Wisconsin

Emerald Ash Borer in Wisconsin Veronica Williams, Andy Lundin, Balin Magee, Zach Smola Ash trees are a very common and beautiful tree in Wisconsin, and they are used by many people for their lumber. There is a nuisance attacking and destroying the ash tree, and that is the infestation of the invasive Emerald Ash Borer, or EAB. The adult beetles do little harm to the tree by just eating their foliage, but their larvae burrow beneath the bark of the tree and restrict the tree’s ability to…

Indian native American people had lived in multiple locations in North American, including Wisconsin and Dakota for a long time, before Europeans’ arrival. They followed their tradition and spoke their own language. They had their own belief and culture. After Europeans’ arrival, their life became totally different. They lost their land and they were forced to learn English language and other culture. They were ordered to follow some policies specially designed for them. They were brave and…

Gibbons deployed Sixth Wisconsin into Miller’s Cornfield, Second Wisconsin formed on its left. While the Sixth and Second pressured forward, the Seventh Wisconsin with Ninetieth Indiana at their right followed ready to support at a moment’s notice. Sixth Wisconsin reported that as soon as the column began moving, the enemy opened fire on their unit. The immediate blast disabled 13 men. Nevertheless, the regiment began continued momentum forward towards the enemy. When Sixth Wisconsin passed the…

that although the governor in the region flaunted the Wisconsin as a place that has made immense educational gains, black students for the most continued being left out (Cook & Ludwig, 1998). A lot of studies show that Wisconsin has several troubling patterns which are particularly unchanged. Based on the results which were released in 2015 by NAEP in a number of tests which are referred to as the report card reassured the poor record of Wisconsin in educating black children. The results…

Sam Dekker Samuel Thomas Dekker was born in Sheboygan, Wisconsin on May 6, 1994. He attended Sheboygan Lutheran High School in Sheboygan. During his senior year, he led Sheboygan Lutheran to their first Wisconsin Interscholastic Athletic Association state title. In the title game, Dekker scored 40 points, including the three-point shot that won the game with 2 seconds left. After his senior year, he was named the Wisconsin Gatorade Player of the Year, the 2012 Parade All-American, the…

was spewing out so much information to me I was overwhelmed. As a first generation college student, this all was something very foreign to me and my family— but I was intrigued by it. My first ever college campus visit was the University of Wisconsin-Madison. From the tight-knit neighborhood of my Milwaukee life, the campus was a totally new and enticing environment that excited me. I saw busy streets, students on bikes, and of course red and white everywhere! People seemed…

Chronic Wasting Disease: The Silent Assassin Chronic Wasting Disease, also known as (CWD) kills herds of deer by the hundreds. As of right now, it is a guaranteed death for any animal that contracts the disease. The Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources (DNR) started monitoring the white tail deer population in the fall of 1999. They came across there first CWD positive deer in November 2001 when they were testing harvested deer. The location where the deer was shot is unknown. (DNR.wi.gov…

In Wisconsin, it is pretty easy to find a person who has at least a small percentage of German heritage, or practices the Lutheran faith. 1 The history of Wisconsin is rich with immigration of Germans, and those that came here seeking religious freedom, such as the “Old Lutherans.”4 Yet, these freedom seekers were often full of hypocrisies. The trail of history tells the story of immigrants that came to America to find freedom, yet they in return were the ones that ridiculed or persecuted those…

APNPs need to discuss medication effects and reasons for prescribing meds with their patients. Adherence to medication is dependent upon proper education for patients. As for reducing errors, the more that a patient understands about the medications they are taking, the more control they have over changes or mistakes by the pharmacist or the RN giving the patient the medication, thus reducing errors. Medications should be prescribed only for the prescribed length of use, especially for opioids.…

On November 2, 1967 the Wisconsin governor, Scott Kevin Walker, was born in Colorado Springs, Colorado. Having a father who was a Baptist minister and a mother who was a bookkeeper, Walker came from humble beginnings. After ten years of living in Colorado, Scott Walker and his family moved to a small town known as Delavan in Wisconsin. Walker began showing his fascination in politics while he was in high school when he attended the American Legion’s Badger Boys State and Boys Nation. Each of…