The Pointer UW-Stevens Point Student Newspaper
Greetings once again from Poland! Today’s small life lesson actually comes from Berlin. For those that don’t know, during the Poland trip, we get a week off to travel anywhere we choose. My friend Nate and I chose to visit Berlin during that time. It was an amazing trip, with not enough days and hours to do everything you would ... Read More »
Tag Archives: Study Abroad
Student Lands Awesome Internship
Megan Van Sambeek, a junior double majoring in International Studies and Spanish at the UW-Stevens Point, recently received a 10-week internship through the U.S. State Department Bureau. “My internship is with the U.S. Department of State. I will be working in the American Embassy in Montevideo, Uruguay,” VanSambeek said. VanSambeek’s internship will begin in January 2013. She will be in ... Read More »
The Fifth of November
Remember, remember the fifth of November… and so I shall. The Fifth of November, better known as Guy Fawkes Day or Bonfire Night, is celebrated throughout London each year in celebration of the foiled plot to blow up Parliament by Guy Fawkes in 1605. I had the fortunate opportunity to participate in the festivities this past Monday night with others ... Read More »
Irony in Germany
Greetings once again from Poland! Today’s small life lesson actually comes from Berlin. For those that don’t know, during the Poland trip, we get a week off to travel anywhere we choose. My friend Nate and I chose to visit Berlin during that time. It was an amazing trip, with not enough days and hours to do everything you would ... Read More »
A Closer Look at International Programs
International Programs offers the students of the University of Wisconsin – Stevens Point the chance to take their education outside of Wisconsin, and gain global experience in the classroom and workplace. “I think it would be good for every American to get out of America. On a broad ranging scope as to what is good I think if every American ... Read More »
Visiting London, England by Rebecca Sutherland
OCTOBER 1, 2012 It is October; autumn is officially here. This means crisp evenings walking through crunchy leaves while sipping on a Pumpkin Spice Latte from Starbucks. In Wisconsin, that is. London is an entirely different story. It is wet and rainy and still a bit too warm to comfortably cuddle up on one’s favorite fall sweater, mostly because it ... Read More »
Cuba: Once So Far Now So Near
For the first time ever students of the University of Wisconsin-Stevens Point are being offered the opportunity to study abroad in Cuba. Through a new program, “The Cuban Revolution”, students will travel to Cuba for two weeks, from January 6-20, 2013. Students will spend most of their time in Havana where they will visit art and history museums, an organic ... Read More »
London’s Like That: Observations from a Student Abroad
The other day, as I listened to the wail of a passing ambulance mingling with the soft strains of a classical melody drifting from the Royal Academy of Music that’s just a stone’s throw away from my dorm, I realized something. I love the city. And as far as cities go, London is the quintessential example. I love the noise, ... Read More »
Guest Speaker Talks About Sustainability In Africa
The College of Natural Resources hosted guest speaker Amanda Ramcharan in the TNR building on Tuesday night to speak about her work on a sustainability project in Africa. Ramcharan has been working as a Johnson & Johnson Fellow with the Princeton In Africa Program since last August, providing technical and engineering expertise to water conservation and sustainability projects along with ... Read More »
London’s Like That: Observations from a Student Abroad
Michelangelo, Monet, Van Gogh, Rembrandt, Velázquez. No, this isn’t a list of the artists I need to brush up on (no pun intended) for an art history class. It’s a list of the artists whose works I’ve seen in London. In one day. In one museum. There’s one word to describe how I felt when I ventured into London’s National ... Read More »