Thursday
A Student Publication
March 13,
2008_
Volume· 52 Issue 21
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GDRs undergoing overhaul at UW-SP
provost that he would not be
in favor of a program that was
less than 40 credits or more
than 45," ·said Letson. The
current GDR program stands
On Thursday, March 13, an at approximately 55 credits.
Letson explau;_ec\ tnat the
open forum will be held to discuss the future of the general current program while longer, does not take into account
degree requirement program.
Last spring, representa- GDR credits that are earned
tives from other universities through major required coursreviewed how the University es.
"No students are out there
of Wisconsin-Stevens Point
organized its curriculum. The taking 55 credits of Strictly
review was the first step in GDRs," said Letson.
After the review was
the re-accreditation process
for UW-SP."filed, the Academic Affairs
"The report told the Committee, headed by faculty
university what the Higher . and senate members, created
Learning Co~mission [the the General Education Review
accrediting council for UW- Committee to undertake the
SP] may hav e concerns about," task of assessing theprogram.
said Academic Issues Director The GERC' s goal is to have the
Andrew Letson. One of those GDR changes in effect for the
concerns was the GDR pro~ freshmen class of 2009.
gram.
The GERC is made
"We were notified by the up of eight faculty memRick LaRoche
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bers, Student Government
"Once . we understand
President Justin Glodowski what students and faculty
and Letson.
think the program should con'~Right nqw we are in the
tain we will develop the speprocess of gathering feedback cific objectives of the program. .
from faculty, staff and stu- From there we will go through
dents," said Letson.
the curriculum.. . as · of now, .
Information is being gath- we have not decided on any
ered through surveys, e-mail, courses," said Letson.
Letson stressed the imporResidential Living ·questionnaires and two open forums. tance for student feedback.
The forums are scheduled for
"The system we have in
this Thursday, March 13 and place now is from the late
Wednesday, March 26. Both 1970s, and it could be anothwill be held at noon in the er 20 to 30 years before. the _
Dreyfus University c;enter university revisits the issue. .
Theater. Students are urged ·what we don't want is to
to attend.
come up with a new system
In feedback gathered by and then have students say,
SGA earlier in the year, a far 'This isn't what we· wanted,"'
majority of students wanted to said Letson.
see less GDRs and complained
Students who
want
about the lack of availability to make sure their ·opinion ·
of writing emphasis courses. is heard are urged to e-mail
All the feedback gathered by Andrew Letson at alets410@
the GERC will help shape the uwsp.edu or sgaexec@uwsp.
objective of the GDR program. edu.
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UNSO gets budget
after going through
appeals process
Katie Leb
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After being held in tandem
for over two weeks the United
Nations Student Organization
on the University of WisconsinStevens Point has next year's
budget approved.
Start wearing your wellie_s
3-0-2 to zero. fund the student
organization.
President Chance Whitby
was shocked and dismayed
at the decision of the finance
committee.
"I believe that the Finance
Committee made an arbitrary
decision in deciding .to zerofund UNSO, while other partisan, faith based organizations
Photo by Katie Leb
When you get back from spring break make sure you
bring your wellies (rain boots). With all of the snow
we've received this year, flooding is sure to occur.
Photo courtesy of Adam Lehman n
Members of UNSO attend the annual National Model United
Nations last year. The group will be attending this year's
NMUN during spring break.
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UNSO was denied all
funding from the Student
Government
Association
Finance Committee after
. annual budget minutes were
released. The committee voted
received a rather large budget," said Whitby.
The decision for z~ro funding came from Wisconsin State
Statue 36.09(5) that states that
if a student organization is
part of a class, it is not eligible
for funding from SGA or· state
m oney.
"The SGA was more than
w illing to hear the UNSO' s
appeal at public forum and
many _Senators and Executive
Committee' staff initiated contact with ine regarding the
UNSO budget," said Whitby.
"The Finance Committee however has a maze of red tape
around it and strict deadlines
· that.must be followed."
Some of- the "red tape"
includes the process of
appeals. According to Adam
· Lehmann, vice president of
SGA and finance committee
member, appeals can be of two
kinds: administrative error
and viewpoint neutrality.
"Administrative- error is
where you can appeal on the
fact that with the information
you presented, the finance
committee misinterpreted it,"
said Lehmann. "Viewpoint
neutrality is where you are
obviously bias one way."
Student organizations
wishing to appeal must also
follow strict deadlines.
"They have 30 business
See UNSO on pg. 2
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the · money they needed for
their trip next year," said
Lehmann.
days from the release, and
"This issue demonstrates
that does not include spring .
that issues can be resolved
break, to appeal their budget
by involving all parties and
decisions," said Lehmann.
giving _them a voice," said
After lobbying and maneuWhitby. "In the manner the
vering for UNSO, Whitby is
budget issue was resolved, is
glad that both sides were able
closely resembles some of the
to solve the situation amicably
principles and values of the
and by students. The finance
United Nations."
committee cut some parts, but
The educatiorial group of
.. the ov.erall agreement satisUNSO began ··on the UW-SP
fied both parties.
campus in 1997, focusing on
"It's great that we finalinternational affairs, focusing
ly cleared up any confusion
on the goals and functions of ·
that we ·had, and they got
the United Nations.
From UNSO on pg. 1
SGA Update: ·March _13
Voice Your Opinion on
GDR's!
The G~neral Educati<;>n
Policy Review Committee is
holding open forums to discuss 'the purpose of GDRs.
Come voice your opinion!
Dates: March 13 and 26, 2008
When: 12:00 p.m. to 1:00 p.m.
Place: The DUC Theatre
SGA is currently seeking sen~
ators. Help make a difference
on campus! No experience
necessary - 'our staff will train
you. For more information
or for an application, contact
Jenn Boyd at jboyd394@uwsp.
edu. '
Multicultural Film Festival!
Come enjoy movies that
explore · a variety of multicultural issues. ·Examples of
movies to be shown include
"The Color Pu:rple" and
"Motorcycle Diaries."
When: March 24 to 28,2008
Where: The DUC Theatre
Time: 7:00 p.m. daily
For more information, contact Xixi Meng at xnv;ng556@
uwsp.edu.
