Sam Rosenberry
February 27, 2011
The initial sounds that come out of “The King of Limbs” make you think that this will be a continuation of Radiohead’s last record “In Rainbows.” It’s simply some sped-up keyboarding. However, this is a ruse, as it becomes a full-on electronic song. In Radiohead’s eighth release,... Read more »
Rebecca Lubecki
February 25, 2011
The UW-Eau Claire men’s basketball team lost their final game of the season 76-63 to UW-Stout this past Saturday. The team finished the season at 9-16 and 3-13 in conference. The game was significant for seniors Amadou Fofana and Ivan Franklin, since Saturday’s game was their finale as Blugolds.... Read more »
Katie Hoffman
February 24, 2011
With looming budget cuts, UW-Madison is pushing to become autonomous from the UW System in order to have flexibility, which will offer more authority when making management decisions. Currently, there are many restrictions on how money can be used to fund different aspects of UW institutions, and how... Read more »
Eric Larson
February 24, 2011
Student Senate passed a bill Monday evening to officially replace Home Jotter, the current online system for students to use in finding off-campus housing, with a new and improved house-hunting website. The site, called Places4Students (www.places4students.com), will serve as a database for students... Read more »
Taylor Kuether
February 24, 2011
If the Budget Repair Bill is approved, UW-Eau Claire will be affected because the pay cuts imposed on faculty will threaten the strength of the UW system, said Student Body President Dylan Jambrek. “A lot of our faculty are getting offers from other systems because those systems know they pay more... Read more »
Ben Rueter
February 24, 2011
The UW-Eau Claire men’s tennis team put together a dominant pair of wins at home over Bethel University and the Milwaukee School of Engineering (MSOE) over the weekend. The team swept both schools 9-0 and didn’t drop a set in either match. These victories have brought the Blugolds to a 5-1 record... Read more »
Carolyn Tiry
February 24, 2011
When a winter storm hit Eau Claire Sunday morning, a thought running through many students’ heads was, ‘How long will this last?’ followed closely by ‘Will classes be canceled tomorrow?’ That’s what junior Hannah Bever said she hoped for on Sunday, but by Monday morning, she said she thought... Read more »
Eric Larson
February 24, 2011
It’s quite common — and almost inevitable, some would argue — to have adolescent dreams of becoming famous. Whether it’s thoughts of movies, sold-out concerts, game-winning touchdowns or celebrity-bursting, camera-flashing, Cristal-poppin’ Hollywood parties, the desire for fame — in any sense... Read more »
Briana Gruenewald
February 24, 2011
The men’s swimming and diving team swam hard to earn second place, which Coach Art Brandt said is the best they’ve placed since the 1999-00 season. The women got third place for the eighth year in a row. Brandt said it was the “most phenomenal” meet he’s ever coached and describes the men placing... Read more »
Sam Rosenberry
February 24, 2011
The long national nightmare is finally over. We can finally sleep again because Carmelo Anthony has been traded to the Knicks. Honestly though, it feels like this has been the case. ESPN has been doing features about where he could go for what seems like forever, which has been somewhat annoying. Listen... Read more »
