Archive for September 27th, 2007

PAC allows students to stay active

By Adam Jenson • Sep 27th, 2007 • Category: Sports

For those UW-Platteville students looking to stay fit and have a little fun on campus, the Pioneer Activity Center is where the action is.
There are all kinds of activities at students’ disposal at the PAC, and all it takes is one swipe of the student ID card to gain access.
“This is a great place to […]



Intramurals offer fun, friendly competition

By Daniela Karrass • Sep 27th, 2007 • Category: Sports

With more than 275 teams and over 3,000 participants last year, intramural sports have a huge impact on UW-Platteville campus life.
This semester’s season started a week ago and welcomed back students and faculty.
Intramural sports have a long tradition at UW-P. Curt Fatzinger, intramural coordinator said that they started back in the early 1960s.
“Intramurals provide the […]



Race conflict ignorant of American identity

By Amy Bell Kwallek • Sep 27th, 2007 • Category: Opinions

What is racism? Webster’s Dictionary defines it as a belief or doctrine that inherent differences among the various human races determine cultural or individual achievement, usually involving the idea that one’s own race is superior and has the right to rule others. That idea may seem a little complicated to some, so I ask “What […]



Rush week hot, crowded, stressful for Textbook Center

By Andrew Reuter • Sep 27th, 2007 • Category: Features

“Saturday and Monday, it was basically nonstop till a half-hour before quitting,” Mary Larson, manager of the Textbook Center, said.
Temperatures soared in the TBC, with the air conditioning suspected to be shut off in Doudna Hall over the weekend. Lines stretched up the stairs all the way back to the vending machines by the fine […]



Peace should be a priority

By Morgan Spitzer • Sep 27th, 2007 • Category: Opinions

I’ve been upset regarding the violence on our campus and at Virginia Tech. Because I like to put events into a larger context, I started connecting the suicides and the tragedy at Virginia Tech to the global state of violence. How can we expect people to act peacefully while the media and state sends out […]



Questioning ethics of article

By Tyler Tollefson • Sep 27th, 2007 • Category: Opinions

I believe the article on Jill Uppena was extremely inappropriate in its timing and content. The article should be based on the passing of Jill Uppena. If you want to write another article on how suicide is a major problem and how it has happened twice this year on campus, that’s fine, but your article […]



Volleyball goes 1-1

By Tony Schlafli • Sep 27th, 2007 • Category: Sports

The Pioneer volleyball team was not able to stop eighth-ranked UW-Oshkosh on Sept. 19.
The Titans won on their home court 30-14, 35-33, 30-22.
The office of Sports Information said the final game against the Pioneers marked the 42nd straight win for the Titans, the sixth longest streak in NCAA Division III history.
Platteville had seven total team […]



Hypnotist: Don’t listen to my CDs in your car

By Kat Connors • Sep 27th, 2007 • Category: Features

“You’re never unconscious, and I don’t control you,” Frederick Winters, a comedy hypnotist voted Entertainer of the Year for 2006, said to UW-Platteville students Sept. 22. “We have the power of suggestion.”
Over 300 people attended Campus Programming and Relation’s hypnotist show in the Pioneer Student Center.
Winters said he performed in over 2,000 shows and hypnotized […]



Renter’s insurance pays off

By Andrew Reuter • Sep 27th, 2007 • Category: News

UW-Platteville students Corey Connolly, Shawn Connolly, Kyle Erickson, Andy Karnick and Andy Lanza, whose house caught on fire Sept. 14, were given some good news when it was announced that nearly all their damaged belongings will be covered through rental insurance.
The insurance will cover damages from fire on the second story of their house two […]



Football loses seesaw battle to Augustana

By Jennifer Lingard • Sep 27th, 2007 • Category: Sports

The UW-Platteville football team suffered a hard loss against Augustana College on Sept. 22 in Rock Island, Ill., as the Vikings walked away with a 34-24 victory.
Augustana started the scoring early with a 38-yard touchdown pass in the first quarter, but their lead did not last long as Mike Genslinger closed in on the Vikings […]