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Ask the lawyer: learning the legalities of leases
fmm the prospective tenant. If
you don't understand it, don't
sign it. Once it is signed, the
landlord must give the tenant
a copy at the time the agreeIn the rush for student ment is entered. I have spahousing, many University of ken with a number of students
Wisconsin-Stevens Point stu- who· were never furnished
dents feel pressured into sign- with their leases.
If earnest money or a secuing a lease. They don't want
what looks like a great house rity deposit is given to the
to fall through their fingers. landlord by a tenant in the
But remember this: the hous- form of cash, a receipt must be
ing market is a buyer's mar- given bearing a notation idenket. You, as a student in search tifying the nature and amount
' of quality off-campus student of the payment. A receipt is
not necessary if a check is
housing, are the buyer.
Qnce your name goes given bearing a notation with
onto the line at the bottom the purpose of the payment
of a lease, as the tenant, you unless the tenant requests a
are hooked into a series of -_receipt.
mutual responsibilities and
Leases also have many
obligations. It is important to di!?closur.e
requirements .
know what those obligations For example, there must be
and responsibilities are prior a phone number for the perto signing. Unless you have son authorized to collect rent
bought a vehicle or a house on and manage and maintain the
credit, prior to signing a lease, premises. The tenant should
this will probably be the most be able to contact them.
significant financial contract
The tenant should also be
that you have signed thus far able to contact the owner of
the premises or another person
in your lifetime.
No one is putting a gun · authorized to accept service of
to your head to sign, so edu- legal process on behalf of the
cate yourself and think about owner. This is included so that
what you are doing before you the tenant can sue the landlord
sign on the dotted line. I have if necessary. Legal documents
spoken to many students who that initiate a lawsuit have
rushed into signing a docu- to be served on the opposment they later regretted.
ing party, and this is included
Back in the 1960s, when to protect that right of a tenyour parents were kids, a ten- ant. As staff attorney for the
ant rented a piece of property Student Legal Society, I am
'~as is." It didn't matter if there
amazed at how. many leases
was no heat, or the ceiling fell fail to specifically identify the
down or the toilet didn't work. person authqrized to accept
But the old fogies who later service along with his or her
became lawyers, judges, legis- address.
Conditions affecting habillators and consumer advocates
changed much of that.
itability must also be disclosed.
Through a series of All uncorrected housing code
Wisconsin cases from the violations must be specified.
courts of appeal, and legisla- Things like lacking hot or cold
tive and administtative advo- running water, unsafe heating
cacy, residential rental prac- units or heating units not capatices have become a subject of ble of maintaining a temp of 67
consumer regulation. Chapter degrees are examples. If the
ATCP 134 of the Wisconsin unit is not served by electricAdministrative Code and ity, or the electrical wiring and
chapter 704 of the Wisconsin fixtures are not in safe operatStatutes, set many legal require- ing conditions, this must also
ments of leases and define the be disclosed.
Any structural or other
respective responsibilities ·of
conditions which constitute
landlords and tenants.
Leases have to be fur- a substantial hazard to the
nished to a prospective tenant health or safety of the tenant
before a rental agreement is must also be specified.
entered into and before any . If utilities are not separatesecurity deposit is accepted ly metered, the landlord must
Jan-Roberts
STAFF ATTORNEY FOR THE STUDENT
LEGAL SOCIETY
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disclose-this fact to the tenant informed verbally and in writ- claims statute.
Leases should also state
and shall disclose the basis ing of all maintenance related
that the landlord is not relieved
on which charges for utility problems.
services are allocated between
As an aside, there are from liability for property
many good responsible Iand- damage or personal injury
rental units.
I have reviewed many lords out there renting to stu- caused by the negligent act
leases that landlords have _ dents. I inevitably see the or omissiolils of the landlord.
made with students. I have problem cases, and of course, · Liabilities cannot be imposed
never seen any of the above do not hear about- the many on the tenant for persomil injudisclosure requirements relat- good landlord-tenant relation- ry or property damage caused
by natural disasters or the tening to the conditions of the ships.
premises identified in a lease.
Chapter ATCP 134 also ant's guests.
The signing of a lease could
I am sure that the reason ' is contains a number of prohibthat no one would rent an ited provisions in rental agree- obligate you to pay several
apartment where the lease said ments. A lease may not autho- thousand dollars over a period
the electricity or the plumb- rize a "self-help" eviction by of time. Think before you sign.
ing was not in good operating the landlord, which does not Learn what your obligations
condition, or that the furnace go through the eviction pro- and responsibilities as a tenant
was unreliable.
cess in small claims court.
are. Look around and shop for
A lease also may not pro- the best situation for yourself.
Landlords have a ·responsibility to inspect the premises vide for accelerated rent pay- Help and legal advice is avail-.
between tenants ' and deter- ments in the event that a ten- able.
If you are a student who
mine whether or not the sys- ant defaults in payment of rent
terns within a unit (plumbing, or waive the landlord's . obli- is considering-signing a lease,
electric, heat, etc.) are in good gation to mitigate damages and would like it reviewed
operating condition.
by making reasonable efforts by the staff attorney ·of the
. There is an issue when a to re-rent the premises in the Student Legal Society, appointtenant walks into . an apart- event of the tenant's default in ment times are available. I
ment at the beginning of the payment of rent.
hold office hours on Thursday
The tenant is not required evenings, and am willing to
lease period, and it looks like
a hurricane has just struck. to pay the landlord's reason- meet with students at alterStudents need to adequately able attorney's fees in any legal nate times if necessary. Visit
inspect units for these condi- action or dispute arising under the Student Legal Society Web
tions prior to signing a lease the rental agreement, except site at http:/ jwww.uwsp.
and at the move-in date. for nominal attorney's fees edu/ stuorg/ sis/ index.htm for
Landlords need to be promptly authorized under the small more information.
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March 13, 2008
Grey Squirrel Project observes -white-tailed deer behavior
Greggory Jennings
01JTDOORS REPORTER
Members of the Grey
Squirrel Project assisted graduate student Ryan W.alrath from
the University of WisconsinMadison with his white-tailed
deer study at Sandhill Wildlife
Area this past weekend. The
Grey Squirrel crew was shut~
ting down their traps for the
day when they saw Walrath
and his assistants with the captured deer near the rocket nets.
