…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…
Northland College has announced the winning 2017 books for the Sigurd F. Olson Nature Writing Award (SONWA). The SONWA committee awarded Where Honeybees Thrive: Stories from the Field by author Heather Swan the top prize in nature writing. “Swan takes an innovative look at the wonders of honeybees and…
…Bretting Photography Award Runner-Up Petter Bülling ‘Busy’ Barbara Bretting Poetry Writing Award Ella Shively ‘I Want to Be Awake’ Barbara Bretting Poetry Writing Award Runner-Up Christine Little ‘Brown not Black’ Barbara Bretting Fiction Writing Award Winner Ella Shively “Pain Au Chocolate” Barbara Bretting Fiction Writing Award Runner-Up Kyle Antholt “Take…
…be better? But writing, ugh. Yet in the course of turning the dissertation into a book, a process that essentially entailed reframing or rewriting it a total of four times, writing became extremely pleasurable. I think this means it just took me this long to get to a place of…
You’ve worked hard this semester—it’s time to take a deep breath before finals. Join SOEI student leaders for a relaxing weekend getaway at the Forest Lodge Educational Campus! Nestled on the south shore of Lake Namekagon, you’ll enjoy leisurely walks through the Forest Lodge Nature Trail, lounging in the Boat…
Former LoonWatch Intern Christopher Emory describes his internship experience as “coming full circle, from learning about loons and educating the public last summer, to actually doing the hands-on field work this summer.” You may remember him for the colorful cast (broken wrist) he sported last summer. Like a banded loon,…
…research here. Meanwhile, students are analyzing results, writing their report, and processing their incredible summer. “I can’t imagine studying anywhere else,” Leonard said. “I have friends studying biology and natural resources at other schools, and very few of them are able to build their resumes through field experience and internships.”…
…water. This spring, the Wisconsin Academy is looking at our state through the lens of writing. Under the theme “Writing Wisconsin’s Future,” we are hosting a series of talks and articles in Wisconsin People & Ideas by and about poets, fiction writers, scholars, administrators, and journalists whose writing can help…
