Tag Archives: Wisconsin

Spanish students at University of Wisconsin-Stevens Point are opening a fresh page for children in Nicaragua. For the past five years, Elia Armacanqui-Tipacti, Spanish professor, has teamed up with Wisconsin/Nicaragua Partners of the Americas to create books for those in need. “Children in Latin America lack public and school libraries,” Armacanqui-Tipacti said. With the dedication and creativity of her Spanish ... Read More »

Blizzard Evelyn wasn’t only an inconvenience to humans, but to earth’s feathered friends as well. The spring snowstorm dumped over two feet across the Upper Midwest, two weeks ago. Stevens Point was one of the many cities digging out from mother nature’s unwanted gift. Migratory birds recently returned to Wisconsin not expecting to endure the weather they escape from every ... Read More »

Despite the snow, students, faculty and alumni met at the capitol building on April 18 in Madison to march to the University of Wisconsin-System Board of Regents office with letters condemning the proposed program cuts currently under consideration at the University of Wisconsin-Stevens Point. At a press conference before the march, Chad Goldberg, sociology professor at University of Wisconsin-Madison and ... Read More »

This year, there has been considerable local support for a federal level carbon fee, coming from both the city of Stevens Point and the university.  A carbon fee is a market-based approach to reducing emissions of carbon dioxide—a greenhouse gas which is a leading cause of climate change. First, in February, the city passed a resolution voted on seven-three in ... Read More »

Rising Sand Organics, located 13 miles from Stevens Point near Custer, will be launching its first season this summer.  The farm has a cooperative management structure with 11 member-farmers. The farm will sell at farmers markets in Stevens Point and several other local communities, retail locations, restaurants and through a CSA.  CSA, which stands for Community Supported Agriculture, is a ... Read More »

At the University of Wisconsin-Stevens Point, students take Earth Day seriously, so seriously that it has stretched from just one day to weeks of celebration.  This year, the Office of Sustainability has published an Earth Week calendar which spans the entire month of April, with most events occurring from April 11-28. The Fair and Local Fair will be one of ... Read More »

President Donald Trump’s proposed budget for 2019 will include massive cuts to the Great Lakes Restoration Initiative. The budget cuts will decrease the funding for the initiative from $298 million to only $30 million. According to the Great Lakes Restoration website, the initiative was launched in 2010 “to accelerate efforts to protect and restore the largest system of fresh surface ... Read More »

Although the campus garden may still be covered in snow, University of Wisconsin-Stevens Point Student’s for Sustainability officers know that spring is just around the corner. The group is already planning for spring planting. Kelli Johnson, junior environmental education major and Students for Sustainability garden coordinator, said they are currently choosing what varieties of vegetables to grow and have ordered ... Read More »

Net neutrality advocates are working diligently to override the Federal Communications Commission’s repeal of net neutrality before it officially kicks in on April 23. In December 2017, the FCC voted to remove restrictions set in place in 2015 that prevented internet providers from interfering with users’ internet access. These restrictions prevented providers such as Comcast and AT&T from blocking or ... Read More »