The 2008 UW-Platteville lacrosse season picked up right where the 2007 team left off last year, with two victories on Saturday, March 29, at Ralph E. Davis Pioneer Field.

Photograph by Lacey Vandermeer
UW-Platteville senior Joe Nelson passes the ball during the Pioneers match against MSOE. UW-P won the game 11-3 and travel to play against St. […]

Alcohol and Other Drug Abuse education, University Counseling Services and the University Mothers Against Drunk Driving are teaming up to provide a safe alternative to students who want to go out with their friends through the “If You’re Old Enough to Drink, You’re Old Enough to Think” program.
“It is an opportunity for students to be […]

Photograph by Brady Terry
Pioneer rugby players Mitch Spaeth and Corey Siemandel advance the ball during matches during the 2007 Mudfest tournament. The Pioneers prepare to welcome 8 other teams from around the state to face off in a day long tournament. The tournament starts at 9 a.m. on April 5.

Mudfest is an exciting […]

The UW-Platteville football team is on the prowl as they look to win more games in the upcoming season. The team is about to begin spring practice in which the NCAA allows them 16 practices without wearing pads. Last season, the team had struggled to a two and eight record.
This season, they are working hard […]

We all know the truth of the phrase, “too much of a good thing.” It applies to much in life: desserts, parties, vacations and snow days, to name a few. It also applies, however, to more serious things, such as the difference between being candid and being rude, or to what extent you should exert […]

The UW-Platteville baseball team won three of four games over the weekend against UW-Stout. On March 29 the Pioneers pitched a shutout in the first game and had a tough come from behind victory in the nightcap. On March 30, UW-P showed its defense in game one with a dramatic finish. The team struggled in […]

Chancellor David Markee had a coronary artery bypass surgery on March 28.
“The last thing that I heard is that he is doing well,” Michael Viney, assistant chancellor of student affairs, said.

According to WebMD.com, coronary artery bypass surgery consists of using healthy blood vessels to create detours around narrowed or blocked arteries. Bypass surgery is usually […]

Student Senate voted not to remove business manager Eric Hopfensperger a week after receiving notification of the intent to terminate and recall from Sen. Nathan Wait.

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Student Senate business manager Eric Hopfensperger views a projector screen displaying the terms of his disciplinary probation at the March 31 meeting. Hopfensperger was not recalled after […]

I would have thought that the debate as to whether there should be a smoking ban on campus or not would have ended with a vote by the student body. I opened the paper to find that one of the editors of the paper is again complaining that not enough information was put out by […]

Habitat for Humanity is sponsoring the poverty simulation Shantytown from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Thursday, April 3, at the Pioneer Student Center.
The UW-Platteville chapter is hoping to raise $1,000 towards building a house in Grant County, Megan Klemm, UW-Platteville Habitat for Humanity secretary, said. Ten organizations are expected to participate by building a […]