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Spotlight on Tutoring-Learning Center
Though college is an experience that many enjoy for its social aspects, paying about $8000 to attend a university is something many take seriously, especially when it comes to academics. With tough college courses that many students struggle through it is always helpful to receive some extra guidance on those areas. The Tutoring-Learning Center is a comfortable place where students can get tutored in specific areas of difficulty or areas they just want to become better in.
A student profile on Samantha Russell-Blumestein
A typical day in the life of a college student usually doesn’t start until a few minutes before their first class; however, for Samantha Russell-Blumestein her days started out at 4 a.m. in order for to be at work by 5:15 taking care of sled dogs.
View full story >Students to put in time and money to climb for cause
Rock climbing in the HEC every once and awhile can be exhilarating. With each step the climb becomes harder – yet more rewarding. With each step the ground is farther below. With each step, you can help people’s lives. How can this be done? By participating in the charity fundraiser, Climb Up So Kids Can Grow Up, kids and others infected by AIDS can begin to lead lives that are full of the hope and joy.
View full story >SAND brings in well-known, creative chef for demonstration
In college there seems to be a million activities to do but finding the perfect fit can be hard. The Student Association of Nutrition and Dietetics might just be that organization that can harness your mind, body and soul.
View full story >New organization aimed at volunteering forms
There are a variety of student organizations at the University of Wisconsin-Stevens Point to keep students occupied for years on end. Many have specific areas of interest such as the arts, natural resources or politics. When choosing an organization to join, Students tend to overlook the aspect of community service.
View full story >Curling: it’s not just for your hair anymore
Fifty years ago, Howard Woodside along with a few of his friends, decided a curling club was needed in Stevens Point. This was the start of citizens of Stevens Point realizing that curling was on the rise and growing internationally. At that time, it had been especially popular in Minnesota and Wisconsin. Now, fifty years later, the Stevens Point Curling Club boasts 125 members of all ages that want to take part in the camaraderie and competition that is curling. Curling is even more prominant in the international scene as a part of the Winter Olympic games.
View full story >Red and blue make purple: a student profile on Niah Finch
If you wanted to know something about Spiderman, consider asking super-fan freshman, Niah Finch.
View full story >UWSP Marathon Club is going the distance
In 2006, Cristin Kowalski founded a group to support and motivate one another in long distance running, University of Wisconsin-Stevens Point’s Marathon Club.
View full story >Funding opens “Green” opportunity
Have you ever felt that University of Wisconsin - Stevens Point was not “green” enough to your liking? By following a few simple steps your dreams could come to fruition. The Student Government Association Sustainability Reserve allows students on the UWSP campus to take their ideas and make it into something real to help the campus become more sustainable or ecologically friendly.
View full story >Spotlight on Centertainment
Centertainment Productions is a steady source of entertainment for the student body at the University of Wisconsin - Stevens Point, funded by the Student Government Association
View full story >Raking leaves can really make a difference
On Oct. 24, people from all over the world will be altering their tight schedules in order to make a difference in someone’s life. Men and women will untie their ties, put their briefcases down and grab a rake in order to give hope and kindness to people in need. Make A Difference Day, a national day of doing good, is a chance to volunteer your time and effort and make a difference in someone’s life – whether it be raking leaves, helping out in a shelter, or sponsoring a food drive, a little thing goes a long way.
View full story >Alumna finds herself in a very unfamiliar place
When you’re studying for midterms and haven’t slept in two nights, the idea that you may be trapped in your dorm room forever seems imminent. Many students may not realize the amount of impact they can have on the world once they set foot off campus as a graduate and just where they may end up in this world.
View full story >International students face a whole new culture at UWSP
For approximately 40 years there have been international students streaming like water into the University of Wisconsin - Stevens Point from every continent in the world, with the exception of Antarctica. The quality of education in the United States, and the welcoming nature of central Wisconsin play no small part in the reason why so many students choose UW-Stevens Point as their abroad location.
The International Students and Scholars Office is the department in which students are recruited by UW-Stevens Point and the organization that assists their sojourn to America. The ISSO Web site states their mission to “promote the university globally; recruit and admit international students; orient new international students to UWSP; and serve as a resource for all UWSP and students throughout their programs of study.”
Stevens Point moves to open minds about disabilities at UWSP
There are many things to celebrate in the fall: the changing of the colors, a fresh semester and the harvest. There is more to celebrate this October than ever before with the start of the Disabilities Awareness Fair, boasting the slogan, “celebrate all abilities.”
