In the pre-television and internet era, it’s hard to imagine the wattage a star player such as Lou Gehrig created or the emotion generated by his famous 1939 farewell speech at Yankee Stadium. Decades later, as the Baltimore Orioles’ Cal Ripken closed in on the consecutive games record ...
During quarantine, I have had a lot of time to revisit old memories. One of my favorite memories occurred just last summer. I spent a week with my family in Lombard, Illinois. I loved every minute of that trip, from watching Netflix and HGTV with my aunts, to going to my first Major League ...
MARQUETTE — Northern Michigan University has not let COVID-19 disrupt its French Camp for Young Learners, a 15-year collaboration with a local elementary school that provides students with basic knowledge of French language and culture. The silver lining of this year’s modified, ...
MARQUETTE — Northern Michigan University’s History Department has implemented “Reacting to the Past,” an active learning pedagogy of role-playing games designed for higher education. Students are assigned character roles with specific goals and must communicate, collaborate and compete ...
EDITOR’S NOTE: This column refers to events that took place prior to the COVID-19 pandemic and the ensuing closure of nonessential businesses. A few months ago, I lost a pet, a guinea pig. Her name was Shy and I got her and Lady three years ago. I had just finished my homework and I went ...
