For some college students, spring break means a chance to go home and see family and friends. For others, it means a trip to Florida to spend some time in the sun. But for an ever-increasing number of Ohio State students, it means a chance to do something good. The school?s Buck-I-SERV program continues to […]
In Sochi, University of Wisconsin alum and San Jose Sharks center Joe Pavelski probably won?t garner the same level of attention that USA teammates Patrick Kane and Ryan Miller might. But in his hometown of Plover, Wisc., Pavelski is a bona fide superstar. The small Wisconsin town has declared today - Friday, Feb. 7 - […]
For Sarah McNitt, a student advisor at the University of Iowa, the remarkable joy that came from winning five days in a row on Jeopardy! was mitigated by the fact that her mother passed away just one month before she appeared on the show. So to salute the woman who helped make her the kind […]
Next Saturday at halftime, Joe Barry Carroll?s work on the basketball court will be honored by the Boilermakers as they play host to rival Indiana. His work off the court - as an artist - has recently taken center stage on campus. Carroll was one of the best players to wear a Boilermaker uniform, earning […]
On Nov. 16, 2013, Northwestern lost a thriller at home versus Michigan in triple-overtime, 27-19. On gameday, Northwestern partnered with Under Armour, its apparel provider, and the Wounded Warrior Project, to produce special patriotic jerseys for the game. Although the game result came and went, the influence of the jerseys is ongoing. From the Monday […]
Five members of the USA Women?s Olympic Hockey Team from the University of Minnesota donated 60 sets of hockey equipment to youth hockey associations. A new center at Penn State received a major grant from the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency to study - and solve - water pollution. The University of Michigan men?s lacrosse team shaved […]