David Heiling, News Editor
April 17, 2013
Since joining Facebook on March 10, the UW-Eau Claire Secret Admirers page has 2,423 likes as of late Wednesday night. The page has exploded since its arrival and the man behind the page said it has exceeded all his expectations. Freshman public relations major David Engebretson is the administrator... Read more »
David Burish, Staff Writer
April 11, 2013
Facebook, Tumblr, Twitter, Snapchat and Youtube have become more than just neat technological tools to connect with the world: they have become part of a new society. I love technology and I think we can only progress as a society by embracing the new and cool toys our engineers and scientists dream... Read more »
Martha Landry, Currents Editor
March 14, 2013
Boy with hair and eyes who is sitting … you rock my world. I just wish we could be together. I know. I’m being specific … hope no one knows who I’m talking about even though I’m publicly publishing who I’ve been creeping on (I mean admiring) from... Read more »
Anna Soldner
May 10, 2012
There it was. A seemingly harmless meme, smack dab in the middle of my news feed. Bold, intrusive, impossible to miss. It read: “If women ruled the world, there’d be no wars, just a bunch of jealous countries not talking to each other.” Maybe it wouldn’t have bothered me so much if it hadn’t... Read more »
Anna Soldner, Copy Editor
April 12, 2012
There’s no doubt that in the land of social media, Facebook reigns king. Worldwide, Facebook has grown to more than 800 million active users compared to only 100 million active Twitter users. But honestly, I’m #NotClearOn why so many people are hesitant to join Twitter. It’s quick, easy, and... Read more »
Katie Hoffman
March 8, 2012
Thirteen tweets is an internship application at advertising agency Campbell Mithun. That’s 1,820 characters to prove to the pros you’ve got what it takes to make it in the ad world. In 2011, 14.4 million people used social media to find a job, according to a survey compiled by CareerEnlightenment.com. Twitter... Read more »
Thom Fountain
October 13, 2011
Thom’s Up: Facebook’s improvements I know, I know. Facebook changes and everyone loses it about how the improvements are confusing or creepy for roughly six hours (the average lifetime of any outrage on the Internet) before they get used to it. It happened last month and in a few more weeks it’s... Read more »
Thom Fountain
September 8, 2011
There was a lot of news this summer. From a hurricane to earthquakes, recalls to revolutions, political battles to pitching duels, the world kept moving, even as we were working our summer jobs and catching up on sleep. Now that we’re back on campus the news will continue to happen and we here at The... Read more »
David Taintor
April 29, 2010
The fact that you’re reading this in a newspaper is unusual. You’re holding a piece of history, printed with CMYK process color right here in Eau Claire on the dried pulp of dead trees. What you’re holding here can’t be found anywhere else. But maybe you go home, after class,... Read more »
