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42 Businesses You Can Start in College
College is such a unique time of life. For many, it’s a time of low stress, exploring potential career paths, and discovering what we’re…
Why It All Matters
While rummaging through some old documents today, I came across a letter I wrote while applying for a scholarship through the program I was…
Call of the Wild: Alumni Stories
Chapman alumni answered the call of the wild and shared how nature has made an impact in their lives. Take a moment to check…
Soul of the sky; Feet of the earth; Head above water; Heart in the sea
“The closer you get to real matter, rock air fire and wood, boy, the more spiritual the world is.” – Jack Kerouac Nature…
Peak Experience
“Hot Pizza/Cold Beer” said the black and white sign. “Last Chance” is what that metal sign said in all 24 of our young minds,…
One Bright Green Leaf
From 1979 – 83, my friends and I lived a rich, varied, sometimes-studious, and vibrant life in and around Chapman. Once my friend…
Adjusting My Altitude
“In every walk with nature one receives far more than he seeks.” – John Muir. “Just a few hundred more feet and you’ll…
All Good Things are Wild and Free
On August 11, 2015, in Missoula, Montana a wind super-storm reached gusts of 74 miles per hour, a Class I Hurricane. Lightning…
Get After It
Getting after Mother Nature means everything. It takes many different forms, for many different reasons, and satisfies infinite tiny essential nutrients for my universe.…
Wake Up Call
It’s good to embellish on your resume, or so they say. But after my first day on a trail crew in middle-of-nowhere New Mexico,…
Where the Wild Things Are
In June 2015, I traveled to southern Africa with my family. The first leg of our trip was 10 days on safari in Botswana.…