. The gro:up moved the
doe and her
sedated deer,
two fawns to an enclosure in
Sandhill to be processed. The
sleeping deer were fitted with
a proximity collar, a pit tag
inserted just under the skin oli
top of their heads and a small
tissue sample was taken for
DNA testing for the Wisconsin
Department
of
Natural
Resources. The deer are marked
with different color inks so the
researchers can tell the animals
apart. The deer have different
a
colored collars for identification also.
While the animals were
asleep, the UW-SP students
checked the deer's body temperature, heart rate and respiration every 10 minutes. The deer
were wrapped in blankets to
protect them from the cold until
they get up and walk away. To
wake up the deer, Mike Watt,
assistant to Walrath, injected
the deer with tolazine to reverse
the affect of telozol, the sedative. The deer are observed for
responsiveness, and the times
are recorded at certain differ~
ent points, like when the deer
raises its head, or it rested on its
chest and could control . body
balance and the time it stands.
However, they usually bolt up
and run a short distance away
almost bowling over unwary
volunteers.
The purpose of the study
is two fold. First is a baiting regime study looking at the
contact rates between related
and unrelated maternal pair of
deer. This is accomplished by
.
watching the deer in an enclosure from an elevated blind
about 1U feet off the ground.
The visual observation occurs
at one hour before and after
sunrise and sunset.
· The second part of the
study is fo test the proximity logger collars for reliability,
a new research product. The
collars are supposed to collect
data every 15 seconds as tt>
when the two maternal groups
of deer interact. The data collected are the date of interaction, the other deer the individual deer interacted with and
the start and length of time of
the encounter. When it's knqwn
that the. collars are working
properly, a single reading will
be used exclusively.
The researchers want to see
if there is a change in behavior
from when deer feed in natural diffuse . fqrage to feedirig
over bait piles. It is already
known -that deer home ranges shift to center around bait
piles, that there is more deer
use of areas around bait piles
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and deer home ranges overlap
more near bait piles. Therefore,
there is a potential for disease
transmission.
After the trials are over,
the deer are darted, collars
are removed and the deer are
placed outside the enclosure.
They are observed as they
recover from the drug. The deer
are not taken back to where .
they were captured, because
Sandhill Wildlife Area is only
twelve square miles in size. The
deer will find their way back to
their "home" ranges that are
about two miles apart. Ryan
and Mike can be ·contacted at
walrath2@wisc.edu and ecomwatt@yahoo.coll)., respectively.
Photo by Gregg Jennings
Grad student Ryan Walrath, UW-Madison Research Assistant,
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And the winner
is ...
Where the F were you all win-
Steve Seamandel
ter? For once, we would have
gladly welcomed global warming with the .red carpet treatESPN has the ESPYS; ment, but it skipped practice,
The Office had The Dundies. couldn't make a shot to save
And now, Outdoors has The its life and basically was a noWinties. I decided that this show all winter long. With all
year, winter deserved its own the hub-bub it garnered after Al
set gf awards. The winners are Gore Hollywood'd the crap outreminded to keep thank yous of global warming, we were all
to a reasonable length so as to expecting huge thfugs from you
keep the show moving.
this winter. I'm talking "shorts
Undisputed champ of and Coronas in January" huge
the winter: Snow. Move over, things. Now we're looking at
New England Patriots and ice fishing in May. Thanks a lot
move over, New York Giants. for the horrible showing this
The sheer amount of snow winter, global warming.
that we received this year
Sixth Man Award: Any
was staggering, and it's safe weather p~rson in Northern
to say that the snow would Wisconsin. Let's face it: winter
have handily defeate<;i either is your World Series up here.
the 18-1 Patriots (even with- I've always found the lack of
out the use of videotaping modernism in the local news up
practices) and the Super Bowl here pretty laughable, and even
champion New York Giants more so was the stem arid prowith a barrage of blizzard-like fessional gusto of all the weathconditions coupled with sub- er reporters. Old or young,
zero temperatures.
skinny or fat, they all were able
Season MVP: The snow- to accurately predict the same
blower. Anyone with a snow- thing: "It's gonna snow." Well,
blower on their starting roster congratulations. What else, it's
definitely had a leg up on the gonna be cold? Nevertheless,
perils of winter this year. I got the weather people did provide
so accustomed to my shovel me with an adequate reason
this winter that I now enjoy a why not to go to class.
quiet romantic dinner with it
Loser of the Year: Any
twice a week, and if its lucky, home-owner who refused to
it gets to spend the night. I'm shovel. Mr. Pat Rothfuss comall for cranking the tunes and mented on the sheer laziness
hitting the sidewalks with my of some a few weeks ago; how
trusty and beloved shovel, some people actually went as
but enough is enough. I was far to shovel or plow their driveluring my neighbor's snow- ways but not the sidewalks. A
blower closer and closer to big old middle finger to all you
my portion of the sidewalk lazy bastards and bastardettes
by using estrus scents and who made me choose between
making snowblower mating skating down yofu sidewalk on
calls ...
four inches of pure ice or walkDisappointment of the ing in the street. Street wal}.<ing
Season: Global Warming. reigned supreme.
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Sports-
Men'~
track team .fini.shes season indoors, looks
forward to competition.outdoors
Jessica Spengler
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The
11th-ranked
University of WisconsinStevens Point men's track
and field team competed in
its final indoor meet before
the Nationals this Friday and
Saturday, March 14 and 15 at
the Last Chance Meet at the
Multi-Activity Center.
Nicholas Ver Duin had
the fastest time in the 400meter dash, posting a provisional qualifying time of 48.57
seconds, his fastest all season
and the third fastest time in
the country. Van Duin was
recently named Performer of
Photo by Mae Wernicke
The Pointers start their outdoor season on March 29 at the
North Central Invitational.
Wrestlers ,complete
season
to accomplish ·everything I
did."
RNECH J42@UWSP.EDU
The Pointer wrestling team
finished second as a whole in
· the WIAC Tournament with
Seniors · Eric Bath and
131.5 points. They fell behind
Craig Bollig were the two
University of Wisconsin-La
Pointers left standing this
Crosse, who won the title
past weekend in the NCAA
with 147.5 points and seven
Division III wrestling chamfirst-place finishes for their
pionships. They both earned
squad. As a result, UW-SP
All-American honors while
sent six wrestlers to the NCAA
Bath wrestled to fifth place
Division III Tournament.
and Bollig rose through the
"I felt like we had a very
ranks for third.
good start and we put ourAs
Wisconsin
selves in a situation to win
Intercollegiate
Athletic
the tournament. But, we we:~:e
Conference 197-pound tournot able to close the deal and
nament champion, Bollig
once we lost the momentum
went into the national tournawe struggled," Head Coach
me~t with a 32-1 record this
Johnny Johnson said about
year. _H e wrestled - after a first
the WIAC tourney.
round bye for a win.
