Posts by The Pointer
New General Education Requirements Coming to UWSP.
In compliance with Act 15, the Universities of Wisconsin system is implementing new general education requirements affective September 1, 2026. Act 15, passed the Wisconsin State Legislature on July 3, 2025. The biennial budget requires that Universities of Wisconsin schools accept each other’s general education requirements to ease transferability. This new program is referred to as the Core General Education Requirements, or CGER. The CGER consists of six categories that must add up…
Read MoreDollar General Replaces Schmeeckle
[Editor’s Note: This article is a part of The Pointer’s annual satirical April Fools’ edition, the Pointless. Pointless stories should not be taken seriously on April Fool’s Day or any other.] Schmeeckle Reserve burned down on Saturday, March 28. at 3:33 a.m. due to an accidental fire, with no reported casualties, although the local squirrel population was…
Read MorePreview of The New Collins Classroom Center Classrooms
[Editor’s Note: This article is a part of The Pointer’s annual satirical April Fools’ edition, the Pointless. Pointless stories should not be taken seriously on April Fool’s Day or any other.] The Collins Classroom Center will undergo renovations in summer 2026, and Rachel Jensen, manager of the Sentry Hall project, shared a preview of what…
Read MoreMad Dog Announces UN Retirement – Stevie and Mad Dog Heated Rivalry?
[Editor’s Note: This article is a part of The Pointer’s annual satirical April Fools’ edition, the Pointless. Pointless stories should not be taken seriously on April Fool’s Day or any other.] In this new bombshell, Mad Dog has announced that he is coming out of retirement! The students around campus are shocked and outraged! Alumni…
Read MoreLibrary Update!!!
[Editor’s Note: This article is a part of The Pointer’s annual satirical April Fools’ edition, the Pointless. Pointless stories should not be taken seriously on April Fool’s Day or any other.] There has been so much buzz with the official opening of the library. Students, however, have begun to notice something strange. One student said that when…
Read MoreHobby Horsing Coming to UWSP
[Editor’s Note: This article is a part of The Pointer’s annual satirical April Fools’ edition, the Pointless. Pointless stories should not be taken seriously on April Fool’s Day or any other.] The University of Wisconsin-Stevens Point became the first public university in the nation to include hobby horsing in its roster for spring sports. In…
Read MoreNew Solution to Dorm Overcrowding! A New Tent City on Campus!
[Editor’s Note: This article is a part of The Pointer’s annual satirical April Fools’ edition, the Pointless. Pointless stories should not be taken seriously on April Fool’s Day or any other.] University of Wisconsin-Stevens Point students create a “tent city” as well as other unconventional forms of housing in response to dorm overcrowding during the Fall…
Read MoreFood Fight Bans Baked Potatoes from Campus.
[Editor’s Note: This article is a part of The Pointer’s annual satirical April Fools’ edition, the Pointless. Pointless stories should not be taken seriously on April Fool’s Day or any other.] A Food fight broke out at Upper Debot Dining Center on March 25 after a game of hot potato got out of hand and injured 15 students…
Read MoreStarbucks Teams with COFAC
[Editor’s Note: This article is a part of The Pointer’s annual satirical April Fools’ edition, the Pointless. Pointless stories should not be taken seriously on April Fool’s Day or any other.] Beginning in the 2026-27 academic year, Starbucks has partnered with the University of Wisconsin-Stevens Point to sponsor three new academic courses. Starbucks and UWSP have teamed…
Read MoreBoxing Club Offers Opportunity for UW–Stevens Point Students
Written by: Ben Babcock University of Wisconsin-Stevens Point senior Gavin Stingle, manages a boxing club from his home garage and hopes to make it an official student organization as it nears its first full year of operation. “I started the boxing club last fall because I wanted to create an environment where my girlfriend’s kids…
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