Danielle Wiese is a staff member of the Cord News. She joined the news team as a staff member because she wanted to explore new ways of writing outside of the boring, old essays for English class. She is a senior and has participated on the cross country and swim team for Dakota and plans to join the golf team this year. Danielle focuses on writing about entertainment and sports news for the site.  She will be attending the University of Wisconsin – Whitewater in the fall to pursue a degree in veterinary medicine.