Senior Jake Calhoun made
~ath scored second place
an appearance at nationals
in the WIAC tournament after
after a second place finish
a loss in the championship
for WIAC in the 125-pound
game and was catapulted into
bracket and fell to the no.
the NCAA tournament for the
1 seed Chris Heilman in the
second year in a row as an atfirst round of the NCAA. The
large qualifier.
senior's season ended with a
"Johnny's a great coach
second 6-3 defeat in the tourand will get the best out
nament.
of every one," said Bath.
The Pointers made a
"Coming in as a freshman I
strong showing at the WIAC
never thought . I'd be 'a two
tournament Junior Jered Kern
time All-American, and
lost the championship
Johnny taught me to expect
more and taught me what I
needed to know to allow me See Wrestling on pg. 6
Rochelle N.echuta
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the Meet at the WIAC indoor
track and field championship
after taking two events and
being part of the first plc;tce
4x400 meter relay team.
Van Duin' s .performance
throughout his career at UWSP has earned him many other
honors including Outstanding
Freshman for Track Events,
and MVP for track events as
well as being named Team
Captain.
"Receiving this award is
a great honor, especially coming from one of the best track
and field conferences in the
nation. There are a lot of great
athletes who had many great
performances at the meet, so
receiving this award is truly
an amazing feeling," said Van
Duin.
At the L~st Chance Meet,
Cory Baumann was first in
the one-mile run with a time
of 4:23.01 seconds, and the
4x400-meter relay team ran the
second fastest time today with
a time -of 3:17.21 seconds.
Looking back on the season, the team is happy · with
tl).e results and understands
the improvements that need .
to be made.
"We had a great season/' ,
said Van Duin. "We had a lot
Photo by Mae Wernicke '
The Pointers earned second out of 18 teams at the Last
Chance Meet on March 8 in the Multi-Activity Center.
of fun competing throughout
the season. We won every
meet up until the Conference
Championships, which hasn't
happened in a while. At the
conference.meet, we had some
good things happen and some·
bad things. I believe we are
just as good as a team as the
teams that beat us, although I
think what we need to work on·
is preparing for big meets. The
ability is definitely there."
The track team outdoor
season begins March 29, at the
North Central Invitational ·in
Naperville, Ill. at 12::?0 p.m.
"The team is a great group
of guys, and I enjoyed· competiii.g side by side with them
throughout t~ indoor season,"
said Ver Dui:R. "I'm really
looking forward to finishing it
up, and continuing on into the
outdoor season."
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game with a 9-5 result, as
did Chase DeCleene at 141pounds with an 11-3 defeat.
Ben Engelland was another
Pointer to travel t9 the top
of the tournament and fall
short" in the final hour. Chad
Gregory was in the championship as the team's heavyweight wrestler, but would
be pinned. •
Also finishing in the top
five for the Pointers were
Jake Wozniak in third for
the 165-pound bracket, while
seniors Chris Brown and Kyle
Mueller took fourth during
the WIAC weel<end.
Pointers
Calhoun,
Wozniak, DeCleene, Bollig,
Bath an,d Engelland traveled
to the NCAA tournament to
compete in the last contest of
the year, but only Bollig and
Bath would survive to finiSh
as All-American wrestlers.
Now that the season has
· expired, the Pointers are
thinking about the future
and the long months ahead.
!'Always, we want to
look at all the technical areas
we can improve and start on
that. And, of course, recruiting is a priority now," ~aid
h
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Jo nson. 'I eel ~trongly that
we have a tremendous school
and wrestling p· rogram. We
are ~losing a lot of -seniors so
we have many shoes to fill."
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, Rochelle Nechuta
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At
University
of
! Wisconsin-Stevens
Point there
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women's basketball players
i
on Friday, March 6.
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The
Pointers
faced
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St. Norbert College in the
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round of the NCAA
l first
Tournament at Berg Gym at
I UW-SP. It was a rare occasion
j
this year when the Pointer
I women's
basketball team
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had difficulty playing to their
I expected potential.
i
They had a heartbreaking
I 57-71loss
the Gr~en Knights
l on Fridaytonight
their first
I home court loss ofinthe
i The game marked the season.
of
! the 2007-2008 season forend
UW1
I SP who completed their run
l· with an 24-5 overall record.
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"It's always tough when
, your season comes to an end,
i regardless of when it comes;
j you're never prepared," said
i Head Coach Shirley Egner.
! "and ·when you're in the
j ~CAA, Tournamel}t, yo';!'ve
' got that one and .done or _surl vive and advance [mentalihr]~
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j
l
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however, you want to look at
it."
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With an eight-point run
to start off, the Green Knights
li took
the l~ad while_ the
! l'ofuters workecr to meet therr
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h l L would end the firs~ half lagmen OUS SC 00 l ging 27~31 against St. Norberts
and wrestling pro- l at the buzzer.
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Though he is not eligible !
The
University
of
to wrestle next season, Bath l Wisconsin-Stevens Point softis eagerly looking forward l ball team ·is coming off with a
· to next season as _a n assis- ,i record beating season.
,!
· tantcoach..
Last year, the team ended
"I think that the team as the season with its best
a whole is going to just keep I single-season winn-ing pergetting better and I'm excit- ! centage with a 33-10 record
ed to see what they have in j and advanced to the NCAA
store for us in the years to I Division III Tournament
I
come.
.
' Regional. They hit a singleJohnson says he is sad !, season record 37 home runs
to see the seniors go, but l and batted a .342 batting perbelieves they have done their j centage.
pa:r:t in maintaining a strong 1
This year, the Pointers
UW-SP wrestling legacy.
l plan on continuing their suc"I think this is a great /; cess. The squa:d welcomes
group of guys who have a ~ back 11 returning players,
very positive future in front i four of which were position
of them. I'm especially il starters.
proud of the group of seniors !' .
