Frank F. Pellegrino
March 9, 2011
After being kept off the scoreboard in their season opener, the UW-Eau Claire women’s softball team bounced back with 24 runs on their way to three straight victories last weekend. The Blugolds got their first chance to assess their potential for the season when they took on St. Thomas (Minn.) and... Read more »
Haley Zblewski
March 7, 2011
Gov. Scott Walker gave notice last Friday that up to 1,500 state workers would be laid off if his budget repair bill is not passed within 15 days. The bill cannot be passed until at least one of the 14 Senate Democrats returns to Wisconsin. The editorial board discussed Walker’s threats of layoffs... Read more »
Eric Larson
March 3, 2011
After a two-week long protest to Gov. Scott Walker’s proposed budget repair bill — a protest including banging drums, screaming chants and record-breaking numbers on the streets outside the Capitol — the governor finally presented his full 2011-13 state budget plans to the public during a joint... Read more »
Sam Rosenberry
March 3, 2011
The Eau Claire Area School District (EASCD) Board of Education has decided to give preliminary layoff notices to 20 teachers due to implications arising from the Budget Repair Bill. The director of human resources for the school district, Fred Weissenburger, along with Superintendent Dan Heilmann recommended... Read more »
Emily Gresbrink
March 3, 2011
A committee consisting of faculty, students, staff and alumni are currently accepting name ideas via online submission for the new student center, for which construction begins March 7. Dr. Beth Hellwig, vice chancellor of student affairs and chair member of the steering committee for the new student... Read more »
Sam Rosenberry
March 3, 2011
It’s still more than a year until the 2012 London Olympics, but people are already levying disgust against it. Specifically, the Iranian Olympic Committee hates the logo being used. Granted, it is awfully ugly, weird and very pointy. Maybe you like points, but even the multitude of point-enthusiasts... Read more »
Monica Baltich
March 3, 2011
For the UW-Eau Claire men and women’s indoor track and field teams, this weekend’s WIAC championships, hosted by UW-Stout, was a typical meet, said head coach Chip Schneider. “We had good performances, average performances and bad performances on both the men and women’s teams,” he said. “When... Read more »
Frank F. Pellegrino
March 3, 2011
As the puck hit the back of the net, sophomore goalie Mara Stormer hunched down in a heap, and the team’s fate was sealed. The cool, brisk air in Hobbs Arena made the end result seem even more bitter. Hosting a home playoff series for the first time, UW-Eau Claire took the first game against Concordia... Read more »
March 3, 2011
The new student center should be named the W.R. Davies University Center in honor of William R. Davies, the second President of Eau Claire State Teachers College (1940-1959). Under Davies’ leadership the campus added academic buildings and dormitories, established the Forum in 1942, established faculty... Read more »
Eric Christenson
March 3, 2011
In the crazed industrial-competitive society we live in today, the word “obsolete” gets tossed around and stuck to something new all the time. Sure, it makes it hard to keep a computer for more than two years, and who honestly cares that we don’t use VHS tapes anymore? They suck, and we’re over... Read more »
