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 [...]
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 [...]
There are still positions available on Student Senate, which was established to provide fair representation of the student body and provide experience to those involved.
Photograph by Brady Terry
“You get to see how UW-Platteville works,” Frank Moullet, Student Senate president, said.
Moullet said those involved with Student Senate get to make decisions that impact fellow students on [...]
The Student Senate is arguably the most powerful student organization on campus. These elected officials invest their time and energy to make our campus a better and more enjoyable place, both in their elected positions and out of their own personal initiative. Such is the case with Jeffrey Schwan and Jordan O’Connell and their promotion [...]
Berent Froiland, a senior from Viroqua majoring in crop and soil science and the only senior on the UW-Platteville men’s basketball team, was recently named to the WIAC All-Sportsmanship Team. This is the first year in which the award has been given out.
Photograph by Brady Terry
“He doesn’t need the limelight though,” head coach, Paul [...]
Student Senate business manager Eric Hopfensperger has been charged with failing to fulfill the duties of his position and to adhere to Senate ethics guidelines. He is facing the possibility of being recalled by the Senate.
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Nathan Wait, senator from the College of Liberal Arts and Education, notified the rest of the Senate of [...]
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SPECIES: Green Iguana
AGE: Ozzy is about 12 years old. Iguanas can live up to 20 years in captivity.
DIET: Iguanas are herbivores. Ozzy daily eats a mixture of high-quality lettuce and other vegtables and sometimes a little bit of fruit.
ENVIRONMENT: In the wild, they live in the canopies of rain forests. At UW-P, [...]
Graphic by Becky Ninneman
A large portion of Platteville and some surrounding areas were without power during the early hours of March 13, and it was the fault of a small mammal.
A raccoon near the town of Rewey shut down two substations serving Platteville, Alliant Energy spokesperson Steve Schultz said. The raccoon was on a kilovolt [...]
If the campus community has its say, UW-Platteville’s academic sector will be smoke-free.
The results of the campus-wide poll regarding a proposed smoking ban were released on March 10. According to the poll results, of the 2,130 people who voted, 69 percent were in favor of the ban. Chancellor David Markee will now make a final [...]
Two UW-Platteville wrestlers headed to the Division III National Championships in search for All-American status and national championships. The tournament, which took place March 7 and 8 in Cedar Rapids, Iowa, tested all that Ryan Higgins and Jesse Milks had to offer.
Photograph by Emily Yttri
Higgins - First Round
Higgins had the Pioneers first match of the [...]
Bar scene not for relationships
In my four months as a bartender I have seen just about everything downtown. I have seen people hook up, break up, throw up and everything in between. But the fact remains after all of my hours of “observations,” people here just do not understand how to make it work. When [...]
Last week’s guest opinion article on the NIU shooting raised some important concerns. The author states that “If someone has the intent to kill, there is very little that will stop them.” Hammond then calls for further gun control, arguing for licensure of weapons. He even goes as far as stating, “Gun control would stop [...]
Members of the UW-Platteville community will be able to cast their vote on the proposed smoking ban for the academic sector of campus.
The online poll is scheduled to run from midnight March 6 until 6 p.m. March 7. Members of the student body, faculty, academic staff and classified staff are all eligible to vote, Rich Egley, dean of students, said in an e-mail. According to the UW-P voting booth Web site, in order to participate, voters must have a UW-P user name and password. The online ballot can be found at uwplatt.edu/vote.
The committee has been publicizing the poll through the use of posters, notices on the Student Senate bulletin board, and a campus-wide e-mail sent by Egley. A second e-mail reminder will be sent on Thursday morning, Jeffrey Schwan, ad hoc committee chair, said.
Athletics and religion proved to have a stronger connection than what is usually assumed, as shown by Luke Swan, wide receiver of the UW-Madison football team. Swan shared his story with fans young and old on Feb. 28.
Swan was brought to UW-Platteville by Campus Crusade for Christ, an organization in its first year at UW-P. [...]
I have noticed a lot more student workout sessions getting started on the UW-Platteville campus. While walking around in the Pioneer Student Center the other day, I came across a poster advertising workout class schedules that had the different sessions, times, and amounts on it for students, university staff and the general public.
The classes [...]
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Spc. Jeremy Guza,
Charlie Company
1-128 Infantry Division
Formerly deployed to Samara, Iraq
“I signed up June 16, 2003. I was only [at UW-Platteville] a semester before I got pulled away to go to basic and was only planning on missing a semester. When we got called up I had to miss spring of 2004 fall [...]
On Feb. 1 the Wisconsin Newspaper Association presented awards to collegiate journalists at the annual conference in Lake Delton at the Kalahari Resort.
Although unable to attend, former Exponent staff members Corey Nechkash and Craig Wild were awarded honorable mention recognition in graphics and photography, respectively.
Besides distributing awards, the conference provided students the ability to have [...]
Tyler Austin, left, and Kerry Siekierzynski score points in a bout tournament. The UW-P fencing club meets in Boebel Hall 211 from 5 to 8 p.m. every Tuesday.
Assistant chancellor for student affairs Michael Viney presented a differential tuition proposal to the UW-Platteville Student Senate Feb. 11. The proposal would cost students $150 over the course [...]
Due to winter weather, the UW-Platteville campus closed at 2 p.m. on Feb. 6. This is the first time campus has closed since 1973.
“At noon, we received word it wasn’t going to stop snowing until 6 p.m.,” Chancellor David Markee said. “If it would have only been snowing, we wouldn’t have closed campus, but the [...]
UW-Platteville’s Student Senate reopened discussion Monday on proposed changes to the campus smoking policy that were made Jan. 28. The Senate will vote on whether to put the proposed smoking ban on the academic sector of campus to a referendum at their next meeting Monday, Feb. 11. In addition to voting whether to call a referendum, the Senate will also consider whether to make the referendum vote binding or nonbinding. If the vote is binding, the Senate will go along with the campus’s decision. A nonbinding referendum allows Student Senate to make a decision independent of the campus, Frank Moullet, Student Senate president, said.
A committee investigating UW-Platteville’s smoking policy proposed a referendum that could prohibit smoking on some parts of campus and increase fines for smoking violations.
The Student Senate ad hoc committee investigating the smoking policy gave its final presentation Jan. 28 outlining its findings and suggestions. In their report, committee members said the current smoking policy is unsatisfactory, difficult to enforce and lacks adequate penalties.