April 10, 2011
UWEC witnessed a show full of cultures from different nationalities on the first UW-Eau Claire’s annual Asian Night a couple of weeks ago. It was a night full of cultural performances, traditional clothing, and delightful cuisines. Countries such as Malaysia, Mongolia, Vietnam, United Arab Emirates... Read more »
Eric Christenson
April 10, 2011
Kohl’s is the worst. If I had to rate Kohl’s on a scale of one to 100 in number of times I’ve had a miserable time at Kohl’s, I probably couldn’t do it because I’ve been miserable in Kohl’s easily more than 100 times. With slogans like “I speak fluent sarcasm” and “the monkey made... Read more »
Monica Baltich
April 7, 2011
Game 1 The Blugolds began the first game with an immediate two run lead in the first inning, and even though they lost 6-2, Head Coach Leslie Huntington said this feat really impressed her. “I think we caught Luther off guard because we came out right away with a lot of energy,” she said. “Unfortunately,... Read more »
Carolyn Tiry
April 7, 2011
The Wisconsin Supreme Court justice election Tuesday between Justice David Prosser and JoAnne Kloppenburg came down to a 204-vote margin in favor of Kloppenburg, according to an unofficial vote count by the Associated Press. State-wide voter turnout was 33 percent, or 1.5 million people, much higher... Read more »
Emily Gresbrink
April 7, 2011
A record number of faculty and staff are retiring from the university this year due to various implications of Governor Walker’s proposed bills and removal of collective bargaining. Donna Weber, director of human resources, said that 20 classified (such as administrative support) and 36 unclassified... Read more »
Eric Larson
April 7, 2011
“Stepping up to the big plate” was the motto for the Eau Claire women’s tennis team this weekend as they went one and one in back-to-back matches; Friday, with a 4-5 loss against the College of St. Scholastica (Minn.) and Saturday with a 6-3 victory over St. Catherine’s University (Minn.) Head... Read more »
Eric Larson
April 7, 2011
Ask anyone who’s studied abroad about their experience; chances are, the response will be positive. For five UW-Eau Claire students studying at Kansai Gaidai University in Hirakata City, Japan, however, their time abroad — in lieu of the recent natural disaster — was cut in half. On March 18, exactly... Read more »
Ben Rueter
April 7, 2011
Over the weekend, the Blugold men’s tennis team picked up two more victories over North Central College (Ill.) and Augustana College (Ill.) with both matches ending 6-3. “We played very different teams this week. Each overly invigorated,” head coach Tom Gillman said. These wins over both Illinois... Read more »
Sam Rosenberry
April 7, 2011
Did you catch the men’s college basketball final on Monday? If you are reading this, I’m guessing you didn’t. That’s because if you saw it, your eyes probably fell out of your head. Butler shot under 19 percent! I would say that they couldn’t shoot it into the ocean, but they never got the... Read more »
April 7, 2011
Dear Editor: I was just inches from having an accident this morning on Water Street. There were a number of college students waiting for the bus who can verify this letter, although I don’t know any of their names. I urge college students to NOT drive when drinking. I urge college students to NOT... Read more »
