Alex Zank
April 5, 2012
There is an apparent low bidder for the construction of the new education building, a process that took place on March 15. Miron Construction, out of Neenah, will now enter into negotiations with the Division of State Facilities to enter a contract to build the new education building, according to a... Read more »
Alisha Taubner
April 5, 2012
Business professor Emily Elsner Twesme said she decided to become a teacher because she loves working with her students and helping them grow. So it seemed to her like a perfect match when she became the new faculty adviser for UW-Eau Claire’s DECA chapter in November 2011. With the goal of excelling... Read more »
Brian Roberts
April 5, 2012
Seven year-old Greyson Tibbits of Eau Claire wished to go to Disney World – and had his wish granted. He celebrated his “big wish day” at Cold Stone Creamery with a party thrown for him by the Make-A-Wish Foundation, and on March 18th the family left for Florida. Now, the Make-A-Wish Foundation... Read more »
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Anna Soldner
April 2, 2012
Republican presidential candidate Rick Santorum stopped in Eau Claire on Friday while on his campaign tour of Wisconsin, whose primary is April 3. Santorum got a big welcome at Republican party headquarters, though some protesters also made an appearance — a few of whom held anti-Scott Walker signs.
Katie Hoffman
March 29, 2012
Chancellor Brian Levin-Stankevich sent an email to all campus faculty and staff Tuesday from Salt Lake City announcing his new position as the president of Westminster College. Levin-Stankevich will be Westminster’s 17th president, succeeding current president Michael Bassis, who is retiring this... Read more »
Emily Gresbrink
March 29, 2012
“It’s hard to describe. He’s just gone … I guess I’m just still so saddened about it.” Chris Floyd, a biology professor, spoke of Chris Langel, a 2009 UW-Eau Claire graduate who went missing on March 10 in the middle of the night when his boat, the 70-foot vessel Lady Cecelia, sank into... Read more »
Anna Soldner
March 29, 2012
After the Wisconsin Department of Justice closed a nine-month investigation into Eau Claire’s high gas prices, unhappy community members believe there’s more to the story. Two UW-Eau Claire faculty members in particular, together with the Eau Claire City Council and student support, are on a mission... Read more »
Katie Hoffman
March 29, 2012
Early Sunday morning, university police were notified by a GPS tracking system that one of their bait bikes was stolen from campus. University police Lt. Jay Dobson said the GPS units hidden on the bait bikes send alerts to officers via text message when they are moved. “That information was then... Read more »
Alex Zank
March 29, 2012
Rising tuition costs and decreased funding for education have been controversial issues in Wisconsin in recent memory. Soon, voters will have a chance to make their voices heard in the April 3 Republican primary election.UW-Eau Claire Sophomore Miranda Pagenkopf said that when choosing a presidential... Read more »
Spenser Bickett
March 29, 2012
Students returning to campus from spring break have noticed a significant change to lower campus. Over break, 59 trees were cut down to enable construction for the new education building, which is set to begin later in the spring and completed in late fall 2013, according to a university press release. To... Read more »
