News
UW-P interim provost announcedPhotograph by Jodi Krautkramer
Interim provost Duane Ford.
Carol Sue Butts announced today in a press release that Dean of the College of Business, Industry, Life Science and Agriculture Duane Ford has been appointed to be the interim provost and vice chancellor for academic affairs at UW-Platteville.
Butts, the current provost and vice chancellor for academic affairs, will [...]
News
UW-P awards woman of the year »UW-Platteville faculty and staff, as well as the family of the honoree, gathered to honor Annie Kinwa-Muzinga, associate professor of agriculture, for her efforts to empower women and minorities on campus. She was presented with the 2008 Woman of the Year award, which recognizes female employees who have an outstanding record of making a difference [...]
Features
Mixing the hops, yeast and barley »Photograph by Katlin Schrader
A view of the barrel in which the beer is made.
Photograph by Kate Olsen
Tom Nickels, brewmaster, cleans equipment in between beer-making steps.
Photograph by Kate Olsen
Nickels adding hops to the 13 gallon batch.
Photograph by Kate Olsen
Foam was scraped off the top of the steaming beer.
Photograph by Kate Olsen
Careful measurement of sugar content was [...]
Sports
Burr hits 24th home run for UW-P »The Pioneers lost their final game of the season Thursday, April 30, but Senior Tera Burr set a state record. UW-Platteville softball ended their season at UW-Superior with a score of 5-3 in the only game played, due to wet conditions Thursday.
Photograph by Anthony Bauer
Freshman outfielder Brittany Carlson and freshman third baseman Katie Lenz work [...]
Opinions
Obama, UW-P have right idea for women’s health »Last week, pundits on both sides of the political spectrum took part in an intense discussion chronicling President Obama’s first 100 days in office. While both proponents and detractors were quick to hand out ratings and “report cards” describing what has — and has not — been accomplished by the administration thus far, Cecil Richards, [...]
Letters to the Editor
Letter to the Editor: Academic Adviser Award nominations »At this point, you have met with your academic adviser, and planned out your Fall semester. You are now on to final exams and the end of this semester. But wait! Take a moment to reflect on that adviser you went to see, time they took preparing for your visit, support and advice they give [...]