Always a good idea to read the national media. I was really excited to see Parkside mentioned in an ESPN.com story recently. The story talked about the Northwestern football team holding its fall practice here on campus. It didn't take long for me to wonder "what's up with that" regarding the writer's description of our area.
The Wildcats come to the tree-lined campus at Parkside, which is mostly empty this time of year. It's a Wi-Fi not spot. Cell phone reception can be a challenge, and audible radio stations are few and far between (more on that later).Wait just a minute ... I mean, seriously, we have Wi-Fi, my cell works when I remeber to turn it on, and the radio dial is full of stations.
Located just beyond the sprawl of Chicago and that of Milwaukee, this is about as isolated as you can get.WHHHHHHHAAAT??!! Did somebody move the Interstate and not tell me? What happened to the 250,000 peeps that live within about 15 miles of this place. As isolated as you can get??! My guess is that the writer (Adam Rittenberg) was drinking the ice water from the gray cool-down tubs!
Yours truly,
Ranger D. Bear
PS: We love having the Wildcats come to campus. It is a relaxing place to be and maybe a little bit of an oasis isn't such a bad thing.
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