Will Steger
Will Steger
Will Stegeris a prominent spokesperson for the understanding and preservation of the Arctic and has led some of the most significant feats in the field of dogsled expeditions; such as the first confirmed dogsled journey to the North Polein 1986, the 1,600-mile south-north traverse of Greenland - the longest unsupported dogsled expedition in history at that time in 1988, the historic 3,471-mile International Trans-Antarctic Expedition - the first dogsled traverse of Antarctica, and the International Arctic Project - the first...
NationalityAmerican
ProfessionEnvironmentalist
CountryUnited States of America
Having traveled for 45 years in the Arctic, what I've seen the last 15 years is shocking. We need to finally face up that we have an issue here and we need to get back to solutions.
An incredible experience and humbling all the way through.
If we could cut carbon dioxide emissions by 80 percent over the next 20 years we could perhaps prevent this. If we continue burning fossil fuels as we are today in the very near future (the ice shelf) will slip in (the ocean).
The university provided one last opportunity for Vick to become a citizen of the university and re-admitted him in January 2005, with the proviso that any future problems would result in automatic dismissal from the team.
I think when your imagination goes to work, and when you're first bullied, you feel like you're going to die. School becomes a war zone, and you can't function.
I do want to find out what actually happened. Each person, when confronted with the situation, did what they thought was right. ... Now, are there things that we need to put in place to make the process of handling such an instance more effective in the future?
I discovered that I wanted to be an actor back when I did my first play in junior high. I've been doing theater in junior high and high school, and I just kept feeding the fire, kept wanting to pursue acting full-on.
I usually have rough time in the fall and swim a lot better second semester and I've been gradually dropping times to where I want them.
It doesn't really matter what he swims, he'll win it.
Personally I am very proud of each and every one of the girls. I knew we could do it if we each did our own part, big or small, and we were able to pull it off sooner than we expected.
I've always been more in touch with my Ecuadorian side. I speak Spanish.
While we know it is necessary to raise fees to maintain quality, we still are sensitive to the effects on rising costs on students and their families. We are creating and funding programs to keep school affordable.
We definitely came back really strong on Saturday and doing meets back-to-back and doing the same thing and going just as fast, if not slower, on the second day shows we are going to be ready for the MAC championships.
I don't think there's any way we can save the polar bears.