Annual Student Art Exhibition brings out the best

Michelle Fromm, Managing Editor
April 25, 2013
Filed under Top Stories

If you’re looking for a selection of two-dimensional and three-dimensional artwork hand-picked by Lakeland’s own art professors, look no further than the body of work on display from the Annual Student Art Exhibition in the Bradley lobby. The art will be on display until May 22. While you’re... Read more »

No-meal trays promote earth-friendliness, economics, and health

Michelle Fromm, Managing Editor
April 25, 2013
Filed under Top Stories

Students in fall 2012 were among the first to try out the Lakeland cafeteria line without trays; now the ripple effects of the decision are producing a variety of benefits. The blue trays of Lakeland lunches past are gone. In the past, students were able to use the roomy trays to assist them in carrying... Read more »

Fiction Frenzy: A Night of Short Stories and Open Mic

Michelle Fromm, Managing Editor
April 11, 2013
Filed under Arts and Entertainment

Professor of Writing Jeff Elzinga’s Advanced Fiction Writing class will be holding a public reading night on Wednesday April 17 at 6:45 p.m. in the Pub at Lakeland College. The class has decided to call their event “Fiction Frenzy: A Night of Short Stories and Open Mic.” The reading will feature... Read more »

Arvan to temporarily replace Winslow

Michelle Fromm, Managing Editor
March 29, 2013
Filed under Press Release

Lakeland College Interim President Dan Eck has recently announced that April Arvan, assistant athletic director and associate professor of exercise science, will serve as interim athletic director in place of Kellen Winslow, who has resigned and will leave his position on April 2. According to David... Read more »

FBI agent encourages exciting career paths

Michelle Fromm, Managing Editor
March 28, 2013
Filed under News

Special Agent Parker Shipley, a bomb technician from the Federal Bureau of Investigation, spoke to students about his experiences in a career that most people only see in movies. Shipley came from the Milwaukee FBI field office where he has worked for 14 years, and is an Air Force Academy graduate.... Read more »

Pettitts prepare to leave Lakeland

Michelle Fromm, Managing Editor
March 28, 2013
Filed under Features

Dr. Russell Pettitt, assistant professor of music and director of bands, and his wife, Megan Pettitt, music camp registrar and adjunct instructor of music, will be leaving their positions at Lakeland at the end of May this year to go to Texas. The Pettitts have taught at Lakeland for four years and... Read more »

Art student proposes community art

Michelle Fromm , Managing Editor
March 7, 2013
Filed under Features

Tyler Holman, a junior majoring in art with emphases in studio and graphic design, has presented an idea to revolutionize the Sheboygan community with public artwork. Holman announced his idea in a presentation including a video and a speech at the annual Mosaic Concert on Thursday, Feb. 21. Holman... Read more »

Six Lakeland women present senior art projects

Michelle Fromm, Managing Editor
March 7, 2013
Filed under Arts and Entertainment

Six senior art majors—five Japanese women and one American woman with an eye for Japanese inspiration—displayed the culmination of their studies in the Bradley building on Friday, March 1 for their senior art exhibit. The event was well-attended and gave the women an opportunity to display all... Read more »

Ridiculous Review: Pizzeria

Stephanie Rebek and Michelle Fromm
March 7, 2013
Filed under Reviews

Pizza—a food of Italian origin with roots going back as far as sixth century B.C.—is eaten by just about everyone in the United States today. With an endless variety of toppings, crusts, and sauces available to customize the pizza, it is easy to see why it has such widespread likeability. It is... Read more »

Dinner brings together people from around the world

Michelle Fromm, Managing Editor
March 1, 2013
Filed under Features

Lakeland students and community members gathered together for a night of food and fun at the fifth annual Melting Pot Jam on Saturday, Feb. 23.Preview Changes The Melting Pot Jam is a potluck dinner that the Sheboygan Chapter of People to People organizes with Lakelanders, including Alicia Helion,... Read more »

New Musko mascot revealed to students

Michelle Fromm, Managing Editor
February 21, 2013
Filed under Top Stories

If you’ve been paying attention to Lakeland’s media—whether on Facebook, YouTube, or Lakeland.edu—you have probably noticed quite a bit of hype surrounding the introduction of a new version of the beloved Musko the Muskie mascot costume. Leading up to Musko’s big reveal, Lakeland posted... Read more »

