Three trapped in SUV

Power lines keep students stranded in car for hours

Three UW-Eau Claire freshmen are all doing fine after downed power lines trapped them in their vehicle for more than two hours Tuesday evening near Golf Road, Eau Claire Fire & Rescue officials said. Josh Garner-Haynes, Jo Anaya and Nick Damico, all freshmen at Eau Claire, were trapped in an SUV when part of the vehicle ran over the downed lines.

Freedom of speech under FIRE

Harassment policy limits expression, group says

By Ryan Dostalek

UW-Eau Claire is once again feeling the heat from the Foundation for Individual Rights in Education, which said the university's sexual harassment policy violates the Constitution. FIRE released the Spotlight on Speech Codes report in December, which rated university policies from more than 300 colleges across the nation on their levels of freedom of expression.

Potentially fatal fire threatens tenants

By Sara Norgon

At 3:05 p.m. Feb 8 firefighters were called to the Half Moon Lake apartment complex. A fire had started in the wall of the building. While no one was hurt, fire inspector Janet Harter said, the fire could have been life-threatening. The reason; when maintenance manager Robert Melgaard pulled the alarm to warn tenants, nothing happened.

Senate positions under question

By Andy Weise

Student Senate elections for next term are less than a month away and after a recent bill to change the distinction between on and off-campus senators was voted down, the upcoming elections will again have 12 on-campus positions and 18 off-campus positions.

Philanthropist dies at age 100

By Cassandra Golburg

Longtime Eau Claire resident and philanthropist Edith Phillips died Feb. 7 at the age of 100. She was the wife of the late L.E. Phillips. Well-known around Eau Claire for their philanthropic efforts, the Phillips donated millions to charities around the Chippewa Valley.

Forensics students on track for nationals

Freshman members win both individual and team awards

By McLean Bennett

A young UW-Eau Claire forensics team took second place at the Icebox Classic tournament Feb. 2 and 3 at St. Cloud State University (Minn.). Karen Morris, director of forensics at Eau Claire, said Concordia College-Moorhead (Minn.) took first place at the event, but commended the freshmen and other young participants that competed for Eau Claire.

Communication science professor receives award

Prize honors service in education, research for speech pathology

By Nicole Strittmater

When professor of communication sciences and disorders Linda Carpenter's phone rang a few weeks ago, she was stunned at what she found out. Carpenter was awarded The Wisconsin Speech-Language Pathology and Audiology Association's highest honor, Honors of the Association, for demonstrating excellence in education, research and mentoring.

Campus Calendar

Today • 10 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. Limited Editions, Infinite Possibilities. Exhibition of Wisconsin and Minnesota visual and literary artists working with various printmaking processes combined with prose and poetry. Foster Gallery, Haas Fine Arts Center.