1,200 fill MPSC at Late Night
Zachary Miedl, General Reporter
May 9, 2013
Filed under Features
About 1,200 people filled the Markee Pioneer Student Center at the fourth annual Late Night at the Markee May 3. After months of hard work and collaboration from multiple organizations, Campus Programming and Relations brought together one of the biggest events of the year. “We took the student... Read more »
Car enthusiasts cruise into spring
Nicole Gartner, General Reporter
May 9, 2013
Filed under Features
The University of Wisconsin-Platteville Automotive Enthusiasts Club held a car show on May 4 at Country Kitchen in Platteville. Approximately 40 active members in the club brought their cars to the show. Most of the cars are ones club members drive on a regular basis but were all cleaned and placed... Read more »
Students dance to the “Harlem Shake”
Nicole Gartner, General Reporter
May 2, 2013
Filed under Features, Top Story
The groups I Pledge to Respect and Stop the Hate held a Pioneer Shake Thursday, April 25 at the University of Wisconsin-Platteville. This event was held to unify the people of all cultures on campus by bringing them together to dance to the Harlem Shake, a popular video and dance worldwide, and to... Read more »
Community walks for MS
Calvin Gatch III, General Reporter
May 2, 2013
Filed under Features
Seventy-one-year-old Platteville resident Joanne Reese could not stop smiling as she waited for the start of the third annual Walk for Multiple Sclerosis in Platteville last Sunday. She was surrounded by Team Reese, comprised of her daughter Joanna Stuckey, two grandchildren Jessica Stuckey and... Read more »
Veteran’s wife speaks at art exhibit opening
Calvin Gatch III, General Reporter
May 2, 2013
Filed under Features, Top Story
Platteville resident Penny Splinter spoke of her late husband Sunday in her opening remarks for a photo exhibit that displays images of more than 130 service women and men who died serving in Iraq and Afghanistan. The exhibit, created by Patriotic Productions in Omaha, Neb., will be... Read more »
Latin-inspired Zumba dance performed in water at UW-P
Elizabeth Niehaus, General Reporter
May 2, 2013
Filed under Features
An aqua Zumba class is being offered Saturday mornings from April 6 to May 4 at the University of Wisconsin-Platteville pool. The class begins at 11 and lasts for one hour and is taught by Krissy Custer. Custer splits her time as an instructor between the UW-Platteville and the YMCA... Read more »
Student’s art showcased on campus
Nicole Gartner, General Reporter
April 25, 2013
Filed under Features, Top Story
Corey Jenny, a senior art major, is creating a sculpture that will be displayed on campus. The location where Jenny’s statue will be placed has not been decided. “The statue didn’t have to be as large as it is, but it’s so big it can’t be ignored,” Jenny said. The sculpture... Read more »
Confucius Institute celebrates 5 years at UW-P
General Staff
April 18, 2013
Filed under Features
The Confucius Institute will celebrate their fifth year anniversary at The University of Wisconsin-Platteville Saturday, April 20 from 1:30-3 p.m at the Center for the Arts. The anniversary celebration will encompass Chinese music and dance in a variety show. There will be many performances featuring... Read more »
Soil team wins at regionals
Nicole Gartner, General Reporter
April 18, 2013
Filed under Features
The University of Wisconsin-Platteville Collegiate Soil Team took first place at regionals in Lubbock Texas April 2-5. According to Austin Ewoldt, a team member and a junior soil and crop science major stated that the contestants are judged on marking the correct parent material of the soil, which... Read more »
Campus counselors offer help
Shelby LeDuc, General Reporter
April 18, 2013
Filed under Features
April 1 marked the beginning of National Counseling Awareness Month. Counseling Services at the University of Wisconsin-Platteville recognizes this month as a tool to increase awareness of counseling services available to students on and off campus as well as promote happy, healthy lifestyles. Each... Read more »
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