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David Heiling, Sports Editor
November 15, 2012

Al Jazeera is the best news publication out there right now. Yup, I said it. Some people might say, “what the hell is that?” or “dude, haven’t you ever heard of CNN?” To those questions I answer; Al Jazeera is an international web publication that covers everything around the world and is based... Read more »

Foundation raises private funds for centennial

Eric Christenson, Editor in Chief
October 25, 2012

Between student tuition, state money, grants, etc., there are a lot of ways UW-Eau Claire makes money. Plenty comes from the aforementioned, but one fundraising strategy is fixing to make a $60 million chunk for the university by 2016 through private gifts and donations alone.  To put that number in... Read more »

Readership Program excess funds shifted

Alex Zank, Chief Copy Editor
October 25, 2012

A large surplus in the Readership Program on campus resulted in a shift from its carryover account to the student senate carryover in a bill proposed and passed on Monday. The Readership Program’s carryover exceeded $125,000, which resulted from over-allocation in the past to the program. The amount... Read more »

Media electoral coverage is terrible

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Alex Zank
May 10, 2012

Wisconsin is in a unique situation. I guess it doesn’t help the state is often considered a swing state anyways, when it comes to presidential races. It is that time of year again, and it is not the only election the state has to worry about. In case anyone was not already aware, we have a sort of... Read more »

News needs to brush up

David Heiling
February 23, 2012

The choices the media takes nowadays in which stories they deem important and interesting is getting close to an all-time low. I know that Justin Bieber giving fellow teen superstar Selena Gomez a ring now dubbed the “J-Ring” is newsworthy for a select audience of pre-teens but not on newspowerhouse... Read more »