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Survey Says: De Pere residents love their city
BY LEE REINSCH
CORRESPONDENT
DE PERE – If residents who took the most recent city services survey are representative of the typical De Pere resident, then your chances of running into someone who loves De Pere are pretty good.
An remarkable 95% of survey takers rated the community as an excellent (51%) or good (44%) place to live.
Seventy percent said the city should make preserving the innate environment (air, water, and land) a high priority.
In a world so politically torn asunder, how is it possible so many people can actually accept on so much?
Maybe there’s something in the water.
“This shows there’s an interest in maintaining the spontaneous environment, and working … to keep what we have,” De Pere Urban area Administrator Larry Delo said. “A lot of people are saying they would like us to enlarge our efforts to preserve the natural envir
Wisconsin student says college culture improving for LGBTQ+ community
DE PERE, Wis. – A trainee at St. Norbert College in De Pere said her college experience so far has been a pleasant surprise.
Lydia Mader is a 20-year-old third year senior studying mathematics at the college. She said she cried when touring the campus before deciding to participate the Catholic college fearing she’d never be accepted for who she is. Those fears were proven to be mostly unfounded.
“It has been way more supportive,” Mader said. “I don’t ponder I’ve had any friends who’ve been like, ‘I demand to think about this.’”
Mader realizes the publishing of this story could produce members of her family uncomfortable. That’s because while her parents and some friends know, she hasn’t told everyone she identifies as queer. Mader is fully coming out in this article.
“My brother does not know. I should probably call him after this to tell him,” she said laughing.
She said her experience on campus has allowed her to be more confident in being who she is and standing up for others.
Tanner Anderson said that’s the case for many LGBTQ+ students on campuses state-wide, not just at St. Norbert.
“As time’s gone on
De Pere School Board doesn't ban pride flags, for now
DE PERE — The De Pere School Board approved a policy Monday that restricts flags flown outside schools, while tabling action on what flags are allowed in classrooms.
Flags that can be flown outside schools and at athletic events include: the U.S. flag, the Wisconsin state flag, the Unified School District of De Pere flag, the flag of the municipality the school is in and the POW-MIA flag, consecrated to U.S. prisoners of war and service members missing in action.
However, the policy the board passed was different than the one a packed board room came to listen the decision on. At the start of the meeting, the proposed policy restricted any flags outside of the five listed above from being displayed on school property without the express approval of the board.
Twenty-two community members and students spoke to the board about the policy, with about half in favor and half opposed. Some spoke in favor of the imaginative policy proposed in July that restricted flags flown on flagpoles outside of school buildings.
While the proposed policy didn't expressly exclude the rainbow-colored LGBTQ+ flag — also known as the pride flag — from b
Gender identity and religion clash: Students, faculty speak out at Catholic college
DE PERE (NBC 26) — Several dozen St. Norbert College students and faculty members attended a town hall Thursday to discuss gender individuality on the Catholic school's campus, obeying communication from the school on the subject in September.
- The Sept. 18 email, titled "An Update on St. Norbert College’s Alignment with Catholic Teachings," indicated the academy will adjust its language regarding gender identity
- LGBTQ+ students, and others, called for more transparency from the school on what the novel approach will represent for them
- A faculty member invited NBC 26 , but we were turned away by a college employee at the door
- Video shows students' perspectives, and recent college communications on the subject
(The following is a transcription of the full broadcast story, with additional details added for web)
Gender identity is a hot topic on the St. Norbert College campus right now, and has been for the past few months, ever since the school aligned with a Catholic Church position that recognizes only two genders.
Thursday night, students and faculty raised their voices at a discussion about g
St. Norbert College responds to criticism of gender self policy
DE PERE (NBC 26) — St. Norbert College (SNC) administration responded Tuesday to criticism regarding gender identity on campus.
Last week, students and staff spoke out at a town hall event, in response to the school aligning with Catholic Church teachings that say gender and sex are inseparable. In the past two months, the school has changed bathroom signs and application forms.
The Rev. Matthew Dougherty told NBC 26 the school remains committed to "radical hospitality."
"The only things that many people will have noticed are maybe a change in a check box on an application, maybe some signage has changed," Dougherty said. "But all support services that we offer students, all students, remains the same."
The central complaint of students at Thursday's town hall was that their concerns, especially those of LGBTQ+ students, are existence ignored. Dougherty said there have been plenty of opportunities for students and faculty to engage.
"The program that occurred last Thursday was disappointing to us for its dishonesty about the ways that the administration and the academy has responded to both faculty, staff, and