Chris Reinoos , Editor-in-Chief
April 17, 2013
Underage and binge drinking in Eau Claire have decreased in the last few years, but there is still work to be done in these areas. That was the main message sent during the 2013 Bridge Summit, held April 15 in the Council Oak Room in Davies Center. The Bridge Summit is an annual meeting held to discuss... Read more »
Chris Reinoos, News Editor
November 15, 2012
The Singing Statesmen were placed on probation for 18 months and members will be mandated to organize one alcohol awareness seminar for every probationary semester, according to Student Organizations Coordinator Joseph Haferman. The punishments were handed down Oct. 25 by the Student Organizations Conduct... Read more »
Chris Reinoos, News Editor
September 20, 2012
Four Singing Statesmen officers resigned last week in the wake of a weekend party where 54 underage drinking citations were issued. President Tim Mattson, Vice President Phil Reilly, Treasurer Dane Jaskowiak and Secretary Adam Minten all turned in their letters of resignation after Statesmen Director... Read more »
The Spectator Staff
May 8, 2012
The runaways May 4, 2012 At 11:09 p.m., an officer spotted a group of people walking to the Hibbard Hall parking lot, where one man was carrying an open can of beer. The officer pulled into the lot to make contact with them, but the group noticed the officer and ran away into the bushes near Hibbard. The... Read more »
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 »
Tommy Kishaba
December 1, 2011
I wrote this down during a court-mandated alcohol awareness class: “Note to self: DON’T SMOKE CRACK.” While this may seem like plain ol’ common sense, it is particularly ingrained into my mind after an eight-hour class in Banbury Place on the dangers of hard drugs … I mean alcohol. This... Read more »
November 10, 2011
Up on the rooftop Sunday, Nov. 6 At 1:50 a.m., two student patrol members notified officers of two people on top of Katharine Thomas Hall throwing rocks at people passing below. When they arrived, the officers didn’t see anyone on top of the building and concluded there was no way someone could have... Read more »
Kris Kotlarik
October 13, 2011
Last weekend, during homecoming a freshman who lives in my dorm received a ticket for underage drinking. On several previous occasions, he bragged about how he would never get caught by the police. Well, he got caught. Instead of learning his lesson from what I have been told is a $400 ticket, he apparently... Read more »
Taylor Kuether
May 5, 2011
It’s common to be pulled over while driving for a burnt-out headlight or the lack of use of a turn signal. But recently, the Eau Claire Sheriff’s Department has been staking out the Liquor Mart on the corner of Clairemont Avenue and Patton Street and pulling cars over based on the age appearance... Read more »
Megan Hetrich
December 3, 2009
Warning: this rowdy establishment serving alcohol may cause your ears to lose function. A disclaimer such as this may seem a bit extreme to some people, but maybe it is what is necessary to stop what I like to call “excess noise” dangers. On a typical Friday or Saturday night, the last thing... Read more »
