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Student is trying to add some sustainability to the UWO campus
Honey Bees are thriving on the UWO campus thanks to a former student. “I was walking along the path behind the Student Recreation and Wellness building when it struck me that campus would be a great place for some beehives, “said Mariah Parkin, who graduated this past spring, while she was walking around campus last summer.
The adding of the bees is said to help with local food production and address the declining bee populations.
Parkin has never owned her own hives, but has learned from others including Shannon Davis-Foust, a UWO senior lecturer for biology and environmental studies. “I think the bees’ most important purpose on campus will be to raise awareness of the problems of pesticides affecting pollinators and insects in general”, said Davis-Foust.
Brad Spanbauer, who is the campus sustainability officer said there are many reasons to have bees on campus, foremost to help boost the bee population. Parkin applied for a Student Green Fund last year and learned in December it was approved. The Green Fund is a student-run committee funded by students’ segregated fees, to implement sustainability projects for the Oshkosh campus. Beehives will be cared for by the members of the Sustainable Beekeeping club.
Reporting for “Week In Review” – Dylan Herrin
Eckhart, Soundmarkers gives a historical tour of the Oshkosh campus
As part of the 100th anniversary celebration, the University of Wisconsin Oshkosh launched Soundmarkers, a walking tour of the campus with an audio component easily accessed through a smartphone. At the entrances to 14 Oshkosh campus buildings are posters with QR codes available to be scanned to initiate a bit of history on the location. This simple and storytelling project was led by Joshua Ranger, University archivist and head of public services. Ranger serves on the board of the nonprofit Wisconsin Humanities, an independent affiliate of the of National Endowment for the Humanities. The smooth voice delivering the historical information is none other than Randall Davidson, who was the director of radio services at UWO from 2008 until his retirement in 2020. Ranger praised Davidson’s work, saying that he, “really enjoyed how he was able to condense a sprawling narrative. It was important to him to capture a little bit of the place and the namesake of the building when that was appropriate. And what he did was great.” The tour includes stops at 14 buildings, including Albee, Dempsey, Sage, the Kolf Sports Center, and the Student Recreation and Wellness Center.
Eckhart, UW System President Tommy Thompson on campus
The University of Wisconsin Oshkosh hosted An Evening with UW System President Tommy Thompson on Wednesday night in the UWO Music Hall. The event was individually hosted by Michael Ford, the UWO public administration department chair and new Whitburn Center for Governance and Policy Research director. President Thompson earned distinction for the longest running governor of Wisconsin, former U.S Health and Human Services Secretary under President George W. Bush, and as current president of the University of Wisconsin System. At the event, Thompson reflected on his time growing up in Wisconsin, his education, bridging college and professional experiences, and the future of the UW System. Audio was provided by the University of Wisconsin System.
Emma Goetz, In-person performances are back at UW Oshkosh theatre this season
A new theatre season is here at UW Oshkosh and so are in-person performances. Emma Goetz reports. As UW Oshkosh starts to get back to normalcy the theatre program is now returning to live performances once again. According to UW Oshkosh today, this month there are still three performances left of A Moon For The Misbegotten which is a story about two lost souls searching for love. The last three shows are October 15th and 16th at 7:30 p.m. and October 17th at 2 p.m. This next month there will be another showing of a play called A Bear in Winter which is a story about a football coach who won a championship for his team six years ago and is suddenly fired. These showings are on Nov. 11th, 12th, 13th, 19th, 20th at 7:30 p.m. and Nov. 21st at 2 p.m.
After a year of restrictions and challenges due to COVID-19 the theatre program is happy to be able to perform in-person again, especially for the celebration of 50 years of theatre in the Theatre Arts Center building. This theatre season is focused on that with the theme of, “Past, Present and Future.” Are you looking to go to a show? Tickets for showings are on sale now through the UWO ticket office. Individual tickets are $14 for general admission, $11 for senior citizens and alumni, $5 for student’s faculty and staff. To learn more about each showing and details about tickets, visit the UW Oshkosh Theatre ticket office and the theatre 2021-22 season online today.
Eckhart, UWO Crime Rate Drop
Amid the COVID-19 pandemic, crime rates at UW-Oshkosh have declined, Dylan Eckhart has more.
University Police released the 2021 Clery Report, revealing that crime rates on campus at UW-Oshkosh had decreased exceptionally from 2019 to 2020. University Police Chief Kurt Leibold said he attributes the decline to the lack of people on campus due to the pandemic and the residence hall restrictions during last year’s school year. From 2019 to 2020, according to the report, alcohol referrals dropped from 600 to 395 and drug referrals dropped from 90 to 62. Rape and dating violence also saw a decline, dropping from 5 to 1 and 6 to 1, according to the report.
Even during the 2021 school year, Leibold says that UWO campuses are continuing a streak of high security and low crime reports, due to multiple university departments teaming up to assure that UW-Oshkosh is a safe campus for everyone.
Lee, Wisconsin is Filling Landfills With Wasted Food
The Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources recently found that food and yard waste was the biggest category of waste found in Wisconsin landfills statewide. Dominic Lee reports.
Casey Lamensky, DNS Solid Waste Coordinator, reports that landfilling these materials contributes heavily to the production of methane, a greenhouse gas 28 times more powerful than carbon dioxide if released into the atmosphere. The study also compiled the number of recycling materials mistakenly put in garbage bins. The DNR estimates that in 2020, Wisconsinites threw away approximately 490,300 tons of recyclables.
Lamensky also reports on ways to reduce food waste in landfills. You can bring a shopping list to reduce buying in excess as well as store food properly to extend its life. Also having proper knowledge of expiration dates and compost food labels helps too.