The Spectator Staff
April 29, 2012
UW-Eau Claire just recently passed a new smoking policy establishing 18 designated smoking areas on campus. Effective May 1, the new smoking policy will prohibit smoking on campus anywhere except in those areas as well as on city-owned streets that run through campus. In November 2009, the Eau Claire... Read more »
The Spectator Staff
April 16, 2012
UW-Eau Claire officials are currently exploring options to decide if they will reform the way Student Health Service on campus is run. One of the options could be partnering with a health care provider from the area, such as Luther Midelfort or Sacred Heart. There are many options being considered to... Read more »
The Spectator Staff
May 13, 2010
According to the survey results of the campus climate survey, about 90 percent of people at UW-Eau Claire are comfortable with the campus climate. And that’s great news. The campus is doing a good job creating a comfortable environment, but there’s always room for improvement. Only about... Read more »
The Spectator Staff
May 6, 2010
To balance out Wisconsin’s excessively large corrections budget, the state could take a lesson from its Minnesota neighbors. Wisconsin’s corrections budget reached $1.08 billion in 2008, compared to less than half of that in Minnesota at $460 million, according to a study published in the Leader-Telegram.... Read more »
The Spectator Staff
April 29, 2010
Universities are notoriously bad for parking. There are always too many cars and too few places to park them. With strict rules enforcing which permits can park where, the Davies Center and Hibbard lots are often full before midmorning. And with construction on the new UW-Eau Claire student center slated... Read more »
The Spectator Staff
April 22, 2010
In a state synonymous with dairy, it’s nice to see Gov. Jim Doyle poised to sign a raw milk bill into law. The issue of making raw milk available has not been without controversy, with headed public hearings here in Eau Claire. Consumers who drink raw milk are generally educated about its consequences... Read more »
The Spectator staff
March 25, 2010
CNN reports that the Argentinian province of Mendoza has authorized voluntary chemical castration for rape offenders in return for reduced prison sentences. But the decision to chemically castrate some rape criminals raises the question of how long the treatment will be used on criminals. The combination... Read more »
The Spectator staff
March 18, 2010
The fact that the military fired a lesbian sergeant after she was “outed” by a police officer represents the inequality homosexuals still experience today – especially in the military. But even beyond gay rights and the antiquated “don’t ask, don’t tell” policy,... Read more »
The Spectator staff
March 4, 2010
Schools should be able to use Native American names and mascots as long as they are respectful to the tribes they represent. The Wisconsin State Assembly recently signaled support for a bill that would limit the use of Native American names and mascots, the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel reports. The bill... Read more »
The Spectator staff
March 4, 2010
Posted at 6:15 a.m. 3/8/10 It’s long overdue for U.S. senators to lift a ban on gay men to donate blood. The Associated Press reported last week that a number of senators, including Sen. John Kerry (D-Mass.) said it’s time to lift the 1983 ban on gay men donating blood if they have had sex... Read more »
