A Cottage Winery getaway
By Taylor Smith Just three miles outside of Menomonie, Cottage Winery is an up-and-coming destination close to home that offers the feeling of a natural, secluded getaway. Father and daughter…
Chuckle your stress away with laughter yoga
By Amanda Soine The skillful art of yoga has become a laughing matter here at University of Wisconsin–Stout. The Wellness Center has teamed up with Sue Halama, a certified laughter…
UW–Stout student featured in Red Bull Crashed Ice event
By Grace Arneberg Red Bull Crashed Ice is an ice cross downhill, or downhill skating, event that travels around the world. This year it was held in Helsinki, St. Paul,…
The Benders still can’t be tamed
By Eric Koeppel It was 1966 when four 19-year-old Stout State University students formed The Benders, a rock ‘n’ roll group influenced by Chuck Berry and The Rolling Stones. The…
Ten shows to binge-watch over spring break
By Eric Koeppel When one thinks of spring break, the first thing that comes to mind is a warm, exotic climate. However, why travel all the way to an exotic…
Free movie screening: Frozen
By Billy Tuite As if the weather outside wasn’t chilly enough, Applied Arts is about to get a little colder. Blue Devil Productions is hosting a screening of Disney’s latest…
Remembering Jesse Jensen: A cherished life cut short
By Lauren Offner: On Jan. 22, the University of Wisconsin–Stout lost a beloved student, friend, sister and daughter. Jesse Jensen, 23, passed away unexpectedly in her Menomonie home just before…
Men’s basketball stung by yellowjackets
By Kylie Bowman: A home game on Wednesday, Feb. 12th harmed the Blue Devils chances of making the playoffs in a 70-59 defeat to the yellowjackets of Superior. Stout (12-10,…
Out with Leevers and in with… what?
By Barbara Young: The worn out welcome mat that was the abandoned old Leevers marketplace is currently under demolition with new plans for Menomonie’s doorstep. No Mercy Excavating began the…
Norske Kitchen and Kro: The new home of regional comfort food
By Abigail Broderdorf: Norske may literally translate to Norwegian, but to owner Stephen Weber of the new Menomonie restaurant Norske Kitchen and Kro, it bears an entirely different meaning. “I…
Blue Devils track and field Steven’s Point meet
By Alyson Kehn: The Blue Devils track and field men and women packed up a bus and traveled to Steven’s Point, Wis., on Feb. 7 and 8 to compete in…
PONG presents “Forever A LAN”
By Eric Koeppel: I felt like I was on the set of some futuristic science fiction movie when I entered the Great Hall of the Memorial Student Center on the…
Free jug band music at the Raw Deal
By Eric Koeppel: The Sliced Bread Jug Band, a Chippewa Valley-based musical collective, will be playing a free show at the Raw Deal on Friday, Feb. 21 from 6 to…
Schoeder looks to go out on a high note
By Colin Marklowitz: For the last four years, Blue Devil fans have become accustomed to Sami Schoeder coming up big in key moments for the Stout women’s basketball team. One…
Greening up North Campus
By Barbara Young: While University of Wisconsin–Stout is currently covered in snow, campus management is thinking ahead to warm days in which students, specifically those living on North Campus, can…
UW–Stout professor contributes to 30th anniversary Ghostbusters comic
By Billy Tuite: He’s explored Norse mythology. He’s adapted Beowulf to a modern sci-fi setting. Now, he’s ready to show these prehistoric students how he does things downtown. Erik Evensen,…