The Spectator

Show me the money

Thu, 05 Nov 2009 05:00:00 GMT

The Student Senate Finance Commission has recommended allocating about $3.5 million of student segregated fees in the last week to organized activities, according to finance deliberation notification e-mails from commission director Sen. Dylan Jambrek.

Sierra Club pressures System to switch from coal energy

Thu, 29 Oct 2009 04:00:00 GMT

Such changes already are underway at a plant at UW-Madison, and Sierra Club member said he hopes to begin educating administrators and students at UW-Eau Claire about coal burning to set changes underfoot here too.

Candid camera

Thu, 05 Nov 2009 05:00:00 GMT

The Eau Claire Police Department is requesting eventual funding to install security cameras on Water Street and downtown, the city's finance director said.

Blugold Marching Band gets their groove on

Thu, 05 Nov 2009 05:00:00 GMT

The UW-Eau Claire Blugold Marching Band gave a rousing performance at a stage show in Zorn arena, one of its final events of the season.

Victims of cyber posing urged to report incidents

Thu, 05 Nov 2009 05:00:00 GMT

Cyber posing, when someone poses as another person using a social networking site, is something You has experienced on-and-off since her senior year of high school. She said it started when one of her friends stumbled across a page that had her picture on it but wasn't hers.

Nontraditional students get highlighted through events on campus

Thu, 05 Nov 2009 05:00:00 GMT

About 18 years after she graduated high school, junior Melissa Gullickson received an acceptance letter from UW-Eau Claire on the day of her daughter's first birthday.

Football overcomes 14 point deficit

Thu, 05 Nov 2009 05:00:00 GMT

Despite any on-paper statistical superiority, Oshkosh still couldn't muster a win Saturday before its home crowd. The Titans fell 44-35, thanks in part to impressive special teams play by the Blugolds.

Club sport focus: Women's Rugby

Thu, 05 Nov 2009 05:00:00 GMT

The UW-Eau Claire women's rugby season came to an end Sunday following a weekend tournament in Eagan, Minn. This was the first time in five years the team made it to the Midwest Playoffs.

Going streaking

Thu, 05 Nov 2009 05:00:00 GMT

Last week Frank successfully completed the first ever five-correct-prediction week while Nick managed a respectable four correct predictions. The only question the two sports editors differed on was the Green Bay Packers-Minnesota Vikings game Sunday afternoon.

Men's hockey starts season 0-2

Thu, 05 Nov 2009 05:00:00 GMT

The UW-Eau Claire men's hockey team kicked off its season on a two-game losing streak this weekend.

Volleyball advances to next round in WIAC

Thu, 05 Nov 2009 05:00:00 GMT

On Tuesday, the UW-Eau Claire volleyball team found themselves trailing by two games in a best-of-five match against UW-River Falls in the opening round of the WIAC tournament. A loss in the third game would have eliminated the Blugolds from the tournament, and would have weakened their shot at an at-large bid into the national tournament.

Women's hockey drops opener

Thu, 05 Nov 2009 05:00:00 GMT

The UW-Eau Claire women's hockey team opened its season in St. Paul with a loss to Hamline University (Minn.). Hamline, which was also playing in its first game of the season, set the tone early as they cruised to a 4-1 victory.

Momentum gaining for Derby trainer

Thu, 05 Nov 2009 05:00:00 GMT

For all his self-deprecating humor, there is no downplaying the surge of momentum rolling through Baffert's barn as he looks for another milestone this weekend.

Columnist breaks down key events for Winter Olympics

Thu, 05 Nov 2009 05:00:00 GMT

The 2010 Vancouver Games are fewer than 100 days away, with about 2,500 athletes from 80-plus countries, including an estimated 220 Americans, vying for 258 medals in 10 sports.

In review: O Lucky Man!

Thu, 05 Nov 2009 05:00:00 GMT

"O Lucky Man!" doesn't start off with a big bang, nor does anything major happen in its over two and a half hour running time. Lots of little things happen, culminating with an over the top ending that will likely leave most viewers scratching their heads. With that in mind however, it certainly makes a lasting impression and essentially accomplishes its goal of making the viewer constructively think about what it is trying to convey.

