Spectator Staff
April 26, 2012
University Police locked down Schofield Hall Friday afternoon in response to a threat of violence. Police Chief David Sprick said they took precautions to clear people from the building and then conducted a security patrol. After the patrol, they found no evidence of a threat, Sprick said. Sprick said... Read more »
Jesse Yang
April 23, 2012
The Hmong have a collective culture, including a sense of belonging, relation, duty, context, advice, and hierarchy that values and encompasses the history and tradition of its people, a renowned Hmong leader said Friday afternoon. “The Hmong culture is more of a collective culture, and mainstream... Read more »
Haley Zblewski
April 19, 2012
Changes to the meal plans will go into effect next year at UW-Eau Claire as the university prepares for the changes in dining options in the new Davies Center. Charles Farrell, director of University Centers, said changes are necessary to accommodate the new Davies Center not having a cafeteria and the... Read more »
Haley Zblewski
April 19, 2012
The first time someone read a poem in American Sign Language at the International Poetry reading, Audrey Fessler, assistant professor of English and women’s studies, said the change in the room was astounding. “I remember how the room went silent with a kind of visual intensity I have seldom experienced... Read more »
Chris Reinoos
April 19, 2012
Jill Doubek, a six-year veteran of the Navy and a non-traditional senior at UW-Eau Claire, said she had a wonderful experience in the military and adjusted back to civilian life rather painlessly. However, she knows other veterans were not so lucky and may need some help to work through issues. “My... Read more »
The Spectator Staff
April 19, 2012
UW System President Kevin Reilly named UW-Eau Claire’s interim chancellor Wednesday afternoon. Gilles Bousquet, UW-Madison dean of the Division of International Studies, will begin his one-year appointment on July 15. His other credentials include serving as vice-provost for globalization, director... Read more »
Emily Gresbrink
April 19, 2012
Mai Neng Vang, a junior, has kept the memory of her late grandfather in mind throughout the month of April. “He told me that one day, when I get older, my generation and younger may not know,” she said. “He was afraid they will no longer know where they came from and have the knowledge to participate... Read more »
Erica Rasmussen, Freelancer
April 19, 2012
Beginning Hebrew, a course created by the Foreign Language and the Philosophy and Religious Studies departments, will be available at UW-Eau Claire for the first time during the fall 2012 semester. The instructor, Jonathan Paradise, said he studied the Hebrew language as a child. By 17, he was fluent... Read more »
Haley Zblewski
April 19, 2012
The Student Senate voted on two Information Technologies Commission proposals at its Monday meeting, denying one and approving the other. A bill for a nearly $20,000 student technology fee allocation to expand the virtual lab license bundle was passed with a voice vote. The virtual labs allow students... Read more »
Amelia Kimball, Freelancer
April 19, 2012
This Friday, UW-Eau Claire’s Blugold Beginnings and Early Childhood Literacy Intervention Program will celebrate Global Youth Service Day. The groups will work with students from area grade schools, middle schools and high schools and setting up sites around Eau Claire. More than 200 people, including... Read more »
