It’s hard to believe that only two years ago, this chapter of my life began at the University of Wisconsin-Stevens Point. I started my undergraduate career at UW-Waukesha, where I am originally from, Waukesha, WI and transferred to UWSP in fall 2016 after deciding that I wanted to study Communication. Starting here was challenging for me in so many ways. ... Read More »
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 »
The Student Government Association has denied The Pointer funding because of a late electronic signature on its corrected budget request for fiscal year 2018-2019, resulting in a slightly uncertain future for the paper. The paper has worked out a general agreement with another university office for some funding during the year, but until details are worked out and the money ... Read More »
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 »
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 »
Parties with underage students may put attendees and hosts at risk of punishment at the expense of the those throwing the party. Stevens Point and Plover have already put a social hosting ordinance in place which would hold the host of a gathering responsible if any underage person is caught drinking alcohol, regardless of if the host knows it or not. ... Read More »
A hard lesson I’ve learned over the past year is that nothing ever goes exactly according to plan. As we tried to set up the archive on The Pointer website, this was no exception. Setting up the archive was something we needed to do. It was the only way we could delete the old website that misled readers when they ... Read More »
With full-time class schedules, part-time jobs and extracurricular activities, students may have trouble finding time to keep up with news. The new smartphone app, The Buzz, is specifically designed for these busy college students. “I had classes where I had to constantly reference the USA Today paper, and I hated having to go out my way to pick it up, ... Read More »
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