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Rumors have been circulating at the University of Wisconsin-Parkside about our food provider Sodexo and possible budget issues. It all started when they did not put cheese out at the buffet for a taco salad.

Angela Jensen, the general manager of Sodexo’s Parkside location, points out that our program is not all-you-can-eat like most other campuses. Sodexo has recipes for each meal that are used to calculate the price, and the taco salad recipe simply does not include cheese.

“I don’t want customers to feel like I’m nickel and diming them,” said Jensen.

KENOSHA, Wis.—The University of Wisconsin-Parkside invites health care professionals and area families to an afternoon presentation and discussion titled “Meaningful Aging Today and in the Future.” Featuring author and educator Dr. Susan McFadden, the program is Tuesday, March 23, 2010, beginning at 4 p.m. in the Student Center Cinema on the campus located at 900 Wood Rd. in Kenosha.

KENOSHA, Wis.—Dr. Joan Wilk has been elected president of the UW-Parkside Foundation, Inc. Dr. Wilk, who has served on the board since 1996, succeeds Howard Olson who was the organization’s president for the past seven years. The UW-Parkside Foundation’s mission is to support the University of Wisconsin-Parkside by raising funds that will enhance access to educational excellence through scholarships and to promote mutually beneficial partnerships.

The segregated fees that are paid by students of the University of Wisconsin-Parkside allow them access to the S.A.C. Everyone else has to pay. Memberships for the S.A.C. must be purchased if you are a part-time student, alumni, faculty, staff or just an adult. The S.A.C. has chosen to implement a new policy according to Tammie S. Falk- Day who is the Interim Athletic Director.

March will be a month with global influence at Parkside as World Fest kicks off with some extraordinary events. According to the pamphlet distributed by student activities there will be an immense amount of activity as Parkside kicks off World Fest. From March first to March fifth there will be a display case in the library that focuses on the arrival of immigrants from 1837 up until the present day. “The Opening Flag Ceremony” will be held on March first at noon in Main Place. The ceremony will be followed by a performance from the Senegal Dance Troupe Ak Jam. At two P.M.

From Monday, Feb. 8 through Thursday, Feb. 11, the Greek societies of the University of Wisconsin-Parkside hosted Greek Week for members and students interested in becoming Greek. Activities this Greek Week included bowling, a Greek yard show, a volunteer trip to Woodstock Health and Rehabilitation Center, and a Greek panel question and answer session.

The Rangers set school history today with their big 90-44 victory over the University of Illinois-Springfield. The Rangers twenty-first win of the season is a school record, and netted them the North Division crown in the Great Lakes Valley Conference.

“I’m really proud of them,” said Head Coach Jenny Kenesie after the game. “I thought we came out really strong. We played with a lot of intensity on the defensive end very early. Our starters got us out to a great start.”

The Campus Coalition for Peace at Parkside hands out information pertaining to activism, the environment, and the current state of our nation. One of the pamphlets they graciously give away for free at their own expense is entitled "Don't Nuke Wisconsin's Climate." This pamphlet deals with the debate about and the dangers of expanding Wisconsin's nuclear energy program and the possible effects of building new nuclear facilities.