State Senator receives high party honor

Democrat elected president pro tempore, will stand in with absence of Senate president

By Luke Anderson

State Senator and UW-Eau Claire graduate Pat Kreitlow (D-Chippewa Falls) was elected president pro tempore last Tuesday by the members of the Senate Democratic Caucus. Kreitlow is in his second term as a state senator; he was first elected in 2006. The president pro tempore position is both a formal officer of the Senate as well as a member of the leadership within the Senate Democratic Caucus.

Physician shortage hurts state hospitals

By Keri Wabrowetz

Health care in Wisconsin is experiencing a shortage of primary care physicians, specifically in both inner-city and rural areas, according to a report released Nov. 10 by the Wisconsin Council on Medical Education and Workforce. This shortage could send patients seeking alternatives to primary care.

Vice chancellor position search commencing

By Heather Mawhiney

State-reduced funds, issue collaboration highlighted in candidate forum discussion.

'Green initiative' referendum put to students

Online voting begins Thursday, will decide fate of fund account

By McLean Bennett

Students will decide Thursday if they want to pay $10 each semester to fund a multi-thousand dollar "green initiatives" account. The account, which will cost each student $20 per year if approved, will provide the university with more than $200,000 each year to fund various student-faculty environmental research projects and various other green initiatives on campus.

Renovations done in Old Library

Room 1142 completed for professors to interact, discuss new teaching methods

By Allison Proite

Students walking through the hallway of the Old Library for the past few months may have been curious as to the renovation to one of the rooms. Room 1142 of the Old Library has been turned into the Center for Excellence in Teaching and Learning (CETL). CETL is a place for educators on campus to interact and discuss teaching methods with other educators.

Senior accepted into NASA math internship

By Gillian Ekern

Rochelle Halama to work at Wallops Flight Facility from Jan. 12 to April 24.