View full story >Don’t get burned; stay safe with fire prevention week
The Great Chicago Fire of 1871 killed more than 250 people, left 100,000 homeless, destroyed more than 17,400 structures and burned more than 2,000 acres. Fire Prevention Week has been held since 1922 on the Sunday through Saturday period in which Oct. 9 falls, in order to commemorate this infamous fire. This year showcases the theme of burn awareness and prevention to keep homes safe from the leading causes of home fires.
View full story >Random rants with Andy: TV shows
So the other day I was watching TV, and a commercial for the new “NCIS: Los Angeles” came on.
I couldn’t put my finger on it at the time, but for some reason, I became a little pissed. It took me about two minutes and a “le’go my Eggo” commercial later to realize why the sudden uproar of emotions: FBI/crime/law dramas have infested the better hours of my prime-time.
It’s homecoming: Get out there and do something
Homecoming week has arrived at the University of Wisconsin-Stevens Point, and this weekend offers a variety of homecoming activities along with sporting events for students to get involved with and attend.
View full story >Community turns out for Trivia Unplugged
Trivia is known throughout the University of Wisconsin – Stevens Point campus as a pivotal moment in student activities and experience. The countless hours of staying awake in the wee hours of the night to answer questions. Attaining victory is worth it in the end.
View full story >Random rants with Andy: Wii tennis
Justen annoying types of facebook users
10. The Mafia farmer – “Michael Jordan found a lost sheep on his farm. Billy Bob got promoted to Level 90 in Mafia Wars”Playing countless hours of games like Mafia Wars or Farmville to the point that all your friends ever see from you are invites and lost sheep, may prove that you just have way too much time on your hands. According to Facebook, Mafia Wars has 25,708,764 monthly active users and Farmville has 51,454,512 monthly active users. Imagine if all those people went out and really created a farm or tried to join a mafia. World hunger and overpopulation solved.
View full story >Spotlight on Intercity Impact
College presents its students with many options, opportunities and outlets. With so many options there is bound to be a comfortable fit for everyone, and even an uncomfortable fit for those who wish to leave their comfort zone and enhance their world and self view. Junior, Katrina Mijal, service trip coordinator of the Student Involvement and Employment Office and at University of Wisconsin - Stevens Point, recommends just that and offers in return a life-changing experience.
View full story >Happy breast cancer awareness month!
About 2 million women in the United States have breast implants, with 250,000 going under the knife each year. The average age of a woman who gets implants is 34, and 90 percent do it after they have kids. Most women increase by two cup sizes after the implants.
View full story >Dylan Days takes over campus radio station
Random rants with Andy: Educational crap videos
Nothing painfully jabs at my side more than a) appendicitis and b) when I witness an educational rap video. The truth is, educational rap videos have been killing us slowly since kindergarten. Sure, they usually start off with subjects such as “respect,” and “have confidence in yourself.” Sure, let me soak that in as I sip on my gin and juice.
View full story >Spotlight on International Programs
If you’ve ever jogged through the Trail of Reflections in Schmeekle Reserve you may have stumbled across Enos Mill’s quote, “The essence is to travel gracefully rather than to arrive.” Students find themselves in the category of traveling more often than not; traveling home, traveling to visit family and friends, road tripping and in transit to the future. It’s a big world out there with a lot to discover and even a glance at the study abroad materials inside the International Programs office may turn into an urgent desire to harness a traveling propensity and grace your college experience with another layer.
View full story >JusTen ways to drive your roommate insane
10. Set up a volleyball net. Constantly spike the ball at your roommate.
9. Go to the involvement fair and sign your roommate up for everything
View full story >The Lost World of UWSP
Any Swing Goes
After a long day of classes, students at the University of Wisconsin - Stevens Point want to unwind. It may take throwing the football around, lounging on the futon with the Food Channel on in the background but for a few on campus ,unwinding takes on a whole new twist. Any Swing Goes is a student organization that focuses on how to teach students to ballroom dance with many different styles including jitterbug, triple swing, lindy hop, mambo, cha-cha, tango, and waltz.
View full story >Hootenanny ushering the Learning Resource Center into its heyday
Lacking many Facebook friends? Buy some
Feeling lonely and friendless? Nobody watching you update your Facebook status or following your Twitter updates? Now, thanks to uSocial, you don’t have to worry about adding people that you actually know. You can now pay this new Australian marketing company to find you Facebook friends and Twitter followers.
View full story >University Dining Services
Starting June 1st, 2009, Chartwells officially stopped feeding the students of the University of Wisconsin - Stevens Point. Due to an overwhelming desire for student input in their dining options, University Dining Services, or UDS, is now in charge and taking the campus’ bellies by storm.
