Winter has finally given up the ghost, the sun is shining and SUV drivers everywhere are paying through the nose for gasoline. Gas prices always seem to go up as the days get longer and, like clockwork, it becomes a political issue. It seems to get worse every year. Last summer Hurricane Katrina created fears […]

After being in office for four months on the Segregated University Fee Allocation Commission, President and Vice President Mark Fairchild and Beckie Schilling, respecively, resigned.
SUFAC held a meeting at the University North Room in the Pioneer Student Center on Sept. 21 where Fairchild and Schilling resigned from their positions in the organization.
“We were told by […]

What ever happened to the lost art of the handshake? It’s not something that’s seen a lot anymore outside of the business world. Unless you’re receiving an oversized multi-million dollar novelty check or graciously accepting a new job as a coffee shop cashier, there is no place in today’s world for the versatile handshake.
Right now, […]

UW-Platteville professor Rich Waugh will be on the discussion panel at a free showing of An Inconvenient Truth, a documentary on global climate change on Oct. 3. After the film there will be a panel discussion with four local environmental experts, including Waugh, at the Sinsinawa Mound Center near Dubuque.
“Global warming has been badly and […]

I have to get serious. My previous articles were mellow, however this past week my mellow was harshed. I don’t know how many of you tune in to the news, so I’m not sure if you will be aware of what is going on, but allow me to enlighten you.
Mahmoud Ahmadinejad, the Iranian President, will […]

Despite injuries and being short on starters, the UW-Platteville Women’s Soccer team ended two long-standing losing streaks last week, and got back in the win column after two ties.
On Wednesday the Pioneers traveled to La Crosse to break their losing streak of 16 years. With a nail-biter game, the Pioneers held their ground through two […]

After an action-packed week, the Pioneer women’s volleyball team updated their record to 11-3 with a loss to UW-Oshkosh followed by a road victory over the Augustana Vikings.
In front of a crowd of 468 fans in the Williams Fieldhouse, the 19th ranked Pioneers battled the 11th ranked UW-Oshkosh Titans in a conference showdown on Sept. […]

My time spent at UW-Platteville is something I would not trade for the world. Yeah, we don’t have the greatest of things around here, but it’s what we do with what we have that makes the journey worthwhile. It’s what we do with our friends everyday that makes life interesting.
My friends and I have definitely […]

It is always best to be prepared. That is the case when it comes to safety on all university campuses including UW-Platteville. The federal government has prompted improvements regarding safety. An upgraded plan for UW-P is in the final stages of completion.
The two components of the plan are: Emergency Response Plan and Continuity of Operations […]