Corey Wackel
“Buried Child” brings unexpected twists
Famed playwright Sam Shepard once had the following to say about the American Dream: “I don’t know what the American Dream is. I do know it doesn’t work. Not only doesn’t it work, the myth of the American Dream has created extraordinary havoc, and it’s going to be our demise.” Shepard used this idea, and [...]
Year of the Music
Last year was an interesting year for music. It saw the release of Lady Gaga’s so-called “masterpiece” album “Born This Way” which turned out to be anything but. Nickelback also released their newest album, again making me ask myself what a band like that is doing still making music. Still, there were some highlights in [...]
The Years Movies in Review
Woody Allen: Any Hollywood figure who has been in the business for more than 30 years seems to have a problem reinventing themselves as time goes on. That doesn’t appear to be the case for director Woody Allen, who made his 42nd directorial effort with last year’s film Midnight in Paris. This film managed to [...]
Crashing the Academy Awards: five years later
Corey WackelNews Editor The fight between Crash and Brokeback Mountain remains one of the biggest Oscar upsets. Five years ago, on March 5, 2006, the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences made one of its most controversial choices for Best Picture when they awarded the top prize to Crash over the odds on favorite [...]
Vets resource center legislation fails
Corey WackelNews Editor Students’ Association and BOR spoke out against a bill requiring centers on S.D. campuses. A bill that would have put pressure on the Board of Regents and SDSU to create a veterans resource center for the SDSU campus failed in the South Dakota Senate. House Bill 1196 originally stated that “each public [...]
Campus Couples
Corey Wackel Tim and Laurie Nichols After working just a few miles apart at different colleges, Tim and Laurie Nichols made SDSU home 16 years ago. “We met when I was working at Washington State University and Laurie was at the University of Idaho,” Tim said. “We were actually only about seven miles apart.” The [...]
Proposed graduation changes to help SDSU
Corey WackelNews Editor With every passing semester, SDSU continues to move toward more green ways 8212; both environmentally and economically. The university is considering implementing a charge for mailing diplomas to graduates. In addition, Academic Affairs and the Registrars Office are beginning to work on a proposal that would make more of the graduation process [...]
Busy staff made quick work of water mess
Corey WackelNews Editor University Bookstore employees were busy the morning of Jan. 24 after a sprinkler malfunction on the main floor of the bookstore caused extensive water damage. Around 7:45 a.m., a main floor sprinkler was set off, damaging much of the merchandise in the bookstore. The water was shut down around 8:20 a.m. and [...]
SDSU research could mean safer, greener military
Corey WackelNews Editor Move over, Tony Stark. SDSU is making a move in military research to be conducted by the university’s electrical and mechanical engineering departments. The project is being done as part of a proposal to help produce technology that can be used by U.S. military. The proposal came from congressional earmarks recommended by [...]
Steinfeld shines in Coens? new film
Corey WackelNews Editor In recent years, Hollywood has gotten the idea that remaking nearly every movie is a great idea. The lack of original, new ideas is almost sickening and just when I’ve labeled just about every rehash a cinematic disaster, True Grit comes along and gives me some kind of hope. The film is [...]
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