loss at IUPUI on Oct. 23 sent the Jacks to their 10th loss in 11 games away from Frost Arena and made their next match against Western Illinois all that more important.
Halloween celebration a long time coming
This year, for the first time ever, I get to celebrate Halloween. This statement, when I tell my friends or whatever random stranger or stalker may be standing near me, comes across as quite odd. People have a hard time believing that a 20-year-old white male from a middle class suburban neighborhood has never gone trick-or-treating.
Jacks, Bison face-off to decide Summit Champ
The women’s soccer team turned a 1-0 halftime lead over the UMKC into a 5-0 route with an onslaught of second-half goals on Oct. 23. Kourtney Frank’s first goal of the season with 13:56 left in the first half would turn out to be all the Jacks would need to secure the win, though.
Earning respect
Every week, the football team’s philosophy is going 1-0. The Jacks succeeded and went 1-0 on Oct. 24, but the win was not an ordinary win. It may be the most important win in Jackrabbit football history. The Jacks downed perennial power Northern Iowa 24-14 on Hobo Day in front of a crowd of 15,523, the fourth largest in Coughlin-Alumni Stadium’s history.
Fitts leads the way for Jackrabbits
The women’s golf team rounded out the fall season with an eighth-place finish at the Ross Resorts Invitational hosted by Rollins College. Freshman Morgan Fitts had the lowest finish for the Jacks, tied for 27th with a three-round score of 240. Although the team carded high scores throughout the tournament, head coach Jared Baszler said his girls “didn’t play bad.
10 films sure to curdle your blood
Halloween is upon us once again. October is the month of caramel apples, pumpkin carving, trick-or-treating and of course, horror movies. The classics still leave the biggest impressions on their audience, so when Oct, 31 rolls around, and you are looking for a good, scary movie, consider the following:
SUT’s Pippin ‘connects with people of this time’
The five-time Tony-Award winning musical Pippin will be performed by the State University Theatre starting Oct. 28 at 7:30 p.m in Doner Auditorium. This 1970s dance-intensive musical follows Pippin, a young prince, through various life adventures and trials that he endures, all in hopes of finding his purpose.
Learn how-to make cheap costumes here
Most college students do not have very much money to spend on Halloween costumes. Many end up making their own get-ups. Some of the usual costumes that can be seen on Halloween night are pirates, witches and gypsies. Depending on how into a costume someone gets, these costumes can turn out remarkably well.
Flo Rida to bring Brookings ‘right round’ Monday night
Raised in one of the toughest neighborhoods in Miami, Fla., Flo Rida is now a nationally recognized singer and performer. He is currently touring the Midwest and will play in Brookings on Nov. 2 at 8 p.m. “Flo Rida is very popular right now,” said Tom Richter, executive director of the Swiftel Center.
Intriguing read for Halloween
Want a good book to read in the spirit of Halloween? Then I have a wonderful book for you. It follows the theme of vampires and is the third book in The Vampire Chronicles collection by Anne Rice. In the last two books, the tales of Louis and Lestat were the main focus, but in the third novel, the focus is moved to a number of different characters.
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