Alumni
Three Tips for Soon to Be Graduates
One of the first jobs Emily Heck had right out of college was not her favorite. The business was unorganized, chaotic and stressful. This was not what she had in mind after graduating from UNW […]
Month: April 2022
Blogs
Los Angeles on a college kid budget
Los Angeles has been a dreamland of a place for me to visit. The weather, outdoors, lifestyle, and FOOD have been aspects of Southern California that captivated me since my island days. I will show […]
Alumni
Student “In Tune” with Her Music Career
Students at the University of Northwestern – St. Paul are interested in a plethora of different activities. Sports, theatre, cooking, school, music and many other activities draw in students in today’s world. Only some of […]
Alumni
From Craving the World’s Attention to Craving Attention From the One Who Created It
After graduating high school in 1972, Neil Stavem knew he wanted to work in the radio industry. Stavem chased fame and fortune but didn’t succeed with either, so he knew a change needed to be […]
Blogs
Impulse Decision Leads to Student Body President
Mattie’s first inclination was to tell him not to even ask. No, not on a date, but to run for student body vice president. She didn’t end up sending that text, and instead, low and […]
Arts & Entertainment
Looking for Happiness…or Whatever? Taylor Leonhardt shines with this week’s top song on the MEL.
You probably have a love/hate relationship with social media. At times, you feel your can’t live with it or without. That’s the scene for Taylor Leonhardt’s song Happy or Whatever. That’s this week’s Top Song […]
Alumni
Working More Than Just 9 to 5: A Recent Graduate’s Emerging Business and What He’s Learned
In the basement of the Mel Johnson building, Scott Krueger revisits a class of students not unlike himself a year ago. In conversation, he authentically shares what he’s learned as a fresh-out-of-college graduate from the […]
Blogs
Media Students Take on Music City
By Linnea Lee, The University of Northwestern—St. Paul Imagine this: You wake up on a regular Monday. But instead of going to class, you get to skip—with full permission—and fly to Nashville, the biggest music […]
Artists
Shocking crimes, delicious coffee
Look out! Crime is all around you. From students jaywalking across Lydia Avenue to muggings for your all too empty wallet to devastating murders that break the heart of a community, you can never fully […]
Blogs
6 Tips for How to Survive College
Out of breath, red in the face, sweaty, shaking from drinking two-too-many coffees with no breakfast and embarrassed from the anticipation of walking into the classroom late with a low quality paper that was finished […]