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Ten-cent Taps, Lasting Romance & Ida's Special Sauce
Alums Remember Cabbie’s Tap owners Jean Anne (O’Brien) Case 1958 I grew up in Ashland but attended Northland and did stay in the dorm one year. I mostly remember spending a lot of time in Cabbie’s because the age to get into a beer bar was eighteen and they…
Safety and Security
Campus Safety works to promote and provide a safe living, learning, and working environment for the Northland community. Campus safety is provided by Securitas and is located on the second floor of Mead Hall. Services include: Provides 24 hour walking escort service Provides campus-wide security services Responds to all on-campus…
7 Fun Facts About Earth Day
1. Anti-communist crusaders and the John Birch Society called foul on the proposed date for Earth Day—April 22, 1970—because, they discovered, it coincided with the 100th anniversary of Russian communist revolutionary Vladimir Lenin’s birthday. As a result, some conservative public officials refused to sanction April 22 events. In truth, the…
[CANCELLED] Wilderness Medical Associates—Wilderness First Responder Course
April 20–April 27
This course has been cancelled. Refunds will be issued to everyone who registered to participate. SOEI Outdoor Pursuits is partnering with Wilderness Medical Associates (WMA) to host an eight-day Wilderness First Responder (WFR) course, the definitive wilderness course in medical training, leadership, and critical thinking for outdoor, low-resource, and remote…
Wilderness Medical Associates—Wilderness First Aid Course
March 6–March 7
SOEI Outdoor Pursuits is partnering with Wilderness Medical Associates (WMA) to host a two-day Wilderness First Aid course. This course is open to Northland College students, faculty, and staff, as well as to the public. Wilderness First Aid is the ideal course for outdoor enthusiasts on overnight or short-term wilderness…
Wilderness Medical Associates—Wilderness First Responder Recertification Course
March 8–March 10
SOEI Outdoor Pursuits is partnering with Wilderness Medical Associates (WMA) to host a three-day Wilderness First Responder (WFR) recertification course. This course is open to Northland College students, faculty, and staff, as well as to the public. Your course fee covers all instruction and course materials for all three days….
169 Larson-Juhl Center for Science and the Environment
10 Most Memorable Blizzards
1969-2018
January 1969 No school but skiing was fabulous! And a huge mountain of snow at McMillan and lunch trays made for great sledding! —Jackie Davies Anderson ‘71 “And yes, Cabbies was open.” —Stuart Goldman ‘69 November 9-10, 1975 “The first blizzard I encountered at Northland was the same that sank…
Stateside Radio: Peter Annin on Pleasant Prairie
Why this 2010 approval of a multi-million gallon Great Lakes water diversion is drawing new scrutiny
When Peter Annin, director of the Burke Center for Freshwater Innovation at Northland College, was completing research for an updated version of his book The Great Lakes Water Wars, he discovered a detail about Great Lakes water diversions that had gone unnoticed for eight years. According to his findings, the…
Happy Birthday, Earth Day!
BY MARK PETERSON, for the Duluth News Tribune The idea sprung from disaster. Wisconsin Senator Gaylord Nelson had just viewed the Santa Barbara oil spill in August 1969. He was flying home when he read an article about teach-ins on the Vietnam War being conducted on college campuses. “It popped…