October 11, 2012
Yes ma’am! I am intoxicated Saturday Sept. 29 At approximately 11:18 p.m., an officer was dispatched to a residence hall for an intoxicated male sitting in the hallway. Two other officers were sent to meet with the RA. She told the officers that on her typical nightly round, she found a “very intoxicated”... Read more »
Spectator Staff
October 4, 2012
“His mother was crying on the phone,” said Dean of Students Brian Carlisle. “She said, ‘Please don’t hide this. Let your students know that this happens.’” Carlisle took the phone call from the mother of senior English major Daniel Gerbec, who committed suicide Saturday. Normally, if a... Read more »
Alex Zank, Chief Copy Editor
October 4, 2012
Student Senate goals broken down by each commission will soon be on display in the Senate office for the entire student body to see. In a brief meeting to open the month of October, Vice President Patrick Martin said during his report that the Senate will be trying something new that will make legislative... Read more »
Amelia Kimball, Staff Writer
October 4, 2012
Twenty-four hours a day, seven days a week, the Towers elevators are constantly in motion, but when students bounce in the elevators or abuse them in some way, they cease to function. Lynn Peterson, assistant director for operations in Facilities Management, said there are 42 elevators on campus, but... Read more »
Michelle Enger, Copy Editor
October 4, 2012
Campus dust levels tested above the Environmental Protection Agency’s standard during a research project this summer. Dr. Crispin Pierce, Department of Public Health Professionals, with the help of Kristen Walters, a non-traditional student, conducted a sample of air quality for 7.8 hours during a... Read more »
Emily Albrent, Chief Copy Editor
October 4, 2012
With the presidential election a little more than a month away, the UW-Eau Claire College Republicans and Democrats are trying to get students registered to vote and involved in the election process. Sam Milewsky, president of the College Democrats, said registration is the group’s top priority in... Read more »
David Heiling, Sports Editor
October 4, 2012
Friday afternoon, The Spectator’s David Heiling sat down with 20-year-old Katie Pointer, a student member of the Board of Regents for the UW System. As a freshman at UW-La Crosse, she was the Vice President of the College Republicans and went on to be a financial advisor to the Ron Johnson campaign... Read more »
October 4, 2012
Silly suspect, sleeping is for beds Thursday, Sept. 20 At approximately 10:10 a.m., an officer left one of the parking lots near an area park, where he observed a Toyota Corolla parked. He observed a man sleeping in the driver’s seat. The officer knocked on the window and the man identified himself... Read more »
Andy Hildebrand, Staff Writer
October 4, 2012
One of UW-Eau Claire’s most well-respected programs has helped define the university since the late ’80s and continues to provide undergraduate students with the opportunity to work side by side with their professors in exotic locations all across the globe. In 1988, Eau Claire was designated as... Read more »
Ryan Spoehr, Copy Editor
October 4, 2012
After being in his new role for about three months, Gilles Bousquet continues to integrate himself into the community and campus life as interim chancellor at UW-Eau Claire. So far, Bousquet has received positive accolades in his short tenure at the university. Patrick Martin, the Student Senate vice... Read more »
