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“It’s not what you know, it’s who you know.”

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“It’s not what you know, it’s who you know.” I am sure each of you reading this blog have heard that before, but here I am saying it one more time because it is 100% true. Over my years as a family and consumer sciences student, professors have preached this over and over. Well, I […]

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Long distance

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Distance is never easy and for many, college requires distance. This is for all of you who were in or are still in a long-distance relationship. My boyfriend, Blake, and I started dating the end of our junior year of high school and were dating for about a year and a half when it was […]

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Halloween shenanigans

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Hey Pointers! I hope you all had an amazing Halloween! Every year UW-Stevens Point ROTC holds an event called Costume PT (Physical Training). During this time we all dress up in costumes and play some sport; this year it was ultimate football. It is usually a really fun time where we can all just take […]

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Open Mic Night

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Open Mic Night in the Encore of the Dreyfus University Center on Nov. 5, 2015, was an amazing event. Each performer did amazing in their eight-minute slots, and there wasn’t a single dull moment throughout the duration of the Centertainment-ran event. The night was filled with music, poetry and stand up comedy and provided an […]

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From athlete to athletic trainer

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As I’ve said before, my choice to pursue athletic training stems from me being an active individual. Ever since I can remember, I have been involved in some sort of sport or activity. The spectrum ranges from dance and gymnastics to soccer, basketball and volleyball to tae kwon do. So you would think that I […]

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A day with the dean

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by guest blogger Olivia Helbach, a sophomore at Amherst High School Today I am spending the day with Marty Loy, dean of the UW-Stevens Point College of Professional Studies. I’m a part of a program called Teen Leadership Portage County, where each of us has a mentor. We meet 2-4 times within the year and see […]

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Top 10 reasons to join ROTC at UWSP

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There are so many opportunities that college students have to achieve an amazing level of success, lifelong friendships, a high level of physical fitness, knowledge to get you through your personal and professional life, and ways to gain connections for a career after college. But how many opportunities are there to wrap all of those up […]

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Sports to studies

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All my life I have been considered a student-athlete. A student who was supposed to be putting their studies before their sports, but as most student-athletes could understand, that is not an easy task. I participated in various sports as a child and when I was 12 I started playing volleyball. My passion for the […]

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The pressure is on

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Welcome back, Pointers! As I’m sure most of you know, your junior year of college is usually your most difficult year in college; you’re just finishing up all of your general education classes and starting to get into the nitty-gritty classes that actually apply to your major(s). The same idea applies to ROTC. Your freshman […]

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New experiences

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How did I become a blogger? I honestly have no idea, until I remembered: I’m in college, that’s how. I am a sophomore student here at the University of Wisconsin-Stevens Point after being here for less than a year and a half, I have tried and experienced more new things than I ever have before, […]

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