The Stout Game Expo is Making its In Person Return
On May 2nd, UW-Stout’s Game Design & Development program will be putting on their first in person game expo since 2019. The Stout Game Expo, SGX for short, is an…
Stout Administers First Ever Great Colleges to Work for Survey
On February 15, 2022, UW-Stout’s first Great Colleges to Work for Survey was officially opened. This is the first year that UW-Stout is administering the Great Colleges to Work for…
Business Spotlight: Acoustic Cafe
On the corner of Broadway and Main, Acoustic Cafe is a favorite among locals for a variety of comfort foods, like coffee, sandwiches, and soup. They have locations in both…
Polar Plunge Fundraiser
Jumping into cold water is a lot more enjoyable when it is for a good cause. That is why so many Plungers brave freezing cold water during Polar Plunge. Polar…
Not so New Normal: Mask Mandate Lifted at UW-Stout
On Wednesday February 16th, UW-Stout announced that they will lift their indoor mask mandate starting March 1st. President Thompson announced this news based off the following factors: high vaccination levels…
Low Viewership, but High Medal Counts – The 2022 Winter Olympics
The 2022 Winter Olympics, hosted in Beijing, China, broke the record for the lowest viewership brought in by the Olympics, down over 40% from 2018. The average viewership this year…
Advice from our Alumni
We recently reached out to a few University of Wisconsin-Stout alumni and asked what advice they would give to our current students. A total of six alumni responded, sharing various…
Employee Shortage
At the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic, millions of people experienced job loss at an unprecedented rate. Furloughs and lay-offs were sweeping through countless industries and affecting everything from small…
Prevea Health to partner with Student Health Services in January
Student Health Services (SHS) will come under the management of Prevea Health, starting Jan. 3, 2022. This new partnership plans to bring many exciting changes to the services provided at…
True Blue Music Concert postpones Scott Stapp performance for later date
Officials of the True Blue Music Concert, an event originally set to feature Scott Stapp this Saturday, have made the decision to postpone the performance to a later date, according…
Speculation Surrounding Coronavirus Immunizations and Blood Clots
Emerging speculation over the Johnson & Johnson vaccine holds the potential to cause an interim lull in daily COVID-19 immunization rates across the United States, according to the White House. …
DNR Says Fire Danger in Wisconsin Remains ‘Very High’
More than forty wildfires ignited over 491 acres in Wisconsin on Easter Sunday. The fires contributed to a total of 154 confirmed wildfires and nearly one thousand acres burned across…
The Accessory of The Year
Written by: Violet Nelson With one year into the COVID-19 pandemic, an unexpected accessory jumped to the top in today’s world. The face mask is not a new innovative product,…
Car Crash Sends Tiger Woods to Emergency Surgery with Serious Leg Injuries
The world of sports took a major blow yesterday morning, February 23, when legendary golf champion Tiger Woods, 45, suffered serious leg injuries from nothing short of a horrific car…
Coffee Competition
Written by: Violet Nelson Many college students love coffee. And now, Menomonie is adding one more popular option for them. With already three Caribou Coffees, one Dunkin’ Donuts, and a…
Public Opinion of Face Masks in Students Reveals People More Likely to Wear Masks if Businesses Say So
Written by: Emma Ozark A public opinion study on face mask policy in University of Wisconsin-Stout students, conducted by an applied social science student, Deon Cannon, for his senior capstone,…