Breann Schossow
October 7, 2010
Knowing that they had good practices behind them, the UW-Eau Claire men’s tennis team went into last weekend’s tournament with confidence, said Eric Wollum, senior and co-captain of the team. “It was pretty positive,” he said. The team traveled to the USTA/ITA Midwest Regional... Read more »
Sam Rosenberry
October 7, 2010
It’s October and that means it’s MLB playoff time. Which team has the wherewithal to endure the trials of the baseball gods? Which teams will fail to achieve immortality? Am I being overly dramatic? Well, here are the contenders: AMERICAN LEAGUE The New York Yankees It’s very rare to... Read more »
Frank F. Pellegrino
October 7, 2010
Unfortunately, when it comes to Fantasy Football, an old adage is always true: when you snooze, you lose. Are you suffering from injuries or scrambling to fill a position during a bye week? Already missed out on the newly dubbed Fantasy stud from the Browns, Peyton Hillis, striking out when you desperately... Read more »
Frank F. Pellegrino
October 7, 2010
The women’s soccer team won their ninth straight game on Wednesday with a 2-1 win over the Augsburg College (Minn.) Auggies. Freshmen Kara Ryan and Allie Stone each had a goal a piece for the Blugolds. The winning streak is the longest for Eau Claire since the 2006 team opened the season with 10... Read more »
Debora Biasutti
October 7, 2010
The Blugold women’s volleyball team had a victorious weekend, winning on the road against UW-Platteville and UW-La Crosse. Their first victory was a tough one against UW-Platteville on Oct. 1 at Williams Fieldhouse (3-2) in which they had six fewer kills than their opponent but ten fewer errors. “It... Read more »
Eric Larson
October 7, 2010
Here’s my nightmare: I return home for Christmas to find my eleven-year-old cousin, impressionable and weak, dressed in a flashy graphic T-shirt and blinged-out trucker hat. Below her hat, quite obviously, is the cartoonish pouf hairstyle, held together by a new product line released by Nicole... Read more »
Haley Zblewski
October 7, 2010
New proof has just been discovered that American doctors infected Guatemalans with syphilis and other sexually transmitted infections between 1946 and 1948, according to The New York Times. The testing was meant to discover whether or not taking penicillin right after sex was effective in preventing... Read more »
Eric Larson
October 7, 2010
Off campus this weekend: Sweeney Todd Ah, “Sweeney Todd” – the classic tale of love, lust and bloody revenge. First appearing in the 1979 play, “Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street,” it has since been made into a feature film starring Johnny Depp and Helena Bonham... Read more »
Danielle Ryan
October 7, 2010
If you happen to notice a surge in the local zombie population this weekend, don’t fret. It’s probably just the cast of a local filmmaking troupe, rushing to film a monster movie. The 48-Hour Video Project kicks off at 7 p.m. tomorrow night, giving participants until 7 p.m. Sunday evening... Read more »
Danielle Ryan
October 7, 2010
Let Me In depicts what modern life as a vampire would actually be like – or as close as we can guess. It’s a complicated and tragic existence. But like any life, it isn’t so bad when you’re not alone. Owen (played by Kodi Smit-McPhee) is a painfully shy boy just trying to survive... Read more »
