Student and community writers, poets, photographers, and artists founded Aqueous Magazine as a way to give local artists an outlet for their work. It is the Lake Superior region’s only ad-free, literary magazine dedicated to publishing the literary, visual and performing art works of regional artists. “The reason, and inspiration…
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…
The Journal of Wildlife Management By Adrian Wydeven, Timber Wolf Alliance Open discussions on wildlife management issues are important to the sound conservation of wildlife resources. The Real Wolf claims to attempt to dispel myths and tell the truth about wolves (mostly gray wolves [Canis lupus], but also reference to…
By Rick Olivo, The Daily Press A University of Wisconsin-Whitewater study shows that Northland College has an economic impact that compares favorably with the other major employers in Ashland County and has a substantial economic effect over a five-county region. The UW-Whitewater’s Fiscal and Economic Research Center (FERC) prepared the…
Since graduating, Ed Morales ’10 has worked with more than one-thousand kids and a dozen schools in the Minneapolis, Minnesota-area as a school social worker, school-based therapist, community advocate and trainer. In 2017, he founded Socorro Consulting to address gaps in quality mental and behavioral health support for young people,…
New York native Justin Ross will begin August 1 as the next head men’s lacrosse coach at Northland College. For the last four years, Ross has coached the Monroe Community College (MCC) men’s lacrosse program, leading his team to a 38-20 record during his tenure, including one regional championship game….
Ornithologist Susan Haig ’79 has spent more than thirty years working on avian species facing the brink of extinction and now she’s taking on one of her biggest challenges—she is leading an international team to develop recommendations for the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia as part of their efforts to enforce…
For the last fifteen years, REFund, a student-administered grant program, has funded a long list of pretty cool projects designed to enhance sustainability and increase energy efficiency on campus. Northland College students contribute to this program through student fees—$40 per semester—and with their ideas and hard work. Composting Buckets in…
Northland College is one of the 332 most environmentally responsible colleges in the U.S. and Canada, according to The Princeton Review. “We’ve been establishing sustainability standards for over 40 years,” said Northland’s Regional Sustainability Coordinator Nathan Engstrom. “It’s wonderful to be recognized by Princeton Review for our ongoing dedication and…
By Katherine Sorenson ’16 Brendan Baylor, a visiting art instructor at Northland College, has created a visceral woodcut print depicting the history of clearcutting in northern Wisconsin. The opening reception for his exhibition, Tracing Power: The Ecology and Economy of Place, will be held Friday, October 16 from 5-7 p.m….
