Commons Renovation in Early Stages
By Derek Woellner — Next fall, an architect and engineering team will be selected to begin renovation plans for Merle M. Price Commons. The area being renovated includes the main…
Update: New Engineering Program Approved
By Derek Woellner — In February, Stoutonia reported that the university had three new engineering programs pending approval by the University of Wisconsin System Board of Regents. Now, one of…
New ID Cards Approaching
By Derek Woellner — University of Wisconsin–Stout students will soon be able to switch out their old StoutOne ID cards for the new Stout BlueCard. The contract with HigherOne, the…
Stout Activists Rally at Capitol
By Derek Woellner — Welcoming cheers greeted a group of University of Wisconsin–Stout students as they met with other UW students and alumni for a System-wide political rally. The 15…
Student Rally Catches Eyes of Community
By Derek Woellner — Cars honked their support as students rallied against the budget cuts on Main Street, Menomonie. A group of 15 students gathered Wednesday, April 1 beneath the…
Wellness Fair Pulls in Hundreds
By Derek Woellner — Hundreds of students visited the Wellness Fair on Wednesday, April 1 (no joke). The Wellness Fair is an annual event that allows local businesses to come…
Students Sacrifice Their Day to Speak to Legislatures
By Derek Woellner — Six University of Wisconsin–Stout students (and one Stoutonia writer) crammed into a van early Monday morning to make the one-hour drive to UW–Barron County in order…
HigherOne Out, eRefunds In
By Derek Woellner — University of Wisconsin–Stout has taken over the reins to provide a new way to distribute refunds. Since Fall 2002, Stout has partnered with Higher One to…
Twilight Zone on 13th Avenue
By Derek Woellner — Two different cars struck the same crosswalk median within hours of each other this past weekend. The second car was flipped completely upside down from the…
Tire Slasher Still at Large
By Derek Woellner — University of Wisconsin–Stout’s hardest criminal since the Midwest Pipe Bomber in 2002, the Stout Tire Slasher has yet to be identified. The slasher, referred to as…
Study at Stout seeks to Shine New Light on Head Impacts
By Derek Woellner — A multidisciplinary group of 11 students is conducting groundbreaking research on repetitive non-concussive head impacts. The students, of which include Cognitive Science, Psychology, Applied Science Biotechnology…
Stout Faces Historic Budget Cuts
By Derek Woellner — University of Wisconsin–Stout faces a multi-million dollar loss amid Governor Scott Walker’s new budget proposal. In a memo released by Chancellor Bob Meyer last Thursday, the…
New Engineering Programs on the Horizon?
By Derek Woellner — University of Wisconsin–Stout may soon be offering three new engineering programs. The planned additions of mechanical, electrical and chemical engineering programs to Stout come as part…
Jack’s Tale of Resale
By Derek Woellner — On this very campus once lived a laptop named Jack. He rode on a professor’s shoulders in his black backpack. The two graded homework, wrote syllabi…
What Will be Next to CVS?
By Derek Woellner — Many have been wondering what is going to fill the massive hole that is the construction site in the lot just south of CVS. Commonwealth Development…
This Spring Break, Swim to Your Destination
By Derek Woellner — University Recreation will be running a new swimming program that offers a prize incentive. The program, Swim to Spring Break, will begin when we return from…