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Getting Weird

Getting Weird

December 13, 2018
Migrants from Guatemala, Honduras and El Salvador reach border, hoping to seek refuge from violence, political repression and poverty.

Arrival of migrant caravan divides nation

December 6, 2018
Ballin’ on a Budget

Ballin’ on a Budget

December 3, 2018
Getting Weird

Getting Weird

November 28, 2018
Getting Weird

Getting Weird

November 20, 2018
Getting Weird

Getting Weird

October 31, 2018
Getting Weird

Getting Weird

October 24, 2018
Former Blugold Dennis Beale spoke in front of students at Schneider Hall on Monday.

Blugolds learn the power of perception

October 17, 2018
Getting Weird

Getting Weird

October 16, 2018
The Tator

The Tator

October 11, 2018
Getting Weird

Getting Weird

October 11, 2018
Mandela Barnes, Democratic candidate for lieutenant governor, spoke with UW-Eau Claire students in Centennial hall last Tuesday, Oct. 2.

Democratic candidate for Lieutenant Governor of Wisconsin visits UW-Eau Claire

October 8, 2018
UW-Eau Claire published professors received recognition at Author's Celebration.

UW-Eau Claire celebrates faculty publications

October 3, 2018
Getting Weird

Getting Weird

September 26, 2018
Organic materials and food scraps belong in the compost bins, but water bottles, forks and other non-biodegradable items don’t. The Student Office of Sustainability wants students to take the time to sort their trash.

Student Office of Sustainability works to educate students on composting

September 19, 2018
Getting Weird

Getting Weird

September 19, 2018

Getting Weird

September 13, 2018
The world is full of mysteries and unanswered questions. ‘Getting Weird’ will answer those questions (hopefully).

Getting Weird

September 5, 2018
Bitcoin, a digital currency created by a seemingly non-existent Japanese man in 2008, could be nothing more than an NSA scam used to track Americans.

Conspiracy Corner

December 13, 2017
Junior public relations student Janel Riegleman, a communications intern for Marsy’s Law for Wisconsin, hopes to one day move to Washington D.C. to become a communications director for a politician.

UW-Eau Claire student is fighting for justice

December 6, 2017
Thousands of people describe government surveillance, being subject to mind control and even claim to have microchips implanted underneath their skin. Are these people merely crazy, or is the government up to something?

Conspiracy Corner

December 5, 2017
In 1994, conspiracy theorist Serge Monast accused NASA of attempting to implement New Age religion and kick-start the New World Order. Just two years later, the seemingly healthy middle-aged man died from a sudden “heart attack.”

Conspiracy Corner

November 28, 2017
Charles Manson, leader of the murderous Manson Family cult, believed The Beatles’ White Album was sending him messages about an imminent race war called Helter Skelter.

Conspiracy Corner

November 21, 2017
Local band LASKA performed at the International Justice Mission’s Jam for Justice event on Nov. 17 in Schofield Auditorium.

International Justice Mission hosts Jam for Justice

November 20, 2017
Stacks of plastic coffins line an open field off the highway in Madison, GA and conspiracy theorists say this is part of the government’s preparation for a revolt.

Conspiracy Corner

November 15, 2017
Students gather at The Cabin to discuss feminism during the Gender and Sexuality Resource Center’s monthly Feminism on Tap.

Feminism on Tap discusses women in leadership roles

November 10, 2017
Rosemary Kennedy, JFK’s forgotten sister, underwent a disastrous lobotomy after suffering from mood swings. Was this the beginning of The Kennedy Curse?

Conspiracy Corner

November 7, 2017
President Trump is all talk when it comes to ending America’s deadly opioid epidemic.

Trump’s plan to combat opioid crisis falls short

November 7, 2017
Trump released classified documents about John F. Kennedy’s assassination. Will this be fuel to the conspiracy fire, or finally put the mystery to rest?

Conspiracy Corner: Kennedy revisted

November 1, 2017
After Eau Claire Councilwoman Catherine Emmanuelle asked to breastfeed her baby from her seat, the council made headlines after voting to ban children from council meetings.

Eau Claire City Council makes national headlines

November 1, 2017
Former BBC sports reporter and conspiracy theorist David Icke believes the world is controlled by the Reptilian Elite, a group of shape-shifting monsters disguised as our world leaders.

A band of reptile humanoids may be responsible for history’s greatest tragedies

October 24, 2017
On Tuesday, Oct. 10, the Eau Claire City Council officially replaced Columbus Day with Indigenous Peoples’ Day.

City Council rules to replace Columbus Day with Indigenous Peoples’ Day

October 17, 2017
Anti-drug campaign DARE urges kids to “just say no” to drugs and “just say yes” to the New World Order.

Conspiracy Corner: The anti-drug program DARE may have connections to the New World Order

October 17, 2017
Tired of counting calories? Good news! Health and nutrition experts argue calorie counting may do more harm than good.

Conspiracy corner: Studies show counting calories is useless, even harmful

October 10, 2017
While scientists believe the AIDS virus was passed to humans by monkeys, conspiracy theorists are pointing their fingers at the CIA.

Conspiracy Corner: Uncovering America’s secrets?

October 3, 2017
The Denver International Airport is surrounded in conspiracies. Leo Tanguma’s mural “Children of the World Dream Peace” is interpreted by conspiracy theorists as an omen of Armageddon.

Conspiracy theories: Uncovering America’s secrets?

September 26, 2017
The Tator

The Tator

September 25, 2017
Every July, America’s most powerful men gather in the woods for weeks of rituals and secrecy at Bohemian Grove.

Conspiracy theories: uncovering America’s secrets?

September 20, 2017
Graveyard Club has frequented many music venues in the Twin Cities and will be traveling to Iceland for the Airwaves festival in November.

Graveyard Club spooks up The Cabin

September 18, 2017
Many conspiracy theorists accuse the CIA of planning Kennedy’s assassination.

Conspiracy theories: Uncovering America’s secrets?

September 12, 2017
Sounds of Eau Claire will showcase Eau Claire’s vibrant musical history.

History project showcases local music over time

September 7, 2017
In a decision made earlier this summer, the Supreme Court agreed to allow public funding to go to a church in Columbia, Missouri.

Supreme Court bypasses separation of church and state

September 5, 2017

How cell phone obsession is slowly driving me insane

May 11, 2016
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‘Good Will Hunting’ in review

May 11, 2016
Lit with Alyssa

Lit with Alyssa

May 11, 2016
Art Students Lukas Carlson and Roslyn Cashman have been designing a bus wrap sticker for the Eau Claire Transit that will be unveiled in the fall to commemorate the 100th anniversary of UW-Eau Claire.

Not the average canvas

May 5, 2016
Lit with Alyssa

Lit with Alyssa

May 4, 2016
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