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Closing a Window Won’t Save You From a Storm

Closing a Window Won’t Save You From a Storm

I like to sleep with my windows open, which unfortunately means that if there’s a storm at night, I wake up to puddles by my bedside. The breeze and fresh air feel worth the occasional water damage, but this summer, the storms in Chicago reached an intensity that made me reconsider my preference for a ventilated sleep environment. 

Dominican University Honors Writing Students Review 2025 One Earth Film Festival Film Selection: Bad River

Dominican University Honors Writing Students Review 2025 One Earth Film Festival Film Selection: Bad River

The documentary film Bad River by Mary Mazzio and members of the Bad River Ojibwe travels through time to actively voice a story of persistence and strength. Alongside the winding path of Bad River, their forebears were known as the Lake Superior Ojibwe, protectors of an ancient freshwater lake. Just as they faced cultural annihilation and degradation in the past, the Bad River tribe of today encounter new battles to protect their land and their way of life.