Spectator Staff
September 13, 2012
Crammed into the large ballroom of the new W.R. Davies Center, many students meandered slowly throughout the many tables filled with shiny pens and various assortments of candy. The Blugold Organization Bash, a biannual event held on campus to bring awareness to students about the variety of student... Read more »
Martha Landry, News Editor
September 13, 2012
On Aug. 20, a dead crow found in Eau Claire County tested positive for West Nile virus. Richard Throne, Director and Health Officer at the Eau Claire City-County Health Department, said a community member alerted the department of the dead crow and the department collected and tested the bird. This is... Read more »
Chris Reinoos, News Editor
September 13, 2012
The UW-Eau Claire campus mall, a popular destination for students and important recruiting ground for organizations in the past, has been transformed into a large pile of dirt and a maze of chain-link fence. Director of Facilities Management Terry Classen, the current inconvenience the construction has... Read more »
Elizabeth Jackson, Photo Editor
September 12, 2012
Images and interviews with students and staff in the new W.R. Davies Center about the new W.R. Davies Center.
Alex Zank, Chief Copy Editor
September 6, 2012
As a result of multiple construction projects occurring simultaneously, much of UW-Eau Claire’s lower campus will be closed off to students for the coming months; but, according to one university official, the current headache will definitely be worth it in the end. Assistant Chancellor for Facilities... Read more »
Ryan Spoehr, Copy Editor
September 6, 2012
Over the summer, while students were away from campus, UW-Eau Claire hired a new chancellor to lead them through a transitory period. Gilles Bousquet, former dean of international studies at UW-Madison, began his tenure as interim chancellor at UW-Eau Claire after Brian Levin-Stankevich left the position... Read more »
Bridget Cooke, Staff Writer
September 6, 2012
New staff members continue to be hired at UW-Eau Claire, but $46 million in state budget cuts have affected the ability of certain departments to bring in new instructors. The computer science department at Eau Claire hired two new associate professors, Peter Bui and Michael McMann, for the 2012-2013... Read more »
Alex Zank, Chief Copy Editor
September 6, 2012
It was 11 a.m. on Labor Day; there were hardly any people in the new Davies Center. On the second floor, in the dark, expansive (and still mostly empty) Student Organizations Complex where Student Senate offices are located, were three senators — including Student Body President Corydon Fish, already... Read more »
Martha Landry, News Editor
September 6, 2012
The Little Niagara has experienced major construction and has been enhanced and reverted back to its natural state. According to sustainability fellow James Boulter, changes to the Little Niagara include a new route, addition of rock armor on the banks and bottom of the river to increase flow and decrease... Read more »
Mike Jacobs
September 5, 2012
Over the summer while students were away from campus, UW-Eau Claire hired s new chancellor to lead them through a transitory period. Gilles Bousquet, former dean of international studies at UW-Madison, began his tenure as interim chancellor at UW-Eau Claire after Brian Levin-Stankevich left the position... Read more »
