by April Wendling | Oct 4, 2023 | Memoir, The Human Footprint
By Gabe Lareau At the start of 2022, the world took part in its yearly tradition of adding new data to all the graphs tracking our ongoing environmental catastrophe. Previous forecasts turned out to be pretty accurate: 2022 would become the hottest year on record for...
by April Wendling | Oct 4, 2023 | Q&A
By Erin Minor In the depths of Central Illinois dwells “The Unreliable Bestiary,” an ark of stories about endangered animals, our relationships with them, and the worlds they inhabit. Through environmental theater, performance artists Deke Weaver and Jennifer Allen...
by April Wendling | Oct 4, 2023 | Living World, The Human Footprint, What Lurks Beneath
By Olivia Grubisich Just below the ocean’s surface, water glows in sunlight’s embrace. Diving deeper, the seafloor slopes, a chill replacing the residual warmth of the sun. Fading from cerulean to navy, the surrounding water thickens as the ocean presses heavily from...
by April Wendling | Oct 4, 2023 | Suburban Warfare
By Lucca Ammann It’s my first day of work, summer 2022. I’ve been hired as a lab intern for North Shore Mosquito Abatement District (NSMAD), a building 5 minutes from my house, unknown to me until my first day of work. A blast of AC welcomes me into the building,...
by April Wendling | Oct 4, 2023 | Ecotourism, Study Abroad
By Jenna Schaefer I had many incredible experiences during the six weeks I spent studying abroad in the Galápagos Islands during the summer of 2022. Our group of 11 students worked on sustainable agriculture and economic development projects that supported local...
