Tag Archives: Opinion

What is Art?

Recently, UW- Stevens Point has received national attention for their wish to discontinue several liberal arts majors from the current curriculum. This proposal has not been without its share of backlash. And though the cuts to specific majors will not be an immediate change, the school’s relationship with the humanities has sparked a larger conversation on what constitutes “art.” The ... Read More »

Kavanaugh’s Confirmation Isn’t a Win, Even for Republicans

I wholeheartedly believe that the hearings surrounding Justice Brett Kavanaugh’s nomination into the Supreme Court will be remembered historically for years to come. Never has confirmation hearings been this saturated in the media; trying to avoid the news surrounding them was practically inescapable. All this was in turn because of the bravery of a woman named Christine Blasey Ford. Dr. ... Read More »

Does “Crazy Rich Asians” Have an Appropriation Problem?

When “Crazy Rich Asians” opened on August 15, 2018, it was a monumental achievement for Asian-Americans everywhere. The film centered on Rachel Chu (played by Constance Wu), an economics professor at New York University who is invited by her boyfriend, Nick Young (Henry Golding), to visit Singapore for his best friend’s wedding. Little does she know his family is one ... Read More »

The Importance of Culture

Everyone who knows me knows that I am Albanian. My culture has been a large part of my identity and events I have attended recently reminded me about the significance of culture and what it means to me. My family is originally from Kërçove, a city on the western side of the Republic of Macedonia. According to “World Population Review,” ... Read More »

An Unexpected Journey

Starting school at the University of Wisconsin-Stevens Point was a decision made out of practicality rather than anything else. I had already had my “college experience” and transferring to the UWSP was just another step. I was slightly older than everyone else and had lived on my own for a number of years, so I did not think that my ... Read More »

An Inflexible, Legalistic Student Government Does Not Serve UWSP

The Student Government Association has denied funding to The Pointer newspaper next year. This deeply disturbs me as the co-editor of the paper because despite my continued efforts to pull the organization from a state of rebuilding into prosperity, it will not see the chance to get there. Budget requests were to be submitted in a new way this year. ... Read More »

Humans of Point

Rachel Zenisek is a senior psychology major with an emphasis in human services. What’s the best part about spring? Definitely jumping in puddles.   What’s the worst part about spring? I think when the weather is really nice outside but you still have to study. That’s just awful.   Describe your perfect spring day in Stevens Point. I think starting ... Read More »

Letter to the Editor

Dear Editor, I was stunned to learn of UWSP Chancellor Bernie Patterson’s plans to summarily drop the majors in the liberal arts and replace them with majors in the sciences at the University. People need to know that this is the greatest threat to the well being of the University and to all of central Wisconsin since the University was ... Read More »

Why Logan Paul is the “Andy Warhol” of Our Generation

Andy Warhol is widely considered to be one of the most influential artists of the 20th century. From introducing the concept of pop art to the world to his clever use of marketing by utilizing mass media, his contributions have cemented a place for himself in history. But, I believe that as one artist dies, another one rises, and that ... Read More »