"I have high goals and
we had this year. I put a !i expectations for 'this year's
heavy burden on those guys !i team," said Head Coach Ann
to create a positive environ- i Munzenmaier. "We have.
thent for the. future of this !I great senior leadership and
program and each and every ;, a talented freshmen class.
one of them stepped up to :! I think we will continue to
the challenge. I will miss all ;, progress throughout the seaof them."
' son as our younger players
become more experienced
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The second half of the
game saw a flat Pointer team
that allowed the Green Knights
a 15-2 run and 52.2 percent
shooting. The game ended 5771 for the Pointer loss, while
St. Norberts would ride on
into the second round-against
University of Chicago.
Coach Egner admitted that
the team allowed its opponent
too many easy shots during
the gfl.me.
"We didn't defend; our
gaps weren't good, we didn't
have goo~ vision- though I
think we out-rebounded
them," Egner admitted.
· "Going down the stretch, we
needed to get some quick
threes but the bottom line is
we just didn't defend."
That failure to defend cost
the Pointers advapcement in.
the NCAA Tournament.
"The season's -over, and
that's pairrfut but we didn't
play our best basketball out
there tonight; that's not to
take anything · away from
St. Norbert's, because St.
Norbert's beat us," Egner said
in a press conference after
the gam~. "But we did not
play 'Pointer Basketball' out
there/'
The consensus between
coach· and senior Laura
Neuenfeldt was that the team
did not play together like they
had previously during the
season.
"We didn't play 'Pointer
Basketball,' at times I don't
think we played as a team and
a lot of girls were trying to hike
it ·on their own shoulders,"
·said Neuenfeldt with a disap- earned the first team award.
pointed demeanor over the
"I've got six seniors in
loss. "It's a great way to end. there that were loyal and dedI'd never been here before."
icated to our program and
As a -senior, Neuenfeldt raised the bar in their four
finished her career with 21 _years," said Egner. "We conpoints in the first round of cluded the season at 24-5 and
the NCAA Tournament, that's nothing to hang your
earned a conference tourna- head about ... We'll have long
ment title and was given an months to figure this· baby
All-Wisconsin Intercollegiate out, and I guarantee we'll get
·
Athletic Conference first team back at it in the fall."
spot this season. Another
senior, Haley Houghton, also
and our pitchers settle in."
Leading the Pointers are
seniors Korryn Brooks and
Laura Van -Abel. · ~rooks
caught every inning last season and threw out 17 of 30
. potential base stealers and ·
picked off seven runners.
She had a .404 batting average with eight home runs,
the second highest in schaol
history.
Shortstop Van Abel had 65
·hits last season and 103 total ·
bases. She finished the year
with a 20-game hitting streak
and has been a first team
All-Wisconsin Intercollegiate
Athletic Conference selection
the last two years.
Adding strength to the
outfield are seniors Danielle
Ashbeek and Niki Schomer.
Ashbeck had a .238 batting
average with a .405 slugging
percentage in 40 starts last
season. Schomer scored nine
runs for the Pointers and had
a .333 on base percentage.
Ori the mound, Pointers
will need to replace powerhouse pitcher Stephanie
Anderson.
Anderson finished the season 19-7 with
a 1.66 ERA and set a single- tough mindset on_the mound
season school record with 160 will be a determining factor
strikeouts in 181.2 innings in every game we play."
pitched.
The Pointers are ranked
But Munzenmaier is con- ·17th in the NFCA Division III
fident that this year's pitch- preseason poll.
ing staff will go the distance.
"The WIAC will be very
Senior Hope Krause had 17 tough again this year as three
starts last season with a 14-2 teams are already ranked in
record. She had 47 strikeouts, the top 25 in the counfry, but
a 2.71 ERA and · opponents I think this team will rise
batted .289 against her.
to the challenge. It's going
The only other returning to be an exciting year," said
·
player with pitching experi- Munzenmaier.
ence is junior Allison Darn
The softball team lived
with six career starts and a 2- up to their high expectations
2 record. Sophomore transfer of a successful season when
Kayla Kastenmeier will · add they opened the season at the
depth to the pitching staff as Auggie Dome Tournament
she transferred from Division with a 4-0 record. .
·
II Winona State. She had a 3They had a combined
2 record and 1.13 ERA in five score of 35-4, sweeping
stiuts las.t season.
both Ausburg College and
"We have an excel- Concordia-Moorhead.
lent pitching staff this year
Krause was name ·the
in Hope Krause; Kayla WIAC Softball Pitcher Athlete
Kastenmeier and Allie Dorn," . of the ·Week based upon her
said Munzenmaier. "I expect perfomance at the opening
more great things -from this games.
group of ladies. The team
The Pointers will travel to
has high expectations for Tu.c son over spring break to
what they hope to accqmplish play in the Tucson Invitational
this year and that includes Games in Arizona.
our pitching staff. Having a
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Science, Health & Tech
Happy birthday Einstein
Jessica· Spengler
Tl;IE POINTER
JSPEN826@UWSP.EDU
With Albert Einstein's
birthday coming up on Friday,
March 14, it is important to
recognize the achievements
of such a great man. The
theory of relativity, E=mc2,
is one of the most widely
recognized equations on the
planet. But no need to bore
you with that. Einstein was
known for his quirky habits
and beliefs. In honor of his
129th birthday, here are some
interesting Einstein facts.
1. He liked his feet
naked.
"When I was young, I
found out that the big toe
always ends up making a
hole in · the sock," he once
said. ''So I stopped wearing
socks." Einstein was also a
fanatical slob, refusing to
March 13, 2008
"dress properly" for anyone.
5. He smoked like a chimEither people knew him or ney.
they didd t, he reasoned - so
A life member of the
it didn't 'matter either way.
Montreal· Pipe Smokers Club,
2. He hated Scrabble.
Einstein was quoted as sayAside from his favorite ing: "Pipe smoking contribpast-time sailing ("the sport utes to a somewhat calm and
which demands the least objective judgment of human
energy"), Einstein shunned affairs." He once fell- intG the
any recreational activity that water during a boating experequired mental agility. As · dition but managed heroicalhe told the New York Times, ly to hold on to his pipe. · "When I get through with
6. He failed his' university
work I don't want anything entrance exam.
that requires t~e working of
In 1895, at the age of 17,
the mind."
Albert Einstein applied for
3. He was a rotten spell- early admission into the Swiss
er.
