On November 12, Campus Activities and Student Engagement hosted an event called Pointers After Dark: Headphone Disco in the Encore in the Dreyfus University Center. Attendees had the choice of three different channels of music to listen to by using special headphones supplied by the event staff. The three channels were top 100 hits, indie rock, and holiday music. The ... Read More »
Centertainment, a division of Campus Activities and Student Engagement or CASE, is inviting British comedian, Chris James into Stevens Point on Wednesday, September 18 at 7 p.m. in the Dreyfus University Center, for a highly anticipated, hilarious night. This comedic night is only one of many events that CASE puts on for the students. CASE works hard to put-on high-quality, ... Read More »
Greg Diekroeger, Assistant Director of CASE, removed the Laird Room’s displays for LGBTQ+ History Month. This removal lasted three days. On Monday of Oct. 22, members of the Gender-Sexuality Alliance arranged to put up a display by the Laird Room to celebrate LGBTQ+ History Month. The display consisted of LGBTQ+ flags and artwork, and had not yet been finished. ... Read More »
Though this semester’s theme is microaggressions, Table Talk for Unity has taken on multiple hot-button issues over the years. Many of us have had an experience on campus that has made us feel uncomfortable. These incidents do not always need to be violent; sometimes it can be as simple as a muttered word, or exclusion from an opportunity. Microaggressions, or ... Read More »
My name is Dashanay Scott, and I’m a junior at the University of Wisconsin-Stevens Point majoring in communication with an emphasis in media studies. I am the late-night event coordinator for Centertainment Productions, which is part of Campus Activities and Student Engagement. This past weekend I had a great time coordinating Poet-Tea, a poetry event with Ebony Stewart and Jay ... Read More »
On Nov. 1st, a panel of speakers from American Indians Reaching for Opportunity took to the stage of the Laird Room in the Dreyfus University Center to share stories of their culture and experiences, as well as to answer the student body’s questions about cultural issues surrounding Native peoples. The event was an installment of Coffee and Culture, a diversity-driven ... Read More »
Two of the universities largest programming units, Campus Activities, and the Student Involvement and Employment Office have merged to create Campus Activities and Student Engagement, CASE. The merge took place when Susan Lebow, the previous Assistant Director of SIEO, took a new position. Due to budget cuts associated with declining enrollment, the decision was made to merge SIEO with Campus ... Read More »
At the University of Wisconsin-Stevens Point, Greek Life is not a stereotypical experience. Learn more at: www.uwsp.edu/centers/CASE/pages/greek/default.aspx Erica Baker Multimedia Reporter Erica.M.Baker@uwsp.edu Read More »
Ever since the documentary series “Making a Murderer” was released on Netflix, residents of Manitowoc County have been experiencing serious backlash. The focus of the series is on Steven Avery, a resident of Manitowoc County, who was accused of murdering 25-year-old Teresa Halbach in 2005. The uncertainty of his guilt has sparked controversy across the country. Cole Cayemberg, sophomore forest management major, is currently ... Read More »
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