Last week Chancellor Joe Gow sat down and shared his reflections about this year. Overall, Gow expressed extreme gratitude for his position at UW-L. "In my life I have never had a more invigorating and exciting year," Gow said. "It's really amazing to be Chancellor of this University and all that goes with it.
In a deal signed at the end of the 2007 spring semester, UW-L agreed with the Pepsi Corporation to offer only Pepsi products in the University's on-campus vending machines in return for a $490,000 no-competition bonus paid in equal installments over seven years.
The afternoon of April 24th marked the start of rumors of food poisoning that recently spread throughout the University of Wisconsin - La Crosse campus. One rumor that began to sprout was that it was food poisoning from the chicken and/or the lettuce on campus.
Residence Hall Association Counsel has accomplished many things for the campus of UW-L during the 2007-2008 school year. The Specific Issues committee addressed safety issues such as getting more AEDs (Automatic External Defibrillators) on campus. Next year, windows will be installed in the computer lab doors.
On Friday, May 9th, a combined Communications and Theatre Arts class will give a performance, entitled "Autoethnography: Me, Myself, and Culture." The performance is the final product of a semester long experiment, in which theatre arts and communication studies were combined into one course for the first time.
On April 10-12, the 2008 National Conference on Undergraduate Research (NCUR) took place in Salisbury, Maryland. Ten faculty and 24 students from UW-L attended the conference, with students presenting a variety of research projects from a variety of disciplines.
Once Student Senate finishes its New Business Wednesday, Student Association President Fred Ludwig will swear in President-elect Derek Kockler and Vice-President-elect Kyle O'Brien, who may face roadblocks from the start. Much of what happens tonight depends on a vote by the outgoing Senate about restructuring some aspects of the Board of Directors of the Student Association, the non-elected student officials who help in governing campus.
Summer is right around the corner, and with it will come many changes. Many students will be going home, spending less time studying, and spending more time working. Some things will not change so much however - among them, high gas prices and the realities of climate change- contributing pollutants.
Cartwright Center will be open on a limited basis this summer because of a major million-dollar plumbing project. The project will cost an estimated $1,030,609 and involves a new dishwasher and plumbing. Director of University Centers Larry Ringgenberg said the reason for initiating the project is due to the age of the building and high amounts of beverage acidity.