Species are being threatened all across the world. Arctic species, such as the polar bear, are constantly being threatened by the warmer temperatures associated with global warming, but why is it that honey bees disappearing rapidly doesn’t have much emotional impact on people?
Honeybees are vanishing at an alarming rate, and they have not been disappearing […]

The assault of a UW-Platteville student on campus May 3 has been initially classified as a hate crime.
During the incident, homophobic slurs were used against the student, who is gay.
“Any time where we have a situation where it could possibly be a hate crime, we list it as such,” Laurel Skrede, chief of the UW-P […]

I am looking for citizens from our region willing to help determine public policies for Wisconsin. New study committees formed by the state legislature will include legislators and citizen members with relevant experience or expertise. These committees offer people an opportunity to make a difference on important issues facing us today.
Citizen help in writing state […]

The Broadway musical Chicago came to UW-Platteville on Wednesday, May 7 for performances at 4 p.m. and 8 p.m. Chicago is presented by Troika Entertainment, a New York based company that has been producing musicals for the past 20 years. Some of these musicals include: Jesus Christ Superstar, Cats and Evita, which came to UW-P […]

As we near the end of the 2007-08 sports season, it is important to look back on the year and see what the Pioneers have accomplished. We have had national champions in track and field and also cross-country and saw the return of a dominant men’s basketball teams here at UW-Platteville. To look forward to […]

Chancellor David Markee, who had quintuple bypass surgery on March 28 is living at home and has been on the UW-Platteville campus.

“I’m feeling good,” Markee said. “Hopefully I’ll be back in full force in the fall.”
There is no set timetable for Markee to return to work full-time.
“It’ll be later in the summer,” Markee said. […]

This is a response to the article “Guns on campus would present danger to students, staff.” I like to hear that some students are talking about a way to make their campus safe from a school shooting. The debate I keep hearing about involves guns on campus and there are strong points on both sides […]

To put it quite simply, UW-Platteville’s track and field teams are on a mission.
Over 50 Pioneers representing the finest track and field athletes UW-P has to offer are headed to UW-Eau Claire for the WIAC Championships on May 2-3.
Are the Pioneers ready to take on the WIAC?
“I do believe,” head coach Jim Nickasch said.
Although all […]

In a technology-infused, instantly-gratified world, how is it that people still resort to bigotry and hatred in the cruelest and lowest manner?
Students go to college to become the best person they can be, yet some seem to have not graduated past the name-calling stage. At least one thing has changed since the middle school days […]

Students looking for a career full of excitement and a little danger may want to consider a job with the Federal Bureau of Investigation. Special Agent Josh Mayers, Madison resident agency, spoke to the Criminal Justice Association on April 22 about what a career with the FBI is like.

Graphic by Becky Ninneman

Eugene Woehrle, junior criminal […]