Brittni Straseske, Staff Writer
May 9, 2013
With classes on pause and hopefully summer jobs not taking up all your free time, here are Staff Writer Brittni Straseske’s suggestions for filling up time during an Eau Claire summer. Festivals & Music — Open Air Festival of the Arts at Phoenix Park: June 8 and 9. Features artwork for... Read more »
Martha Landry, Currents Editor
May 8, 2013
Forward momentum and change have been themes around UW-Eau Claire during the 2012-2013 school year, and when Interim Chancellor Gilles Bousquet started his time on campus he had no plans on slowing down that motion. “The physical transformation of the campus conveyed to me, very quickly, there was... Read more »
Nate Beck, Staff Writer
May 8, 2013
Senior Steve Janke gave Ruwan a camera and told him to take pictures of things that were important to him. Ruwan was 16 last summer when Janke traveled to Sri Lanka with a UW-Eau Claire sponsored research project analyzing the interreligious climate after the country’s 30 year civil war. Ruwan shot... Read more »
Nate Beck, Staff Writer
May 8, 2013
UW–Eau Claire Student Senate unanimously passed a resolution Monday supporting a plan to revamp campus bike and pedestrian paths. The Central Campus Bike/Pedestrian Plan will work to divert bike traffic away from the campus mall, establishing bike routes on the outer edges of campus. The plan aims... Read more »
Haley Zblewski, Chief Copy Editor
May 8, 2013
A proposed state bill could change the relationship between Wisconsin landlords and the tenants who rent from them. The UW-Eau Claire Student Senate said the bill could be harmful to student renters. At their May 6 meeting, the Student Senate passed a resolution in opposition of Wisconsin Assembly Bill... Read more »
Emily Albrent, Op/Ed Editor
May 8, 2013
A highly sought after, competitive internship with National Geographic is a dream for many, and for a recent graduate of UW-Eau Claire, a dream come true. Jon Bowen recently completed a three-month internship with National Geographic and said he was very nervous at the start. “One, I was super intimidated... Read more »
David Burish, Staff Writer
May 8, 2013
The UW-Eau Claire Physics and Astronomy department hosted Astronomy Day, an annual event showcasing activities and research done by the department’s staff and students, Saturday May 4. The event is sponsored by the Chippewa Valley Astronomical Society, which runs the Hobbs Observatory at Beaver Creek... Read more »
Spectator Staff
May 8, 2013
April 28 The secret password is theft A woman was in her room in Towers North around 3:30 a.m. when she saw two people take the playhouse on the hall director’s patio. They ran toward the direction of Chippewa Valley Technical College with it. She called the police and told them it happened so fast,... Read more »
Haley Zblewski, Chief Copy Editor
May 2, 2013
In 2010, the Student Office of Sustainability funded 12 water bottle filling stations. The “EZ H2O to go!” bottle filling stations are meant to promote the use of reusable water bottles rather than using one-time use plastic bottles. Now, SOS is hoping to purchase five more, to be... Read more »
Martha Landry, Currents Editor
May 2, 2013
With summer right around the bend, UW-Eau Claire students will soon be dodging orange cones instead of classes. Doug Derks, deputy city engineer for the city of Eau Claire said Blugolds living in town this summer won’t have too much construction to avoid in the city, but Interstate 94 may tell an entirely... Read more »
