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Campus News ArticlesMusic education major dies in collisionBus carrying Chippewa Falls High School faculty,students crashes when returning from state band competitionByCHIPPEWA FALLS - Hundreds of people gathered solemnly in the cafeteria at Chippewa Falls High School Sunday evening for a memorial service for five people who died, including one UW-Eau Claire student, in a bus crash early Sunday morning. Senior Branden Atherton, along with four other people, died when the charter bus carrying students, faculty members and chaperones from Chippewa Falls High School crashed into the undercarriage of an overturned semi truck around 2 a.m. Housing hunt begins earlyLandlords, students frustrated off-campus lease signing comes early in school yearByEditor's Note: This is the first in a three-part series on student housing in Eau Claire. The series will run on Mondays. In the middle of October, when many students are just starting to settle into their houses, the thought of renting a house for next year may seem a long way off. Rockin' down the routeArray of organizations participate in paradeByStudents sporting Homecoming shirts of all types, colors and styles made their way down the Garfield Avenue hill and across the footbridge Saturday with shouts of festive joy and anticipation for what many agreed would be only the beginning of the day's celebration. Coed living creates social atmosphereTenth floor of Towers South first to offer mixed-gender livingBySophomore Christine Galzki was surprised early in the semester when she left her room on the 10th floor of Towers South and saw two guys standing in towels, talking casually in the hallway. "It's just something you don't expect," she said with a laugh. Despite the shock, she decided to take the incident in stride as part of living on UW-Eau Claire's only "scattered living," floor, on which male and female students live on the same wing. Health care administration program accreditedApproval by National Association of Boards of Examiners of Long-Term Care brings another level of credibility, assistant professor saysByThis summer, UW-Eau Claire's Health Care Administration became one of five accredited programs in the nation, according to program officials. "How we provide student opportunities just takes it to a whole new playing field." -Douglas OlsonAssociate professor of health care administration At a June meeting, The National Association of Boards of Examiners of Long-Term Care Administrators approved the accreditation of the school's program, something that will greatly enhance its success, said Douglas Olson, program coordinator and associate professor of health care administration. Forensics team tackles tournamentStudents place first, third at two-day national competition Oct. 1 and 2 in Dekalb, Ill.ByFor more than 50 years, Eau Claire has had a strong forensics team, and that reputation is quickly growing, said Kelly Jo Wright, assistant director of forensics. The team, she said, demonstrated that strength at the Mid-American Forensics League Chicagoland Swing Tournament, where it took third on the first day, Oct. Renowned specialist discusses child obesityUW-Eau Claire alumnus and medical professional presents at speaker seriesByAttendees of Thursday's Biology Speaker Series murmured and shook their heads in shock at the sharp rise in childhood obesity, which is up to 25 percent in some states, according to the presentation's speaker. Dr. William Klish, a 1963 UW-Eau Claire alumnus and an expert on childhood obesity, presented "Childhood obesity: A public health crisis" Thursday afternoon in Schneider Hall. |
