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 »
Haley Zblewski, Chief Copy Editor
March 7, 2013
It was the Blugold mens hockey team’s first National Collegiate Athletics Association bid since 1989 and their first time hosting a tournament game at Hobbs Ice Center, and they were down by one against Saint John’s College (Minn.) in the first round game. But the Blugolds certainly came back with... Read more »
Nicole Miller, Staff Writer
February 21, 2013
Students are being offered a new and different housing option for next fall. The Priory Residence Hall is set on 112 mostly wooded acres of land located about three miles from the central campus. Formerly a Catholic Monastery, it was purchased by the university and is now home to the children’s center... Read more »
Michelle Enger, Copy Editor
February 21, 2013
This weekend’s men’s tennis competition resulted with a hit and miss in a 9-0 win over Milwaukee School of Engineering Friday night and a 8-1 loss against Gustavus Adolphus on Saturday at the Swanson Tennis Center at St. Peter (Minn.). Assistant Coach Chris Kuna said MSOE and Gustavus had two very... Read more »
Nick Erickson, Staff Writer
February 14, 2013
During its recent losing streak, the UW-Eau Claire women’s basketball team either started games out slowly or closed them poorly. But after an 81-70 romp over UW-Stout on Senior Night Saturday at Zorn Arena, letdowns were nonexistent. The Blugolds dominated from start to finish, something that thoroughly... Read more »
Haley Zblewski, Chief Copy Editor
February 8, 2013
After two wins last weekend, the Blugold men’s hockey team has achieved two firsts in the team’s history: the 2013 Wisconsin Intercollegiate Athletic Conference men’s ice hockey championship and their first Northern Collegiate Hockey Association title. The men narrowly avoided overtime against... Read more »
Bridget Cooke, Staff Writer
January 31, 2013
The sound of the foghorn welcomed the Blugold men’s hockey team onto the ice to a full house of cheering fans Friday night against St. Norbert College. UW-Eau Claire didn’t disappoint, winning 3-0 and holding the Green Knights scoreless for the first time since 1994. Facing off at Hobbs Arena,... Read more »
Haley Zblewski, Chief Copy Editor
January 24, 2013
After a somewhat slow start to the second half of their season, the UW-Eau Claire men’s hockey team racked up two wins against UW-Superior this weekend at Hobbs Ice Arena, getting back into the game after coming out winless last weekend. Junior defenseman Alex Olson said since returning from winter... Read more »
David Heiling, News Editor
January 24, 2013
The education building that is currently under construction on UW-Eau Claire’s campus should be completed by November of this year and is set to be operational come the spring semester of 2014. The building still does not have an official name and is being temporarily called the Education Building.... Read more »
Steve Fruehauf, Copy Editor
January 24, 2013
With mass shootings like the ones in Aurora, Colo. and Newtown, Conn. occurring in the past year, gun control has moved front and center on the national stage. As the spring semester begins at UW-Eau Claire, some are stressing the importance of knowing emergency procedures if a shooter was on campus. Campus... Read more »
