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Posted at 10:00 p.m. 3/15/10
Even though the earthquake in Haiti occurred two months ago, fundraisers are still appearing around campus, including one held Friday night in Towers Commons ... The fundraiser included food, music, swing and salsa dancing lessons, traditional folk dancing and calligraphy. The Association of International Students, Towers Hall Council, Two to Tango, Salsa Clara, Malaysians Abroad Diversified and the German Club sponsored the event.
Posted at 9:00 p.m. 3/12/10
Tomah Mayor Ed Thompson came to UW-Eau Claire Thursday to sign a "taxpayer protection pledge," which is essentially a vow not to raise taxes in Wisconsin. Thompson is running for the 31st district of the Wisconsin State Senate, a district including part of the Eau Claire area.
Class registration for fall semester 2010 is about to change with the introduction of a new software program. A project that started about three years ago is coming to fruition as Learning Technology Services and the Registrar office work together to implement a new registration software.
Posted at 9:00 p.m. 3/12/10
Martin Scorsese is one of the greatest directors of the last 40 years, and his latest film "Shutter Island" doesn't disappoint. Scorsese and his new favorite actor Leonardo DiCaprio team up once again to bring to life the story of a 1950s Boston-area mental hospital.
Posted at 10:00 p.m. 3/15/10
It's inappropriate for a Mississippi school district to cancel the school prom after a lesbian student wanted to wear a tuxedo and bring her girlfriend as a date to the dance. The school board said it canceled the event "due to the distractions to the educational process caused by recent events," according to an Associated Press report.
Posted at 10:00 p.m. 3/15/10
A bill has been proposed that would limit what records the public can view. While the changes might not be all that bad, it is setting the precedent of limiting public access that is the problem.
Posted at 9:00 p.m. 3/12/10
Wednesday, March 10
At 11:31 p.m., two officers were dispatched to Towers South to meet with a Resident Assistant regarding possible drug use. The RA said he and some other RAs saw a group smoking what he believed to be cigarettes outside. They saw the group enter a dorm room in the building, and then smelled the odor of burnt marijuana coming from inside the room.
Posted at 8:45 a.m. 3/14/10
The Board of Trustees of the Higher Learning Commission of the North Central Association of Colleges and Schools has approved continued accreditation for UW-Eau Claire.
With recent natural disasters hitting other countries so hard, it may be easy to put our own community on the backburner. But upcoming fundraiser "Empty Bowls" aims to serve the Eau Claire area first.
UW-Eau Claire has found a need for a new executive position, and a panel has already begun its search to fill the opening. Beth Hellwig, who currently holds the title of vice chancellor for student affairs/dean of students, will have her position split in two, and she will only hold the title of vice chancellor for student affairs. Dean of students will then become its own position.
The Center for Alcohol Studies and Education, an on-campus organization working to increase alcohol awareness, is launching a new campaign with businesses along Water Street to make the information more readily available for students.
The verdict is in: Most people responding to a UW-Eau Claire survey last month favored using a blue ox as a school mascot or having no mascot.
Student Senate passed a resolution on Monday recommending changes to the Board of Regents' policy on differential tuition initiatives. The resolution was similar to one that was recently passed by UW-La Crosse and to ones being worked on by other UW System schools. They have all come in response to UW-Eau Claire's recent differential tuition increase and the lack of guidelines that were required throughout the process.
Five matches played in two states in two days' time equals one busy weekend. But for the Blugold men's tennis team, it also resulted in five dual-meet victories.Over the course of Friday and Saturday, the Blugolds played three matches at home against St. Norbert College (Wis.), Loras College (Iowa) and Lakeland College (Wis.), as well as two matches in Iowa against Central College (Iowa) and Buena Vista University (Iowa). The team decisively won against all of the schools.
The UW-Eau Claire gymnastics team could potentially send seven athletes to the National Collegiate Gymnastics Conference at the end of the month depending on host Springfield College's (Mass.) performance this weekend.
Freshman Katie Stoik said she has been on the ice since she was five years old. The microbiology major and member of UW-Eau Claire's synchronized skating team said the founder of the university's figure skating club, Mary Summers, encouraged her to enroll at UW-Eau Claire so she could join the team. Now, Stoik is one of the members of UW-Eau Claire's Figure Skating club, which Summers formed in 2002. In 2005, the club formed a synchronized skating team.
By any other definition, the 2009 team had a very successful season. Twenty-eight wins is nothing to scoff at and was among the Blugolds' highest win totals in the 25-year history of the program. Still, the team has championship aspirations and because of the 2008 team, anything short of that would be disappointing. As a student, fan and sports reporter, I want to see the Blugolds succeed - and I believe they can.
