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Timber Wolf Alliance Coordinator Jordyn O'Gara

O’Gara ’18 Named Timber Wolf Alliance Coordinator

Wolf Awareness Week Events October 23, 25, 26

…said. “It shows how successful a captive breeding and wild release program can really be.” Former Wisconsin Governor Tommy Thompson signed a proclamation in 1990 for Wolf Awareness Week—the third full week of October—marking a time to celebrate wolves, by highlighting the threats to their survival, spreading the word about…

Northland College alum Mitzi Peine paddling a canoe

From the Yukon to Cuba and Back

Mitzi Peine '14

…from the race due to a rotator cuff injury. Recently, Mitzi sailed to Cuba on a ship named, Wolf, with a captain who was returning to Cuba for the first time in over fifty years. A documentary about the journey, The Old Man and the Sea Return to Cuba, premiered…

A view from Grand Island

Ensia: Can the Great Lakes Continue to Fend Off An Increasingly Thirsty World

A 2008 interstate compact prevents distant dry places from siphoning off Great Lakes water. But will the agreement hold up in the face of growing demand?

…can be difficult to grasp — nothing but sand stretches off to the horizon in all directions,” Annin wrote in his book. “Photos cannot capture the true extent of this ecological calamity; it even challenges the bounds of the written word.” Tap here to read the full article from Ensia….

Liz White in cap and gown

Liz White: Student Commencement Address

…that created this change in how I felt about Northland? As I look back, I’ve realized that the thing that made all the difference was community. Community is a word we hear a lot, I think especially at Northland. But what exactly is community? Well I think community probably is…

Northland College alumnus Simeon Rossi standing behind bar full of lemons

From Ornithology to Loonshine

A STORY OF MODERN ENTREPRENEURSHIP

…entrepreneurship. Rossi moved to Austin and while he tracked birds, his conversation with Schiller continued. Then he was sitting on a hillside, looking out at the landscape when he received a two-word text from Northland buddy Katie Lancaster ’09 that would take him over the edge. “Loon Liquors?,” she asked….

Northland alumni director Jackie Moore holds up photo of Ida and Cabbie Meyer at the Stagecoach Inn, formerly Cabbie's.

Ex-watering hole owner leaves $200,000 to Northland College

…had no children. Northland College received word of the gift in a fax from Rider last month. Northland spokeswoman Julie Buckles said a scholarship fund is planned in honor of the Meyers. A social media appeal will encourage alumni to make a donation to the fund that’s at least the…

Northland College student Isa Meyer works with a display in the Native American Museum

Combining Forestry and Native American Studies

…become an ongoing project of discovery about the origins and meaning of the dolls. Carved from the driftwood of the cottonwood tree, each of the dolls “represents a specific Kachina spirit, of which there are several hundred. The word Kachina also refers to a person who transforms into a Kachina…

Four eco-rep students outdoors

Eco-Reps at Northland College

…and ways to bring people together. They serve on the campus Sustainability Work Group and report to Director of Sustainability Initiatives Scott Grinnell. “Sustainability is vital to life—we’re helping spread the word and tell people why it’s important,” Beadle said. While the program will evolve with time, right now, they…

Glass of beer sitting next to Cabbie's Tap logo.

Ten-cent Taps, Lasting Romance & Ida's Special Sauce

…to the jukebox—songs like “The Bird” that merely repeated “Bird, Bird, Bird is the Word.” (My father never understood how we could like such nonsensical music.) Tap beers were ten cents for a small glass and fifteen cents for the larger glass. I was in a vaudeville type production called…