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BTN LiveBIG: Indiana's Hillary Nolting impacting Ecuador
BTN LiveBIG: Indiana's Hillary Nolting impacting Ecuador
?I kind of fell in love with volunteering at an early age," said Hillary Nolting. "That?s what made me want to continue doing it in my college career.? Nolting, 21, grew up in Batesville, Ind. Living in a small Midwest town, the Indiana rising senior had access to volunteer opportunities throughout middle school and high […]
BTN LiveBIG: Purdue's Rube Goldberg wins award
BTN LiveBIG: Purdue's Rube Goldberg wins award
How did Rube Goldberg?s name become synonymous with overcomplicated machines that do simple tasks? Because he made cartoon fun of complicated machines. He was so successful at his drawings that a hundred years after his birth, Purdue University decided to harness the obsession Americans have with his absurdly complex machines and founded a competition for […]
BTN LiveBIG: World Cup stage set for Maryland student
BTN LiveBIG: World Cup stage set for Maryland student
Two former Maryland Terrapin soccer players, Omar Gonzalez and Graham Zusi, are headed to the World Cup in Brazil this month. A fellow Terrapin will join them as a form of entertainment, although she will not be on the pitch. Fresh off her freshman year at Maryland, Lauren Bork, 18, is part of a 15-person […]
BTN LiveBIG: Workplaces evolving at Northwestern
BTN LiveBIG: Workplaces evolving at Northwestern
The American workspace epitomizes hard work. In free capitalism, putting full commitment into a job is heralded as the path to more income and a better life. However, at many companies, the hiring process may be full of laziness and narrow-mindedness. This sets employees and firms up to fail. The Workforce Science Project, a Northwestern […]
BTN LiveBIG: Buckeye legend Katie Smith continues leading
BTN LiveBIG: Buckeye legend Katie Smith continues leading
Katie Smith is a champion. Smith grew up in Logan, Ohio, where she attended Logan High School. She led the Lady Chieftains to a state championship title game. She was the MVP at the inaugural WBCA High School All-America Game in 1992 and she was the 1992 Gatorade National Player of the Year. When she […]
BTN LiveBIG: Pelotonia combating cancer
BTN LiveBIG: Pelotonia combating cancer
?When cancer touches someone that is a peer, it really changes your perspective,? Kelley Griesmer says. Griesmer?s perspective was altered when her friend, Tom Lennox, was diagnosed with cancer at age 40. Lennox beat cancer, but the emotion did not stop. In fact, it grew from Griesmer and other friends to the city of Columbus. […]
