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Last Friday the Stevens Point Academic Representation Council (SPARC) held a public forum to discuss the Point Forward proposal, which seeks to address the university’s budget crisis through disputed means. The forum hosted four speakers. Each speaker attended to the Program and/or Unit Discontinuance Consultative Committee (PUDCC) that was created in late Spring 2018, as well as the newly-created Academic ... Read More »
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The Pointer Names Erica Baker Editor-in-Chief
The Pointer announced current multimedia reporter Erica Baker will be taking over as editor of the newspaper for the next academic year. Her term will begin starting in late August and last through May 2019. Baker is excited to transition into her next position, already assisting in the hiring of staff members for next year. “This has been a goal ... Read More »
Why Do You Work for The Pointer?
The Pointer staff shares their reasons for joining and the value the opportunity has for members. Consider being apart of the team! Visit goo.gl/Hq87hi for more information about positions and job duties. Video: Erica Baker Multimedia Reporter Erica.M.Baker@uwsp.edu Read More »
WI Representative is Kind Towards Net Neutrality
Net neutrality advocates are working diligently to override the Federal Communications Commission’s repeal of net neutrality before it officially kicks in on April 23. In December 2017, the FCC voted to remove restrictions set in place in 2015 that prevented internet providers from interfering with users’ internet access. These restrictions prevented providers such as Comcast and AT&T from blocking or ... Read More »
Pointer Staff Heads to ACP’s Best of the Midwest Conference
In what turned out to be a weekend filled with falafels and journalism, Naomi, Kathryn and I attended the Associate Collegiate Press’s Best of the Midwest Conference in Minneapolis. We had never been to a journalism conference before and nervously drove into busy Minneapolis traffic unsure of what to expect–we weren’t disappointed. From our very first key-note address to the ... Read More »
City Pushes for New Housing Arrangements for UWSP Students
Are Pointers really good neighbors? That was the million dollar question this week, and the answer received was not the answer we as Pointers should be proud of. Tori Jennings, First District Alder, has some thoughts on how Pointer students are currently and should be fitting into the community at large. Residents of Stevens Point often percieve students as disruptive ... Read More »
D2L to be Phased Out for New Canvas System
By June of 2020, Desire 2 Learn will be completely phased out and replaced by a new digital learning environment system called Canvas. The switch is being made to find a new digital learning environment to better meet student needs because the University of Wisconsin–System’s contract with D2L is expiring. Shifting from a learning management system like D2L to a ... Read More »
Justice Week Brings Awareness About Human Trafficking to UWSP
The International Justice Mission chapter at the University of Wisconsin-Stevens Point will be hosting its annual Justice Week event this year on April 9-13 to shed light on modern day slavery to students on campus. The UWSP chapter was founded by individuals from the Campus Crusade for Christ. Since their creation, the chapter has hosted their own Justice Week at ... Read More »
SGA Works with City to Create Off-Campus Housing Inspections
The Student Government Association is working with the City of Stevens Point to create a voluntary housing inspection. SGA is hopeful that there will be implementation of this plan by June 1 of this year. Other campuses in Wisconsin have already created an inspection process for off-campus housing, and the University of Wisconsin-Stevens Point will be the next. This idea ... Read More »
University College Helps Students Succeed
The University College (UC) is one of the five colleges that make up the University of Wisconsin-Stevens Point. It was established in 2015 and has expanded over the last three years, adding new programs like the General Education Program. Gretel Stock-Kupperman, Dean of University College, said, “University College is a central place on campus where students can get support on ... Read More »