Posts by Derek Tritz
Student Body Presidential Candidates Respond to Student Concerns over Campaign Posters
SGA Presidential candidate Cayden Morschauser and Vice-Presidential Candidate Hayden Arnoldi said Wednesday that they will keep the controversial Jerusalem Cross in their campaign’s promotional material. The response came during the SGA Candidate Forum, where students expressed concerns regarding the cross’s usage by far-right extremists and white nationalists. “It does have those connections,” said Arnoldi. “But…
Read MoreThe Mad Search for the Mad Dog
A history of UWSP’s forgotten mascot. Mad Dog has been missing from the ice of the K.B. Willett Arena since 2012. Being gone for over a decade, many have forgotten about UWSP’s flagship hockey mascot. But that doesn’t mean his retirement hasn’t been felt by the current student body. “Stevie really never shows up to…
Read MorePoint of Return
Stephanie Pointer has been confined to the dusty shelves of UWSP’s archives since 2013. That was until this year’s homecoming, when she made her first public appearance in over a decade. The retired UWSP mascot made her appearance Oct. 5 at 10 a.m. in the DUC for UWSP’s ‘Pointer Pairs’ event. The costume worn was the…
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