Tag Archives: The Pointer

Students of the University of Wisconsin – Stevens Point’s Model United Nations (UN) organization are preparing to represent Egypt at the National Model UN conference in New York City in March 2013. Model UN is a conference that takes place all over the world. The conference is meant to simulate the happenings of the real United Nations by assigning specified ... Read More »

The Alcohol and Other Drug Abuse (AODA) task force was creat­ed last fall to make recommendations on possible preventative measures for alcohol and drug related incidents on the University of Wisconsin-Stevens Point campus and the surrounding community. The proposition of banning alco­hol in UWSP dormitory rooms was proposed by the AODA committee according to a November Stevens Point Journal article. ... Read More »

The medieval combat re-enact­ment sport, Belegarth, has been a nationwide phenomenon since the 90s and has had a presence at the University of Wisconsin – Stevens Point since 2009. Chris Johnson, a senior wildlife ecology major and the president of the Belegarth Club on campus, men­tions that Belegarth is a sport, not a role-playing game. “The only benefit you gain ... Read More »

  The Almond-Bancroft School District received a grant from the University of Wisconsin – Stevens Point for the creation of the English Language Learner (ELL) Program. Lisa Vann, a 2007 graduate of UWSP and the ELL Coordinator at the Almond-Bancroft High School, had the idea to create this program. “Our English Language Learner Program was created to address the needs ... Read More »

  There will be a new Chief Information Officer (CIO) and director of the Information and Technology Department starting in January 2013. The Information Technology (IT) department offers help for students with computer issues, be it hardware, software, networking, or repair issues. The IT department is staffed by just under 50 people who work to offer IT support, telephone support, ... Read More »

Formed in Eau Claire in late 2004, The Daredevil Christopher Wright is an indie-folk trio made up of brothers Jon (vocals, guitar) and Jason (vocals, bass) Sunde, and fellow Wisconsin-native Jesse Edington (vocals, percussion). The band hit the ground running, tirelessly crafting their own unique style of alternative music after only being existence a matter of months; this steadfast dedication ... Read More »

Picture yourself for a moment, sitting at a basement party on a Saturday night. Things are a going alright, the keg is about half gone, and then some guys pull out a bunch of instruments and start rocking this music that has everyone getting up to dance and generally go nuts over. That scenario pretty much sums up my album ... Read More »

Everyone, take a deep breath in, now let it out. It’s done, over, gone (for now). The 2012 Elections are fin­ished. But if you’re a Republican, you’re probably wonder what exactly just happened. I mean, the momentum behind Republican Challenger Mitt Romney was absolutely fantastic (some even compared it to the 2008 Election and the Democrats back­ing Mr. Obama). There ... Read More »

Netflix, an online digital stream­ing service and DVD-by-mail pro­vider, could possibly be changing the way some students consume their media. In April of 2011, Netflix claimed that it had over 23.6 million subscribers in the United States and 26 million worldwide. Netflix also claimed $1.5 billion in revenue from digital sales in 2011. Rachel Wisniewski, a University of Wisconsin-Stevens Point ... Read More »

To bring awareness to bullying, Zach Halliwell produced and directed the video ‘We Must Love One Another’.  Halliwell’s videos can be found on the YouTube channel WolfSpirit201. Thousands of people around the world are bullied every day over their real or perceived sexual identity. To escape the pain of being bullied many resort to ending their life because they feel ... Read More »