The Spectator - 9/20/12

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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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