For the third time this semester it was Ashley who came away with the win as she edged out Nick 4-3. After both columnists failed to pick the outcome of the track and field question, it was Ashley's correct pick about the gymnastics meet that crowned her victorious. This week, Ashley and Nick face a challenge with a unique Overtime: the four quarters feature national-stage questions while the overtime pick concerns a Blugold outcome instead.
NOTA (None of the Above), UW-Eau Claire's arts and literary magazine, held its submission and judging event on March 4. The process works to pare down more than 100 pieces of student-submitted art, from paintings to videos, to the 40 or so that are published in the biannual journal. The event, which took most of the evening, transformed a large classroom into a gallery that was soon filled to the brim with art, artists and viewers.
For me, the choice is simple: given the opportunity to work on a Mac or a PC, I choose the PC every time. The PC is a no-fuss, hassle-free machine that allows me to get my work done quickly. Unlike the Mac, one doesn't have to remember a barrage of shortcuts and codes to accomplish simple tasks. For someone who doesn't have the time or interest to remember these shortcuts, a Mac becomes unknown and unfriendly terrain. Instead, I prefer the PC, in which programs are laid out before the user in an uncomplicated manner.
When the Portland, Ore.-based indie rockers Portugal. The Man busted out tracks from their new album American Ghetto at Minneapolis' Varsity Theater a few weeks back, the general buzz was that it sounded exactly like the band's summer 2009 release, The Satanic Satanist.
This Saturday, the Eau Claire chapter of the American Choral Directors Association will host the 17th annual Celebration of Choral Music at UW-Eau Claire. The concert will feature music from many of the choirs on campus, including The Singing Statesmen, the Women's Chorus, the Women's Concert Chorale and the Concert Choir.
Being someone who hates movies involving vampires, it is nice to see a movie like "Thirst" come out and put its own inventive spin on a genre that is getting really old really quick. Sure, it isn't the greatest movie and definitely has its flaws. But at this point, with all the crap movies coming out involving vampires, it's just refreshing to see something develop its storyline and characters.
Every year it makes me incredibly happy to see people out on their bikes and walking around town again. But it also seems that with this experience, one immediately discomforting experience follows: spring-time drivers. Invariably, it seems the nicer the weather, the more cars are on the road, and, coupled with the increase in pedestrian traffic, the result always seems to be animosity directed towards the latter.
Spring break is approaching, and students are packing their bags in anticipation of their vacations. During spring break, students are looking for memorable stories and experiences that only come once a year. Of course, we all deserve a fun break, but what students don't deserve are the consequences that overusing alcohol can cause. Before you part for your travels, here is some information about blood alcohol concentrations and what you might be thinking about when you are buying your "floofy" beach drinks.
Protests have been synonymous with college campuses for years, especially in epicenters of social change like Birmingham, Ala. and UC-Berkley. Therefore, UW-Milwaukee students who protested against budget cuts and tuition increases should be applauded for their philosophy, but not their methodology.
"The world's oldest occupation" is being called into question. Where do you stand? What does it mean to be a prostitute, historically and now? What exactly is prostitution? And who in the world would think that a prostitute is a prisoner?
The UW-Eau Claire chapter of Best Buddies should be commended for amassing more than 500 signatures to raise awareness against derogatory words like "retarded" and "gay" that are used casually in conversation.
BAGHDAD, Iraq (MCT) - Iraq achieved a respectable turnout at the polls over the weekend, as 62 percent of registered voters cast their ballots, according to the country's electoral commission. The numbers exceeded expectations. Beforehand, some Western officials predicted that 55 to 60 percent of the 19 million registered Iraqis would vote.
SEOUL, South Korea (MCT) - U.S. and South Korean armed forces on Monday began their annual military exercises, prompting North Korea to chastise the war games as "a foolish act of banging their heads on a rock."
Evidence documenting global climate change and human contributions to this phenomenon is solid and supported by numerous scientific and health organizations including the EPA, NAS, AAAS, ACS, AGU, IPCC, NRC, JAMA, and WHO. Mr. McCormick's recent guest column ("Climate change exaggerated," Feb. 25) does not reflect an understanding of the science nor the risks associated with this issue.
As a Blugold, sociologist and soon-to-be alum, I am very upset with how the mascot survey was created. You were not mutually exclusive, nor were you collectively exhaustive in the created survey.
UW-Eau Claire senior Lindsay Steig expected a new, insightful experience and at the very least, a way to get involved in her major when she started volunteering with the UWEC Best Buddies program two years ago. What Steig didn't expect was that she would go on to hold a position as a college buddy director for the group or that she would eventually lead a crusade against the use of the word retard(ed).
Among all Wisconsin schools, UW-Eau Claire was one of two, public or private, to be named to the 2009 President's Higher Education Community Service Honor Roll with distinction. This year is the fourth consecutive year that the university has been recognized for its community service programs.
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