The Foreigner

Thu, 05 Nov 2009 05:00:00 GMT

Beginning this week, the UW-Eau Claire theatre arts department is set to debut one of playwright Larry Shue's finest comedic productions. The contemporary play, "The Foreigner," with its dark comic robustness and intelligent banter, has been alluring and enchanting theatergoers since its inception in the 1980s.

Vienna Boys Choir to perform Tuesday night in Zorn Arena

Thu, 05 Nov 2009 05:00:00 GMT

The Vienna Boys Choir will be visiting Eau Claire for the second time, returning to the Artists Series after 15 seasons, and is set to perform at 7:30 p.m. Tuesday in Zorn Arena. The group's musical repertoire is set to include a wide variety of music, including Austrian composers, sacred traditional music and even some modern and contemporary music, Zimmermann said.

Quick cash opportunities abundant in area

Thu, 05 Nov 2009 05:00:00 GMT

A common issue many college students face during the school year is a lack of cash flow. Those who choose not to attain permanent jobs throughout the school year often find themselves searching for any and every possible source of income.

In review: Scribblenauts

Thu, 05 Nov 2009 05:00:00 GMT

"Scribblenauts" is the new, side-scrolling puzzle game from 5th Cell. The premise of the game is to use whatever you can think of to solve a series of puzzles.

New meal plans work

Thu, 05 Nov 2009 05:00:00 GMT

Last spring when the university announced details of the meal plans for the next school year, I was one of many upset students. I was a critic. I was a complainer. I liked the plans the way they were and couldn't understand why we needed a change. Specifically, a change that would bring more expensive plans and seemingly limit my dining options.

Hipsters, be not afraid

Thu, 05 Nov 2009 05:00:00 GMT

Let me give you a tad of insight into my life: I listen to the Smiths. A lot. I exclusively wear Levi's skinny jeans. I could pick out Helvetica from a mile away and explain how its simplistic, sans-serif nature makes it an absolutely groundbreaking font. If it is not apparent to you yet, I am a hipster.

Some senators fail to take big survey

Thu, 05 Nov 2009 05:00:00 GMT

Anyone who has followed the Blugold Committment knows that a lack of student participation had been a major issue since its proposal. Unfortunately, that lack of input includes our Student Senate as well.

Costumes objectify

Thu, 05 Nov 2009 05:00:00 GMT

On the big night, I was proud of my garb and its thriftiness. However, after stepping out onto Water Street on Halloween night, I noticed there were other penny-pinching ladies about.
Most of these women paired lingerie and underwear with heels and called it a costume.

Rob's reckonings

Thu, 05 Nov 2009 05:00:00 GMT

Apparently Nine Inch Nails' Trent Reznor isn't happy his music has ousted waterboarding as the torture of the future.
Or maybe he's just upset that his respected classic, "March of the Pigs," was used for the same purpose as the Meow Mix jingle at Guantanamo Bay.

Pilot gets two years for stealing plane

Thu, 05 Nov 2009 05:00:00 GMT

A Canadian student pilot who stole a plane in hopes he would get shot down when he crossed the U.S. border was sentenced Tuesday in St. Louis federal court to two years in prison.

Republicans boycott climate meeting

Thu, 05 Nov 2009 05:00:00 GMT

German Chancellor Angela Merkel urged Congress Tuesday to take dramatic action to stop climate change, but the political difficulties were evident as Republicans boycotted a Senate committee meeting to consider changes to a climate change bill.

He's all that

Thu, 05 Nov 2009 05:00:00 GMT

This semester, junior English literature major Josh Riedel became the first openly gay student to run for Homecoming royalty. Riedel was this year's royalty candidate for Spectrum, the LGBTQA student organization at UW-Eau Claire.

Knock, knock

Thu, 05 Nov 2009 05:00:00 GMT

At 10:30 p.m., two officers responded to a drug case in Sutherland Hall. The officers arrived on scene and met with a Resident Assistant who said he was doing rounds and smelt the odor of burnt marijuana coming from a room.

Pickpocketed

Thu, 05 Nov 2009 05:00:00 GMT

At 11:27 p.m., an officer met with a man about a theft in Davies Center. The man said he was in the Tamarack room and left his coat outside during an event. He said he left his coat around 8 p.m. and came back at 10 p.m. to find that several items were missing from his jacket.

Stimulus funding headed to Eau Claire

Thu, 05 Nov 2009 05:00:00 GMT

Twelve counties in west-central Wisconsin will recieve more than $129 million from the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009.