The Pointer UW-Stevens Point Student Newspaper
Organizers working to recall Governor Scott Walker turned in over one million signatures last Tuesday, nearly twice as many than they needed, and almost guaranteeing an election sometime later this year. The state’s non-partisan Government Accountability Board, the body that is tasked with overseeing election and campaign finance laws, is now tasked with reviewing the petitions and certifying that the ... Read More »
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UWSP Photographer Wins Nikon Award
A photomicrograph of agatized dinosaur bone cells, by University of Wisconsin-Stevens Point photographer Doug Moore was a winning entry in the 2011 Nikon Small World International Photography Competition. The competition began in 1974 to, according to Nikon, “Recognize and applaud the efforts of those involved with photography through the microscope.” The competition has become the top forum for showing the beauty and complexity of life captured under the microscope. It showcases photomicrographers ... Read More »
Occupy Food – OPINION
What would happen if the Occupy Wall Street movement, the local food movement and the environmental movement merged? Imagine producing sustenance for yourself, living happily and healthily. The concept is a simple one, one that reaches back to our ancestors of yesteryear. The answer is simple: to work together with your friends, family and neighbors to collectively thrive by producing ... Read More »
90FM Album Review – The Beets – Let the Poison Out
Right out the gate with this album you get a wave of rock and roll, folkish indie straight to the dome. This new album has very uplifting, groovy, rhythmic sections that have you rocking back and fourth like a metronome. The style is very much it’s own. I, personally have a difficult time even likening it to other bands. However, ... Read More »
Winter Commencement Preview
As words of farewell ring amongst the graduating winter class of 2011, we can’t help but think of how fast time has gone. Remembering back to middle and high school graduation, our lives at 25, 30 or even 58 seemed almost unrealistic. Time, which seemed so slow, passed us by. After all those nights spent studying information we thought we ... Read More »
Everyday Activity Tips for Maximizing Brain Performance
Finals. This is the time of the year to eat well, rest and know the simple every day activities that enhance our brain’s performance. 1. When you first wake up, wiggle your toes. Start by wiggling all of them, back and fourth, and then just the fat toes. Almost a quarter of the bones in your body are in your ... Read More »
New Brewmaster Steps Up for Point Brewery
There is a new Brew Master in town, and his name is Gabe Hopkins, giving the Point Brewery a second beer champion under its roof. Hopkins, an Oklahoma native who is a veteran of regional breweries in Wisconsin and Pennsylvania, will be working alongside long-time Point Brew Master John Zappa. The addition of a second master will expand the production ... Read More »
Stressed Much?
Final exams. These two little words conjure up images of sleep-deprived students clutching coffee and others gripping their hair in frustration. This is not how it has to be though. Whether you’re a final exam veteran or an amateur, listen up and repeat after me: finals do not have to be that bad. It really comes down to three things: ... Read More »
If God is For Us – COMMENTARY
I really didn’t want to get into this argument because I know this subject has more division than Edward and Jacob, but I’ll chance it. Tim Tebow is a winner–fact. You can argue as much as you want, but he’s done it everywhere he’s been. I don’t agree with the notion that Tebow is ‘terrible’ and has no business being ... Read More »
UW Board of Regents to Have Regional Distribution
Governor Scott Walker signed a bill on Tuesday, December 6, that gives each of the eight congressional districts a representative member on the University of Wisconsin Board of Regents to help manage and better understand the needs of each UW campus. The statewide student association, the United Council of UW Students (UC), and the UW System Administration both support the ... Read More »