From Alma Mater Vol. 1: The Midwest. Available Now! *UW—Milwaukee* Oh, Happy Day! Waking to another Milwaukee day. Seven Days a Week, These, our Happy Days: A Sunday ball game at Henry Aaron, Monday we bowl at the Student Union…
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UW-Milwaukee Poem
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UW-Whitewater Poem
From Alma Mater Vol. 1: The Midwest. Available Now! *UW—Whitewater* Love is like a painting, Its beauty develops with every stroke. Love is not about the sperm and egg, It is two souls blending in yoke. And when hundreds of…
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UW-Oshkosh Poem
From Alma Mater Vol. 1: The Midwest. Available Now! *UW—Oshkosh* Like an intersection where a child meets her birth mother for the first time: Oshkosh is where you and your future meet. And here we repeat the same phrase the…
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Cardinal Stritch University Poem
From Alma Mater Vol. 1: The Midwest. Available Now! *Cardinal Stritch University* Cardinal Stritch prepares us for this life and beyond, Walking through fires like friars & Observants, To the Red & Gray every wolf is fond, And through Franciscan…
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Edgewood College Poem
From Alma Mater Vol. 1: The Midwest. Available Now! *Edgewood College* An eagle’s call echoes long after its flight. And even after death there remain feathers in sight. While living we must ensure these feathers leave truth. Our students read…
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Marquette University Creative Piece
From Alma Mater Vol. 1: The Midwest. Available Now! *Marquette University* The difference with Marquette is who we are… And also what we aim to be. It’s where we’ve been. The Omni in Atlanta, Georgia, Decorated as winners of the…
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University of South Dakota Poem
From Alma Mater Vol. 1: The Midwest. Available Now! *University of South Dakota* On a mid-February day in the heart of mating season, A Coyote approached with red and white adorned, Not to hunt but to appeal to reason. He…
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South Dakota State University Poem
From Alma Mater Vol. 1: The Midwest. Available Now! *South Dakota State University* South Dakota carries frequent forecasts that fall far below zero. Record-breaking winters with severe snowstorms, blizzards, and whiteouts that bend the mind to the chilling degree that…
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Ohio University Creative Piece
From Alma Mater Vol. 1: The Midwest. Available Now! *Ohio University* These words can be found on the marker at the Ohio University Class Gateway: “Religion, morality, and knowledge being necessary to good government and the happiness of mankind, schools…
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University of Toledo
From Alma Mater Vol. 1: The Midwest. Available Now! *Toledo* We’ve been called a ghost town…considered buried— An underground Army. We were left for dead in 1917 after our first game: A crushing 145-0 defeat. But our Battle Rockets Have…
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