May 3, 2012
In an attempt to fill the nutritional void summer break leaves for Wisconsin children, UW-Eau Claire will once again host the Summer Food Service Program. According to the USDA, the program, which began in 1968, provides free, nutritious meals and snacks to low-income children throughout the summer months... Read more »
Spectator Staff
May 3, 2012
On Tuesday afternoon, UW-Eau Claire organized a fire safety demonstration with the hopes of educating people on how fire sprinkler systems can control fires, while also saving lives and property. The event, hosted by the Eau Claire Fire Department and the Home Sprinkler Coalition, demonstrated how the... Read more »
Amelia Kimball
May 3, 2012
The UW-Eau Claire forensics team traveled to the National Forensic Association and American Forensic Association tournaments with top rankings last month. Eighteen students from a variety of majors attended NFA and eight traveled to AFA. Overall, the team placed 14th at AFA in Texas and placed seventh... Read more »
Haley Zblewski
May 3, 2012
All of the new student center’s electrical energy will be 100 percent supported by renewable energy after the UW-Eau Claire Student Senate passed an allocation of student segregated fees at their meeting Monday. The allocation of around $13,600 of student segregated fees controlled by the Student... Read more »
The Spectator Staff
May 2, 2012
On Tuesday, May 1, Big Brothers Big Sisters of Northwestern Wisconsin held their annual Bowl for Kids’ Sake fundraiser at Wagner’s Lanes in Eau Claire. Bowl for Kids’ sake is a non-competitive event consisting of games, prizes, raffles and limbo, among other activities. The Big Brothers Big Sisters... Read more »
Eric Christenson
April 26, 2012
There’s an old saying, “If you smoke, take your butts outside,” but what if just going outside wasn’t enough? Effective May 1, UW-Eau Claire’s new smoking policy will prohibit smoking on campus with the exceptions of ten designated smoking areas on lower campus, eight on upper and on city-owned... Read more »
Bridget Cooke
April 26, 2012
On Monday afternoon, UW-Eau Claire chancellor Brian Levin-Stankevich delivered an opening speech and welcomed a crowd of nearly 100, toasting with a glass of sparkling cider. “A year ago, the seats you’re sitting in were sagging, faded red velvet, the lighting was from World War II and the walls... Read more »
Spenser Bickett
April 26, 2012
Students in John Mann’s Public History Seminar course this semester have a unique opportunity. The 400 and 600 level students are working together with W.D. McIntyre Library, as well as the Dunn County Historical Society, to create an exhibit on the history of African-American baseball in the area. Mann... Read more »
Katie Hoffman
April 26, 2012
When she was in third grade, a woman said she was sexually assaulted by two male family members. She didn’t tell anyone until her guidance counselor showed a video depicting an uncle molesting his nephew. Then the woman got the courage to tell her counselor what happened. “She called the police,”... Read more »
Emily Gresbrink
April 26, 2012
The UW System approved last week a grant that will allow funding for renovations to three chemistry labs in the L.E. Phillips Science Hall. The renovation project came after the chairs of the different science departments discussed the matter, and the encouragement of Associate Vice Chancellor for Academic... Read more »
