Archive for December 6th, 2007

CPR: Plenty of holiday events for students

By Peter Schmidtknecht • Dec 6th, 2007 • Category: Features

The holidays are here again, and Campus Programming and Relations wants to help UW-Platteville students get ready for the season.
Debbie Turpin, CPR event manager and senior public relations major, said that CPR has plenty of events in the upcoming holiday season.
On Dec. 5 students were able to tap into their artistic sides by attending […]



Religious practice sends man to court

By Holly Ann Garey • Dec 6th, 2007 • Category: Opinions

Like it or not, religion still plays an important role in everyday life in this country. Our morals and standard of living are based in part on religion. No matter what you practice or what you preach, you still follow a way of living that isn’t better than anyone else’s; the same goes for religion.
Warren […]



Pioneers reign superior as Yellowjackets fall in defeat

By Jennifer Lingard • Dec 6th, 2007 • Category: Sports

Vying to open their WIAC season with a win, the young mens basketball teams of UW-Platteville and UW-Superior faced off against each other on Dec. 1 at Bo Ryan Court. With only one team able to walk away the victor, the Yellowjackets fell as the Pioneers came out on top.
“It is always nice to start […]



The Nutcracker Ballet comes to UW-P

By Andrew Reuter • Dec 6th, 2007 • Category: Features

A ballet performed this weekend is being used to not only entertain, but also to directly benefit students.
All money raised beyond the cost of the The Nutcracker Ballet, as performed by the Heartland Ballet Company, is going toward scholarships for music students, Susan Day, Department of Performing and Visual Arts lecturer, said.
The music department plans […]



UW-Platteville wrestling defends title at MSOE Invitational

By Peter Schmidtknecht • Dec 6th, 2007 • Category: Sports

The UW-Platteville wrestling team kept up with their winning ways on Dec. 1 as they took home the team tournament title from the Milwaukee School of Engineering Invitational in Milwaukee.
Rebounding after a tough dual loss against UW-La Crosse on Nov. 29, the Pioneers placed first out of the 10 teams participating in the competition.
Among […]



Forum solutions neglect unity

By Amy Bell Kwallek • Dec 6th, 2007 • Category: Opinions

Hi. My name is Amy Bell Kwallek. By socially and politically acceptable definition, I am a single, straight, white female from Lancaster, Wis. I am a student majoring in communication technologies at UW-Platteville and I work three jobs. But first and foremost, I am a human being.
On Nov. 30 there was a campus-wide open […]