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Student’s Death Highlights Veterans’ Mental Health Crisis

The university lost two members of the community this weekend. While they were both tragic in their own way, the death of Michael Zuelsdorff Saturday morning highlights a growing mental health crisis that veterans of U.S. wars in Iraq and Afghanistan are facing. Zuelsdorff, 33, a Sergeant First Class in the Wisconsin Army National Guard, and sophomore majoring in Forestry, ... Read More »

UWSP Student Eric Duffey Passes Away

Natural Resources Wildlife Ecology Major Eric Duffey went missing late on Friday night; a Fire Department diving team found him in the Plover River on Sunday. Stevens Point Sgt. Dan Wheeler said they pulled a body from the river near Clark Street Bridge around 1:10 p.m. on Sunday afternoon, not far from where Duffey was last seen. His body was ... Read More »