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Foster Gallery opens new exhibition

Camille Gerstenhaber
February 2, 2012

“Risk + Reward,” the Foster Gallery’s new exhibit, opened Jan. 26. The gallery explores the physical actions of paint and the risk-taking that is sometimes involved in the creation of art.

Men’s hockey falls to two nationally ranked teams over weekend

Haley Zblewski
February 2, 2012

The UW-Eau Claire men’s hockey team lost both of its games this weekend, as it faced UW-Stevens Point at home and St. Norbert’s on the road. Junior forward Kurt Weston said it was especially rough to lose on both days because, while the team had been previously tied in fourth place with UW-Stevens... Read more »

Triple Double: Wolves have an exciting future ahead

Chris Reinoos
February 1, 2012

The Minnesota Timberwolves have become one of the most fun teams to watch in the NBA. I never thought I’d say those words. The transformation came out of nowhere. It seems like just yesterday the team was starting the likes of Ryan Gomes and Sebastian Telfai — not exactly Kevin Garnett and Sam Cassell.... Read more »

Late surge soars UW-Whitewater over UW-Eau Claire

David Heiling
January 30, 2012

The UW-Eau Claire men’s basketball streak of three consecutive wins ended Saturday night with a 67-49 loss to conference leading UW-Whitewater. The Blugolds started the game with promise, leading eight to zero through two minutes and five seconds of game play, behind two three-point shots from juniors... Read more »

Blugolds track: Low-key meet, high-key performances

Brian Roberts
January 30, 2012

On Saturday the track teams travelled to UW-Stout to compete in the Warren Bowlus Open.  UW-Eau-Claire finished in the top tier of many events, winning eight overall.  However, there were no overall team scores kept at the meet because of numerous teams with partial squads.  The Blugolds themselves... Read more »

Whatever Happened to: Furbies

Emily Albrent
January 29, 2012

Furbies have always given me the heebie jeebies. When I was 8 years old I received my very own fluffy, purple, wide-eyed Furby for Christmas. I was less than amused. I soon realized that it never stopped talking; it’s like it had a mind of it’s own. That little gremlin-lookalike kept me up at all... Read more »