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UW-Eau Claire falls behind UW-La Crosse in university rankings

Kelsie McMahon, Freelancer
April 8, 2013

UW-Eau Claire has slipped in the U.S. news rankings. The University of Wisconsin-La Crosse currently holds the title as Wisconsin’s top comprehensive university. UW-La Crosse placed 24th and UW-Eau Claire came in 31st for the 2011-12 academic school year, according to the U.S. News ranking among all... Read more »

Outdoor track and field teams compete at UW-River Falls, UW-Platteville

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Katie Hoffman
April 19, 2012

MEN The Blugold men’s outdoor track and field team competed in two events last weekend — the UW-Platteville Invitational and the UW-River Falls Falcon Invitational. Taking the fourth spot out of 11 teams at the UW-Platteville Invite, the Blugolds scored a total 72 points, behind first place UW-La... Read more »

Eau Claire, La Crosse trying to curb underage drinking

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Michael Even
April 17, 2012

It was the middle of the winter and Derek Boldt and about 15 of his friends were casually drinking, listening to country music and enjoying time conversing with high school friends who hadn’t been together for a while.  Two of Boldt’s friends were celebrating their birthday.  The mood was lighthearted... Read more »

Swimming suits up for conference

Alex Zank
February 16, 2012

Thursday marks the start of the biggest competition of the swimming and diving season for UW-Eau Claire, where both the men’s and women’s team will compete with the other schools in the conference. At the end of the season, the annual Wisconsin Intercollegiate Athletic Conference men’s and women’s... Read more »

Men’s swimming sinks La Crosse in long-awaited win

Martha Landry
December 15, 2011

A win against UW-La Crosse for the first time in 10 years leaves the UW-Eau Claire swimming and diving men feeling confident for conference. Although the Blugold women didn’t walk away with a win, Coach Art Brandt said they swam to the best of their ability and performed well.   Men’s Going... Read more »

Women’s rugby falls to UW-La Crosse

Carolyn Tiry
October 6, 2011

The UW-Eau Claire women’s rugby team lost 27-17 in a hard-fought game to UW-La Crosse Saturday, but in the process they became the first team this season to score any amount of points on the Eagles.   In their previous three games, La Crosse crushed their opponents by no less than 64 points and,... Read more »

Softball maintains .500 record, will face WIAC-leading Eagles this weekend

The Spectator Staff
April 29, 2010

After a week in which they won six games in a row, and seven of eight, the UW-Eau Claire softball team split a pair of double headers this week, keeping their overall record at .500 on the season. A six-game home stand helped the Blugolds improve from 9-15 to 15-15 overall. The six wins also kept the... Read more »