View full story >Think you’re safe from H1N1? Think again
Students don’t really care about their health, it seems, with their hectic schedules filled with classes, meetings, deleting emails, visiting Facebook, and reading student newspapers. Health is becoming more of an issue with the growing crisis sourounding H1N1.
View full story >Professor mixes blend of quality environmental literature and music to create harmony in life
A professor at the University of Wisconsin-Stevens Point teaches English literature during the week and toots his whistle for crowds across the country on the weekends.
View full story >Student organization seeks to support victimized children
In a war-torn world there is a need for student activism. A newer student organization, Invisible Children, seeks to do just that.
View full story >TNR mural creator debunks long-held myth, offers other reflections
There is a saying that behind every rumor, there is a kernal of truth. That appears to be so for many things, but not with the mural on the Daniel O. Trainer Natural Resources Building.
View full story >As year winds down, students search for stress relievers
With only one week of classes left, students at the University of Wisconsin – Stevens Point are studying hard and they all have different ways to deal with the stress.
View full story >Students compile a variety of resume-builders in college life
All over campus, zombies with backpacks are carrying out their daily routine. Slinking to class un-showered and over-worked with a glazed look in their eyes and slippers on their feet, students are stressed out.
View full story >IFTX training exercise works to add experience to ROTC
A tactical training weekend at Fort McCoy, Wis. prepared the University of Wisconsin – Stevens Point’s Army Reserve Officer Training Corps cadets for their summer training courses.
View full story >The Point is...We’re still forcefed dribble
Will the newest Rambo movie that came out calendar year 2008 reinforce any ongoing stereotypes?
View full story >Camping out for the cure: UW-SP to host Relay For Life
Geek's Corner
I have a lot of female friends, but when it comes to clothes, I am baffled by the sizes for women compared to men. What are the differences? Have you experienced anything like this?
View full story >GSA changes as an organization to promote diversity adequately
Starting Friday, the Gay-Straight Alliance will be conducting Pride Week on campus. Not every student is readily familiar with this organization. It desires to promote a message of tolerance and diversity. Before GSA engages the student body with it’s week of promotion, additional thoughts were garnered from the organization.
View full story >The battle after the war: Nation struggles with PTSD
The smell of diesel takes him back to a place he does not want to remember: his convoy being ambushed in Iraq. He begins to sweat and panic, reliving the painful experience. Then reality sets in; he is holding a gas pump, not a gun.
View full story >Psychology Club maintains healthy membership on campus
Networking opportunities, education and career advice help to advance the knowledge of the University of Wisconsin – Stevens Point Psychology Club.
View full story >Geeks' corner: What is PointCon
Veterans Club of UW-SP strives to create community on campus within itself and other organizations
Student news sources changing over time as media forms evolve
Students seek financial prosperity in today’s troubled economic times
Falcon’s Gate reportedly gets a girlfriend
In what some are calling the single greatest development to occur in the world of make-believe since World of Warcraft went online, University of Wisconsin-Stevens Point’s Falcon’s Gate is reported to have acquired a girlfriend.
View full story >Terminator’s long-lost daughter morphs into yeast-loving hamster
Knutzen Hall residents forced to shower
An epic showdown between students and administration on the University of Wisconsin–Stevens Point campus came to a head last Friday. The Wisconsin Supreme Court sided with UW-SP administration as well as students with nasal receptors, that the residents of Knutzen Hall would have to shower by April 10.
View full story >Hulu adds STV lineup
Voting cycle breaks records on campus
It is believed that around 8,800 or 97 percent of the student body turned out for last week’s Student Government Association election, although none of them voted online.
View full story >The Point is…
My friend has an old cake pan in the shape of male genitalia that she does not know what to do with now that she has used it. What should she do with it?
View full story >Schmeeckle Reserve to portray jilted ex-boyfriend in movie role
Nature centers are normally known for their humble existence, not letting their inner emotional selves known to the world. However, when Hollywood comes calling that all changes.
View full story >“The Pointer” has much versatility
Some papers proclaim that they are black and white and read all over. Not so for the local rag you have in your hands.
View full story >Students abroad can’t escape American feel
‘Ello from London! Several University of Wisconsin-Stevens Point students have decided to spend this semester studying and participating in internships across the pond.
View full story >Student indulges in Amsterdam culture and scenery over break
For many University of Wisconsin-Stevens Point students, spring break is a time to relax, catch up on some reading or get ahead in a few classes.
View full story >Students respond to current and proposed smoking laws
Interpretations of sophistication vary across the UW-SP spectrum
Organization re-forms itself to connect with student body
In-class cell phone use is on the rise amongst students
It happens all the time: Class is slowly meandering down when suddenly, out from under the voice at the front of the room, a spastic marimba melody comes eddying out of someone’s back pack.
