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Web site places IT students in internships

Information technology one of State's growing industries, despite economy

By Janie Boschma

There's at least one industry that's thriving even in what experts have labeled an "economic crisis." Wisconsin Lt. Gov. Barbara Lawton announced Friday in a press conference the release of a Web site to match students with Information Technology internships in one of Wisconsin's fastest growing industries.

Group discusses campus' emission reduction update

Electricity highest contributor, survey says

By Spectator Staff

Members of the UW-Eau Claire Carbon Neutral Team facilitated a discussion on Oct. 22 in Davies Theatre of research findings regarding campus greenhouse gas emissions, where those emissions come from, current actions reducing emissions and what can be done in the future to reduce emissions.

Speakers address human trafficking, human rights

Forum focused on violence against women

By Breann Schossow

Throwing chocolate and offering emotional support to audience members if needed, Lina Juarbe and Carmen Pitre started the discussion about human trafficking. Juarbe and Pitre presented "Speaking the Truth about Sexual Violence, Prostitution, Immigration and Human Trafficking" to a nearly full audience at Davies Theatre on Oct.

Civil Rights trip to tour historic sites

Six states will be visited in total, goal to learn American history, experience past

By McLean Bennett

"Martin Luther King is slain in Memphis," ran the first half of a bold headline in The New York Times one day after a sniper assassinated the Civil Rights leader at a Tennessee hotel. The climactic shooting and the blood-drenched Civil Rights Movement that preceded it will become the central theme of a student-faculty Civil Rights Pilgrimage this January.

Environmental groups aim to sustain

Organizations' multi-day efforts help students become more environmentally conscious

By Gillian Ekern

Campus sustainability days were held on Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday of last week all over campus. Ten different events were held to both raise awareness and get students involved. The Conservationists, Foodlums, Hobnailers, and Student National Environmental Health Association all got involved and organized not only one day for the issue, but three.

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