Federal Polytechnical School
Although he lived for (Eidgenossische Technische
many years in the United Hochschule or ETH). He
States and was fully bilin- passed the math and science
gual, Einstein claimed never sections of the entrance exam,
to be able to write in English but failed the rest (history,
because of "the treacherous languages, geography, etc.)!
spelling." He never lost his Einstein had to go to a trade
distinctive German accent school before l:te retook the
either, summed up by his exam and was finally admitcatch-phrase, "I vill a little ted to ETH a year later. .
t'ink".
7. Alcohol was not his
4. He loathed science fic- preferred drug. .
tion.
At a press . conference
Lest it distort ptire sci- upon his arrival to New York
ence and give people the false in 1930, he said jokingly of
illusion of scientific under- · Prohibition: "I don't drink,
standing, he recommended so it's all the same to me." In
complete abstinence from fact, Einstein had been an outany type of science fiction. "I spoken critic of "passing laws
never think of the future. It which cannot be enforced".
comes soon enough." He also
8. He equated monogamy
thought people who claimed with monotony.
. to have seen flying saucers
"All marriages
should keep it to themselves. gerous," he once
interviewer. "Marriage is the
unsuccessful attempt to make
something lasting out of an
incident." He was notoriously unfaithful as a husband,
prone to falling in love with
somebody else directly after
the exchaflging of vows.
9. His memory was shot.
Believing that birthdays
were for children, his attitude
is· summed up in a letter he
· wrote to his girlfriend Mileva
Marie: "My dear little sweet...., heart... first,-my b~lated eardial congratulations on your
birthday yesterday, which I
forgot once again."
10. Einstein had speech
difficulty as a chil'd. /
A~ a child, Einstein sel-dom spoke. When he did, he spoke very slowly - indeed,
he tried out entire sentences
in his head (or muttered them
up.der his breath) until he got
them right before h~ spoke
aloud. According to accounts,
Einstein did this until he was
n_ine years old. Einstein's parents were fearful that he was
retarded - of course, their fear
was completely unfounded!
*Information
from
Netorama and Albert Einstein
Online.
Celebrate the infinitesimal greatness
that is_pi
Explorator-i um, began Pi Day
in 1988. Known as tbe "Prince
of Pi," Shaw inaugurated Pi
Day with fellow staff members by marching around' one
of the Exploratorium' s circular
spaces. They then went on -to
eat a few fruit pies.
There are a variety of ways
in which people celebrate Pi
Day. One can of course. eat
a piece of pie, the desert or
pizza variety. Or you could
really get into the spirit of
things and see to how many
decimal places you can memorize pi.
On 2004's Pi Day, Daniel
Tammert recited pi to the 22514
decimal place from memory.
On Friday, March 14, math
At the Massachusetts Institute
enthusiasts everywhere will
of Technology, the campus
be celebrating what is known
·has been known to send out
as Pi Day. This is the day when
acceptance letters to potential
people can pay tribute to the
students on Pi Day.
never-ending number 3.14.
The reason pi is so much
There are several days _
more popular than most other
which pi celebrations could
numbers is that it's an irrafall on, depending on date-for-·
tional number, which meahs
matting. In America, because
it goes on infinitely without
we tend to write our dates
repeating.
with the month preceding the
It was first "discovered"
date, Pi Day falls-on 3/14. But
by Pythagarus to show the
in European countries, Pi Day
relationship between the
would fall on July 22, written
diameter and circumference
out cis 22/7.
of a circle. He did so by dividFor the true pi fans, there is
ing the circumference by the
even a precise pi hour, minute
diameter, which gives you pi.
and second. When pi is taken
So this Pi Day, what
out to seven decimal places, Pi
you do to celebrate? If you
Second, as it is known, occurs
need a little inspiration, check
at 1:59:26 p.m.
out the numerous pi songs on
Larry Shaw, an employYouTube.
ee of the San Francisco
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Arts & Culture
UW-SP The Pointer
Reporter gets "extra"-ordinary opportunity with Johnny·Depp
a few appearance specifications.
Jesse Cyr, another UWSP student, and I woke up
at dawn to ready ourselves
for this opportu-nity. We
For many, appearing in a
arrived at a middie school in
Johnny Depp movie would be
Oshkosh, where the auditions
a dream come true. For some
were being held, about an
Wisconsinites, this dream may·
hour and a ·half early. Security,
.become a :reality. Over the
past two weeks, the casting ' was apparent. The place was
surronnded by the Oshkosh
director for the upcoming film
"Public Enemies," Joan Philo, Police Department. After waiting 20 minutes in the freezing
scouted the Wisconsin and
cold for the hnndreds of other
Illinois areas for background
enthusiasts in line to move,
extras. Auditions were held in
we were funneled into a maze
Chicago, Milwaukee, Madison
of caution tape to wait in the
and Oshkosh for all ages with
gymnasium.
· Ashley Schlosser
THE POINTER
ASCHL33?@UWSP.EDU
. The · talent pool was
strongly encouraged to arrive
in 1930s attire, complete with
hair and makeup: Men were
advised to wear a dark suit
with an overcoat and women
to wear a dark dress or skirt
and a curly hairstyle. This
type of dress will be used in
the film, which is set during the Depression Era. Dark
clothing reflected the .spirit of
the time.
· The film focuses atonnd
the historical bank robbers
John Dillinger Oohnny Depp),
Pretty· Boy Floyd (Channing
Tatum) and Baby Face Nelson
(Stephen Graham). Criminals
in the United States were of Wisconsin's stereotypes by
termed "public enemies" dur- sporting camouflage baseball
ing the 1930s because of the caps and snowmobile jackets
damage they did to society. while spitting their chewing
The film's title derives from tobacce into a Monster energy
this catchphrase.
drink can. Priceless.
Once in the gymnaGroups of 30 people at
sium, everyone was handed a time were let through to
an information card to pro- the casting director. She spoke
vide the cas~ing director with briefly about the process of
basic physical and personal casting and shooting the film.
information. After that excite- . We then gave our information
ment had withered away, we cards to 9ne of several phohad much time to size up our tographers in exchange' for a
competition. · Extremes on number used with our mug
both ends were present. Some shot. This was the erid of our
went all out with the 1930s exciting journey ... <:>r was it?
loo.k. Our · favorite group of Now, we hope for a phone c;:all
oblivions encouraged some from the casting company.
