Due to winter weather, the UW-Platteville campus closed at 2 p.m. on Feb. 6. This is the first time campus has closed since 1973.
“At noon, we received word it wasn’t going to stop snowing until 6 p.m.,” Chancellor David Markee said. “If it would have only been snowing, we wouldn’t have closed campus, but the […]

Three bars in downtown Platteville have changed hands. Dale Jacobs, owner of Brothers on Second and Players, purchased Roosters, Two Bucks and The Holiday from a group of four businessmen.
Included in the group are Scott Neuwoehner and Greg Prehm, owners of Da Vinci’s Ristorante & Pub in Dubuque. Neuwoehner and Prehm could not be reached […]

Feb. 14 is Valentine’s Day. A modern holiday on which people exchange love notes. It is the holiday where we show love to the people we care about. Unfortunately, since elementary school Valentine’s Day has changed a lot for many of us.
I remember in grade school Feb. 14 meant candy, silly cards, love notes […]

For six years, the Rountree Ensemble has been performing at UW-Platteville, as well as being featured at UW-Madison and Wisconsin Public Radio. The ensemble performs twice each semester, with some additional performances. The Rountree Ensemble is chamber music and a professional chamber ensemble, composed primarily of faculty members as well as guest musicians.
The Rountree Ensemble […]

Orange fever has hit the UW-Platteville campus. Pioneer basketball is once again the talk of campus as our No. 17- ranked Pioneers are primed for another WIAC championship. The Pioneers have run their record to 17-4 overall and 10-2 in the WIAC which is tied for first with UW-Whitewater.
The Pioneers are remeniscent of the Bo […]

After another big snowfall, UW-Platteville declared its sixth Snow Emergency for Parking and second resident hall parking lot removal this winter.
The National Weather Service reported Grant County received seven to 12 inches of snow during the two-day storm, which resulted in Chancellor David Markee closing UW-P at 2 p.m on Feb 6.
A campus SEP is […]

The UW-Platteville women’s basketball team came up short on Feb. 7 against UW-La Crosse, losing 65-58. The game was a back-and-forth see-saw game that featured nine lead changes.
The Pioneers started hot from the field in this game jumping out to a 6-0 lead. The Pioneers held the lead for a majority of the first half […]

The Pioneer men’s basketball team survived in double-overtime at UW-La Crosse on Feb. 7 and redeemed themselves for a non-conference loss against Robert Morris College-Springfield last year with a good home win on Feb. 9.
After being delayed due to weather conditions, the UW-LC Eagles were ready for the No.17- ranked Pioneers to step into their […]

Student Senate approved a motion to authorize a referendum regarding the UW-Platteville smoking policy. The vote will be non-binding, meaning the Senate’s decision would not have to be based on the referendum results.
“I don’t think it’s appropriate for us to authorize a binding referendum for this,” Eric Hopfensperger, Senate business manager, said. “You get an […]

Sofia Carlos-Cuellar, a UW-Platteville lecturer, remains in the hospital after she was involved in a two-car collision on Feb. 4.
“As of Monday morning, we received an e-mail that she had severe head trauma and is still unconscious,” Carol Sue Butts, vice chancellor, said. “She is in critical, but stable condition.”
On Feb. 7, Carlos-Cuellar’s sister, Anita […]