News ArticlesPulitzer Prize-winning reporter speaks on government secrecyPriest presents at 11th annual Devroy ForumByFeatured speaker of Thursday night's Ann Devroy Memorial Forum Dana Priest of The Washington Post discussed multiple topics from the Walter Reed scandal to the delicate balance between media and government. Student leaders ask for more financial aidBoard of Regents wants more private fundingByStudent leaders expressed a strong need for increased need-based financial aid at a UW System Board of Regents meeting with student representatives from United Council and the Student Representatives Council earlier this month. Senior wins nursing awardEssay on student involvement takes contestByA student at the College of Nursing and Health Science's Marshfield site was recently chosen as the grand-prize winner of the National Student Nursing Association/Nursing Spectrum essay contest. Poetry reading brings new soundsSecond annual event features different languages as changeup to university's English FestByThe International Poetry Night, in its second year on the UW-Eau Claire campus, is a night to hear poems in different languages. The event runs from 7 to 9 p.m. Wednesday in the Council Fire room in Davies Center. Government program tracks activities of exchange studentsSome say monitoring good for security purposes, others call it an increased burdenByDavid Currey wishes his University of Missouri international student office could focus on building bridges between foreign students and Missourians. Upcoming popular video game release revives controversial debateSeventy-two percent of parents don't know game ratings, according to studyByFrom the rocket-propelled grenade that shoots down a police helicopter to the punch in the face delivered to a former friend, the depictions of realistic violence in the newest "Grand Theft Auto" video game are raising fresh concerns. |