Katie Bast, Staff Writer
May 9, 2013
Jared Choate ran across the country because he just didn’t have a reason not to. He was out of money, out of a job and out of excuses. He flew to Surf City, N.J. and ran the 3,000 miles to Santa Monica Pier, Calif. What he learned had nothing to do with physical endurance or his abilities. Instead,... Read more »
Zack Katz, Copy Editor
May 2, 2013
A ruptured aorta — it’s a fairly common injury in side-impact collision car crashes. What’s not so common in the case of this injury, however, is finding your way to a hospital alive. Michael Borglin, a fifth-year senior computer science major, was a junior running track and cross-country for UW-Eau... Read more »
Michelle Enger, Chief Copy Editor
April 25, 2013
Eating pizza and cheeseburgers, doing homework, playing “nose goes” and living in a dorm are some day-to-day things most students at UW-Eau Claire experience and expect. But for some Blugolds, it has been an adjustment or unfamiliar territory. Walking among the Blugolds from all around the United... Read more »
Courtney Kueppers, Copy Editor
April 11, 2013
It’s a story he’s told a lot of people on a lot of different occasions. A story about a happy go lucky teenager enjoying the second half of his freshman year at UW-Eau Claire when a routine checkup resulted in the discovery of cancer and him withdrawing for chemo treatments just two weeks into spring... Read more »
Alex Zank, News Editor
April 4, 2013
Senior nursing major Abigail Buechner recalled an event that really showed the trust the immigrant farm workers had in her group of nursing students. She said they were asking the man basic questions they asked everyone. When asked if he smoked, he responded not only with a “no” but with a story.... Read more »
David Heiling, News Editor
March 17, 2013
Ask Thurgood Dennis’ lifelong friend, football coach, father and track teammate a little about who he is, and they will all tell you the characteristics that epitomize the national champion. Compassion. Competitiveness. Blinding speed. The sophomore English education major set two UW-Eau Claire track... Read more »
Andy Hildebrand, Sports Editor
February 28, 2013
Nick Jaeger had only flown once before and had never been outside the borders of the United States. Even as he sat strapped into his seat aboard the United Airlines plane waiting for takeoff, he still had trouble believing what was in store for him. When the plane took flight, Jaeger began a journey... Read more »
Emily Albrent, Op/Ed Editor
February 21, 2013
Director of “The Vagina Monologues” and recent graduate of UW-Eau Claire Rebecca Hubbard said violence towards women happens and it happens often. According to the Eau Claire Counseling Services, one in four women in college today have been victims of rape and almost 90 percent of those knew their... Read more »
Haley Zblewski, Chief Copy Editor
February 21, 2013
Shannon McInnis, a freshman English major, sits in a changing room in Haas Fine Arts Center in a fluffy robin’s egg blue robe. Aside from the robe, she wears a pair of shoes so she doesn’t get charcoal on her feet. She’s waiting for the professor to call her out to a platform in the middle of a... Read more »
Martha Landry, Currents Editor
February 14, 2013
The UW-Eau Claire “bubble” is an easy place to get stuck as a college student. Branching out and forming a connection with the community of Eau Claire is something students frequently miss out on. Joining churches, organizations or reading the news are some ways that students can invest their time... Read more »