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"Battlestar Galactica:" characters; cliffhangers and the
DVD release of the third season
fiction
occasionally- I've
never cared for "Star Trek,"
but I enjoy the quirky, off-beat
"Firefly" and grew up with
the original "Star Wars." I figured it couldn't hurt to give
"What I really want to "Battlestar Galactica" a try.
rent is this, but I don't know
"We can rent it if you want
if you~ like it," said Andy. to. I don't care," I replied.
"I don't care," has since
He pointed to the first disc of
"Battlestar Galactica, Season become, "I've got to see the
I," where it sat on the shelf of third season before the fourth
Family Video. We had gone season starts on television in
to Family Video in search of April. Why isn't it released on
something to watch.as we hun- DVDyet?"
kered down for an impending
The show's premise is
snowstorll(, and we had been simple, by science fiction stansearching for a DVD to rent for dards. Twelve human colonies
exist somewhere in distant
the past half hour.
I picked up the disc, rais- space. They created robotic
ing an eyebrow at the blonde assistants, called Cylons, which
bombshell on the cover. I rebelled and declared war on
expected stereotypical science them. Both sides reached a
fiction, but we hadn't come up peace treaty, and the Cylons
with anything to rent and the virtually disappeared for 40
snow was beginning to come · years. They make a sudden,
down heavily. I enjoy science aggressive reappearance and
Joy Ratchman
THE
POINTER
JRATC567@UWSP.EDU
Commander William Adama
(Edward James Olmos) must
call his battlestar (space warship) back into action. The
tables tum on humanity, and
the series follows their ensuing
fight for survival.
"Battlestar' s" worldbuilding is skillful and .believable.
The technology has been well
thought-out. It updates but
draws allusions to the original 1978 series and frequently
quotes it too: "All of this has
happened before. All of this
will happen again." The action
is very character-driven and,
as a result, engaging. Desp_ite.
the first-rate special effects,
technology takes a back seat to
the series' human aspect.
"Battlestar Galactica" is
fairly progressive b,y science
fiction standards. The 21st century update features a multitude of strong female lead roles
and a multi-ethnic
cast. SOme of these characters, then tum everything upside
notably Starbuck and Admiral down with an unexpected
Cain, were originally male.
plot twist. Each season ends
When I read that the series with an intense cliffhanger.
incorporates abortion, torture Although I didn't see the pilot
interrogation and other modem miniseries, the first two seaissues, I rolled my eyes. When sons or the "Razor" miniseries
I saw the episodes, however, on television (and therefore
these elements didn't seem didn't have to wait very' long
out of place in the scheme of for the first few cliffhangers
the Battlestar Galactica world. to be resolved), the final minMany of the episodes make utes of the second season left
tongue-in-cheek nods to cur- · just as much in the air as any
rent politics, but they don't of the others and promised
get preachy. Closer examina- more drama. Thankfully, seation reveals that the suppos- son three will be released on
edly modem themes, espe- March 18, 2008, and season
cially the governmental ones, four will begin in April.
are fairly universal to science
"Battlestar Galactica" is a
fiction. The viewer is invited series worth watching, even
to wonder what kind of com- if you aren't a major science
mentary is being made, but the fiction fan. Intense, characprogression of the story is the ter-driven action, cast diverreal point.
sity and skillful worldbuilding
The series has a tenden- make it a series not to miss.
cy to build up expectations,
Eroica Trio to play Sentry
Theater
Rick LaRoche
THE POINTER
RLAR0831 @UWSP.EDU
The Eroica Trio, an
American chamber music trio,
will play the Sentry Theater
onMarch29.
The trio consists of
Erika
Nickrenz,
pl.ano;
Susie Park, violin; and Sara
Sant' Ambrogio, cello. They
have toured extensively,
released six recordings for
Angel/EM! Classics Records
and have garnered multiple
Grammy Award nominations.
Each of the founding
members of the trio hained at
the Juilliard School of Music.
The group took their name
from Beethoven's "Eroica
Symphony."
'In 1991 the trio took
first place in the Walter W.
Naumburg Chamber Music
Competition. Their first com-
pact disc recording, "Eroica and last until 9:30
Trio," won National Public p.m.
Radio's 1997 Performance
Tickets 'are
at
Today award for "Debut available
Recording of the Year."
. the
University
As one of the first all- Information and
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trios in the world.
According to the trio's for highschool or
Web site, "[The Eroica Trio] younger and $4.50
has established a unique iden- for UW-SP · stutity by creating innovative dents in advance.
programs that span 300 years UW-SP students
of music. A typical Eroica can also receive
Tiio concert might include free tickets at the
the Baroque symmetries of door the day of
Vivaldi, the passion of Brahms the show if seats
and Paul Schoenfield' s con- are available.
More informatemporary Cafe Music with
its echoes of jazz, spiritual and tion on the Eroica
theatre music."
Trio can be found
The show will start at at http://www.
7:30 p.m. Saturday, March 29 eroicatrio.com/.
Coming up •.. from (entertainment
Producdons ·
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UW-SP The Pointer
Letters & Opinion
March 13, 2008
Your College Survival Guide:
Writerly Advice
Pat Rothfuss
WITH HELP FROM: THE AFTERDARK COFFEE HOUSE
Hi Pat,
to say, "WOW, this is awesome! I can sell this for
sure!" or is he going to·say, "Hmmmm, this looks
pretty rough." _
I'm guessing if you-just finished the first draft
of your novel, it's going to be the -latter.
I need some writing advice, and I thought thp.t
since you're a big, internationally famous novelist
now, you might be able to help me out.
I've just finished the first draft of my novel. Now I
need to get an agent. The problem is that I don't know
the first thing about how to track one down or get them
to read my book. I don't really know what I should do
now.
I mean, what is the thing that will help me get to
the next step?
Your fan,
Dave
Honestly Dave, my advice is to work on the
book before you even start hunting for an agent.
I know that's -not what you want to hear. But
it's the best advice I can give you.
Now believe me. I understand how you feel.
You don't want to wait, revise, tinker and edit.
You've finally finished your huge project. You feel
~wesome. You've worked for months or years to
get to this point. It's finally done. Now you can
sell it and get rich and famous: Or you can at least
take the first step toward becoming moderately
less poor and obscure. .
I'm guessing that's how you feel because
that's how I felt back in 1999 when I "finished" ·
my trilogy.
