It’s just a few days away, spring break. Being the second half of the week, most of us have already taken our midterms and turned in some projects. But don’t let these next two days burn you. The more that is accomplished before break, the more relaxed break will be. No one wants to be [...]
Scam: Kaleigh Dunn The only thing that separates Uganda’s Joseph Kony from American Adrian Ciornel is a viral YouTube video detailing the severity of his crimes. Middle-aged male. Numerous accounts of rape and sodomy with minors. Fled the country from the allegations. These things occur in our borders as well. Invisible Children Inc., the forefront [...]
The realm of cyberspace is a bustling hub of links, pages, photos, videos and personal information. Everyone born in the last 20 years has had Internet safety 101 drilled into their heads since grade school, but has anyone really heeded the warnings of their parents and teachers? In addition, do we really know what social [...]
As an increasingly indispensable artifact of modern society, cell phone use has become divisive. Parents battle them for their kids’ attention, employers for their workers’ productivity, and professors for their students’ focus. The pervasiveness of cell phones in our culture is unquestionable. Dependence has increased as their functionality shifted. In the February 23 issue [...]
Eight students have been hired to patrol and enforce parking lots on campus. The students are paid minimum wage through the self-sustaining parking program and their wages are offset by the money generated from citations, Campus Police Chief Scott Marquardt said. The parking enforcers began training Monday with campus police officers. Eventually the students will [...]
The task is a daunting one. Yet Administrative Chancellor for Administrative Services Rob Cramer seems undeterred. The current budget lapse approved in July 2011 requires the state to find $174 million in cuts over the next two years. The UW System’s share of that lapse is $65 million. This means that cutting the University of [...]
