Campus News ArticlesDoyle may allow traffic camerasGovernor's plan would permit issuing citations via U.S. mailByA new proposal from Gov. Jim Doyle could make going to the mailbox a nerve-wracking experience. Under the proposal, municipalities could have the option of installing cameras at intersections and construction zones. Traffic violators would then receive a citation through the mail along with a photo of the incident, according to a Feb. Black in Eau ClaireStudents share personal stories of campus lifeByUW-Eau Claire's Black Student Association presented the panel discussion "On Being Black at UW-Eau Claire" last week Thursday as a closer for Black History Month. BSA members, sophomores Anastasia Davis and Tamika Marchbanks, juniors Abou Amara and Angie Jones and graduate student Joe Webb sat in front of a packed room and spoke about their more personal stories in and out of Eau Claire as members of a minority. Speaker discusses feminismMuslim women more free than West thinksByThere is more to women in the Arab world than people may think. This was confirmed Friday to an almost full Phillips Recital Hall in Haas Fine Arts Center by Miriam Cooke, a professor from Duke University. Her lecture focused on feminism in Islam. First, Cooke explained the role of women in Muhammad's life. Geography professor explains battle's impact on soil qualityFirst major environmental damage began with World War I, still continuesByGeography professor Joseph Hupy discussed how military operations have had a lasting impact on 20th century battlefields Wednesday afternoon at Sweetwater's Restaurant, 1104 W. Clairemont Ave. Hupy's presentation, "Assessing the Impacts of War on the Contemporary Landscape," was part of the monthly Alumni Association's "Let's Do Lunch. Students welcome at majors fairStudent Services also involved in event to make undeclareds aware of programsByStudents who are undeclared will have a few chances to check out different majors at the Majors and Student Services Fair from noon to 1:30 p.m. on March 6 and 27 in the Council Fire Room in Davies Center. Representatives from different departments, including faculty, staff and students will be on hand to talk to students who want to learn more about the many academic programs on campus. Stadler researches communication in schoolsProfessor is first to receive Vicki Lord Larson Faculty Research FellowshipByAt least a day and a half out of every week, Marie Stadler is spending time in the public schools of Eau Claire. But she's not teaching; she's doing research. Stadler, assistant professor of communication sciences and disorders, was the first to receive the Vicki Lord Larson Faculty Research Fellowship for her department this semester. |