I say "finished" because it wasn't. My story
had an ending, sure. I'd written the trilogy all the
way through. But was it finished? Good lord, no.
Nowhere close.
Let's approach this from another angle. Let's
say your query letter catches someone' s attention.
A high-powered hypothetical agent named Larry.
·
If you're lucky, Larry will read your querry
letter and will want to see the first 30 pages of
your book. When he reads those pages is he going
When that happens, the agent either has the
option of putting a ton of time and effort into you
and your rough manuscript. OR they can toss it
aside and read one of the dozens still sitting on
their slushpile, hoping for something that's clean,
tight, polished, and ready to sell right now.
Which option do you think they're more
likely to pick? ·
It's my belief that you should never show
your work to anyone in the publishing world until
it's as absolutely as good as you can make it. Until
it shines like a diamond. Rough drafts don't shine,
as a rule. Mine certainly didn't. That's why I was
rejected for years and years.
I'm actually glad the book was rejected during
those years. Sure it was frustrating, but it forced
me to go back, revise my novel, and improve
myself as a writer. I learned things about plot and
character, abput structure and brevity, about scene
and story.
If that early version of my novel had made it
into print, odds are it would have been been read
by a handful of people, then quickly remaindered
and forgotten. That early version of the book
wouldn't have recieved gushy reviews and author
quotes. The publisher wouldn't have ponied up
money for advertizing and a website.
But I was lucky, because I was rejected for all
that time, i got seven extra years to work on my
story. My book is worlds better now. And as a
result, people are really enjoying it.
- You say you want to take things to the next
step, Dave. Here's the next step. Revision. The
first step is the draft. The second step is. the revision. The third and fourth steps are probably
revision too. The fifth step: crying and.cursing the
name of god. Sixth step well maybe revision.
Am I saying you. should spend ten years
working on your novel? No. Of course not. I'm
just saying that first you need to work on your
craft as a writer. THEN you should focus on your
product. LASTLY comes the selling of it. Leave
that for later.
But when that book shines like a diamond,
and it really is time to get that agent. F~el free
to drop me an e-mail, Dave. I can give you some
pointers. I spent tWo years doing it wrong, I can
help you avoid my mistakes.
Pat
E-mail Pat for advice at proth@wsunix.wsu.edu. If your
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If you're looking for a place to drink coffee and revise
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Located.in scenic downtown Stevens Point, the Afterdark
is open until3:00 a.m. That's right kids, it's open until three
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A Woman's Intuition: Half Way
Sara Suchy
THE POINTER
SS0CH48~@UWSP.EDU
Well you've made it;
you're half way through
the semester! Isn't it exciting? To be honest, the second half of second semester
is the hardest part of the
school year for me. It's right
around this time that daylight saving time robs me of
an hour of needed sleep, the
temperature is slowly morphing into something less
and less resembling a frozen
wasteland and every once
in a while I hear the sweet
sound of birds singing <;m my
way to class. It's like a little
scene from Mary Poppins, if
only I could snap my fingers
and my homework would
. be done, my bills would be
paid and Showtime would
magically appear on my TV.
How can I be expected
to get 'anything done when
such beauty waits just outside my doorstep? Well, I
guess it's not quite beautiful
yet, more icy and muddy,
but soon it will be beautiful.
If you happen to be reading this before 4:00 p.m. _on
Thursday, March 13, remember to vote for your SGA
president and vice president
as well as on the two referendums. Local elections are
always the most important.
If you're looking for
something to ponder while
your wiling away the hours
doing a whole lot of nothing (like I plan to be doing
next week), ponder this: The
Pointer will be hiring soon
after you come back! All of
our positions-will be open to
applicants, and if you're a
registered student, you can
apply. We need everything
from graphic designers, business savvy minds, photographers, editors, gods of the
AP stylebook (copy editors)
and, of course, a brand new
editor-in-chief. I'll be riding
off into the sunset in May,
and this paper will need a
fearless leader to saddle up
and guide it through the
2008-09 school year.
It looks great on a
resume, it's practical experience working for a real
newspaper and a whole lot
of fun. The applications will
be outside the Pointer office
soon after break as well as
print.e d in the paper.
You'll have our annual April Fools issue of the
Pointer to look forward to
when you come back along
with your regular serving of
campus news to peruse in
these pages. Have a fun and
relatively safe spring break
and remember it's always
better to beg forgiveness
than to ask permission.
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HOUSING
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One to Five bedroom newer and remod- elled units 1 block
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provided in some units.
QUIET Haese for rent,
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downtown.
3 bedroom, partially furnished, laundry, more.
Reasonable rent.
~andlord on campus.
FOR RENT - 2008-2009:
Group of 4 OR 7-8.
Great Location!
Free Parking!
New Appliances!
Call Brian for details
at 498-9933!
Available September
2008.
1 and 2 bedroom apartments.
Very nice, spacious,
close
to campuswith park-
University Lake
Apartments
200812009 .
3 Bedroom Apartments
For groups of 3-5.
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HOUSING
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FOR RENT 2008-2009
3-4 Student.
Great Location.
Clean,
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Call
2000 McCulloch Ave.
HUGE 4 Bedroom I 2 Bath
$1100 per semester I
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+ utili~ies
Housing Available
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Some with garages.
Can
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ple.
Contact Pat at Andra
Properties 715-343-1798
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Newly constructed with
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Many units available for
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With-in walking distance
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Free Parking!
Call Marilyn between 5-7
References Required!
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For Rent:
7 bedroom house
2 bathroom kitc~en
good location
many additions
Also three 3,4,5,bedroom
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Summers Available.
Stove, refridgerator,
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onsight laundry, and AIC
call 715-341-0826 or
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Close to campus,
reasonable priced
2008 I 2009,
for groups of 2-~ and 5
( 715) 341-2461
Available June '08
216 West St.
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Available Sept. '08
1209A Franklin St.
3BR upper I close to
campus
$3000 per semester +
utilities
4-5 person house
available for rent.
Near campus.
Call Dan
715-340-3147
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3 bedroom duplex, 1608
College.
Subleasing for June lst
- August 31st.
$200 I
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June 1
1 Block from Campus
1 BR apartment, 1-2
roomates
$440 I month
3 bedroom duplex, subleasing, 1 bedroom, big
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