Some people say there is an external, objective reality, an ultimate, verifiable truth that exists independently of any individual and is true for everyone. Others claim the only reality is highly individual and is constructed by each person based on sensory inputs, language and so-called cognitive filters everyone uses to make sense of everything beyond [...]
Like it or not, religion still plays an important role in everyday life in this country. Our morals and standard of living are based in part on religion. No matter what you practice or what you preach, you still follow a way of living that isn’t better than anyone else’s; the same goes for religion.
Warren [...]
Hi. My name is Amy Bell Kwallek. By socially and politically acceptable definition, I am a single, straight, white female from Lancaster, Wis. I am a student majoring in communication technologies at UW-Platteville and I work three jobs. But first and foremost, I am a human being.
On Nov. 30 there was a campus-wide open [...]
It was another long drive to the hospital along Highway 35 between La Crosse and Prairie du Chien. The view along the river road this time of year takes my breath away. Gold, burgundy, brilliant oranges, vibrant yellows and even the crisp browns scream life and vitality. Green leaves are beautiful for sure, but they [...]
In a poll conducted on the New York University campus in late October, more than 3,000 students were asked for what price they would sell their right to vote in the next presidential election.
According to politico.com, the poll was conducted by an NYU journalism class, and it found that 66 percent of those surveyed [...]
Welcome to college
Amy Bell Kwallek
College isn’t about proving yourself to those you meet, you befriend or who judge you incorrectly. It’s not up to you to prove them right or wrong. College isn’t about proving anything to anyone except yourself.
College isn’t about searching for love or begging for it around every corner. It’s not [...]
Holiday season hardly a break for those in retail
Amy Kwallek
In wake of the recent holiday and the largest shopping day of the year, I question where our holiday meaning truly is. We buy gifts, spend time with family and get a few days off of work. So many things go into having a successful [...]
It was another long drive to the hospital along Highway 35 between La Crosse and Prairie du Chien. The view along the river road this time of year takes my breath away. Gold, burgundy, brilliant oranges, vibrant yellows and even the crisp browns scream life and vitality. Green leaves are beautiful for sure, but they [...]
College isn’t about proving yourself to those you meet, you befriend or who judge you incorrectly. It’s not up to you to prove them right or wrong. College isn’t about proving anything to anyone except yourself.
College isn’t about searching for love or begging for it around every corner. It’s not about how many people you’ve [...]
With advising season in full swing, I have had numerous conversations about classes for next semester, what to take and with whom, what is needed for graduation and who to talk to should a problem arise in scheduling. I have found in many of these discussions that some students here at UW-Platteville are not receiving [...]
Do you realize how fortunate we are? We are in college. Somehow we managed to get through high school with an adequate GPA, score well enough on the SATs or ACTs and write a killer essay to gain admittance to a center for higher learning. As university students, we are hopefully going to graduate with [...]
Another winter sports season is upon us and one question immediately comes to mind, where’s your fanhood? UW-Platteville has some of the best athletic teams in the WIAC conference, and how many people out there can honestly say that they have been to a single Pioneer athletic event?
People seem to have an apathetic attitude toward [...]
College isn’t about proving yourself to those you meet, you befriend or who judge you incorrectly. It’s not up to you to prove them right or wrong. College isn’t about proving anything to anyone except yourself.
College isn’t about searching for love or begging for it around every corner. It’s not about how many people you’ve [...]
It was another long drive to the hospital along Highway 35 between La Crosse and Prairie du Chien. The view along the river road this time of year takes my breath away. Gold, burgundy, brilliant oranges, vibrant yellows and even the crisp browns scream life and vitality. Green leaves are beautiful for sure, but they [...]
The teaching of safe sex and the encouragement of abstinence is in almost every curriculum for nearly every middle and high school in the country. However, in Portland, Maine, King Middle School will now be offering birth control to girls as young as 11 years old.
Are these people serious? Birth control for 11-year-olds? They say [...]
College isn’t about proving yourself to those you meet, you befriend or who judge you incorrectly. It’s not up to you to prove them right or wrong. College isn’t about proving anything to anyone except yourself.
College isn’t about searching for love or begging for it around every corner. It’s not about how many people you’ve [...]
Halloween is fast approaching, and with it comes costumes, candy and another excuse to throw a party. What could be more fun than men showing off their “guns” and women in scantily-clad outfits portraying public figures with absolutely no sense of self-preservation? How about if women use a little conservation in their costumes?
I’m going to [...]
I’m a Facebook junkie, and I know I’m not the only one that has to check it every hour of the day. Almost every student can say they have become a victim of Facebook.