View full story >Compassion shared among pets and their owners creates happiness
University of Wisconsin-Stevens Point, knows how close students can be with their pets. One day, Oliver, her 6-year-old cat, became really sick just as Nejman was about to move to Stevens Point. That day, the veterinarians had to put the cat down.
View full story >In the raw: Cooking Ramen is becoming a thing of the past
I saw a young man sitting at a table in the library the other day flipping through his anatomy textbook and chomping on an uncooked Ramen noodle block. He ate it like a pretzel or a giant cookie and gnawed on it like it was the most natural thing in the world.
View full story >Campus Girl Scouts provide growing opportunities for youth in the Stevens Point area
Opportunities for area Girl Scouts of the United States of America troops are being made available thanks to the efforts of the University of Wisconsin –Stevens Point Campus Girl Scouts.
View full story >Professor evaluations show a variety of student opinions
Students more “new school” than “old school” at UW-SP
The debate over Debot dining
Stevens Point: A place to rest your head
Employers encourage attendance at job fair
Self-Defense is more than one swift kick
In the 1990s, a popular phrase was to “kick ‘em in the jimmy.”
View full story >Magazines and newspapers survive in modern times
Despite exponential growth of online media in recent years, University of Wisconsin-Stevens Point students still use print media. While online media has its benefits, students who relied on print media before continue to do so today.
View full story >Geeks' Corner
I have recently heard that Pray-Sims is called the gamer hall. Why is this? What is D&D? Why do people talk about it so much? Where else do people play this?
View full story >Are you being watched?
As the weather turns dreary, wet and cold Pointer student activities continue to provide some relief and entertainment to students looking for something to do. But how many of these activities actually receive student attention? Is it just the sporting events? Do students watch plays put on by the theater program?
View full story >Students overlook opportunity on campus
Visiting a prospective college can play a big role in the decision process, offering insight on the programs and accomplishments of the university. But after arriving at the University of Wisconsin-Stevens Point, do students soon forget the opportunities at hand and just follow a repetitive routine that disregards a lot of what this campus has to offer?
View full story >Carpooling: Still en vogue on campus?
When students travel on the weekends they remember to pack the necessities: duffel bags, backpacks and dirty laundry. But do students squeeze peers in the back seat amongst the soiled socks to share a ride?
View full story >Geeks' Corner
Students give perspective on tuition payment methods
One of the recurring aspects of college life, outside of all-nighters, hangovers and angst-filled relationships, is tuition. In a traipse across campus, Pointers revealed how they felt about tuition and how it is paid for.
View full story >Spring semester: School back so soon?
Students at the University of Wisconsin - Stevens Point returned to a snow-covered campus on Tuesday, some looking ready and willing to get back into the swing of college life, others not as invigorated.
View full story >Professor Profile: A “Little” about John
“I’ve always been kind of an art guy,” said John Little, assistant professor of media studies at the University of Wisconsin-Stevens Point.
View full story >The Point is…
Your question was perplexing and, frankly, a bit worrisome, but I pass no judgments – at least I didn’t before I actually did the grunt (best word choice?) work of answering it.
View full story >Diversity of religion reflected on this holiday season
“Candles ring, are you listening? In the lane, there is a Prophet, it’s a beautiful sight, folks bowing to the west tonight, walking in a winter wonderland.”
View full story >I wanna soak up the sun
When people cannot go to the beach they find their way to a tanning salon instead.
View full story >Geeks' Corner
I was wondering why the University of Wisconsin–Stevens Point offers medical coverage and not dental? Isn’t all that stuff funded by the Student Government Association? So why do we have a new Dreyfus University Center that is SGA-funded and no dental care?
View full story >ROTC rounds up the troops at Warrior Night
The University of Wisconsin-Stevens Point Reserve Officer Training Corps celebrated Warrior Night, an event of fellowship and goodwill Thursday night Nov. 13, 2008. They participated in a variety of events not regularly scheduled for training.
View full story >Unforgettable times in London
Looking for an absolutely life- changing opportunity to make the most of your collegiate career? Want to explore areas beyond the excitement of Schmeekle, Belts or Ella’s? Have you ever thought of the amazingness of International Programs?
View full story >Student organization spotlight: InterVarsity Christian Fellowship
It’s a feeling most freshmen know and hate—that gnawing sense of aloneness and search for identity in the first few weeks of dorm life. As a freshman, David Sohrweide found that identity in the University of Wisconsin-Stevens Point student organization, InterVarsity.
