Michelle Enger, Chief Copy Editor
April 25, 2013
Eating pizza and cheeseburgers, doing homework, playing “nose goes” and living in a dorm are some day-to-day things most students at UW-Eau Claire experience and expect. But for some Blugolds, it has been an adjustment or unfamiliar territory. Walking among the Blugolds from all around the United... Read more »
Elizabeth Jackson, Photo Editor
April 9, 2013
Back in high school there was a constant praising of the students who would end up at the top of my class. The praise was not undeserved, because these students did work hard. But the top students also had natural smarts and social environments that allowed them to succeed. At the high school I attended,... Read more »
Alex Zank, News Editor
March 17, 2013
A recent panel discussion at UW-Eau Claire that featured Rep. Dana Wachs gave students a chance to ask him about the recently proposed state budget and how it will affect them. The panel that took place March 8 in the Centennial Room of the W.R. Davies Center was put on by the newly re-vitalized Society... Read more »
Martha Landry, Currents Editor
February 14, 2013
The UW-Eau Claire “bubble” is an easy place to get stuck as a college student. Branching out and forming a connection with the community of Eau Claire is something students frequently miss out on. Joining churches, organizations or reading the news are some ways that students can invest their time... Read more »
Martha Landry, News Editor
September 27, 2012
Martha Landry: What was the topic of the event? Gilles Bousquet: The point I was making was that in a global world, which is more and more interconnected and interdependent, at first people might think that English is the medium of communication and superficially English is. But in fact when you look... Read more »
Elizabeth Jackson
March 7, 2012
An ethnic studies program in Tucson, Ariz., schools, taught students positive self identity along with history and literature before being banned in Arizona, a director of the ethnic studies department at Tucson Unified School District said Thursday. Augustine Romero, who spoke to students Thursday afternoon... Read more »
Ben Rueter
October 27, 2011
In the opening moments of “Waiting for Superman” the viewer is introduced to five elementary public school students who have the odds stacked against them. These aren’t poor students who are living in a crime-riddled area, but rather these kids happen to be growing up in a city where good schools... Read more »
Tommy Kishaba
September 8, 2011
I would like to begin by begging you to please excuse my English. Don’t get me wrong, I’m a native English speaker — an Eau Claire native, even. It has been far too long since I have had to write anything other than for my own amusement, and to be honest the pressure is already getting to me. It... Read more »
Sam Rosenberry
March 3, 2011
The Eau Claire Area School District (EASCD) Board of Education has decided to give preliminary layoff notices to 20 teachers due to implications arising from the Budget Repair Bill. The director of human resources for the school district, Fred Weissenburger, along with Superintendent Dan Heilmann recommended... Read more »
