Author: fernandt

The Driftwood is our student-centered e-newsletter for the Marinette campus. We’ll bring you tips for navigating life as a masked-and-distanced or online student, as well as suggestions for entertaining yourself while you’re social distancing.

In this issue: 

• Campus News
  • Writing Workshop with Dasha Kelly Hamilton
  • UWGB Celebrates Black History Month
  • UWGB Jazz Ensemble Plays On
  • Free Student Success Workshops
  • Fifth Annual Liberal Arts Essay Scholarship Competition
  • Give Blood on March 1
• Northern Lights
  • Call for Submissions: Spring 2021
• Important Campus Services 
  • Tutor Services and Weight Room Hours
• Movie Recs
  • She’s the Man * Wicker Man * Labyrinth
• The Trash Vortex
  • After We Collided * Very, Very Valentine * Someone Like You
• Gamers’ Corner
  • Medieval Dynasty * Subnautica * Getting Over It with Bennett Foddy
• Recommended Reads
  • My Life Next Door * The Wrath and the Dawn
• Music Recommendations
  • Nobody is Listening/Zayn * Future Nostalgia/Dua Lipa * Folklore/Taylor Swift
• Health and Fitness
  • A Little Spiel About Running
• School Tips
  • 3 Ways to Track Assignments
• Self-Care Corner
  • Comfort at Home
  • Mix-and-Match Face Masks
• Buy Local
  • COVID-19 and Local Businesses
• Haunted Wisconsin
  • Shaker’s Cigar Bar & The Witches of Whitewater
• Cooking at Home
  • Melt-in-Your-Mouth Mac & Cheese & Fettuccine Alfredo
• The Phoenix Crossword
  • The Green Bay Campus Edition

The Driftwood is published by the UWGB Practicum in Literary Publishing class.

Books Editor: Olivia Meyer
Cooking and Movies Editor: Mallory Allen
Gaming Editor: Whisper McDonald
Haunted WI Editor: Aleida Toebe
Health & Fitness Editor: Bruce Kong
Music Editor: Sydney Sebert
News Editor: Kira Doman
Puzzles Editor: Sydney Sebert
School Tips and Anime Editor: Jasmine Hanson
Self-Care Editor: Angel Wolske

Interested in being on the Driftwood staff? Enroll in ENG 224: Practicum in Literary Publishing for the spring 2022 term!

Questions or News Items? Contact The Driftwood’s advisor, Tracy Fernandez Rysavy.

February 12, 2021

Writing Workshop with WI Poet Laureate

On Wednesday, February 17th, join us as newly designated Wisconsin Poet Laureate Dasha Kelly Hamilton facilitates a virtual writing workshop at UWGB centered around self-love, self-image, and Black History Month. Kelly Hamilton will also perform some of her spoken-word poetry during the program.

Brought to you by the UWGB Office of Student Life and Black Student Union, this virtual event runs from 7 to 8 p.m. on Microsoft Teams.

To receive the Teams link to this workshop, register here. 

In addition to her new job as Wisconsin Poet Laureate, “Kelly Hamilton is a … performer, novelist, and alum of HBO’s ‘Def Poetry Jam,'” according to the Milwaukee Journal-Sentinel. “She also has been an arts envoy for the U.S. Embassy, working in cultural exchange programs in Botswana, Toronto, Mauritius, and Beirut.”

February 12, 2021

UWGB Celebrates Black History Month

February is Black History Month, and UWGB will hold virtual events throughout the month to celebrate!

View and download our Black History Month Events poster for a list of virtual and in-person (main campus) events you can attend throughout February.

February 12, 2021

UWGB Jazz Ensemble Plays On

Even in a pandemic, the UWGB Jazz Ensembles are still making music (with some extra precautions, that is!). Wind instrumentalists are using slotted masks in order to still play, and all the members are social distancing and practicing on the Weidner Center stage. A lot of music students and UWGB musicians did not think that music classes or ensembles would be able to be held this semester, but luckily, the professors and staff of the UWGB music department did their best to make sure the show could go on! This could add a level of difficulty for the musicians to be able to feel fully comfortable, but it seems like they are able to let the music take over and still make gorgeous sounds that can inspire and transcend through any troubles we might be going through. Make sure to check out the next concert, which will be live-streamed on the Weidner Center’s Youtube channel on April 27th 2021, time TBA.

February 12, 2021

Free Student Success Workshops

The UWGB GPS (Gateway to Phoenix Success) program is holding  virtual workshops this semester to help give students the tools you need to succeed.

Best Practices for Online Communication
Join us on Zoom on Tuesday, Feb. 16 at 3:00 p.m. for an interactive workshop that will help you sound more professional as you learn to apply academic writing and language to online discussions and emails.

Join our Zoom Meeting here on Feb 16th.  (Meeting ID: 977 7981 1022. Passcode: 9Kt0Z5.)

Self-Care Practices: Mindfulness

Take a break from your midterm studies on Wednesday, March 10 at 12 noon to learn about self-care practices you can use to help relieve stress. We will practice meditation and have an open discussion about other self-care practices.

Join our Zoom meeting here on March 10th.  (Meeting ID: 913 9185 8823. Passcode: FCeMC3.)

