Yak's Corner (National Magazine) articles from May 2004

Yak's Corner (National Magazine) archives from May 2004

A dolphin dream comes true: talking with a trainer.(Career Corner)(Interview)(Biography)
May 6, 2004... Linda Erb can trace her love of dolphins and her dream of working with them to the sunny days of her childhood in Key West, Florida. She grew up when "Flipper" was a popular TV show and she loved to pretend she was Flipper as she played at the...

Old sport gets new life in Michigan.(Lacrosse is a fast-growing sport.)
May 6, 2004... It's called America's oldest sport, but you might be thinking of it as America's newest sport. It's certainly one of America's fastest-growing sports. What is it? Lacrosse. To the Yak, this cool game seems like hockey mixed with the speed of...

Teacher gifts galore.(Instructions for making gift baskets.)
May 6, 2004... This week is Teacher Appreciation Week--a good time to start thinking about that thank-you gift you want to give your teacher. Here are three ideas that you can pull together easily. It's fun to fill a basket with a theme and your teacher will...

Eyes on the skies: new telescope is awesome.
May 27, 2004... Summer is sky-watching time for many families, when you can stay up later to see the stars. It's also going to be a big season for astronomers at Michigan State University, who are getting a great view of the night sky thanks to a new...

Testing the toys of summer.
May 27, 2004... School's almost out, and that means you'll soon have more time to play. With that in mind, we asked students in Ms. Spiteri's second-grade class at Bemis Elementary School in Troy to help test some new toys. We tested eight great toys that...