…in our country and other advanced nations in the near future. My bigger concern rests with developing nations. Because plastics have become so cheap, they have found their way into uses around the world. However, many developing nations lack a waste management system and will literally dump their trash into…
…or x-country skiing with some of my professors. Some of my closest friendships were made at Northland College. The bonds were so strong that I returned to Northland after surviving a serious car accident that left me as a paraplegic. I was determined to not let go of a place…
…that is good for them,” a Mississippi delegate to a Daughters of the American Revolution convention warned. Civil rights and anti-war activists thought the day would distract the public from their cause. But the idea had already taken hold. While Nelson had envisioned perhaps 40 events held across the country,…
…of mountain biking and have done a number of bike packing trips in the backcountry. This summer, my youngest daughter Astrid, and I will cycle across the country on the TransAmerica trail system. For all these things, it was at Northland where I first began learning the skills sets needed…
…food insecurity through eliminating waste on college campuses. Since 2011, the chapters of the Food Recovery Network have recovered over two million pounds of food across the country. “The Food Recovery Network Chapter at Northland is an essential component of promoting a more sustainable and just food system in our…
…born there: Harmon, who later attended and taught at Northland College; Kenneth, named for their good friend Kenneth Olson; and Alice. In 1925, when the war lord who had encouraged their work was overthrown during a nationalist uprising, they escaped from the country. Albin taught English at Northland College for…
…at one point is when there is a huge water shortage demand in the country and people go to Congress and say, ‘You’ve got to get rid of this compact,’ ” Doyle said. The Great Lakes Compact prohibits water from being diverted, in most cases, outside the basin. Its passage…
…focus of her work is building a monitoring program for the Bureau of Land Management’s streams across the west. “I currently do this work remotely from San Antonio, TX and in my spare time do research with my husband on water quality issues around San Antonio, which is one of…
…a good stepping stone right there to branch from there. I mean, the youth are the future leaders and someone looked at me and probably looked at others and was like, “Well, they’re the future of our country.” So, if I could make an impact on them that would be…
