Carolyn Tiry
May 12, 2011
The city of Eau Claire became one of the most recent American cities to receive a bronze “Bike Friendly Community” rating from the League of American Bicyclists. The League of American Bicyclists is a nonprofit organization and one of the largest bicycling advocacy groups in the country. Professor... Read more »
Martha Landry
May 12, 2011
The UW-Eau Claire softball team screamed in excitement about their at-large bid into the NCAA Division III Championship, which they learned about on Monday afternoon, as seen in their celebration video on the Blugolds website. “Before they made the announcement I was just hoping we had done enough... Read more »
Sam Rosenberry
May 12, 2011
Sick of burgers? Well, me neither. But still, a little variety to your palate couldn’t hurt. Luckily, there’s a new hot dog place in town that can help you mix it up. Copy editor Taylor Kuether and I journeyed to this mythical hot dog eatery, Samboney’s Hot Dog Stand, 1907 Brackett Ave. The small... Read more »
Monica Baltich
May 12, 2011
As a journalist, it’s my job to be as unbiased as possible, but when it comes to TV news shows I can’t keep my preferences hidden anymore: I love “The Daily Show with Jon Stewart”. Many would argue that programs like “The Daily Show” or “The Colbert Report” are not real news shows. Although... Read more »
Haley Zblewski
May 8, 2011
Favorite TV Show: “Dead Like Me” An episode to get you started: Pilot (S1, E1) “Dead Like Me” is perhaps one of the most overlooked gems to come from Showtime. The basic premise of the show is this: An 18-year-old college dropout named George gets killed by a toilet seat that fell from outer... Read more »
Emily Gresbrink
May 5, 2011
UW-Eau Claire is known for sending hundreds of students across the world for study abroad programs. While many students leave campus to study abroad, many also to come to campus from all across the globe. Some students in exchange programs come to have an international experience that looks good on a... Read more »
Thom Fountain
May 5, 2011
When asked what got junior David Hon interested in running, he didn’t hesitate: “It all started in early high school while I was kind of just starting to become interested in girls,” Hon said, laughing. “So I wanted to get in shape, lean up and I started, on my own free will, going to the gym... Read more »
Briana Gruenewald
April 28, 2011
Until this school year, a freshman, who wishes to remain anonymous, thought of incense as something that simply smells good. So, when her friends asked her if she wanted to smoke it with them, she was a bit caught off-guard. “I was like … ‘Is this legit? Is this what you’re supposed to do with... Read more »
Sam Rosenberry
April 28, 2011
Title IX is a pretty contentious subject with most people. Maybe this isn’t Team Edward/Jacob, but it still gets people riled-up. It’s not just an issue at Division 1 schools, because even at this university we have seen it prevent the baseball team from becoming a university-sponsored program, in... Read more »
Carolyn Tiry
April 28, 2011
What is a person? A human being, an entity with certain characteristics, a personality. There are many different ways to define what a ‘person’ is, and I’m sure you’ve all got your own. I’m guessing one you didn’t think of, however, was corporation. Yeah, you read me right: Corporations,... Read more »
