January 28, 2002
As enthused as I may be about snow finally arriving in Eau Claire, it brings an added responsibility to landowners, one that I haven’t seen taken very seriously since winter break. While I see that the university has taken the time for proper plowing and salting around the immediate campus, it... Read more »
January 24, 2002
Thanks to those people who don’t take seriously the responsibility of returning library books on time, the Menomonie Police Department have something new in add to their job description. Police now issue tickets to patrons who are caught on the technicality of stealing library materials. The Menomonie... Read more »
January 24, 2002
Most people think they know their mom. She’s the one who sang songs to put them to sleep. Maybe she made the best cookies in the world. Maybe she read the stories and helped them with their homework. Now imagine the shock and horror of finding out that your mom is really a former member of a terrorist... Read more »
January 24, 2002
It may be the start of the year 2002, but some things in today’s society seem to be coming from 1984. The famous George Orwell book, “1984,” (published in 1949), takes a deep look into a future society of western civilization heavily controlled by government. It created the term “Big... Read more »
January 24, 2002
There has got to be something weird in California’s drinking water. In most states, when someone is caught doing something illegal, the judicial system punishes them with jail time, a fine or a mandate to do something (community service, leave the country or avoid contact with John Doe). But the... Read more »
December 13, 2001
The Student Senate Finance Commission has very difficult decisions to make each year when it comes to deciding how the segregated fees will be divided among organized activities. Not only must it balance the needs of different organizations, but it also tries to keep the cost to students as low as possible. That... Read more »
December 13, 2001
To get things started I want to talk a little about respect and values. First off, while watching “The Man Show” a few days ago, a skit came on involving the Man Boy, a young teen-age boy whom the hosts of the show have convinced to walk the streets saying inappropriate things to various... Read more »
December 13, 2001
Don’t you just hate it when you get busted for trying to smuggle 44 birds into the United States by hiding them in your pants? At least Carlos Rodriguez Avila does. Reportedly, a U.S. Customs agent at Miami International Airport on Halloween made Avila pull his pants up and the agent found the... Read more »
December 13, 2001
War is a funny thing when it comes to this country. After all, this nation was founded through one. It established its status as a world superpower because of one. We eliminated one of our nation’s great injustices in one that split the nation in two. And we divided our house and created one of... Read more »
December 10, 2001
When Charles F. “Chic” Burlingame III’s life was cut short on Sept. 11, his family must have known they would have a hard time dealing with his death. But now Burlingame’s family is having to duel with Army officials over the man’s right to a burial plot at Arlington National... Read more »