View full story >Thanksgiving turkey traditions
Whether you call it Thanksgiving, Turkey Day, or something else, it’s something celebrated. Many people celebrate the holiday of Thanksgiving different ways.
View full story >Community advisors provide gospel, not the law
The CAs’ relationship with the students helps them to become more successful in their academic careers. Having the CA around to be aware of what is going on with a student, especially in the first weeks of school, is a necessary adjuster.
View full story >Chatting reflects emotions of student users
When a ding emanates from your computer, do you come calling? Many Pointers do.
View full story >Protests essential to full college experience
Vital parts to the college life: pizza, all-nighters and protests?
View full story >Geeks' Corner
Welcome to the second edition of Geeks’ Corner. I have established that I will cover any topic related to and dealing with “dorkitude.” I am looking forward to reading your questions.
View full story >The Point is…
Do you want to know the best place to go on a date? We don’t know, but we are willing to attempt “dates” just to satiate your inquiring minds. Have you pondered what café has the best food for your money? Well, it’s South Point, but you can still ask. Maybe you are not sure what there is to do in Stevens Point when it is bar time and you aren’t even close to being ready to call it a night?
View full story >Weekend mornings are for more than just sleep
While most students are nursing a hangover or enjoying their day off from their studies, a non-traditional student, David Menzer, at the University Wisconsin - Stevens Point is saving Americans all over the world.
View full story >Geeks' Corner
Off-campus voters find voting process simplified
In what may be the highest percentage of voter turnout in a United States election ever, University of Wisconsin – Stevens Point off-campus students found it an easy process to cast their vote at district polling stations around town.
View full story >Fashion bugs or dung beetles: Style on campus
Professors sometimes notice a change in students’ dress and behavior as the semester progresses. Some students throughout the semester will sit closer to another classmate. A gradual progression of different and better clothes can be apparent to professors and students alike.
View full story >Bicycle parking not intended for university ramps
As the peak season for biking to classes comes and goes, students are urged to abstain from locking their bikes up anywhere other than the bike racks.
View full story >Build your
resume or GPA?
Do extra-curricular activities offer any additional value to the college experience? Why take on the extra responsibility of leading an organization when it could hurt your grades?
View full story >Geeks' Corner
Welcome to the first edition of Geeks’ Corner. Here I will try to answer all the mysteries from the geek world and transcribe them onto paper for the masses to read.
View full story >Phi Sigma Chi changes perceptions of Greek life
“Toga! Toga! Toga!” That’s what you’d expect to hear at a frat house. Well, you’ll be surprised to learn that is hardly the case with Phi Sigma Chi.
View full story >Planes, trains and automobiles … perhaps not
For 18 years, Professor John Coletta has been riding his bike to work. On days that he feels like getting more exercise, he exercises his right to walk. But he isn’t alone. A recent study of staff at the University of Wisconsin – Stevens Point shows that staff members are above the national and local average for the number of people commuting to work by bicycle or walking, further extending the tradition of keeping green in Stevens Point.
View full story >21 18 ?
When Amanda Buffington’s friends go out to the bars on the weekends, the junior at University Wisconsin-Stevens Point sometimes feels a bit unsociable.
View full story >Family Video offers special anniversary promotion
Family Video, in honor of its 30-year anniversary, will be renting thousands of DVDs at each of its more than 570 locations FREE, with no additional paid rentals required. The anniversary celebration will start Oct. 17 and continue through Nov. 17, 2008.
View full story >Students still sleep deprived
Lack of sleep can cause students’ physical and mental health to suffer. It leads to tension, irritability, depression, confusion and lower life satisfaction. It can also affect one’s immune system. Fatigue is as dangerous as being intoxicated while driving.
View full story >Bike Stolen?
In the U.S., a four-year college student has a 53 percent chance of getting their bike stolen during their time at school, according to bicyclesource.com. According to Stevens Point Police Sergeant Paul Piotrowski, bike thefts are up 15 percent this year from last year in Stevens Point.
View full story >WISPIRG takes comments on new coal plant proposal
The Wisconsin Public Interest Research Group at the University of Wisconsin-Stevens Point recently accepted public comments over the current dispute of Alliant Energy’s Cassville coal power plant proposal.
View full story >Students travel to one-of-a-kind Wisconsin home
On Friday, Sept. 19, a total of 55 University of Wisconsin – Stevens Point students left campus at 5:45 a.m. destined for Spring Green, Wis. The purpose of the mass exodus was education and a little hands-on fun.
The trip allowed for those in the Historical Preservation Student Society and the interior architecture program to get a one-of-a-kind on-site experience at Frank Lloyd Wright’s historic Taliesin house.
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