People of the Pack

John Raney is a senior at the University of South Dakota and is majoring in advertising. SM: What is your favorite day of the year? JR: Wow. That’s really tough. I guess I’d have to say Christmas because I get to spend time with my family and we all get to be together. SM: Tell […]

Cheyenne Alexis: What year are you? Quintin Brady: I’m a sophomore. CA: What’s your major? QB: I’m criminal justice, CA: Who’s your favorite music artist and why? QB: I don’t know, I like a lot. I’ve been listening to a lot of J. Cole, ’cause that’s what my friends listen to, so obviously whenever I’m around […]

Cheyenne Alexis: What is your grade? Allison Mohr: I am a sophomore. CA: What’s your major? AM: I’m a double major in psychology and addiction studies. CA: Why did you decide to come to USD? AM: Well, first, I chose USD because it’s the only one close enough where I could do dental hygiene, but […]

Quinn Pieper is a sophomore majoring in accounting. She is involved in the sorority Alpha Xi Delta, Coyote Crazies and the accounting fraternity Beta Alpha Psi. NK: Looking back on this year, what did it teach you? QP: I think just to get involved and do a lot because you don’t have a lot of […]

Robert Walsh is a senior at the University of South Dakota. Walsh is studying business management and psychology with plans to move to Minneapolis after graduation for a software job. NK: What do you feel has been one of your greatest accomplishments? RW: Well, soon-to-be graduating, if that counts. It wasn’t easy. It’s nothing like […]

Nicole Jones is a first-year at USD. She is studying business with hopes of doing human resources after graduation. NK: What’s one of the hardest things that you’ve had to go through? NJ: Losing a family member was probably the hardest. NK: What family member did you lose? NJ: It was my nephew. He passed […]

Kristina Sanderson is a sophomore at USD majoring in kinesiology and hopes to become a physician assistant in orthopedic surgery. NK: If you could change something about yourself or your life, what would you change? KS: In the past caring so much what people think about me. I kind of outgrew that, but I wish […]

Jean Paul graduated from USD in the fall of 2013 with a master’s degree in interdisciplinary studies. He came to the United States from Cameroon in Central Africa in 2004. NK: What do you want to do in the future? JP: I would like to be a soccer coach. I would like to do professional. […]

Andy Schultz is a senior studying strategic communication. What do you like about USD? “The atmosphere, the small town feeling. Everybody’s friendly and it’s easy to know a lot of people.” Why do you decide to come here? “It was cost-effective. I had a couple friends that went here, but mostly for the money. It […]

Brian Griffin is a first year law student at the University of South Dakota. He is from Jacksonville, Florida. In high school, he made a big impact with a small act of kindness. Why did you start saying “hi” to five new people each day? “I randomly saw this person just sitting by (herself) and […]