South Dakota State University's Independent Student-Run Newspaper Since 1885

The Collegian

South Dakota State University's Independent Student-Run Newspaper Since 1885

The Collegian

South Dakota State University's Independent Student-Run Newspaper Since 1885

The Collegian

A list of bad songs on good albums: FINALE

A list of bad songs on good albums: FINALE

Jack McCarty, Entertainment Editor February 14, 2024

This is the final part in a three part series. If you would like to read the other parts, feel free to check out the official Collegian website. Here are a couple reminders of the guidelines I set for...

Bad Songs on Good Albums: Pt. 2

Bad Songs on Good Albums: Pt. 2

Jack McCarty, Entertainment Editor February 6, 2024

This is a continuation of an article that was put out last week. This is a topic I’ve spent the better part of a month obsessing over and have accumulated quite a large list over that time. Just a refresher...

A list of bad songs on good albums: PART 1

A list of bad songs on good albums: PART 1

Jack McCarty, Entertainment Editor January 30, 2024

Everyone makes mistakes, right? Pobodys nerfect! Even the greatest musicians have the occasional slip-ups, and that is what I am going to be chronicling here. I want to quickly lay out some of the rules...

Why you should pay attention to Legislative Session

Why you should pay attention to Legislative Session

Michael Garofalo January 24, 2024

Forty days of session. Seven and a half billion dollars in the budget. Those are two of the most important numbers to know when it comes to the South Dakota State Legislature. This year’s session...

“Saviors” was released Jan. 19 2024. Pitchfork gave the record a 5.1.

Green Day’s “Saviors” is a return to form, for better or worse.

Jack McCarty, Entertainment Editor January 23, 2024

Green Day’s “Saviors” is a return to form, for better or worse. Since the release of “Warning” in 2000, Green day has released an album around election season, and just like each passing election,...

Screenshot of “Like a Dragon Gaiden: The Man Who Erased His Name.” The game is neither a prequel nor sequel to the main series of “Yazuka: Like a Dragon.”

‘Like a Dragon Gaiden: The Man Who Erased His Name’ is a little more than a disappointing teaser for ‘Yazuka’

Jack McCarty, Entertainment Editor November 28, 2023

The “Yakuza” franchise has had a huge rise in popularity in recent years. With memes from “Yakuza 0” going viral around 2016 along with positive word of mouth about the game’s quality, this was...

Napoleon was released Nov. 22 to mixed reviews by critics and audiences alike, with some people condemning its historical inaccuracy.

MOVIE REVIEW: ‘Napoleon’ is a strange little movie about a strange little man

Jack McCarty, Entertainment November 28, 2023

I just want to start out by stating, if you are looking for a review that focuses on the historical elements of this movie, you are in the wrong place. While I do love history and consider myself a buff...

‘Killers of the Flower Moon’ is one of the most powerful films I have ever seen

Jack McCarty, Entertainment Editor November 7, 2023

I have a complicated relationship with Martin Scorsese.  He’s a film maker who has been hailed as one of the greatest of all time, making generation defining movies like “Taxi Driver” and “Casino”...

MOVIE REVIEW: “Five Nights at Freddy’s” is a confused mess and I love it

MOVIE REVIEW: “Five Nights at Freddy’s” is a confused mess and I love it

Jack McCarty, Entertainment Editor October 31, 2023

After nearly a decade of troubled production and a revolving door of directors, the “Five Nights at Freddy’s” movie is finally here. Going into this film, I really had no idea what to expect. Movies...

A photo of legednary country singer Jon Pardi performing along side his fellow musicians at the Dacotah Bank Center on Oct. 18.

Jon Pardi makes his way to Brookings on his Saturday Night World Tour

Christian Larson, Entertainment Reporter October 24, 2023

California-born country singer-songwriter, Jon Pardi, brought his Mr. Saturday Night World Tour to Brookings on Thursday, Oct. 18, 2023. This marked one of 33 stops on the tour and Pardi’s first time...

“The Exorcist: Believer” was released into theaters Oct. 6.

MOVIE REVIEW: It’s terrible day for an exorcism

Jack McCarty, Entertainment Editor October 24, 2023

How did we get here folks? 50 years after the release of one of the best and most iconic horror films ever made, they are still making sequels that not only fail to reach the bar that the original set,...

OPINION: They are people not numbers

OPINION: They are people not numbers

Jack McCarty, Entertainment Editor October 17, 2023

1300 Israeli civilians were murdered in an attack on Oct. 7 conducted by the violent organization that has attempted to govern the Gaza strip known as Hamas.   We are approaching a time full of ferocious...

Load More Stories

Comments (0)

All The Collegian Picks Reader Picks Sort: Newest