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Northland College students do radio interview in early 1960s with photographer and curator John Szarkowski

Changing the Way We See

Ashland native John Szarkowski showed America a new way to look at photographs.

…Looking at Photographs. In 1990, Szarkowski returned to Northland College to receive a doctor of humane letters. Szarkowski died July 7, 2007. He was 81 years old. PHOTO: Northland College students interview John Szarkowski (holding cigarette), for the Northland College radio program at the Ashland WATW radio station. Left to…

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About Northland

Northland College is a private liberal arts college with a progressive focus on the environment and sustainability….

NYT: Waukesha Plan for Lake Michigan Water Raises Worries

By MONICA DAVEY, Chicago Bureau of the New York Times AUG. 25, 2015 WAUKESHA, Wis. — This city, once famous for its bubbling natural springs, sits about 17 miles from the shore of Lake Michigan. So when the state and federal authorities began demanding that the city address a growing…

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The Metropole: Mickey Spillane's Hell of a Town

By Brian Tochterman, Assistant Professor of Sustainable Community Development Across the banner of The Metropole as I write spans the George Washington Bridge, the majestic and modern steel link between the Washington Heights neighborhood of Manhattan and the city of Fort Lee, New Jersey, although those that cross it typically…

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Foxconn finds way to stick 7 million-gallon straw into Lake Michigan

Peter Annin says proposed diversion could be vulnerable to a legal challenge.

…come from Racine, an industrial city that would add the company to its larger base of residential customers, along with a small number of homes in Mount Pleasant, the community where the factory is to be located. Racine is entirely within the basin and has more than enough capacity from…

Marc Smith Testifying at hearing in Duluth

WPR: Waukesha Hearing in Duluth

…ban diversions from the basin, with few exceptions. Waukesha is the first eligible city to request an average of 10.1 million gallons a day from Lake Michigan. However, many of the plan’s critics claim the city is asking for more water than it needs to satisfy growth and expansion plans….

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10 Things You Need to Know for Outdoor Orientation

…is an awesome metaphor for helping you transition to a new place. The OO experience will help introduce you to Northland College, our northland region, and your new community of peers, professors, and other Northlanders. 2. Student leaders are the best Our OO leaders are dedicated and passionate people who…

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Student projects save USFS $100,000, receive recognition

Northland College President Michael Miller, left, Assistant Professor of Outdoor Education Evan Coulson, middle, and Supervisor of the Chequamegon-Nicolet National Forest Paul Strong accept the Accessibility Accomplishment Award at a ceremony at Forest Lodge. In an unprecedented move, the USDA Forest Service for the second year in a row awarded…

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A Winning Women's Soccer Season

Northland College Women’s Soccer Makes History Senior Maddie Wieland did not intend to play soccer when she came to Northland College. She had played her first two years at Buffalo Grove High School in a suburb north of Chicago but thought she had left soccer behind. But then she checked…