By Danielle Kaeding, WPR Not a single person spoke in favor of Waukesha’s plan to get drinking water from Lake Michigan at a public hearing Thursday evening in Duluth, Minnesota. About 100 people attended the hearing, many of them questioning whether the city meets the standards to divert water under…
Robin Wall Kimmerer selected Award-winning author Robin Wall Kimmerer has been selected to deliver the commencement speech to Northland College graduates on Saturday, May 23. She will also receive an honorary degree as a Doctor of Humane Letters. It is an honor to welcome Robin Wall Kimmerer back to campus…
…a local proposed pipeline as part of the Rutland Area Climate Coalition. The Activism Club organized thematically around Valentine’s Day, with one sign reading “Roses are Red, Mountains are Green, Pipelines are Bad, Keep Vermont Clean!” This type of creative and social environmental activism motivated Sophie to continue attending Activism…
…eight hours looking for flowers and if you can’t keep up to wait in the car.” The words leave my mouth and I can hear Jim Meeker [former professor of biology] standing out in a swamp bemoaning students that couldn’t find the joy or energy to romp about all day…
…Northland College. With their son, Brian as the architect, the Hagstrom family created Blue Wave on the Bay, now Freehands Lakeside, and opened in 2015. Beth Hagstrom spent nearly every day there for two years, running the hotel, restaurant, and retail space. Beth and Jim Hagstrom donated the property and…
…about climate change and all of the challenges associated with sea level rise, associated with us losing acres and acres of national wildlife refuges throughout this country, and national parks that we’ve spent a lot of money and time acquiring we’re now losing them to sea level rise. And I…
…the document included far-reaching guidance to make sure transgender students are fully included and welcomed at their schools, colleges, and universities. Northland College today reaffirms it’s commitment to create a safe and respectful environment for all students, regardless of their gender identity or expression. This commitment is backed by federal…
Northland College officially welcomed more than two-hundred new students Friday, September 9 with a ceremonial walk, convocation address, and Everybody Party, sponsored by the Northland College Student Association. Drummer Stevie Matier led the Class of 2020, pounding a Lambeg drum from northern Ireland, over Bay City Creek, across the Fenenga…
