News ArticlesUW-System clarifies conduct rulesAdministrative code applies to students on, off campusesByThe UW-System has invited public comment on changes it recommended to rules regarding student conduct, including conduct on university property. The rules are contained in chapters 17 and 18 of the administrative code. Speaker debates feminism's progress, effectsBuchanan aims to show failures of topic, provide different perspective on conservative feminismByIs feminism hurting women? That's going to be the question asked at 6:30 p.m. Wednesday in Schneider 100, where Angela "Bay" Buchanan will be giving her presentation "The Failures of Feminism." Cheese on campus to stay localProposed bill requires use of state-made productsByEver wonder if the cafeteria macaroni and cheese was made with Wisconsin cheese? Rep. Jeff Smith (D-Eau Claire) is proposing a bill to the Wisconsin House of Representatives that would make sure it was. Forensics team wins 16th consecutive titlePresident says camaraderie among teammates lead to state victoryByThe UW-Eau Claire forensics team won the Wisconsin State Tournament at UW-Whitewater Feb. 16 and 17, extending its winning streak at the event to 16 years in a row. Report: Smoke-free laws don't harm bar businessLegislators work on Breathe Free Air Bill to make public workplaces in Wisconsin smoke-freeByA report by Bruce Speight of the Wisconsin Public Interest Research Group found that smoke-free policies in Appleton and Madison, as well as municipalities around the nation, did not harm local economies. Speight said the impact is "neutral or positive" and relates to the Breathe Free Air Bill currently in the state legislature. City discusses building new civic center downtownNeed for larger venue increases as population growsByAfter the large turnout to see Democratic presidential hopeful Obama, a line of people stretching across lower campus and up Garfield Avenue hill, Eau Claire city councilman Brandon Buchanan said the city rekindled its previous discussions about the city's need for a larger civic center in the downtown area. |