The Feb. 26 killing of 17-year-old Trayvon Martin has left the U.S. government and the state of Florida with a difficult decision and a sticky situation. When the unarmed Martin was gunned down in ‘self defense’ by 28-year-old George Zimmerman, no charges were filed and no arrests made. The self-appointed night guard of the unregistered [...]
The Pioneers rode an explosive sixth inning at the plate to defeat Loras College 4-3 March 20, the team’s first game at Kendal Murray Field this season. Catcher Topher Scheeler’s two-RBI double powered the Pioneers sixth-inning rally that was the deciding factor in the victory. The team followed this win with a 9-6 road triumph [...]
In the past month, the University of Wisconsin-Platteville welcomed two new deans to the colleges of Business Industry Life Science and Agriculture and Liberal Arts and Education. Wayne Weber, former biology professor and chair of the department of biology, was hired as the new dean for BILSA March 6. Weber first came to Platteville in [...]
I’m going to go out on a limb and say most University of Wisconsin-Platteville students like to throw out a text, Tweet, pin, or status update at least once a day. Once updated, we spend countless minutes perusing our friend’s posts, links, photos and the like. This is great, we know what is going on [...]
The softball team began their season with a spring break trip to Clermont, Fla where the squad won five of their eight games. Nathalie Schattner stood out early in Florida, hitting home runs in back-to-back games versus Chicago and SUNY-New Paltz. Upon returning from Florida, the Pioneers played four contests at the Coe Tournament in [...]
Stay: Rachael Shaff Although more than 100 campus parking spots would not be available for my use, students should not pack their suitcases every weekend. Platteville turns into “Zombieland” because of the lack of engagement students have with Platteville. If you plan on staying this weekend, expect to see more students walking outside next Tuesday [...]
Freshman will be allowed to have vehicles on campus in the fall. The rumor that has been milling around campus was just that, a rumor. However, that is not to say that it will be encouraged that new students bring cars to campus. Kim Finkenbinder, Admission Advisor in Prospective Student Services, did not know the [...]
UW-Platteville’s football team knows just how important off-season training is to a sports team’s success. Last offseason, they were coming off a mediocre season with a win-loss record of 5-5. Determined to prove to the fans and themselves that they were better than their record indicated, they did just that. The 7-3 record season tied [...]
