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WEB68th session Student Senate executive board sworn in. Final student government meeting of the academic year. Story by Mady Leick, Copy Editor • May 9, 2024. Story by Eli Benes, Staff Writer •. Story by Mady Leick, Copy Editor •. Story by Noah Tolbert, Copy Editor •. Story by Noah Tolbert, Copy Editor •. Story by Taylor Boggess, Chief ...
“Everything Everywhere All At Once” and intertextuality in modern ...
WEBIntertextuality is an inherent part of all media, but in the cinematic universes and nostalgia-driven media of the 2010s it has become crucial to many media experiences. In “Everything Everywhere,” the Daniels also use the audience’s awareness of other media as a storytelling tool, but in a very different way than those other examples.
‘Dead Poets Society’ in review – The Spectator
WEBIn the midst of harsh rules, predetermined daily schedules and rigorous coursework, a circle of friends experience a semester of prohibited acts and life changing lessons unheard of for a private preparatory school. An coming-of-age gem, “Dead Poets Society” gives a glimpse into the lives of a group of young men enrolled in Welton...
Inaugural GeekCon held at UWEC-Barron County – The Spectator
WEBMar 6, 2024 · The first GeekCon was held at the UW-Eau Claire – Barron County, having started at UW-Eau Claire and has now been transformed for the Barron County branch. The event boasted 106 attendees with 45 tables of displays throughout the event space. The event was first created by Rob Mattison and a student at UW-Eau Claire in 2017, the goal was to create an event for people with different passions ...
Fourth-degree sexual assault reported on campus - The Spectator
WEBFeb 17, 2021 · UW-Eau Claire Dean of Students LaRue Pierce sent out a safety alert email to students at 10:34 a.m. on Wednesday, Feb. 17 regarding an ongoing sexual assault investigation happening on campus. According to the email, the incident occurred in the early morning hours of Saturday, Feb. 6 near the bottom of the university hill at...
‘Ancient Aliens’ controversy – The Spectator
WEBCoumes quotes the philosopher and political theorist Hannah Ardent when saying how “Ancient Aliens” relies on a “cynical dismissal of respected standards and accepted theories carried with it a frank admission of the worst and a disregard for all pretenses,” something that viewers take not as a criminal condescension, but which they ...
Universities of Wisconsin closes one branch campus with two …
WEBOct 26, 2023 · Leick can be reached at [email protected]. UW-Oshkosh, Fond du Lac and UW-Milwaukee at Washington County will close their in-person instruction following the end of the 2023-24 academic year, which was announced in a news release earlier this week by Universities of Wisconsin System President Jay Rothman. This comes alongside the announcement ...
A bitter story with a sweet end – The Spectator
WEBA bitter story with a sweet end. ‘If she was leaving, it felt like breathing’. Story by Mady Leick, Copy Editor • May 9, 2024. Photo by Mady Leick. This year has been a tropical storm of emotions. You never know exactly what you’ll get when you come to college. As Taylor Swift said in her song “exile,” “We throw stones, never ...
The history of the loofah – The Spectator
WEBStory continues below advertisement. Loofah, also spelled “luffa,” is a vegetable in the Cucurbitaceae family. It’s considered a gourd, and is related to the pumpkin and squash,, according to www.americangourdsociety.org. The gourd is believed to have originated in Asia, and Egyptians used it as a sponge, according to the Web site.
New documentary ‘Pilot: A Jarrah Webster Story’ by UWEC alum …
WEBMar 6, 2024 · UW-Eau Claire alum Sawyer Brice premiered his documentary film, “Pilot: A Jarrah Webster Story” in Minneapolis on Sunday. It centers around a young, up-and-coming designer, Raja Babu, as he diligently works on his clothing brand with Minneapolis serving as a backdrop. Jarrah Webster is the name of Babu’s clothing brand, and it also serves as...