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Tag Archives: government information
Dreamland: The True Tale of America’s Opiate Epidemic
Sam Quinones will talk about “Dreamland: The True Tale of America’s Opiate Epidemic” at 7pm on Mon., Mar. 12, in the Young Auditorium. It’s part of the lecture series sponsored by the College of Letters and Sciences. Quinones, freelance journalist … Continue reading
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Thanksgiving Hours (Library, Café) 2017
Plan ahead! Hours of the Andersen Library and Food for Thought Café are affected by the Thanksgiving holiday. The Food for Thought Café will be closed Wed. through Fri., Nov. 22-24 (and closed on the weekend, as is usual). Andersen … Continue reading
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Tagged federal government, government information, holidays, library hours, safety
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Challenges to Health Care Accessibility
Kristin Wallace, Executive Director of the Rock River Free Clinic will talk about “Challenges to Health Care Accessibility” on Thurs., Nov. 16, at 7pm in the Whitewater Municipal Building’s Council Chambers (312 W Whitewater St, Whitewater), hosted by the The … Continue reading
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April is Sexual Assault Awareness Month
April is Sexual Assault Awareness Month, which is intended to “raise public awareness about sexual violence and to educate communities on how to prevent it.” It’s up to all of us to promote a safe campus community! You can read … Continue reading
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Growing a Local Food System
Ben Hewitt will talk about “Growing a Local Food System: Local food as economic driver and local nourishment” on Mon, Apr 17 at 7pm in the Irvin L. Young Auditorium. It’s part of a week of activities celebrating Earth Day … Continue reading
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T3: Presidential Debates and Google
Google has just announced that they are partnering with Fox News Channel to bring more information to people following the Republican presidential debate tonight. If you do a Google search for “Fox News Debate” anytime after the debate starts at … Continue reading
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What’s that in the sky? A meteor shower!
What are you planning to do for the next couple of nights? You might try looking up at the night sky to see the Perseids meteor shower! This meteor shower appears every August around this time, when Earth crosses the … Continue reading
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Tagged astronomy, comets, federal government, fun stuff, government information, meteor showers, nasa, science, space
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Bicycle Season Safety
The snow season seems to have made way for spring at last, so everyone’s bikes are emerging. It’s important to ride safely, however, and to share the roads and sidewalks lawfully and politely. The March 2015 newsletter from UW-Whitewater Police … Continue reading
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Watch WI agency budget briefings Mar 3-4
WisconsinEye provides you with the opportunity to livestream state agency budget briefings to the Wisconsin Legislature’s Joint Committee on Finance. These are briefings by representatives of the agencies, not public testimony. Here’s the schedule: Tuesday, March 3 (9:00 a.m.) Department … Continue reading
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