Are you someone who is constantly wondering why we don’t have more things to do in Platteville, such as kayaking, small concerts or the leisure of a 24-hour coffee shop? Are there things that you would like to see change, such as more sit-down restaurants or produce markets in town? As a student, I hear [...]
It is finally that time of year, and all of the students and staff in the School of Agriculture are beginning to think about spring planting preparations. If they go home to their own family farms, work on one or are taking classes related to soils or horticulture, there is one key factor that ensures [...]
Aaron Zinkle: Workforce The spring semester is approaching rapidly, and there are many students, such as myself, that will graduate May 12 and face an important decision: graduate school or employment? I completely support further education; however, I offer the following as reasons to pursue a career instead of a graduate degree. My argument is [...]
Throughout spring and summer, we have the pleasure of observing the variety of flowers, trees and shrubs bloom and grow all over campus. And no, those lilies didn’t just grow, someone planted them. Outside the Markee Pioneer Student Center there is a pond for our enjoyment, and it wouldn’t be there for us to look [...]
All student athletes in the NCAA should have the opportunity to receive scholarships. Student athletes have to balance class, schoolwork, practice and the little bit of time they have for a social life. Athletics are a major part of the university. Whether it be raising money from sales or getting the students active, athletics have [...]
It was the third time in four months that Faculty Senate spoke about faculty salaries when Ray Spoto presented his findings April 17. This time, however, the talk centered on how the University of Wisconsin-Platteville paid professors in comparison to other universities around the country. The statistics were less than stellar. The information brought forward [...]
During his time speaking at the United Greek Council meeting April 26, Chancellor Dennis Shields said that drinking has become a problem all over the nation, even at the University of Wisconsin-Platteville. Shields chose to speak at the meeting regarding Greek image after multiple incidents that took place at and outside of the Delta Sigma [...]
A campaign named Keep ‘Em in School calls support for the 16 University of Wisconsin-Platteville students arrested May 2 for drug-related activities in Platteville. The campaign asked individuals to send Chancellor Dennis Shields a “short and polite” e-mail asking the students not be expelled. After 10 months of investigations, the Richland-Iowa-Grant Drug Task Force served [...]
May 1 Patrick Curry, 22, Wautoma, was issued a citation for loud and unnecessary noise after a complainant reported his car alarm was repeatedly going off. May 2 Timothy King, 21, Platteville, Alexander Streber, 19, Platteville, and Kyle Russell, 18, Cottage Grove, were all cited after a complaint had been reported to the police [...]
