Archive for November 2023
Homecoming Week Featured Mind Reader Eric Dittelman
Written by: Delila Lyshik UWSP’s 2023 Homecoming Week featured many activities for students, including bubble soccer, a homecoming 5K, and a mind reader show performed by Eric Dittelman on October 21. Dittelman’s show was hosted in the Dreyfus University Center’s Encore room. His act included reading the minds of people who drew pictures to find…
Read MoreSmall Business Spotlight: Tactical Escape 101
Written by: Delila Lyshik Tactical Escape 101 was opened in 2015 by co-owners Justin and Jennifer Fonfara. There are five locations, four of which are located in Wisconsin. Each location has different rooms, which can be explored on their website, https://tacticalescape101.com/. Bailey Buckholt, a manager at the location, said, “We work with the children’s museum downtown,…
Read MoreSchmeeckle Reserve Hosts Fall Candlelight Hike Festival
Schmeeckle Reserve hosted their annual Fall Candlelight Hike Festival on October 27 for the Stevens Point community. Around 4,000 people attended last year’s Fall Candlelight Hike, organized and funded by Friends of Schmeeckle, a non-profit organization that helps support the Schmeeckle Reserve. The hike featured several loops of trails, lit up with hundreds of torches…
Read MoreSpreading Awareness: Wisconsin-Nicaragua Partners Host Annual Bike/Hike Event
Throughout the month of October, the Wisconsin/Nicaragua Partners of the Americas (WNP) hosted their 17th annual Bike/Hike event. The goal was to cumulatively walk, bike, and hike 2,350 miles, which is the distance between Nicaragua and Wisconsin, in order to raise awareness for the organization and their humanitarian efforts. Anyone was welcome to sign up.…
Read MoreTop 10 Halloween Movies as Ranked by UWSP Students
Written by: Delila Lyshik Students of UWSP voted and ranked their top 10 choices for Halloween movies that are a must-watch this fall. Over the course of five days, a Google survey received over 180 student submissions. Ranking in first place, “Hocus Pocus” won with a whopping 26 out of 182 votes; 14.2% of students…
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