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BTN LiveBIG: Best of … Michigan
BTN LiveBIG: Best of … Michigan
[btn-post-package]Including the phrase ?the leaders and best? in your school?s fight song is a pretty bold move. But when it comes to Michigan, it?s not just idle boasting. From its winged helmets to ?The Big House,? from Fielding Yost?s ?Point a Minute? football teams to Tom Brady and Charles Woodson, the university?s athletics have always […]
BTN LiveBIG: Terp artists tackle 'Turf and Terrain'
BTN LiveBIG: Terp artists tackle 'Turf and Terrain'
[btn-post-package]In the Foggy Bottom neighborhood in Washington, D.C., politics literally and figuratively dominate the landscape. The headquarters of the U.S. Department of State, the World Bank, the International Monetary Fund and the Federal Reserve Board are all located here, as is the infamous Watergate Hotel. But Foggy Bottom is also, somewhat surprisingly, an artistic hub. […]
BTN LiveBIG: Best of … Nebraska
BTN LiveBIG: Best of … Nebraska
[btn-post-package]On the far western edge of Big Ten country, the Great Plains give way to the rolling prairie of the American West. It?s a land that countless pioneers crossed more than a century ago on journeys filled with challenges and opportunities. While you won?t find long lines of covered wagons in Nebraska these days, the […]
BTN LiveBIG: Best of … Wisconsin
BTN LiveBIG: Best of … Wisconsin
[btn-post-package]?On Wisconsin, On Wisconsin, Fight on for her fame?? The University of Wisconsin has an iconic fight song, one that fits nicely with the state?s single-word motto: Forward. And whether it?s the Badgers? bulwark offensive line or vast ranks of Peace Corps volunteers, you can be sure that they?re moving things forward in Madison. Here […]
BTN LiveBIG: Purdue professor explores uncharted historical territory
BTN LiveBIG: Purdue professor explores uncharted historical territory
To most people, a small bead and fragment of metal found in Alaska just south of the Arctic Circle wouldn?t qualify as particularly significant. But for H. Kory Cooper, associate professor at Purdue, they reveal a world of historical possibility. Cooper, who?s part of Purdue?s Department of Anthropology and School of Materials Engineering, recently examined […]
BTN LiveBIG: Husker athletes export service and spirit to global community
BTN LiveBIG: Husker athletes export service and spirit to global community
Student-athletes can usually look forward to a break from school and sports during the summer months. And while a handful of Huskers recently got a breather from lectures and practices, the work they performed instead was at least as challenging - and rewarding. About 20 student-athletes traveled to the small village of Las Pajas in […]