I did some research on some statistics to see how much time people spend on Facebook, how many people are active members [...]
I have to. I swore I wouldn’t, but I just can’t help myself. Here I am contributing to the thousands of worthless, waste of space articles about such train wrecks as Lindsay Lohan, Paris Hilton and my personal favorite, Britney Spears.
They are famous for how terribly they behave in public. They are well known for [...]
To my fellow students, I must stress the relevance and importance of the current Wisconsin State Legislature’s indecision on our budget for the next two years.
All students should have received an e-mail from Chancellor Markee highlighting and enforcing the desperate need for students and faculty to encourage the powers that be to make an informed [...]
I am a chronic procrastinator. It doesn’t matter if it’s reading, papers, outlines, studying or whatever; I put it off until the absolute last minute most of the time. Thankfully my transcript doesn’t reflect that because, most of the time, I am able to pull things together in the last minute but the dark circles [...]
If you were not among the several hundred UW-Platteville students who attended the Campus Programming and Relations program on Sept. 25 in the Pioneer Crossing featuring Rick Barnes as the speaker, please consider the following, potentially life-saving tips that he shared with students about students who have consumed too much alcohol in any setting:
If you [...]
College isn’t about proving yourself to those you meet, you befriend or who judge you incorrectly. It’s not up to you to prove them right or wrong. College isn’t about proving anything to anyone except yourself.
College isn’t about searching for love or begging for it around every corner. It’s not about how many people you’ve [...]
Independence. It’s something that a person of my age seeks for, longs for and lives for. But when we finally gain it, we are unsure of what to do with it, are we not? We take chances, we make mistakes and we learn from it. Sooner or later we realize that all the glory that [...]
Rush Limbaugh is under attack for the “phony soldiers” remark he made on his radio program. That statement started controversy over whether he was slamming members of the military who disagree with the Iraq War or not. As a listener to the Limbaugh program, I was shocked to hear the spin on what Limbaugh said. [...]
You know me. In one way or another you’ve seen me. I was the Homecoming coordinator for 2002. I was in dozens of Pioneer Players Productions and I’m the guy with the pink hair. I’m also gay. Some of you might be thinking, “Well, duh.” Still others, and I hope it’s a small minority, might [...]
On the small screen classics of our childhood like Saved by the Bell, Boy Meets World and even the tumultuous love affair between Winnie and Kevin on The Wonder Years; romance, friendship, rivalry and every other human interaction was carried out as students interacted between classes and after school.
Nowadays between classes, if I’m not listening [...]
The Rangerettes dance team and the Marching Pioneers band are key entertainers for UW-Platteville’s football games, basketball games and homecoming activities.
Under the motto, “Pioneer Funkadelic Soul Revue,” the band revisited some old groovy tunes and prepared for this year’s Homecoming weekend.
The coordination of the halftime shows and Homecoming began last spring for the Marching Pioneers.
Matthew [...]
Winter has finally given up the ghost, the sun is shining and SUV drivers everywhere are paying through the nose for gasoline. Gas prices always seem to go up as the days get longer and, like clockwork, it becomes a political issue. It seems to get worse every year. Last summer Hurricane Katrina created fears [...]
What ever happened to the lost art of the handshake? It’s not something that’s seen a lot anymore outside of the business world. Unless you’re receiving an oversized multi-million dollar novelty check or graciously accepting a new job as a coffee shop cashier, there is no place in today’s world for the versatile handshake.
Right now, [...]
I have to get serious. My previous articles were mellow, however this past week my mellow was harshed. I don’t know how many of you tune in to the news, so I’m not sure if you will be aware of what is going on, but allow me to enlighten you.
Mahmoud Ahmadinejad, the Iranian President, will [...]
My time spent at UW-Platteville is something I would not trade for the world. Yeah, we don’t have the greatest of things around here, but it’s what we do with what we have that makes the journey worthwhile. It’s what we do with our friends everyday that makes life interesting.
My friends and I have definitely [...]
What is racism? Webster’s Dictionary defines it as a belief or doctrine that inherent differences among the various human races determine cultural or individual achievement, usually involving the idea that one’s own race is superior and has the right to rule others. That idea may seem a little complicated to some, so I ask “What [...]
I’ve been upset regarding the violence on our campus and at Virginia Tech. Because I like to put events into a larger context, I started connecting the suicides and the tragedy at Virginia Tech to the global state of violence. How can we expect people to act peacefully while the media and state sends out [...]
I believe the article on Jill Uppena was extremely inappropriate in its timing and content. The article should be based on the passing of Jill Uppena. If you want to write another article on how suicide is a major problem and how it has happened twice this year on campus, that’s fine, but your article [...]