February 24, 2003
Aaron Vehling During the first semester of Lindsey Nelson’s freshman year, she rose to the role of United Hall Council vice president after the group’s president quit. The same thing happened the following semester. It left Nelson with a tough decision on whether to reign over the residence... Read more »
February 17, 2003
Aaron Vehling Junior Faith Thompson has three children and the state pays for her child care. After her absence from formal education, she decided she had to go to college for her children’s sake. Thompson said she wanted an actual career instead of a job. She received a wake-up call when she noticed... Read more »
February 17, 2003
Aaron Vehling A few years ago, a self-defense class typically was a group of women kicking an assistant dressed like the Stay-Puff Marshmallow Man in that “special place” while screaming, “No!” A more updated self-defense workshop offered by the martial arts club Hwa Rang Do/Tae... Read more »
February 10, 2003
Aaron Vehling As a 4-year-old, Nick Johnson’s favorite toy was a little plastic red guitar that he carried everywhere with him. When that was lost, he made a new guitar out of a shoe box, toilet paper roll and string at a music camp. Johnson’s interest in playing the guitar became a reality... Read more »
February 3, 2003
Aaron Vehling Some Blugold students are content with hanging around Eau Claire on the weekends and doing the normal college thing. House parties, Water Street and Blugold sporting events keep them in town. Other students, however, leave the city. They are looking for something else. These students seek... Read more »
January 27, 2003
Freshman Lauren Karle made the Blugold volleyball team this fall, but had to quit because the time commitment was too much. Winter Intramural Sports (second session) Registration Info. Time: 8 a.m.– 4:30 p.m. Date: Monday — Friday Place: Hilltop Recreation Center Cost: $20 per team or... Read more »
January 27, 2003
“I am a person who craves change and new situations.” -Joe Rand, Senior Literally and figuratively, senior public communications major Joe Rand is going places. He’s heading to Texas tomorrow with the university’s Concert Dance Company as part of a dance festival. After returning,... Read more »
December 9, 2002
Traditional students at UW-Eau Claire face challenges in school and are responsible for managing their own academic careers. Now imagine facing those challenges while being responsible for not just yourself, but a child, while going to school. During the 2001-02 school year, there were 112 single parents... Read more »
December 9, 2002
This spring senior Melissa Marsh studied at a university with about 10,000 students on a campus she described as “beautiful.” This fall, she returned to UW-Eau Claire, saying she had a better attitude about the campus after spending a semester on the East Coast. Marsh was one of about 50... Read more »
November 25, 2002
Junior nursing major Scott Halvorson knows exactly how to silence his friends when they start cracking “Meet the Parents” jokes. “All I have to say (to them) is, you get to hang out with 100 guys every day,” Halvorson said. “I go into the nursing building and there’s... Read more »
