A little-known secret around campus is that our professors were once students. Nervous, confused, and probably as hungry as we all are while sitting through lectures, here are their first experiences as professors and what tips they have to offer for students taking their courses.
Humanizing Our Professors: Dan KallgrenHistory Department, Marinette Campus
Sometimes we get those classes where the instructor is less-than thrilling. Something about their lecture needs a little oomph every so often. As a guest lecturer and teaching assistant for his professor in graduate school, Professor Kallgren added just this to a class of nearly seventy-five students. Nervous but sure he wanted to do it, he entered with the announcement that he was not the professor they were expecting. A little bit of humor went a long way.Professor K. is very passionate about the history he teaches. He mentions that it’s always a new experience, even when he’s teaching, because there’s so much about history that he has yet to learn. Every bit gives him new depth and understanding. There’s a collaboration on both his part and the parts of his students, which I would have to agree creates a friendlier classroom environment. On a last note, he wants us to stop by! If you have nothing to say other than “hello,” head over to your instructors’ offices and introduce yourself. Not only will you grow to understand their educational methods and your materials better but it brightens their days to have that brief, friendly experience with you.
The window to apply for admittance to the UWGB nursing program is open! If you want to declare nursing as your major, fill out and 
Last week, I mentioned the campus pool, located in the Field House, to one of our Marinette students, and the response was, “We have a pool? What is the Field House?” So let me just tell you all that yes, we have a pool. The campus pool is also known as the River Cities Community Pool to Marinette residents, and anyone can come swim during open hours—but only UWGB students get in for free with your student ID. 
Dune, directed by Denis Villeneuve, is an epic in the true sense of the word. I’ll begin by saying that bringing to life Frank Herbert’s novel by the same name is no easy task. Dune is filled with rich world-building, incredible detail, and complex commentary. The Chicago Tribune described Dune as “one of the monuments of modern science fiction.” It’s worth noting that other adaptations have come before, but none that have ever truly encapsulated the magic. That is until now.
There is no doubt when watching Being the Ricardos that Lucille Ball, played by Nicole Kidman, is its star. The biopic captures Lucille and her husband, Desi Arnaz, during a tense week of production for their very successful TV show I Love Lucy. Matters turn shaky on set when a popular tabloid writer accuses Lucille of being a communist. This is the early 1950s when fear of communism, something like paranoia, permeated American politics and culture in the wake of World War II. For Hollywood darling Lucille, a defamation of this sort could ruin her career. Lucille and Desi step through the week’s upsets with as much commandeering presence as only a power couple can. However, marriage and show business have their own tricks. Much like every production member, Lucille wonders if she will still have a show by the end of the week; but maybe there is something bigger to be lost.
King Richard begins with young Venus and Serena Williams, long before they would change the game of tennis. When we meet the two sisters, they are hard at work, swinging rackets through rain and shine. Their father and coach, Richard, is determined to raise Black women who will have the respect they deserve. He loves to throw around his favorite mantra: “If you fail to plan, you plan to fail.” It’s not just Venus and Serena who live under Richard’s ambition; the whole family is involved in the business of success. Their mother, Oracene, works shifts at the hospital by night and by day keeps a strict eye on all five of her girls. Most of the movie tells the rise to Venus’s professional debut—a match whose quick and tight shots will leave you holding your breath.
This drama follows Diouana, a Senegalese woman led by false promises of work in France. A relatively short film with a runtime of just under an hour, this is one of the most powerful critiques of colonialism and its effects on the people of Africa. This work of art manages to show that the problem may be over on paper, there is still much more work to be done. Watch now on HBO Max.
This action comedy shows the deadly conflict exploding between the dreaded Tiger Mafia and a small group of soldiers in Kampala, Uganda. Director Nabwana I.G.G. managed to make one of the most unusual yet entertaining movies despite being made in the slums of Uganda with a budget of about $85…and all dedicated to his grandmother. Granted, one could say that this movie objectively sucks, but who cares when it succeeds fantastically in its primary goal: to entertain? Watch now for free on YouTube.
No doubt, you became familiar with the story of Cinderella as a child, but did you know there is a real-life one in China? Chinese Cinderella is an autobiography by Adeline Yen Mah. Hers is a tale of tragedy and the plight of an unwanted child in search of love, which takes place in Tianjin and Hong Kong in the 1940s and ’50s.
Are you looking for a new book to read? Look no further than the Pride Center’s queer book of the month: The Well of Loneliness by Radclyffe Hall. The novel tells the life story of Stephen Gordon, a lesbian born to a wealthy family in the twentieth century. Filled with many depressing twists and turns, the book shows the sadness that could come from living in a time where being queer was criminalized. Despite its overall emotional story and somewhat controversial content, the book was historically significant as one of the first modern novels about lesbians. Stop in by the Pride Center (M-145) lending library to check out The Well of Loneliness today! If the copy is gone, there are over 200 other queer-friendly books to choose from.
Do you love science fiction franchises like Star Wars and Star Trek? What if I told you that there is a podcast that uses common sci-fi tropes to create an awesome improv comedy? Mission to Zyxx is a hilarious sci-fi show telling the story of the crew on the Bargerean Jade, a sentient spaceship and former film star. In the first season, we meet Pleck Decksetter, Dar, C-53, and Bargie (the ship’s nickname) as they travel around the Zyxx quadrant on missions assigned by Nermut Bundaloy, the Junior Missions Operations Manager for the team. Their goal: try to restore diplomatic relations between the Federated Alliance and the planets within it after the Alliance took over as the galaxy’s government. The Federated Alliance is 100% not evil and definitely does not have any nefarious plans. You’ll be laughing through all the wild antics the crew get into while trying to be diplomatic.
Have you ever wanted to escape to a fantasy world the likes of Middle Earth or Narnia? The podcast improv comedy Hello From The Magic Tavern tell us exactly what would happen if, for example, you drove your Toyota Camry through a dimensional rift located in the back of a Burger King in Chicago. Our protagonist, Arnie Niekamp, did just that, finding himself in the magical land of Foon just outside the tavern the Vermillion Minotaur. Fortunately, Arnie had his podcasting equipment in the back of his car, and a weak wi-fi signal coming through the dimensional rift means that he can start a podcast (the obvious solution to his problem)! Each week, Arnie and his co-hosts, Chunt the shapeshifter and Usidore the Blue wizard, interview all types of folks and creatures in the strange and magical world.