2008 Woodie Awards
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Charter Communications is changing some of their cable package rates for Wisconsin residents, taking effect Dec. 1. Overall, certain regions will see a net increase in cost, reflecting Charter's rate adjustments and company cost increases, said Jessie L.
$10. At some point in most of our lives we have stumbled across that miraculous bill lying in plain sight, ready to be snatched for the spending. Once beheld in our hands and once we have gotten over our initial shock of our unbelievable luck, we ask ourselves, "where to spend?" It shouldn't be squandered on something frugal and it should be savored and spent over a long period of time.
"United in your focus, there still comes a day, where you must test out the waters, on your own, the waves are swaying…" For Eau Claire band, "Meridene," these are not just the opening lyrics to their newest album, You're Not Pretty You're Worse, they are a metaphor for where the band remains today.
"We really wanted to start off scoring early," senior Allie Rivard said. "It was great getting that first goal." Neither team was able to get an offensive rhythm going for the rest of the half, and the score remained 1-0 going into the break. In a hard fought second half both teams continued to struggle putting the ball in the net.
The following commentary is based on a panel discussion that I attended regarding the First Amendment and The Flip Side at Davies Center on Nov. 12. I was in attendance from 5 p.m. until roughly 6:50 p.m. The main focus of this panel discussion was the article written by sophomore Jake Everett, titled "Sexual Depravity.
After coming back from her 50-day, 500-mile canoe trip to the Back River in the Nunavut province of Canada, sophomore pre-nursing major Anne Lindfors said she went to her local mall and was nauseated by a pair of pre-teen girls. "They were freaking out and one said to the other 'you can't buy that top because I want that top,'" Lindfors said.
CHICAGO (MCT) - A fierce campaign less than two weeks behind them, President-elect Barack Obama and Sen. John McCain (R-Ariz.) met Monday in Chicago to talk about ways to work together on government reform, fiscal responsibility and boosting the economy. It was one of the earliest post-election meetings to take place between presidential rivals in recent history and reflected a desire on the part of both men to show bipartisanship as the nation confronts the challenges ahead.
British-Pakistani writer, journalist, filmmaker highlighted importance of recent election, U.S. future.
WAGE, CASE seek financial support from student senate after being denied funds.
Student Senate narrowly approved a resolution Monday night supporting extending "Trayless Tuesdays" in the university's dining facilities to Tuesdays and Wednesdays. Senators voted 15-14-2 in favor of extending the trayless experiment to two days a week to collect more information on the effectiveness of the program.
This Saturday, UW-Eau Claire students can learn to dance like a pro. Two to Tango will be hosting swing dance workshops on Nov. 22. Professional swing dancers Cindy and Terry Gardner, who currently teach swing in the Twin Cities, will teach one of the workshops.
Non-business majors can now enroll in a series of beginner business classes.
Dear Ask Anything, I have an ex-boyfriend who wants to get back together with me again. I'm stubborn and don't want to give him a second chance, but, I do miss him and still wonder if maybe there could be something more. I'm confused and don't know what I should do.
From Justin Timberlake to Marvin Gaye to Michael Jackson, UW-Eau Claire a cappella group "Fifth Element" has sung all genres of music for audiences for more than 10 years. Six Eau Claire students make up the all-male group. Seniors Anthony Meehl, Nels Urtel, Joe Holtan, and juniors Alex Collie and Pete Elkin, and new member, freshman Tim Mattson round out the group.
"Take off your clothes." This is the first line delivered by two-time Academy Award Winner for Best Actor Daniel Day-Lewis in "The Unbearable Lightness of Being," and one that really sums up his characters. It is hard to recall when one line so early on in a film established from the get-go who a character is.
Imagine being on a police ride-along when suddenly a gunshot goes off. What would you do, save one of the two friends next to you, let's call them Ross and Chandler, or rescue the best sandwich in the world? Tough call, isn't it? Well, if you were Joey Tribbiani, it wouldn't be, because the best sandwich in the world definitely wins.
Eau Claire is a city rich in baseball history and tradition. It is a city in which baseball greats Hank Aaron and Joe Torre played. It is a city that has the Eau Claire Express, the Eau Claire Cavaliers, the Eau Claire Bears and an abundance of high school and little league teams.
Columnist finds out not much experience is needed to be on top.
In March, after the women's basketball team advanced to the second round of the NCAA Div. III Championships, losing to Simpson College, the team lost four seniors. Later on in April, head coach Tonja Englund said she felt the junior class was ready to take over.
Wednesday, Nov. 12 At 2:10 p.m., an officer responded to a call and met with a man regarding damage to a vehicle. Sometime between the hours of 7 p.m. Wednesday, Nov. 12 and 4 p.m. on Sunday, someone unknown to the man punctured the sidewall of the left rear tire on the man's vehicle while it was parked in the Towers Hall parking lot.
Sunday, Nov. 16 At 2:36 a.m., an officer noticed a vehicle parked in front of Putnam Hall. The officer noted the vehicle had been parked there for more than an hour with two people in it. The officer drove past the vehicle several times and noticed that the driver was a male and the passenger had a hood up over her head.
As we all know, the college life can be rough. We have to write long papers, work on frustrating group projects and pull all-nighters cramming in the last bit of information for huge exams. We do this all while working jobs to make ends meet and trying to save some time to spend with friends so we don't go absolutely crazy.
Stop, collaborate and listen. The once-popular lyric could be used to describe a new counterattack against the Recording Industry Association of America. According to a Nov. 16 Associated Press article, a Harvard Law School professor has launched a constitutional assault against a Federal copyright law at the heart of the industry's aggressive strategy and will defend a Boston University graduate student being targeted by the music industry's lawsuit.
On Nov. 11, I attended a lecture by Robert Spencer, invited to the UW-Eau Claire campus by the Conservative Union. Spencer, who is the director of Jihad Watch and author of seven books and hundreds of articles, is a self-proclaimed expert on Islam. I found his lecture, "Islam and Terrorism," problematic in its title, its declared objectives and the way it was presented.
Lack of good military coverage leads to perpetuated stereotypes.
Country more receptive of pact calling for American troop extraction from Iraq.
