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Solar panels to be installed on McIntyre Library

Haley Zblewski, Chief Copy Editor
April 25, 2013

This summer, the Student Office of Sustainability’s three-year solar panel project will become a reality when photovoltaic solar panels are installed on the roof of McIntyre Library. The UW-Eau Claire Student Senate passed a bill approving the project by voice vote Monday night. The project has been... Read more »

Student Senate: resolution supports finding more storage space for orgs

Haley Zblewski
April 17, 2013

Making sure students are able to fully use the student center they paid for was on the minds of UW-Eau Claire student senators at their meeting Monday. The Senate passed a resolution in support of large item storage for student organizations in the Davies Center. Senator Kayla Johnson presented the resolution... Read more »

Equal pay: a 95-year (and ongoing) battle

Haley Zblewski, Chief Copy Editor
April 11, 2013

Last week I went out to the bars with two of my guy friends, both of whom happen to be interested in politics, and one of whom at least dabbles with the idea of calling himself a feminist. Which is why when they both tried explaining to me that unequal pay isn’t real, I got a little bit miffed. Because... Read more »

Do you believe in miracles?

Haley Zblewski, Chief Copy Editor
March 14, 2013

Before heading to the NCAA quarterfinals game on March 9, the Blugold men’s hockey team was looking for revenge against St. Norbert College (Wis.), senior forward Kurt Weston said, after losing to the No. 1-ranked Green Knights the week before. By the end of the night, the team not only found redemption... Read more »

A weighty issue

Haley Zblewski, Chief Copy Editor
March 7, 2013

Back in elementary school, your teachers didn’t send letters home to give to your parents too often. That was mostly reserved for when you needed permission to go on a field trip, or maybe when you did something naughty, like said a swear word on the playground just to prove you could. But now schools... Read more »

Quarterfinals bound

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Haley Zblewski, Chief Copy Editor
March 7, 2013

It was the Blugold mens hockey team’s first National Collegiate Athletics Association bid since 1989 and their first time hosting a tournament game at Hobbs Ice Center, and they were down by one against Saint John’s College (Minn.) in the first round game. But the Blugolds certainly came back with... Read more »

Goodbye Falcons

Haley Zblewski, Chief Copy Editor
February 28, 2013

The UW-Eau Claire mens hockey team has made it to the Northern Collegiate Hockey Association finals for the first time in team history. They defeated UW-River Falls 7-2 Saturday at Hobbs Ice Arena in their semifinal game. The game got pretty chippy. Combined, the two teams racked up 18 penalties for... Read more »

Quick hit: Blugolds advance to NCHA championship

Haley Zblewski, Chief Copy Editor
February 25, 2013

The UW-Eau Claire men’s hockey team has made it to the Northern Collegiate Hockey Association finals for the first time in team history. They defeated UW-River Falls 7-2 Saturday at Hobbs Ice Arena in the semifinal game. Sophomore defenseman Chris Heineman and senior forward Jordan Singer each had... Read more »

Short hair, don’t care

Haley Zblewski , Chief Copy Editor
February 18, 2013

Remember when Miley Cyrus cut all her hair off and the whole Internet blew up? Yeah, that was a fun week. You couldn’t log onto Tumblr or Facebook without coming across a joke about how she looked like Draco Malfoy. Because when a woman cuts all her hair off, she becomes less of a woman, of course. Now... Read more »

Outright champs

Haley Zblewski, Chief Copy Editor
February 14, 2013

After defeating UW-Superior 4-1 on Saturday night, the Blugolds men’s hockey team no longer has to worry about sharing their first Northern Collegiate Hockey Association championship with St. Norbert College (Wis.). The weekend started off rocky, with the men falling 3-0 to St. Scholastica (Minn.)... Read more »