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UW-Eau Claire's graduating student teachers pose to reenact the university's first graduating class of teachers in 1917.

[PHOTO] Student Senate begins transition to fall

May 10, 2017
Katy McGarry and Nick Webber took office Monday evening. The pair have been friends since freshman year.

[PHOTO] Student Senate: Katy McGarry and Nick Webber take office

May 2, 2017
Katy McGarry and Nick Webber won in a contested election against junior Nathan Altmann and sophomore Justin Vue.

[PHOTO] Familiar Faces: Katy McGarry and Nick Webber

April 26, 2017
The Senate's meeting didn't have any new business on the agenda and passed a motion to suspend indefinitely a special allocation bill to Delta Tau Delta.

[PHOTO] Student Senate suspends indefinitely special allocation bill to Delta Tau Delta

April 25, 2017
Senators of the 61st Session are sworn in Monday evening following the conclusion of the 60th Session.

[PHOTO] Student Senate passes bill to adopt new bylaws and transitions to 61st Session

April 18, 2017
At UW-Eau Claire, Student Senate determines the dollar amount of the fee full-time students pay in their tuition to fund certain organizations and activities on campus. On Thursday, April 6 the Joint Finance Committee removed an item from Gov. Scott Walker’s budget proposal that would have made this fee optional, meaning the $129 fee Student Senate approved is here to stay for now.

[PHOTO] Legislators remove choice to ‘opt out’ of student segregated fees from state budget

April 13, 2017
Student Senate had a lengthy debate about a comprehensive tobacco-free campus policy during Monday’s meeting.

[PHOTO] Student Senate debates resolution for a tobacco-free campus

April 11, 2017
Information Technology Director Jarrett Yuknis, pictured, was unable to attend the cramped meeting in Woodland Theater, but his resolution to support and advocate measures to make mobile apps the standard for in-class polling is going to be presented to the University Senate with overwhelming support from his colleagues.

[PHOTO] Student Senate approves four resolutions, plans to vote on next year’s tuition funding

April 4, 2017
The purpose of the Blugold Commitment is that students will participate in high-impact practices

[PHOTO] Student Senate hosted budget officer to present spending plan on Blugold Commitment

March 28, 2017
Student Senate participated in bystander intervention training during Monday’s meeting. They also addressed Financial Management Association’s request to go to Chicago.

[PHOTO] Student Senate recognizes the university’s carbon footprint

March 15, 2017
Student Body President Ashley Sukhu and Parliamentarian Alec Putnam engaged in conversation; both were supporters of the update to Student Senate’s campaign policy.

[PHOTO] Student Senate passes resolution in support of transgender students

March 7, 2017
Sloslylove, a local electronic recording artist named Feng Vue, delivers a different kind of sound to Eau Claire.

[PHOTO] E.C. Beats

March 7, 2017
Scott Small not only serves as Blu, but is also a member of student senate.

[PHOTO] Familiar Faces: Scott Small as Blu

March 1, 2017
New senator Peter Currie was appointed at this week’s meeting, in which they discussed the upcoming year’s budget.

[PHOTO] Student Senate to vote on Organized Activity Budget

February 28, 2017
Garret Perry, a landscape architect who has had a part in the project said that Haymarket plaza is meant to stay in line with the existing aesthetics of Eau Claire.

[PHOTO] Plans for the Haymarket plaza design revealed to the city council

February 23, 2017
Never a bad day: Judi has been working on campus for twelve years. She said her favorite part of being a barista is interacting with students.

[PHOTO] Familiar Faces

February 22, 2017
Of-Campus Senator Bobbi Freagon, pictured, reviews the College Republicans special funds allocation bill during Monday’s Student Senate Session.

[PHOTO] Senate to vote on special funding bill for CPAC trip

February 22, 2017
While violas and violins are similar, violas are larger and have a deeper, more mellow sound than violins.

[PHOTO] Viola community comes together to learn and celebrate

February 20, 2017
Student Senate discussed many pieces of legislation on how funds are to be allocated.

[PHOTO] Student Senate passed a bill that forms EDI committee

February 15, 2017
Seven new senators were sworn in at Monday’s meeting, while one more will be chosen next week.

[PHOTO] Student Senate opposes Trump’s travel ban

February 9, 2017
Local artist Tanya Meyer’s collection titled “Portal of Lights” is on display at Tangled Up In Hue on South Barstow Street in downtown Eau Claire. Each piece uses a variety of colors, patterns and textures to portray her artwork.

[PHOTO] Tangled Up In Hue displays ‘Portal of Lights’ for First Fridays event

February 7, 2017
Intergovernmental Affairs Director Nick Webber and Mascot Coordinator Scott Small co-authored the resolution supporting a rail line connecting Eau Claire to the Twin Cities.

[PHOTO] Student Senate joins organizations in support of railroad lines

January 31, 2017
In addition to discussing various pieces of legislation, Senate appointed Senator Scott Small as Mascot Coordinator. There are two on-campus and five off-campus senator vacancies as well, which they are looking to fill in the coming weeks.

[PHOTO] Legislation prompts consideration of student relationships with university and community

January 25, 2017
Finance Director Jorge Herrero Berengue presented a bill seeking a special allocation for the expansion of the current student shuttle service.

