Archive for January 31st, 2008

Pioneers pin their way to victories

By Peter Schmidtknecht • Jan 31st, 2008 • Category: Sports

The UW-Platteville wrestling team enjoyed back-to-back successful weekends winning the Spartan Matmen Invite hosted by Manchester College on Jan. 19 and dominating Lawrence University the following weekend on Jan. 26 in a Wisconsin Intercollegiate Athletic Conference dual meet.
The tournament on Jan. 19 showed off the depth of UW-P. Pioneer wrestlers advanced to the tournament semifinals […]



11th annual carnaval celebrated at UW-P

By Kat Connors • Jan 31st, 2008 • Category: Features

The French and German clubs will be hosting a fasching/carnaval in the University Rooms in the Pioneer Student Center on Feb. 5 to celebrate Mardi Gras.
The event combines the traditions of the German fasching with that of the French carnaval. It is the season of merriment that is more commonly known in the western culture […]



Senate proposal goes too far

By Randall Stricklin • Jan 31st, 2008 • Category: Opinions

On Jan. 28 the Student Senate met and the ad hoc Smoking Review Committee made a proposal for a new campus smoking policy. The committee suggested in their proposal that there be a ban on smoking in what they considered to be the entire academic area of campus, the continued presence of the 25-foot rule […]