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Campus News ArticlesPolice prepare for homecomingStudent Senate president proposes delaying bar opening to curb alcohol abuse at paradeByOn the heels of more than 100 underage drinking citations issued last weekend, some UW-Eau Claire students, such as junior Jerimiah Bartlett, are worried an increase in law enforcement could make for a less-than-enthusiastic homecoming celebration on Oct. 15. Students apathetic to chancellor searchThree attend Search and Screen Committee listening session Wednesday afternoonByOf the three students who attended the chancellor search listening session Wednesday, one was a student senator and a member of the Search and Screen Committee, one was public relations director of Student Senate and one randomly wandered into Schofield, unaware of the session altogether. Weekend fines close to $30kLarge busts not uncommon in other Wisconsin citiesByThe Eau Claire Police Department cited more than 111 UW-Eau Claire students for underage drinking during the weekend, with overall ticket fines reaching close to $30,000. Exact figures have not yet been determined, said Community Relations Officer Jack Corey, but the bulk of those citations came from two house parties at 833 Chippewa St. Gender equity center opensEau Claire 10th UW System 4-year college to open women's centerByIn 1926, Virginia Woolf asserted that to be a successful writer, a woman needed a room of her own in which to work. This fall, with the opening of the new Women's and Gender Equity Center in a former storage space in the Old Library, coordinators Traci Thomas-Card and Erin Polnaszek hope to offer a refuge and a resource center to fill the need for a safe and productive space. Fund-raisers to give aidNew campaign coordinator appointed for Katrina's victimsByStudent Senators adopted a new approach to aiding the victims of Hurricane Katrina Monday, creating a campaign coordinator position to direct Senate's fund-raising efforts. Senators Andrew Wethmann and Brandon Buchanan proposed the initiative in the form of an amendment to their previous bill, which called for the use of students' segregated fees for relief efforts. Faculty art on display for communityExhibit showcasing Bao, O'Brien works kicks off gallery's fall seasonByWhen Yi-Ling Bao, associate professor of art and design, begins an illustration for the literary magazine North American Review, she said she doesn't hurry to the "art part" like other illustrators do. "(Magazine editors) can tell I really read it," she said. President faces tough decisions, panel saysMore than 150 attend first-annual Constitution DayByAll United States citizens should be able to say with certainty that their nation celebrates Independence Day every year on July 4. However, not very many people - the exception being those interested in political science - know the day the nation's founding fathers introduced the contemporary form of government with the signing of the U. History conference to visit Eau ClaireRitchie of U.S. Senate Historian's Office to speak at opening banquet WednesdayByWas Adin Randall a business cheater or a founding father of Eau Claire? That and other local history issues will be among topics discussed during the 40th-annual Northern Great Plains History Conference at The Plaza Hotel & Suites, 1202 W. Clairemont Ave. Adviser receives award for excellenceRebecca Matter recognized at Wisconsin Academic Advising Association in SheboyganByFor the first time in three years, one of UW-Eau Claire's academic advisers is the recipient of the Wisconsin Academic Advising Association's 2005 Advising Excellence Award. Rebecca Matter, an adviser in the Advising and New Student Initiatives office, received the award during the WACADA conference Wednesday and Thursday in Sheboygan. |
