Archive for April 3rd, 2008

Pioneers dominate in St. Louis

By Jennifer Lingard • Apr 3rd, 2008 • Category: Sports

With four event champions, 16 top-five finishes and a number of other impressive performances, the UW-Platteville men’s track and field team showed the “Show Me State” how deep the Pioneers really are.
The Pioneer men made the transition from their indoor season to their outdoor season look easy as they finished first among 16 teams at […]



Campus jobs: life of a dining services worker

By Brooke Vandezande • Apr 3rd, 2008 • Category: Features

As you walk past the Pioneer Student Center, you can’t help but notice the smell of hamburgers and french fries floating in the air. Everybody has to eat, but do we really take the time to think about our fellow students who make breakfast, lunch, dinner, and even late night binges possible?
We are familiar with […]



Short-term study abroad going to Fiji

By Jessie Vretenar • Apr 3rd, 2008 • Category: Features, Lead Story

Students wishing to study abroad, but don’t have the time or money to commit to a semester-long program have a new exotic choice for summer. The new short-term Fiji program will give students the choice they’re looking for.
The new Fiji summer program will be a three-week course studying tropical marine ecosystems, Rhea Presiado, assistant professor […]



New state law requires Plan B information given to rape victims

By Kolina Stieber • Apr 3rd, 2008 • Category: News

On March 14, Gov. Jim Doyle signed a law that requires all hospitals in Wisconsin to provide rape victims with information about emergency contraception and dispense it at their request.
Typically, emergency contraceptives are given out when an assault or an error in the current method of birth control occurs, Vickie Dreessens, Student Health Services administrative […]



Senate needs to change policy, not members

By Dan Klein • Apr 3rd, 2008 • Category: Lead Story, Opinions

The UW-Platteville Student Senate was misguided in attempting to recall Senate Business Manager, Eric Hopfensperger, and in doing so missed the big picture. There is a loophole in the system that has yet to be addressed and is the root of the problem.
The so-called “straw that broke the camel’s back” according to Sen. Nathan […]