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Individuals under the legal drinking age caught trying to buy alcohol will have to pay considerable restitution if Governor Scott Walker signs off on the Brown Jug bill. With this new bill, alcohol retailers can sue any minor attempting to buy drinks from them for up to $1000, not including additional court fees. Store owners will be requested by law ... Read More »

Rachel Pukall rpuka198@uwsp.edu The University of Wisconsin- Stevens Point has just gained approval to renovate the North DeBot Residence Halls for a total cost of $13.5 million for the next two summers. The project will renovate Watson Hall during the summer of 2014 and Thompson Hall in the summer of 2015 using funds collected from the students who live in ... Read More »

Cassie Scott cscot852@uwsp.edu The construction of a new parking structure in lot T during the summer of 2016 has been stirring up discussion across campus. Carl Rasmussen, the director of facilities planning and space management, was able to provide many of the planning details. The new structure will most likely be built in place of the current lot T behind ... Read More »

Kyle Florence kflor654@uwsp.edu Over 200 individuals attended a political forum last Monday in The Dreyfus University Center. “This was outstanding,” said Jay Heck of Common Cause Wisconsin, the non-partisan, non-profit organization that hosted the question and answer session. “We touched on some issues that people are finally beginning to understand and that need to be solved.” Additionally, former Congressman David ... Read More »

Vanessa Vincent vvinc350@uwsp.edu Individuals under the legal drinking age caught trying to buy alcohol will have to pay considerable restitution if Governor Scott Walker signs off on the Brown Jug bill. With this new bill, alcohol retailers can sue any minor attempting to buy drinks from them for up to $1000, not including additional court fees. Store owners will be ... Read More »

Emily Margeson emarg634@uwsp.edu Kevin Reilly decided to leave his position as the University of Wisconsin System President, spurring the search for a replacement. Interviews for the open position have not begun yet, but Richard Telfer, Chancellor at UW-Whitewater, will be taking over as interim president until a permanent replacement is found. Reilly’s last day as president will be on Dec. ... Read More »

Dave Obey, Katrina Shankland and a few other politicians will be speaking at the University of Wisconsin-Stevens Point during a public forum held by the Common Cause in Wisconsin on Monday, Oct. 28. The Common Cause in Wisconsin is a non-partisan, non-profit citizen’s lobby group. They have been holding forums all over Wisconsin for the past six years. They were last ... Read More »

David Chrisinger and Brett Foley are participating in a 50 mile marathon on Oct. 26 to raise awareness and money for veterans adjusting to life after service. Chrisinger is a University of Wisconsin-Stevens Point alumnus and Foley is a friend of Chrisinger’s. They are Rhinelander natives and attended the same junior high and high school. After high school, Foley left ... Read More »

Switching from the meticulously planned periods of high school to a lax university schedule can be a difficult transition for many students new to college. Matt Fournier, a University of Wisconsin-Stevens Point freshman, described his classes as noticeably “more difficult than high school.” “I do a lot more studying. Most of my classes are somewhat interesting, but it’s only gen ... Read More »

Technology has touched nearly every aspect of modern life. Technological advances are made every day and the University of Wisconsin-Stevens Point chemistry department is quickly adapting to meet new needs. One of the newest branches of chemistry formed is called “computational chemistry.” Dr. Erin Speetzen, one of three computational chemists on campus, offers an explanation of this new branch. “Computational ... Read More »