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Stevens Point Writer Passes Away

Cassie Scott cscot852@uwsp.edu The Stevens Point area lost a beloved member of the community on Monday, Nov. 4. George Rogers, age 85, dedicated more than 60 years of his life to the Stevens Point Journal and the Portage County Gazette. He was a major outdoor writing contributor and columnist as well as the editor for the SPJ and a co-founder ... Read More »

Second Chance for Juveniles

Rachel Pukall rpuka198@uwsp.edu The Second Chance Bill was recently approved, allowing first- time nonviolent 17-year-olds to be put in juvenile court instead of being tried as adults for criminal offenses. In 1995, Wisconsin lawmakers ruled that 17-year-olds should be treated as adults and tried in adult courts. The criminal justice system, however is not accustomed to how young offenders think, ... Read More »

Pointers Lose Defensive Battle against Warhawks

Connor Daniels cdani404@uwsp.edu The showdown University of Wisconsin-Whitewater and the UW-Stevens Point has been highlighted since last season. During their previous meeting in 2012, the Pointers upset the previously 15th ranked Warhawks in dramatic fashion. The Pointers were prepared for battle in their last home game of the season, playing against the Warhawks, ranked 6th in the nation with an 8-0 ... Read More »

POINTER PUBLIC SERVICE ANNOUNCEMENT:Phishing

Kyle Florence kflor654@uwsp.edu This semester, reports of e-mail phishing on the University of Wisconsin-Stevens Point campus have risen dramatically. Phishing, as defined by Webopedia, is “the act of sending an e-mail to a user falsely claiming to be an established, legitimate enterprise in an attempt to scam the user into surrendering private information that will be used for identity theft.” ... Read More »

NEED-TO-KNOW TUNES: A Day To Remember

Kyle Florence kflor654@uwsp.edu Too often in our society, beautiful art, which has the potential to change lives, sculpt individuals, and alter the ways in which we think, goes unnoticed. This is especially true regarding music, whose more thoughtful messengers are often overshadowed by a maelstrom of cookie-cutter acts all strumming the same four- chord progression. For this reason, we at ... Read More »

Local Teen Helps Community Kick the Habit

Rachel Pukall rpuka198@uwsp.edu Mossity, a new smoke shop downtown specializing in electronic cigarettes, recently opened their doors in October. Gaven Moss, the 19-year-old owner of the shop, says that his goal is to get people to stop smoking tobacco and to clean up the world’s mess, one e-cig at a time. “My goal is to save as many lives as ... Read More »

Inclusive Housing Option Proposes Coed Rooms

Cassie Scott cscot852@uwsp.edu In an effort to provide housing choices that reflect diverse needs, students at the University of Wisconsin-Stevens Point have requested to have the option of inclusive housing available for those living on-campus. According to Shawn Ward, the inclusivity director for Student Government Association, inclusive housing is more of a philosophy. “Inclusive housing means that students have the ... Read More »

Growing the Green Fund

Vanessa Vincent vvinc350@uwsp.edu The Green Fund has established their Steering Committee for the year and is beginning to prioritize its projects for their three-year plan. The Green Fund is a program that allows students to lead and take part in large-scale sustainability projects that affect the University of Wisconsin-Stevens Point. For a project to be considered, it must promote innovative ... Read More »

Expanding the Palate and Tasting the World

Mary Marvin mmarv339@uwsp.edu International students from five different countries treated students and faculty to some of their favorite traditional dishes at the Taste of the World. Smells wafting from the kitchen could be recognized as soon as the door was opened last Saturday. The room was filled with curious combinations of food and people all gathered around the chefs. Students ... Read More »

Everyone is Busier than You – Commentary

Emma St. Aubin estau255@uwsp.edu Somewhere between now and high school, boasting about busyness has moved up the fad ladder. Somehow, having no free time available has become a translation for success, and we wear said success like a badge of honor, challenging anyone who is seemingly competing for said badge. Homework? I have more. Exercising? I don’t have enough time ... Read More »