To Chicago! I recently had the opportunity to travel with the UW-Stevens Point women’s basketball team to the U-Chicago Classic, where the Pointers played against UAA teams Washington University–St. Louis and University of Chicago. This gave me a sense of what exactly an athletic trainer does on road trips. We are continuing to take trips […]
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My first semester of college if almost over with. There has been a few challenges, but for the most part the transition from high school has been smooth because of the development of strong note taking, test taking and study habits. The improvement of these three skills are essential for a student to succeeded while […]
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My last week at New Zealand consisted of a mini trip heading farther north on the northern island. Each part of my trip represented a bit of my personality. These small “bits” were a highlight to my experience in the land of Kiwis. A Bit of Culture While traveling across the New Zealand country side, […]
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Welcome back, Pointers! Every year during the fall semester UW-Stevens Point ROTC holds an event called Dining In/Warrior Night. This night is one of the best and most fun nights that ROTC is associated with. There are games, class videos, awards, grog, and of course, dinner. Dining In goes a little something like this: We […]
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Around this time last year I made a decision that was going to change my life without the intentions, too. Last November I decided to become a vegetarian. Being a vegetarian meant that I decided to stop eating meat and yes that includes fish because no they are not vegetables. At the time I made […]
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Hey Pointers! Every now and then ROTC is presented with opportunities to go out into the community and either teach members of different organizations about different aspects of the Army or help them out with anything they may need. This past Monday, a group of cadets were invited to give a presentation to the Cub […]
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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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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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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 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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