THE SPECTATOR
THE UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN-EAU CLAIRE’S STUDENT NEWSPAPER SINCE 1923
VOL. 91, NO. 3
FALL 2012
Thursday, September 20
THE COLD LIGHT OF DAY Four Singing Statesmen officers resigned after a party at the ‘Statesmen’s House’ was busted by police and 54 underage drinking citations were issued. >> NEWS page 4
ERIC CHRISTENSON / The Spectator
RED-HANDED: The ‘Statesmen’s House’ (416 W. Grand Ave.) was busted early Sunday morning and Eau Claire city police issued 54 underage drinking citations. The Singing Statesmen’s president, vice president, treasurer and secretary have resigned and a trip to the Green Bay area has been cancelled. Now, the organization faces potential consequences handed down by a Student Senate disciplinary committee.
SPORTS
NEWS
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SEARCH PARTY UW-Eau Claire’s search committee to find a new chancellor has been charged.
WHERE WE PLAY
Copy Editor Steve Fruehauf takes a tour of the on and off campus facilities where the Blugolds play from Hobbs Ice Arena to Carson Park.
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CURRENTS PAGES 10-12
RUMMAGING FOR RECYCLABLES
OP / ED PAGES 13-14
SLIPPERY SLOPE
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GETTING LUCK-Y
Housing Office of Sustainability digs through the trash of two dorms to pick out recyclables.
Chief Copy Editor Alex Zank dissects Obama and Romney’s messages on the fiscal cliff, the Bush tax cuts, and government spending.
Two Geology students map out a portion of the Ice Age trail by the Strait Lake near Luck, Wis.
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