Archive for February 7th, 2008

Pioneers score wins over Titans and Falcons in WIAC

By Dani Mumm • Feb 7th, 2008 • Category: Sports

The Pioneer men’s basketball team continues to stay on top of the WIAC standings after a pair of wins last week. The Pioneers defeated the No. 20 UW-Oshkosh Titans on Jan. 30 at Bo Ryan Court in a battle for first place in the WIAC and followed that win with a road victory against UW-River […]



Exponent changes Web site

By Exponent Brief • Feb 7th, 2008 • Category: News

As of today, the Exponent can be found at a new Web address. The newspaper developed a new site unaffiliated with the UW-Platteville Web site. The new URL for the Web site is www.uwpexponent.org.
“We needed a new Web site for a long time,” Andrew Reuter, managing editor for the Exponent, said. “There are a lot […]



Career Fair to return to Ullsvik

By Cliff Gagas • Feb 7th, 2008 • Category: News

The UW-Platteville Career Center is hosting the Spring 2008 Career Fair for students to find potential jobs after college. There will be two sessions for those who are interested in contacting potential employers and breaking into the business world.Diana Trendt, interim director for the Career Center, said the Career Fair is scheduled for 10 a.m. […]



Major league baseball ready for new campaign

By Peter Schmidtknecht • Feb 7th, 2008 • Category: Sports

With less than two weeks until the balls start flying during Spring Training, it’s hard to not be excited as a baseball fan. After a long off-season full of players changing teams and cities, it’s just about time to get started.
In today’s era of free agency and salary caps, many teams are overturned nearly every […]



Cheating doesn’t pay for Pats this season

By Kat Connors • Feb 7th, 2008 • Category: Sports

After one of the biggest upsets in the history of the National Football League, the headlines following Super Bowl XLII were plastered with information about new allegations of yet more cheating taking place in sports.
Early in the season the NFL fined the New England Patriots $250,000 and their coach, Bill Belichick, $500,000 for videotaping the […]



Fifth annual Boxes and Walls event raises awareness

By Jessie Vretenar • Feb 7th, 2008 • Category: Features

Student Housing put on their fifth Boxes and Walls event for resident assistant training and the campus community. This year was held in Southwest Hall, with three dates open to the public, and one specifically for Resident Assistant training. “It does not occur every year, usually every third year,” Linda Mulroy-Bowden, associate director of Student […]



Quest to find the next Pioneer Idol begins

By Tyler Wilson • Feb 7th, 2008 • Category: Features

Auditions are being held in the Glenview Common’s basement at 7 p.m. Thursday, Feb. 7, to find out who wants to be the next Pioneer Idol.
In contrast to the Fox television show “American Idol” more than just singers can audition. Musicians, comics and other talents are also welcome to take part in the competition. […]



UW-P professor hurt in two car collision

By Exponent Brief • Feb 7th, 2008 • Category: News

UW-Platteville faculty member Sofia Carlos-Cuellar was injured in a traffic collision at approximately 7:05 a.m. on Feb. 4 according to a Wisconsin State Patrol Press Release. Carlos-Cuellar is a lecturer of general chemistry for the College of Engineering, Mathematics and Science.
According to the State Patrol Press Release, Carlos-Cuellar was northbound on State Highway 80 when […]



Women’s basketball splits road games

By Jeremy Hach • Feb 7th, 2008 • Category: Sports

The UW-Platteville Pioneer women’s basketball team snapped a five-game losing streak on Feb. 2, beating UW-River Falls 73-56, as four players reached double figures.
The Pioneers came out firing as they went on a 12-0 run halfway through the first half. Platteville led 41-25 going to halftime after shooting over 50 percent in the first half. […]