Best of the Midwest competition proves favorable to Mirror staff

Stephanie Rebek, Michelle Fromm, and Leah Ulatowski
February 21, 2013
Filed under News

The staff of the Lakeland College Mirror attended the Best of the Midwest College Newspaper Convention in Minneapolis and received second place in the division of four-year non-weekly newspaper in the 2013 Associated College Press Best of Show Awards. Five Mirror staff members were selected to travel... Read more »

Mishandled mirror shipment taken literally

Stephanie Rebek and Michelle Fromm
February 21, 2013
Filed under Fun House

Some confusion occurred last week when Mirror staff members accidentally took their newspaper’s motto a bit too literally. The Mirror’s long-established motto is, “Our job is only to hold up the mirror—to tell and show the public what has happened,” which is a quote from the late reporter... Read more »

Ridiculous Review: Mexican Restaurant

Stephanie Rebek and Michelle Fromm
February 21, 2013
Filed under Reviews

Delicious food was served at a place with a less than pleasing atmosphere. Though the decor fit the holiday season, it did not meet the authenticity of the “south of the border” feeling. Hearts on strings hung from the ceiling in an attempt to spruce up the bland dining area. The beeping and dinging... Read more »

Ridiculous Review: Classic American fare at local restaurant

Stephanie Rebek and Michelle Fromm
February 20, 2013
Filed under Reviews

The contemporarily homey American atmosphere was paired with an industrial feeling in the cool air in the restaurant which we would be dining that evening. We placed our orders with a friendly young servitor who was happy to accommodate modifications to the menu items, though with a somewhat incredulous... Read more »

Lakelanders go to England

Michelle Fromm , Managing Editor
January 31, 2013
Filed under Features

The ENG 123 London Theater Trip was the highlight of the holiday season for a group of nine Lakeland students led by Dr. Linda Tolman, professor of English, and Charlie Krebs, associate professor of theatre and speech. Alumni and significant others also came along as they traveled to Stratford-Upon-Avon,... Read more »

Lakeland student plans to give the gift of hope

Michelle Fromm, Managing Editor
December 6, 2012
Filed under News

Kayla Stevens, senior early childhood/elementary education major, is planning something a little different from your average gift-giving ritual this upcoming holiday season. On Sunday, Nov. 4, Stevens announced the beginning of her Ro Love Fundraiser via Facebook by saying, “This holiday season,... Read more »

Winter Concert delights audience

Michelle Fromm, Managing Editor
December 6, 2012
Filed under Arts and Entertainment

With evergreen trees alit and a cozy atmosphere among the modest crowd, the Lakeland College Music Department put on their Winter Concert on Thursday Nov. 29 at 7:30 p.m. The groups featured in this display of musical holiday cheer included the Schilcutt Handbell Ensemble, the Flute Choir, a handbell... Read more »

Intensive training program for Mirror Flea Circus

Michelle Fromm, Managing Editor
December 6, 2012
Filed under Fun House

The editorial staff of the Lakeland Mirror, finding themselves with extra time on their hands, decided to start a flea circus. Production Manager Sirin Avci’s dog has had a flea problem for the past week, making it the perfect opportunity to start the Mirror Flea Circus. The Mirror’s editors and... Read more »

Honors Recital showcases Lakeland’s musicians

Michelle Fromm, Managing Editor
November 15, 2012
Filed under Arts and Entertainment

The Lakeland College Music Department held its Honors Recital on Nov. 13 to feature a variety of musicians and singers. Kyle Stowers, music education major, opened on the trumpet. Stowers played movements two and three from Concertino for Trumpet by Knudåge Riisager. Ben Johnston, music performance... Read more »

Students recover in aftermath of goose attacks

Michelle Fromm, Managing Editor
November 15, 2012
Filed under Fun House

Lakeland College experienced some serious problems with the goose population last Friday, which seemed to begin when one goose reportedly chased after Miranda Miller, sophomore music performance major with an emphasis in axillary cavity pedagogy, on her way to Verhulst that morning around 9 a.m. “I... Read more »

New exhibit features faculty art in variety of style

Michelle Fromm, Managing Editor
November 1, 2012
Filed under Arts and Entertainment

