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Set goals that match your values

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by Lindsay Worley ’13 With the New Year upon us, many of us reflect back on 2015 considering goals that were or were not accomplished. We begin developing New Year’s resolutions and, course, for most of us, those resolutions don’t make it past the first new month. Almost half of Americans set New Year’s resolutions, […]

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Accounting is more than just numbers at UW-Stevens Point

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Joann Wolfenberg came to the University of Wisconsin-Stevens Point looking to follow in the footsteps of her father, brother and sister-in-law, all business owners.“They inspire me because of how hard they work and how successful they’ve become with their businesses,” Wolfenberg said. “Eventually I want to have my own business.” The Plymouth senior is majoring […]

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Pointers Lead The Way

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Hey! Hey! I hope you all had a great and safe Thanksgiving. Last week, our main training event was CWST (Combat Water Survival Test). What this means is that we all go into the pool and complete a set of tests in the water. The tests included a 15-meter swim with full equipment, a blindfolded […]

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On the road …

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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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Note taking, test taking and study habits

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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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UW-Stevens Point ROTC named Top Program in 3rd Brigade

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Competing against 42 programs stretching from Northern Michigan to Southern Missouri, the Northwoods Battalion was awarded the 2015 Overall Top Program by the 3rd Army ROTC Brigade on Nov. 19. It is the first time in history that the Northwoods Battalion, which is comprised of UW-Stevens Point and its partner ROTC programs at UW-Stout, UW-River […]

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A bit of everything

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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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A night to remember

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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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Alumni, faculty earn WHPE awards

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Three UW-Stevens Point physical education alumni and a professor earned state awards from the Wisconsin Health and Physical Education at the WHPE Annual Conference Oct. 28-30 in Wisconsin Dells. Promising Professional: Eric Bieszk ’13 Eric lives in the Boulder Junction area and teaches physical education at Lakeland Union High School in Minocqua. Although a young […]

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