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Syria, a country under a sectarian war
Posted on March 7, 2013 | 2 CommentsWritten By: Ahmed Saeed, Contributing Writer The Middle East has always been the most important geographical spot on earth, as its name, “the cradle of life,” indicates. It’s the place... -
Considering studying abroad? No problem, mon!
Posted on February 21, 2013 | No CommentsBy: Julie Randle “Why can’t it stay –12 degrees all week?,” said no one ever. However, halfway through January, eight slightly tanner University of Wisconsin–Stout students, including myself, found ourselves... -
Free laptops? Hardly.
Posted on February 7, 2013 | No CommentsBy: Alex Floersch “Come to UW-Stout—free laptops and software!” encourage recruiters. One of the biggest forms of propaganda that the University of Wisconsin-Stout Admissions advertises is the “polytechnic” atmosphere and... -
Valentine’s Day the troops’ way
Posted on February 7, 2013 | No CommentsComing up with a creative plan for Valentine’s Day can be challenging. Factor the distance between the two lovebirds into the equation and it becomes even tougher. As difficult as... -
E-Readers: An Advantage or a Nuisance
Posted on January 24, 2013 | No CommentsBy: Alexandra Floersch With every passing year, technology advances, and with it, so does our knowledge. The invention of the Internet provided a platform to learn, communicate and thrive, but... -
Confessions of a Grinch
Posted on December 6, 2012 | No CommentsBy Grace Arneberg Whether or not you believe in him, nearly everyone knows who he is. Santa Claus filled our childhood memories with aspirations of making the “nice” list, leaving... -
Student organization budget cuts
Posted on December 6, 2012 | No CommentsBy: Maddy Settle About a month ago, I noticed a crop of angry and frustrated statuses popping up on Facebook. They were surprisingly not about the election or some show... -
Rocky Mountain High
Posted on November 15, 2012 | No CommentsColorado and Washington made history by passing Amendment 64, which legalizes the recreational use and commercial sale of marijuana. In other news, demand for Doritos and Taco Bell unexpectedly sky... -
Hall monitors for smokers
Posted on November 15, 2012 | No CommentsIn 2010 the University of Wisconsin-Stout became a tobacco-free campus and this fall, UW-Stout began hiring students to be “Campus Smoking Monitors” in order to police the ban on campus.... -
Highly Opinionated #2
Posted on October 18, 2012 | 1 CommentBy: Ryan Leckel Let’s talk about alcohol, folks. I know, I know. I can hear a million voices crying out with the same sentiment. It’s a dead horse that’s been...











