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BTN LiveBIG: Mandela Washington Fellows experience Big Ten hospitality
BTN LiveBIG: Mandela Washington Fellows experience Big Ten hospitality
Rebel. Prisoner. Leader. Nelson Mandela was all of these things and more. He led the fight against the injustice of the South African apartheid state and was jailed for nearly three decades because of it. Then, shortly after he was freed, he became the father of the ?new? South Africa when he was democratically elected […]
BTN LiveBIG: Peace Corps gets a B1G hand
BTN LiveBIG: Peace Corps gets a B1G hand
[btn-post-package]The Big Ten Conference made quite a mark on the Peace Corps last year, as evidenced by the organization?s tally of volunteers by alma mater in 2015. Eight of the top 25 large universities (those with more than 15,000 undergraduates) were from the B1G, and the conference accounted for half of the top 10. Moreover, […]
BTN LiveBIG: A summer reading list with a Big Ten twist
BTN LiveBIG: A summer reading list with a Big Ten twist
[btn-post-package]For many people, Memorial Day marks the beginning of summer. And that means finding a few books that provide a combination of mental diversion and stimulation during those long, hot, idle days. If you?re still looking for some titles to add to your list, LiveBIG has a few suggestions from authors who have a connection […]
BTN LiveBIG: Wisconsin knows how its gardens grow
BTN LiveBIG: Wisconsin knows how its gardens grow
Every parent wonders at some point: How do you get kids to eat their vegetables? The answer: You make them grow the vegetables too! ?When children have the opportunity to grow their own food, they just have a much closer relationship with that food,? said Nathan Larson, director of the Wisconsin School Garden Initiative. ?Opposed […]
BTN LiveBIG: The 'historic' life of baseball's Bud Selig
BTN LiveBIG: The 'historic' life of baseball's Bud Selig
Allan ?Bud? Selig, one of most accomplished alumni in the history of the University of Wisconsin, seems to have done about as much as a person can in one lifetime. He?s served in the U.S. Army. He?s sold cars. He?s owned a professional sports team. He?s been the Commissioner of Major League Baseball - and […]
BTN LiveBIG: Wisconsin has a way with words
BTN LiveBIG: Wisconsin has a way with words
You may not understand the exact meaning of all these words, but give it your beatenest. We?re not going to try to explain everything from a to izzard*. But, if you?re not an aginner**, we promise this won?t be a rantum scoot. You will, of course, be forgiven if you can?t place all of the […]
