The Pointer UW-Stevens Point Student Newspaper
Last week, English education majors hosted an English Teachers Panel to speak with local teachers about various topics concerning their experiences as career-educators. Students hosted the event on Thursday, Nov. 1, from 5:00 to 6:30 p.m., in CCC 224. Secondary-education teachers from local schools and nearby counties attended the event. Hosting students also offered free food, free coffee, and name-tags. ... Read More »
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Cornerstone Press Launches First of New Book Series
Last Wednesday, UW-Stevens Point’s Cornerstone Publishing launched a new book titled “Ecological Reflections on Post-Capitalist Society” by Clint Jones, a UWSP professor. The book launch took place on Wednesday, Sept. 26, from 5:30 to 8:30 p.m., in Michelson Hall of the Noel Fine Arts Center. The book is the first in Cornerstone’s new series that will be dealing with ... Read More »
UWSP Now Offering Majors of the Future
The University of Wisconsin-Stevens Point has announced a revised plan for major offerings. University president said the major restructuring resulted from parent complaints that their UWSP graduated children were rabble-rousers. Bill Bobson is one such parent who described his son as “too woke” from his college education. To sooth these concerns, majors will now reflect the current Wisconsin reality. The ... Read More »
Letter to the Editor
Dear Pointer Staff, I’m writing to express my support. I understand the paper has been under a great deal of strain for years now. I know the Comm department has faced budget cuts in the past and is expecting more in the weeks and months to come. We’re all aware of the murmurs coming from on high. They’ve been haunting ... Read More »
Humans of Point
Elizabeth Olson is a junior English major and professional writing minor. What are you looking forward to over Thanksgiving weekend? The food, of course. After a few months of eating like a Survivor contestant, I’m very excited for my grandma’s homemade stuffing and pecan pie. Do you have any traditions? Every year, my grandpa insists that we all gather around the ... Read More »
Adult Literacy Program Proves It Is Never too Late to Learn
A local program here in the Stevens Point community is helping members of the community. Or in this case, helping adults that are looking for help in basic math or English literacy. The Portage County Literacy Council is a nonprofit organization located on the University of Wisconsin-Stevens Point campus. The mission of the Portage County Literacy Council is to help ... Read More »
Experience is the Best Teacher
Professor Dan Dieterich is coming out of retirement to teach English 349, otherwise known as the business Cornerstone Press. English 349 is a publishing and editing class where students select a manuscript and edit, publish and market it. Dieterich taught the class from 1978 until his partial retirement two years ago when Per Henningsgaard took over. When Dieterich originally started ... Read More »