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Campus News ArticlesOfficials stress safety, respect for communityLeaders hold press conference to discuss Homecoming weekByWith Homecoming week beginning today, university and city officials are stressing safety and responsibility while attending this week's activities. At a press conference Thursday in the Presidents Room of Davies Center, Student Senate President Aaron Olson, Eau Claire Police Chief Jerry Matysik and Associate Dean of Student Development and Diversity Jodi Thesing-Ritter appealed to the student body to treat the community with respect this week. Smoke-free bar opensDooley's Pub replaces vacant lot left after 2001's fire at The CamaraderieByA cool wind races across Water Street on a chilly Friday night as students and Eau Claire residents endure the elements. On the corner of Fifth Avenue and Water Street, however, a warm light dimly shines on the sidewalk. Through the door, the golden glow illuminates dark wooden structures, as customers slightly slouch over the bar carrying on casual conversations. Aid provision up for reviewNational study finds financial benefit cut does not deter drug useByJunior Meghan Hopper doesn't do drugs, but she knows someone who used to until he was caught with marijuana in a UW-Milwaukee residence hall. Her friend no longer attends Milwaukee, partially because he lost his financial aid even after he stopped doing drugs. University paid to offer new cardsSoll: U.S. Bank to give Eau Claire a minimum of $15,000 a yearByA process that took more than a year to plan was accomplished in just two weeks when new Blugold ID cards were issued to upperclassmen Sept. 19 through Sept. 30. Students may use the new cards as a debit card through U.S. Bank, and 116 students opened new accounts through the bank to access the option. Recycling policies violated in off-campus areasCounty planning division receives complaints, especially about housing on Water and Lake StreetByFor many students in early to mid-20th century America, the three Rs were a part of their everyday academic lives - reading, 'riting and 'rithmetic. Since the time many students were in elementary school, they have been taught a new set of Rs - reduce, reuse and recycle. Alumnus joins 34 sanitation workers in MississippiUndergerecht one of first federal respondents in area devastated by Hurricane KatrinaByRaw sewage pipes thrust above water level were just one of the sights sanitation workers faced after hurricanes ripped across the coastline earlier this month, said UW-Eau Claire alumnus Lt. Cmdr. Craig R. Undergerecht. Environmental public health assistance in areas devastated by hurricanes is crucial for the everyday health of residents, he said. |
