Andrew Campnell, News Writer
May 8, 2013
Bay Beach Amusement Park hopes to make a splash with its visitors with its newest ride, The Sea Dragon. The Sea Dragon is a part of a master expansion plan for the park first approved in 2008, said park manager Tina Westergaard. Part of the plan was to include more rides in the development, including... Read more »
Brooke Hafs, News Writer
May 8, 2013
A new campus program aims to create a nurturing environment for African-American and other minority males on campus. The PHOENIX Initiative — short for Preeminent, Holistic, Opportunity for Engaging New Ideas in Excellence — is a program designed to acclimate minorities to the educational process... Read more »
James Taylor, News Writer
May 8, 2013
Nine educators from Nigeria arrived in Green Bay April 28 to visit UW-Green Bay and other local schools to expand their knowledge of education methods used by teachers and professors in the U.S. UWGB Institute for Learning Partnership and Professional Program in Education invited the Nigerian educators... Read more »
James Taylor, News Writer
May 8, 2013
Purchase cap and gown, check. Party invitations sent, check. Find gainful employment, well, hopefully. UW-Green Bay seniors are preparing to walk across center stage at the Kress Events Center May 18. Debbie Furlong, UWGB director of institutional research, said this year’s class size is large. “As... Read more »
Michael Duenkel, News Writer
May 1, 2013
UW-Green Bay student Nathan Stadelmann was arrested after officers executed a search warrant on his campus apartment April 15 and allegedly found a high volume of drugs. Officers allegedly seized more than 106 grams of marijuana, 64 doses of suspected LSD and 3.2 grams of suspected psilocybin mushrooms... Read more »
Brooke Hafs, News Writer
May 1, 2013
UW-Green Bay student Mysty Kepler was named Student Employee of the Year April 15. Kepler was one of 14 students nominated for the award. A senior communication major with an emphasis in public relations, Kepler spent the last year working as an office assistant for the Financial Aid Office. “The Financial... Read more »
Andrew Campnell, News Writer
May 1, 2013
UW-Green Bay’s Mauthe Center held its second annual Islam Awareness Week April 15 to 19. Aisha Umar, an intern at the Mauthe Center, coordinated for the week’s events at the center. Umar said Islam Awareness Week was brought to UWGB not only to educate community members on the Islamic religion and... Read more »
Michael Duenkel, News Writer
April 24, 2013
The number of students to transfer to UW-Green Bay is increasing, likely due to the capability for credits to transfer from many area colleges to UWGB. A provision in Gov. Scott Walker’s budget would require a strong partnership between technical colleges and the UW system to make it easier for students... Read more »
Michael Duenkel, News Writer
April 24, 2013
Student government announced unofficial election results naming the winners of the two contested seats for Residence Hall Apartment Association president and vice presdient April 17. Tony Hinkel and Jimmy Honrath won RHAA president and vice president seats, respectively. Heba Mohammad maintained her... Read more »
Brooke Hafs, News Writer
April 24, 2013
In 2007, Brown County reached an all time high of 40 deaths by suicide, which has led to the development of a suicide prevention coalition. Tana Koss, the Program Director at the Crisis Center of Brown County said this year is particularly alarming because in less than four months, there have been 14... Read more »
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