February 12, 2021

Fifth Annual Liberal Arts Essay Scholarship Competition

The UW-Green Bay Office of the Provost is pleased to announce the fifth annual Liberal Arts Essay Scholarship Competition. This undergraduate essay competition aims to promote understanding of the purpose and value of a liberal arts and science education. We invite eligible students from all four campuses to submit essays for the competition.

This Year’s Topic: How has a liberal arts education prepared you to be successful during the pandemic and make positive contributions to society in a post-pandemic world?

All essays will be judged by a group of UW-Green Bay faculty. Two student essays selected as winners of the UW-Green Bay competition will receive an annual continuing scholarship of $1000 for up to three years or completion of a baccalaureate degree (whichever comes first) to cover educational expenses at UW-Green Bay. Recipients will be notified in spring 2021.

This year’s competition is open to any UW-Green Bay undergraduate student in good academic standing who plans to enroll at least half time for at least one semester during the 2021-2022 academic year.

Submission Deadline: March 1, 2021

Visit the UWGB website for more information.

February 12, 2021

Give Blood on March 1

March is National Red Cross Month. You can help the Red Cross celebrate by giving blood on March 1st from 10:00 a.m. – 3:00 p.m. at the Pine Tree Mall in Marinette.

Sponsored by NWTC-Marinette and the UW-Green Bay, Marinette Campus. The two campuses are holding a friendly competition to see which institution can bring the most blood donors to this event. Help your campus earn bragging rights!

If you are interested in donating, sign up for an appointment time at the Red Cross website. Enter zip code 54143 and the March 1 date to find our event.

The need for blood donations remains constant, even during a pandemic. Read about what the Red Cross is doing to keep donors safe from COVID-19 here.

February 12, 2021

Northern Lights: Call for Submissions

Has the pandemic awakened your inner poet or artist? Do you have some great short stories or photographs just begging to be shared with a wider audience? The  Northern Lights Literary and Arts Journal submission window is now open!

Northern Lights features art, photography, poetry, nonfiction, and short fiction, and is open to students, alumni, and faculty/staff from all four UWGB campuses.

Interested in submitting to the 2021 Northern Lights? Submit your work through our website.

If you have questions, e-mail Tracy Fernandez Rysavy, Northern Lights advisor, and English literature and creative writing lecturer on the Marinette campus.

Northern Lights on Social Media

The Northern Lights is on Facebook and Instagram! Please follow us to stay connected to the journal.

February 12, 2021

Writing and Math Tutors Available Now! 

February 12, 2021

Must-Watch Movies

Stymied by all the in-home entertainment options while you’re social distancing? We’ve got you! Here are some of The Driftwood’s favorites for beating away boredom. 

She’s the Man: Viola Hastings is crushed when her high school soccer team is cut, but when she asks to try out for the Cornwall men’s squad, the coach (as well as her soon-to-be-ex-boyfriend, Justin) laughs in her face, telling her “Girls can’t beat boys.” Upon finding out that her twin brother Sebastian is sneaking off to London for a couple weeks with his band, Viola develops a crazy scheme to get revenge: she makes herself look like a boy and goes to Illyria (Sebastian’s new boarding school) to pretend to be him, joining the soccer team in hopes of defeating Cornwall in the opening game of the season.
Unfortunately for Viola, keeping up the ruse that she’s a boy isn’t the only challenge she faces; there are also a multitude of complicated, drama-filled high school love triangles that threaten to blow up her big secret! ​​She’s the Man​ is an absolutely hilarious 2006 rendition of Shakespeare’s famous 1601 play, ​Twelfth Night​, featuring the talents and charms of dynamic-duo Amanda Bynes and Channing Tatum. Available to rent from Amazon Prime, iTunes, and other platforms.

—Mallory Allen, Movies Editor

The Wicker Man: One of my favorite movies of all time is The Wicker Man from 1973. This movie was one of the most controversial films of its time, bringing up topics like opposing religions and showing a cult and their traditions. The movie centers on Sergeant Howie, a policeman sent to the small island of Summerisle to investigate a missing child. Little does he know, he is walking into a very strange cult, and there is much more to this island than it seems. The imagery and dialogue throughout this film is jarring and stays with you even after you finish it, and has made its mark on horror films, inspiring films like Midsommar and Pet Sematary. If you love horror like I do, check out The Wicker Man for a scare that hits you and stays with you. Available to rent from YouTube Movies, Amazon Prime, and other platforms. 

—Sydney Sebert

Labyrinth: If you’re looking for an old-school cult classic, you’ve found it. This iconic Jim Henson film stars not only Jennifer Connelly, but David Bowie. Prior to his appearance in Labyrinth, he played leading roles in five award-winning films. David Bowie portrays a goblin king named Jareth, who takes away young Sarah’s (Jennifer Connelly) baby brother, Toby. Jareth brings Toby to his castle in the Labyrinth, where Sarah must find him before the next 13 hours are up. If she fails to beat the Labyrinth, her baby brother stays with the Goblin King. and she will never see him again. She fights her way through the Labyrinth, making friends and surviving the seemingly impossible maze. Oh, also, it’s a musical. The soundtrack is both written and performed by David Bowie, which makes the movie even more unique. What makes this movie so interesting is its ability to walk the line of “I never want to see that again” and “I definitely need to watch that again” so successfully. In its time (1986), it was a flop, but now, it’s a favorite amongst the fantasy fanatic community. This standalone film is a must see for any movie lover. Available to rent on Amazon Prime and other streaming sites. 

—Aleida Toebe