Nicole Miller, Staff Writer
March 7, 2013
The act of experiencing diversity in culture is part of everyday life. From dining out at ethnically unique restaurants, to admiring new clothing trends or turning on the radio and listening to broadcasted music, diversity in culture surrounds you on a day-to-day basis. Have you ever wondered what the... Read more »
Elizabeth Jackson, Photo Editor
March 7, 2013
When it comes to getting dressed each day, the matter of fashion ethics probably doesn’t cross our minds. But should fashion ethics — i.e. working conditions for those who make the clothes, sustainability, the use of fur and leather — be on our minds all the time? Labor, when it comes to the fashion... Read more »
Zack Katz, Copy Editor
March 7, 2013
Before heading off to the South by Southwest music festival in Austin, Texas next week, Brooklynite Liam Benzvi and Minneapolis native Francis Jimenez, together making up Strange Names, will play at 11:30 a.m. and 8 p.m. March 7-8 at UW-Eau Claire’s Cabin. As part of the University Affairs Committee,... Read more »
Martha Landry, Currents Editor
March 7, 2013
In a daring balance of art and science, world-renowned photographer, James Balog, took audiences on a dangerous and breathtakingly beautiful adventure across the glaciers of Greenland, Alaska, Montana and Canada to watch the glaciers disappear. Climate change has been a highly disputed topic for the... Read more »
Katie Bast, Staff Writer
March 7, 2013
Social media may be a necessary part of our socialization, but in the Arab world it is a necessary part of their mobilization. Women and young people have taken to Twitter and Facebook to bring about political and social change in their countries of unrest, Sahar Khamis, an expert in Middle Eastern media,... Read more »
Katie Bast, Staff Writer
March 4, 2013
Thirty-two degrees may not sound all that warm, but for onlookers of Eau Claire’s 14th annual Polar Plunge on Feb. 24, it felt like a spring day. Parkas were shed and sweatshirt sleeves were pushed up as the sun warmed the area around the rectangle cut in the ice at Half Moon Lake. The Polar Plunge... Read more »
Haley Zblewski, Chief Copy Editor
March 4, 2013
Paul Williams originally joined the Boy Scouts of America around first or second grade. His parents thought it would be a good organization for him to be a part of and he ended up enjoying it. “The first time I went to Boy Scout camp, it was the most fun I ever had,” he said. He went on to become... Read more »
Michelle Enger, Chief Copy Editor
March 4, 2013
Cinderella had a fairy godmother to help her get ready for the ball. But for the girls planning to attend the Viennese Ball, their fairy godmother will be the UW-Eau Claire’s Viennese Ball gown sale held 11 a.m. to 7 p.m. March 5 and 6 in the Dakota Ballroom of Davies Center. The Viennese Ball, which... Read more »
Zack Katz, Copy Editor
March 4, 2013
Beginning March 1, students and the Eau Claire community will begin their work together in preparation for the University Activities Commission’s 31 Days Film Project. Contestants will submit short film entries based on their assigned “Aesop’s Fables” theme. By midnight of March 31, entries will... Read more »
Courtney Kueppers, Copy Editor
March 4, 2013
Nineteenth and twentieth century artists are responsible for the roots of contemporary American art; at least in the opinion of Foster Art Gallery director Tom Wagener who has the exhibit “Masterworks from the Hillstrom Museum of Art” currently on display. The exhibit is a showcase of 44 pieces of... Read more »
