Category: Magazine
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Rottinghaus: Serving titles everywhere she goes
By KatieJo Kuhens ’07 Very few athletes are able to balance the rigors of two sports in college. Then, there’s Sydney Rottinghaus ’21. She’s a two-sport athlete…
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Friendship Fund gifts ensure students get help when its needed most
By Emily Christensen Del Doherty ’06 came to Wartburg College in 2002 from his hometown in Sierra Leone. He quickly made himself at home…
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Newsom celebrates 25 years at Wartburg
By Stephanie Robbins Boeding ’99 Marcus Newsom, director of cross country and track and field, has racked up an incredible list of accomplishments since taking…
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Radiating success: Alumnus recognized for helping millions fight cancer
By Clint Riese ’05 Dr. Richard Wahl ’73 faced a crossroads as his time at Wartburg wound down: He could follow most prospective doctors down a reliable…
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Teaching to a new beat: Muhammad uses his musical talents to improve literacy among his students
By Katie Kreis ’19 When you walk into Lamont Muhammad’s fifth-grade classroom at Irving Elementary in Waterloo, the sense of community is obvious. The students’…
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Entrepreneurship keeps brewing
By Katie Kreis ’19 Nick Newgard ’06 is used to being his own boss. As a college student, he eschewed minimum-wage jobs to start his own…
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Unstoppable: The W class combats Parkinson’s symptoms through exercise
By Emily Christensen Only a couple of years ago, Marissa Buresh ’16 was sitting in a journalism and communication class taught by Cliff Brockman ’75.…
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Health mystery can’t crush warrior spirit
By Clint Riese ’05 At 32, Alana Deutschmann Olson ’08 already has squeezed a lot out of life: She’s summited Mount Kilimanjaro, taught in a…
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Tori: Lack of sight won’t keep her from seeing success
By Emily Christensen | Photo Julie Pagel Drewes ’90 Tori Miceli ’21 was raised in what she calls a “blind-positive environment.” Though she was…
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Brian: New housing options help him feel at home on campus
By Emily Christensen | Photo Julie Pagel Drewes ’90 When Brian Hamilton ’19 came to Wartburg nearly four years ago, he had serious concerns…
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Bree: Co-curriculars are the key to her success
By Emily Christensen | Photo Julie Pagel Drewes ’90 Bree Primous ’19, a business administration major from St. Louis, did a lot of research…
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Embracing our diversity
By Emily Christensen Early on the morning of Jan. 27, 2018, a Wartburg College student found racial slurs etched in the snow and ice…