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Gilligan Personifies "Student-Athlete"
…college can offer,” said Gilligan who has participated in basketball, golf and softball at one point during her three-and-a-half years at Northland. “The program here for biology and natural resources is outstanding. I think that I’m well-qualified to enter the field, which is what I wanted going in to college….
Message to the Community: budget updates
…reduce faculty and staff reductions from 7.5% to 4.5%. Two trustees stepped forward to sponsor men’s and women’s cross country and to reinstate Coach Peter Macky and cross country as an intercollegiate sport. Coach Macky has agreed to return. The trustees pledged $29,000 to cover expenses. This sponsorship will be…
Enterprising Student Turns 3D Hobby into Business
Thomas Whiting attended Ashland High School, where he played basketball. The 6’8” Northland College senior had not considered Northland College in his hometown of Ashland until Coach Scott Sorensen approached him. “I’m glad he did,” Thomas said. “The academics are top-notch and the cost is cut down due to scholarships.”…
A Winning Women's Soccer Season
…Northland history this season.” Women’s Soccer Debuts in 1997 Northland College added women’s soccer to its roster in 1997. They’ve done well in the last nineteen years, but had never taken the conference title. Wieland is not surprised by the team’s success. “For us, it wasn’t a surprise,” she said….
Meet the Beast: Alec Z. Drachenberg
…with asthma to a Junior Olympic swimmer. During the summer before my freshman year of high school, I played water polo just for fun. I liked it, but it was only a summer activity. Freshman year began and I was introduced to Jim Vance, the coach of the triathlon team…
What to Pack
…documents. What to Pack for the Residence Hall As you are packing to head to campus, please review this list for items you are allowed to bring and items that need to be left behind. Check out the residential living policies for additional information. If you forget something – don’t…
Great Lakes Islands Summit, Madeline Island Fellowship Project
…and address waste. Priorities include scaling up solar installation, supporting the community garden, and developing a community compost program. Childcare and education: Address lack of childcare and head start on island and support education. Priorities include researching and developing childcare and head start options and researching school districting options. Aging…
Wolf Biologist Adrian Wydeven to Head Timber Wolf Alliance
The Northland College Sigurd Olson Environmental Institute announced today that it has hired wolf biologist Adrian Wydeven to head its Timber Wolf Alliance program. “When it comes to understanding wolves, there is no one better qualified than Adrian,” said Mark Peterson, SOEI executive director. Wydeven retired from the Department of…
Sigurd Olson Articles
Some of these articles were published in 1951 in North Country Magazine. Sigurd also wrote a couple of hundred short sketches for newspapers; he wrote a few between 1937 and 1939, but most were from 1940 to 1943, and were syndicated to a number of newspapers, mostly in the Midwest….