Senate candidates introduce five-point platform

Platform includes course syllabus database, extending hours for health services, subsidized theater tickets

By Andy Weise

With Student Senate elections for the 51st session this week, senior Ray French and freshman Meghan Charlier are poised to become the body's next president and vice president. With no other names on the ballot for these positions, French and Charlier have begun spreading their platform around campus.

Provost candidates begin campus visits

The search for UW-Eau Claire's next No. 2 executive officer continues Monday with the first of four visits from finalists for the position. Over the next two weeks, candidates for Eau Claire's provost and vice chancellor for Academic Affairs will meet with members of the university community during their two-day visits to campus.

Restrictive policies under FIRE

University receives 'red light' rating for policies restricting freedom of speech

By Brian Reisinger

College life changed for RA Lance Steiger in the fall of 2005 when he contacted the Foundation for Individual Rights in Education about a policy banning him from holding Bible studies in his residence hall. Calls pummeled his phone as his story reverberated throughout local, state and national media outlets, he said.

Land lines removed from dorms, savings used for upgrades

By Janie Boschma

When returning to the dorms this fall, students will notice brand new desk chairs in each room. The chairs, along with an upper campus network upgrade, will be purchased with money saved from disconnecting telephone lines in dorm rooms, said Peter Rejto, assistant director for budget and physical plant operations at the Housing and Residence Life Office.

Forensics team dominates state tournament

Two Eau Claire speakers qualify to represent Wisconsin at Interstate Oratory Contest

By McLean Bennett

A young UW-Eau Claire forensics team upheld a longstanding tradition when it took its 15th straight victory in the Wisconsin State Tournament Feb. 16 and 17 at UW-Madison. The team took first place in the six-team tournament, barely edging past UW-Madison for the victory.

Alumna shares Hurricane Katrina clean-up experience

Eau Claire graduate reminds audience there is still much more work to be done

By Timothy Langton

A year-and-a-half after Hurricane Katrina made landfall, there is still much work to be done in New Orleans and other affected areas, said UW-Eau Claire graduate JoAnn Parks in the presentation she gave Friday in Phillips 265. Parks, who graduated in 1996 with a degree in geography, spoke of her experience taking part in the relief efforts.

Campus Calendar

Today • 10 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. The Perspective of Chinese Art. Foster Gallery, Haas Fine Arts Center. An exhibition of works by the Sichuan art faculty responding to the trend of contemporary art based on specific culture backgrounds.