Features

Students drop two wheels for summer

With warmer temperatures finally here, some UW-Platteville students are putting away their cars and trucks, grabbing a helmet and taking on the streets of Platteville on their motorcycles, sports bikes and mo-peds.

Photograph by Brady Terry
Industrial Technology Management major Matt Yorde rides home on his mo-ped from the Pioneer Activity Center on May 6.

Students have a […]

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News

Police: on-campus assault could be hate crime »

The assault of a UW-Platteville student on campus May 3 has been initially classified as a hate crime.
During the incident, homophobic slurs were used against the student, who is gay.
“Any time where we have a situation where it could possibly be a hate crime, we list it as such,” Laurel Skrede, chief of the UW-P […]

Features

‘Chicago’ latest broadway musical brought to UW-P campus »

The Broadway musical Chicago came to UW-Platteville on Wednesday, May 7 for performances at 4 p.m. and 8 p.m. Chicago is presented by Troika Entertainment, a New York based company that has been producing musicals for the past 20 years. Some of these musicals include: Jesus Christ Superstar, Cats and Evita, which came to UW-P […]

Sports

Pioneer athletics looks forward to future »

As we near the end of the 2007-08 sports season, it is important to look back on the year and see what the Pioneers have accomplished. We have had national champions in track and field and also cross-country and saw the return of a dominant men’s basketball teams here at UW-Platteville. To look forward to […]

Opinions

Threat posed to bees creating a hive of problems »

Species are being threatened all across the world. Arctic species, such as the polar bear, are constantly being threatened by the warmer temperatures associated with global warming, but why is it that honey bees disappearing rapidly doesn’t have much emotional impact on people?
Honeybees are vanishing at an alarming rate, and they have not been disappearing […]

Letters to the Editor

Dale Schultz »

I am looking for citizens from our region willing to help determine public policies for Wisconsin. New study committees formed by the state legislature will include legislators and citizen members with relevant experience or expertise. These committees offer people an opportunity to make a difference on important issues facing us today.
Citizen help in writing state […]