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Title IX

…and harassment on the basis of gender/sex (including pregnancy), gender identify or expression, race, color, religion or religious creed, sexual orientation, national origin, ancestry, disability, age, genetic information, marital status, veteran status, familial status, status with regard to public assistance or any other category protected by law (“protected class status”)….

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

Alums Remember Cabbie’s Tap owners   Jean Anne (O’Brien) Case 1958 I grew up in Ashland but attended Northland and did stay in the dorm one year. I mostly remember spending a lot of time in Cabbie’s because the age to get into a beer bar was eighteen and they…

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Geologic Perspectives on Climate Change

…4. The recent increase of carbon dioxide in the atmosphere has a unique chemical signature indicative of the burning of fossil fuels. The geologic record also tells us of times in the distant past where greenhouse gas concentrations and temperatures were much higher than today. During these periods of warmth,…

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Northland Project Aims to Clear Chequamegon Bay’s Muddy Waters

…for market, the dams were removed and water and logs rushed downstream to mills. “That tears all the natural fish habitat and straightens out the stream,” Hudson said. “We are still living with that today.” Studies done by the U.S. Geological Survey show that the key to cutting runoff is…

Travis Proctor

Fake News, Forgeries, & Frauds

Assistant Professor of Religious Studies Travis Proctor's New Course

…were really written by the people to whom they are attributed (in these cases, the apostle Paul). Two recent controversies caught my attention and demonstrated how these continue to be issues significant for today—the controversy over fraudulent manuscripts of the Dead Sea Scrolls featured in the Museum of the Bible…

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Advocacy and Public Discourse

…thinking required to create the pathways of healing and enlightened stewardship necessary for our security and survival. As an institution of higher education, Northland College actively engages in both examination and discourse regarding the contentious and difficult issues of our society today, tomorrow, and in the past. We encourage our…

Northland College alum Abby Rose and her sister Yana Dee at Yana Dee Ethical Apparel

Thread of Hope

Making Fashion Ecological, Sustainable, and Just

…we’re chasing trends.” Abby Rose did not take a direct path from Northland College to Yana Dee Ethical Apparel. After graduation, she worked with AmeriCorps in West Virginia and then in California, where she oversaw volunteers and a gardening program at a nonprofit with eight gardens, a food bank, and…

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7 Fun Facts About Earth Day

…1 out of every 10 Americans. 3. The media coverage of the first Earth Day is unparalleled. The Today Show focused on the environment for the entire week of April 20-24, 1970. ABC televised three prime-time environmental specials, and CBS’ Walter Cronkite broadcast, “Earth Day: A Question of Survival.” Even…

From Treaty Rights to Oyster Flights

…(her) mind.” Today, Smith continues to advocate for sustainable seafood practices, however instead of sitting behind a desk Smith has joined the frontlines on her own troller with the rest of the “fisherman at the bottom of the food production hierarchy.” “I had a pretty fortuitous route to where I…