People of the Pack: Dragana Lunic
Dragana Lunic is a junior majoring in international studies. Morgan Matzen: What are your career goals? Dragana Lunic: I’m hoping to join the Peace Corps after I graduate. Maybe I’ll do some foreign affair work at an embassy or something like that, or teach English abroad. I think I’d like the teaching abroad the most, […]
Marijuana policy advocates gather signatures for 2018 ballot initiatives
Legal marijuana use may be a possibility for South Dakotans in the near future if two ballot initiatives aiming at both recreational and medical access are passed. Melissa Mentele, vice chair of the Hansen County Democrats and a leader for New Approach South Dakota, is working towards compassionate cannabis education, she said. “We focus on compassionate ballot initiatives and […]
Morgan’s Mix: Q&A with NE-HI’s Jason Balla
NE-HI is a band from Chicago comprised of Jason Balla (guitar), Mikey Wells (guitar), James Weir (bass) and Alex Otake (drums). The band stopped at Total Drag Records on Easter night on their tour promoting their full-length album “Offers.” It was their second time at Total Drag; their first was during a tour with fellow […]
Sophomores form The Undergrads, cover rock hits
A fresh-faced band of sophomores known as “The Undergrads” just hit the scene in Vermillion. Following in the footsteps of The Beards, a band of professors, is Liz Kubal (singer), Spencer Andreson (guitar) and Riley Ackerman (drums). The Undergrads headlined for The Beards last Friday at The Varsity Pub, where the basement was filled with […]
People of the Pack: Chris Prosch
Chris Prosch is a senior from Estelline, S.D. majoring in political science and communication studies. Morgan Matzen: What are your career goals? Chris Prosch: I want to own my own business and be a politician. MM: What kind of business do you want to own? CP: My own equity firm specializing mostly in investments. MM: […]
People of the Pack: Brandis Williams
Brandis Williams is a junior nursing major from Vermillion. Morgan Matzen: What is it like living in Vermillion and then still coming here for school? Brandis Williams: It’s completely different. That’s what I tell everyone. Campus life is so different than Vermillion. We’re from Vermillion, but we rarely go on campus when you’re from here. School is […]
Science Olympiad state tournament hosted on campus
Helicopters, forensics, hover crafts, microbe mission, wind power and robot arms may sound like things of the future, but these are all projects done by high school and middle school students in the region through a program called “Science Olympiad.” Students competed in the state tournament on Saturday. Events were hosted all over USD’s campus […]
People of the Pack: Madeline Huglen
Madeline Huglen is a sophomore nursing student from Roseau, MN. Morgan Matzen: What are your career goals? Madeline Huglen: I want to be a nurse somewhere, but I don’t really know what kind of area. I just want to help people and watch them achieve their goals and get better. MM: Where do you want […]
Morgan’s Mix: Wood Chickens saunter through South Dakota on tour
Wood Chickens, the “cow punk” outfit from Wisconsin, make music that could soundtrack a day spent wrangling a herd of cattle while wearing Doc Martens boots. It’s a sound unlike any other heard in the punk scene when country, rockabilly, punk and hardcore mix and mingle in every track. The band is led by Alex […]
Photo gallery: R-Pizza hosts Wood Chickens, Tenenbaums, Baby D
R-Pizza hosted a show Thursday night featuring local indie rock trio Tenenbaums, the three-piece Wood Chickens from Wisconsin, and local rocker Baby D. See the photo gallery below for highlights from the night.