[PHOTO] Student Senate seeks to improve and expand student mobility

December 13, 2016
The Office of Interdisciplinary Programs was introduced in the fall of 2015 bringing four programs under the same support staff: the watershed institute, American Indian studies, Latin American studies and women’s studies.

[PHOTO] Where interdisciplinary programs stand after budget cuts

December 8, 2016
Senator Justin Vue submitted the resolution, which was co-authored by Marketing Coordinator Amanda Thao.

[PHOTO] Student Senate deliberates over supporting UW-La Crosse legislation

December 7, 2016
Student Senate discussed their role as student representatives for the university.

[PHOTO] Senate passes $1.2 million bill and discusses shared governance

November 29, 2016
Fifth Element put on an energetic and humorous performance Friday night. From left to right: Matt Nyman, Collin Sorenson, Steven Witzeling, Lucas Jordan, Will Johnston and Ian Rucker.

[PHOTO] Fifth Element presents ‘The Soap Opera’

November 21, 2016
UW-Eau Claire Student Senate passed a resolution permitting students excused absences due to the rally for then presidential candidate Donald Trump held Nov. 1.

[PHOTO] Student Senate passes resolution to excuse student absences on Nov. 1

November 15, 2016
Vagabond Maurice came to The Cabin Saturday night as part of his Midwest tour. His style of music is a mix between jazz and hip-hop. Soundcloud embed codes :

[PHOTO] Vagabond Maurice: rapper and writer

November 14, 2016
A student holds a sign as Donald Trump visits campus.

[PHOTO] Letter to the Editor

November 8, 2016
As people lined outside Zorn Arena waiting to get into the Donald Trump rally on Tuesday UW-Eau Claire students, faculty, staff and community members protested or stood in solidarity outside Hibbard Humanities Hall. Some professors cancelled their afternoon classes in Hibbard so students wouldn't have to walk through the lines that stretched from Garfield Avenue back along Putnam Drive behind the Nursing Building.

[PHOTO] Students verbally assaulted while Trump rally was on campus

November 3, 2016
The Senate officially approved two new student organizations.

[PHOTO] Student Senate passes resolution, planning for the future

November 1, 2016
Student Senate added members to a variety of commissions.

[PHOTO] Student Senate appoints new committee positions

October 25, 2016
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[PHOTO] Free speech boards return to campus in response to ‘UWEC is racist’ discussion

October 18, 2016
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[PHOTO] Student Senate talks clowns and campus safety

October 11, 2016
To create another source of revenue, Dr. Alan Rieck, the leaving chair of the music and theater arts department, said they implement a $35 fee to students each semester to use the practice rooms. “That actually saved us because it created the possibility for us to maintain some of the things we would have lost otherwise,” Rieck said. Vocal performance student Ian Rucker practices piano in a practice room on the second floor of Haas Fine Arts Center. To him the fee is worth it.

[PHOTO] Where the music and theater arts department stands after budget cuts

October 6, 2016
Senator Jacob Mussell and Parliamentarian Alec Putnam talk before the meeting.

[PHOTO] Free speech boards will return in an effort to foster conversation on campus

October 5, 2016
Nick Webber was appointed intergovernmental affairs director Monday at the Student Senate meeting.

[PHOTO] Student Senate supports a greener campus

September 20, 2016
Erbert and Gerbert’s Bistro in the Marketplace of the Davies Center now opens at 10 a.m. instead of 8:30 a.m., while The Cabin opens an hour later due to low morning demand, Christian Wise, resident district manager and executive chef for Sodexo Campus Services said.

[PHOTO] Student meal plan decreased $200 on average

September 14, 2016
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[PHOTO] Micah Ryan expresses himself at The Cabin

September 12, 2016
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[PHOTO] University sticks the landing

September 8, 2016
National pizza making contestant Nick Kotecki prepares for the “Skin Sprints” competition this June by making pizzas as quickly as he can at the local Toppers Pizza.

[PHOTO] Local Toppers Pizza employee hopes to be the fastest pizza maker in the country

May 11, 2016
The Hmong Student Association presented the 26th annual Culture Core Saturday in Davies. Speeches and entertainment were held in the Ojibwe Ballroom.

[PHOTO] Hmong Student Association presented 26th annual Culture Core

March 10, 2016
Harvard law professor Lawrence Lessig spoke about the faults of in the U.S. government on Wednesday in Schofield Auditorium.

[PHOTO] Onetime presidential candidate delivers the facts behind the corruption of Congress

March 4, 2016
A student poses with a mural found on the Civil Rights Pilgrimage.

The Civil Rights Pilgrimage: why everyone needs to go

February 10, 2016
Blugold Beginnings accepts the Otto Bremer Trust grant. Pictured: James Lahti, Otto Bremer Trust market president; Jodi Thesing-Ritter, UW-Eau Claire executive director for diversity and inclusion; Matt Flannery, Otto Bremer Trust senior retail sales manager; and Betsy Kell, advisory committee chair for Blugold Beginnings

Blugold Beginnings receives the Otto Bremer Trust grant

February 4, 2016
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