Associate Professor of Art William Weidner, adjunct art professor Dionne Landgraf, Ph.D., and Associate Professor of Art Denise Presnell-Weidner hosted the reception for the biennial Lakeland College Faculty Art Exhibition this past Friday Oct. 29. The array of art that the three professors chose... Read more »

Faculty prepares to celebrate Potato Day 2012

Michelle Fromm, Managing Editor
November 1, 2012
Filed under Fun House, Top Stories

Ever since Lakeland was just a little German seminary known as Missionshaus, students and faculty alike have celebrated the annual Potato Day held the first Saturday of November each year. This year, Potato Day falls on Nov. 3. According to Associate Professor of Theatre & Speech Charlie Krebs,... Read more »

Lakeland’s new first lady impressed with Lakeland and ready to implement innovative ideas

Michelle Fromm, Managing Editor
November 1, 2012
Filed under Personality Features, Top Stories

In all the excitement of inaugurating Dr. Michael Grandillo as Lakeland’s 15th president on Oct. 15, let us not forget his wife of nearly three decades, Mrs. Nancy Grandillo, and all that she has done for Lakeland College. Mrs. Grandillo said that the inauguration of her husband was designed to... Read more »

Matt Troyer named Mr. Muskie 2012, winning despite twin sweater situation

Michelle Fromm, Managing Editor
October 14, 2012
Filed under Student Life

Last week’s homecoming activities included the annual "Mr. Muskie" pageant, during which five male contestants competed for the title of Mr. Muskie 2012. The Lakeland College Dance Team organized the event, which took place on Thursday Oct. 4 in Bradley. The team’s co-captains, Siera Ramirez... Read more »

Monsters take over Old Main: onlookers terrified

Michelle Fromm, Managing Editor
October 14, 2012
Filed under Fun House

At first, students, faculty, and staff assumed that some sort of Halloween prank was taking place when a gorilla approximately 40 feet tall emerged from the cornfields across the street from Lakeland College and made his way toward Old Main on Oct. 1 around 4:15 p.m. “I thought it was some other... Read more »

Professor Herrick makes a rapid recovery

Michelle Fromm, Copy Editor
September 20, 2012
Filed under News

Janet Herrick, Professor of Music and Director of Choral Activities at Lakeland College, was performing in a routine concert for the Sheboygan Symphony Orchestra. But as she moved her bow across her double bass to produce a sweet deep sound, Herrick suddenly felt strange. She had an odd feeling and some... Read more »

Honors class holds Atrocity Awareness Week

Michelle Fromm, Staff Reporter
April 26, 2012
Filed under Features

Recently there has been a lot of buzz about “Kony 2012.” If you haven’t seen the 30-minute video—which now has over 88 million views—that’s been making the movement so popular, a quick search of Youtube will get you there. Joseph Kony is said to have kidnapped over 30,000 children in the... Read more »

The Mission House Muskies: Lakeland’s rich history reveals close connections

Michelle Fromm, Staff Reporter
April 5, 2012
Filed under Features

Today you’re reading a copy of the Lakeland College Mirror—maybe you’re even looking at an online version. But it wasn’t always that way; Lakeland has a rich history, and had you been born eighty years ago or so, you would have read the Mission House Mirror. Times have changed here at Lakeland... Read more »

Muskies: then and now

Michelle Fromm, Staff Reporter
March 7, 2012
Filed under Features

Once upon a time, a student could pay his tuition at Mission House (now Lakeland College) for only $50 per semester, and pay for his room and board with a single $100 bill. This was what the Mission House Mirror reported back in March of 1941. Times may have changed drastically since then, but the spirit... Read more »

Improvised Shakespeare: The first ever production of “The Scarecrow”

Michelle Fromm, Staff Reporter
February 23, 2012
Filed under Arts and Entertainment

Five members of a group known as The Improvised Shakespeare Company put together a show titled A Scarecrow for an excited crowd of Lakeland students, professors, and others in the Bradley Building on Feb. 2. The award-winning group hails from Chicago and knows so much about Shakespeare’s well-known... Read more »

Students in need of passion

Michelle Fromm, Staff Reporter
February 1, 2012
Filed under News

Student involvement is a huge concern for nearly all universities, but Lakeland’s recent Spring Involvement Fair has raised questions in my mind as to whether students are really passionate about anything. Plenty of students came to Bossard Hall on Jan. 17 between 11 a.m. and 1 p.m. to eat lunch,... Read more »