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Womens soccer player wins Academic All-American

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Emily Albrent, Chief Copy Editor
December 6, 2012

UW-Eau Claire women’s soccer team captain Gina Williams has been named to the 2012 Capital One NCAA Division III Academic All-America Women’s Soccer Third Team. She is the 38th Blugold in history to be given this award. “I never expected to have such a great senior season,” Williams said. “I... Read more »

Men’s hockey’s work not done yet

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Martha Landry, News Editor
November 29, 2012

Being nationally ranked third in D3hockey.com and USCHO.com’s Top 15 rankings hasn’t gone to the heads of the UW-Eau Claire men’s hockey team. Even with a record-breaking team, Coach Matt Loen said they aren’t getting ahead of themselves. It’s early in the season still so the Eau Claire hockey... Read more »

Student-athlete only part of the equation

Andy Hildebrand, Staff Writer
November 29, 2012

The level of dedication it takes to be a collegiate athlete is no small undertaking. There’s conditioning, meetings and practices which all lead to game time. Add the responsibility of maintaining a full course load and good academic standing and very little free time is left. Unlike their Division... Read more »

Two All-Americans at UWEC

Haley Zblewski, Currents Editor
November 29, 2012

Senior Emily Neave has been playing volleyball for nearly her whole life and was on her first team  when she was 10 years old. Her older cousins played the sport, so she credits them and her aunt and uncle for sparking her interest in volleyball. “I’ve been preparing my whole life for college volleyball... Read more »

Recognized for excellence

Andy Hildebrand, Staff Writer
October 4, 2012

On this year’s Parents’ Weekend, an annual Blugold soccer tradition took place and UW-Eau Claire beat undefeated UW-Oshkosh 4-2. Eau Claire set the pace early as junior forward Paige LeGate knocked one in from in front of the goal to put the Blugolds up 1-0 in the 11th minute. This was followed... Read more »

Soccer scores victories on two playing fields

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September 27, 2012

The UW-Eau Claire women’s soccer team took home two victories on Sept. 22. The lady Blugolds beat Stevens Point 3-2 in overtime while raising money for Autism Speaks. According to their website, Autism Speaks is, “dedicated to funding research into the causes, prevention, treatments, and a cure for... Read more »

Coming soon

May 7, 2009

It seems like everyone and their brother feels the need to criticize Hollywood and movies for being unoriginal and sticking to what makes them money – sequels. Often, though, the flack they receive picks up in the summer months when a large number of big-budget sequels and franchise flicks are... Read more »

Ask Anything

May 7, 2009

David Taintor Dear Ask Anything, I met the most amazing girl ever last weekend through one of my friends, the only problem is that she’s dating this friend of mine. He treats her like crap, and she never expects an apology from him. I was with her all this weekend because he was treating her so... Read more »

Don’t freak for finals

May 4, 2009

With finals week fast approaching, now seems like a good time to crack open those textbooks, find a new box of pencils and brush up on some long-neglected study skills. Or should you have started doing all of that weeks ago? Actually, with just days to go before the first exam hits the fan, there may... Read more »

Now and Then: College

May 4, 2009

David Taintor In just a few weeks I will be walking across a stage to receive my diploma and starting a new chapter in my life. This upcoming event has recently caused me to look back into my old pictures on Facebook, and it made me realize how different things are from when I first came to college.... Read more »