Breann Schossow
September 2, 2010
Before 8 a.m. today, freshman Kathryn Larson headed to the first class of her UW-Eau Claire career – Anthropology 161, a general education course. However, Larson will be looking at GE courses in a different way than most Eau Claire students. Larson is one of 140 first-year students in a pilot... Read more »
Eric Larson
September 2, 2010
This year, UW-Eau Claire was ranked as one of the best institutions in the Midwest. According to a university press release, the 2011 edition of ‘America’s Best Colleges’ by U.S. News and World Report ranked the university 5th among regional public universities in the Midwest and 24th... Read more »
Emily Gresbrink
September 2, 2010
While the issue of war and religion has been in the news for an extensive amount of time (basically, the last ten to twenty years), the issue has most recently hit home. News of an Islamic mosque being built near the remains of Ground Zero in New York City has caused many Americans to feel uncomfortable,... Read more »
Haley Zblewski
September 2, 2010
Life, liberty and the pursuit of happiness: this is what U.S. citizens are promised. Surely how healthy a person is has a great affect on all three parts of this promise. Health care has been a huge topic of debate these days, and the phrase Health Care Reform is met with disdain by many. With so many... Read more »
Breann Schossow
September 2, 2010
When I grow up, or rather, when I graduate, I want to be a journalist. Ideally, I dream of covering politics. Like any future graduate, I know that I’ll be up against some steep competition. But, it won’t just be fellow journalism majors. It will be … competitors with no journalism background! Sound... Read more »
Sam Rosenberry
September 2, 2010
The Blugolds football team will be trying to improve upon its fourth place finish in conference last year. Coach Todd Glaser believes that he is fielding a solid team. “We’re hopefully going to be physical on both sides of the ball,” said Glaser. “Special teams-wise we’ll... Read more »
Frank F. Pellegrino
September 2, 2010
Welcome to the very first week of my Fantasy Football advice column. I actually don’t really know anything about football; I was just really chomping at the bit to use my name for a clever column title and this was all I could get. Just kidding. To be honest, I’m a pretty big geek when it... Read more »
Sam Rosenberry
September 2, 2010
The sun was shining and the morning air was crisp. It was a little chilly if you weren’t moving around, but overall it was a nice day at Lowes Creek County Park just outside of Eau Claire. Hopefully this will be a good omen for the Blugold Cross Country Team. The park served as the site of an Alumni/Open... Read more »
Frank F. Pellegrino
September 2, 2010
The women’s soccer team bounced back from a slow start yesterday, eventually earning a solid non-conference win over St. Olaf (Minn.). Juniors Lisa Marco and Rachel Nerison led the way with a pair of goals that occurred within minutes of each other in the second half. Initially, the team had trouble... Read more »
Sam Rosenberry
September 2, 2010
I have loved sports for a very long time. I’ll stop short of saying that I’ve loved them my whole life, because that would be a lie. As a toddler, I’m sure that I had other things on my mind, such as licking telephone wires and eating pennies. Even when I played soccer, as most everyone... Read more »
