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To students everywhere, spring break is a much needed nine days of alleviation from their chaotic everyday lives. While most students are counting down the days until trips, friends, family, sleeping in, and all that's implied, the University of Wisconsin-Parkside’s Habitat for Humanity has something else in mind: Hammers, nails, shingles, paint brushes and an ultimate goal of helping the less fortunate. On Saturday, March 13th, twenty-five active Habitat for Humanity members will depart for Miami, Florida to build and rehabilitate dismantled houses for the less fortunate.

Four students from the University of Wisconsin-Parkside's Campus Crusade for Christ will be joining students from Marquette, and roughly one thousand students from around the country in a trip to Panama City, Florida. They are Lisa Rosenberg, Casey Haen, Amber Scheel, and the Ranger News' very own Eric Zizich. Every student will be staying in hotels near the beach. This is the final conference for the group for the year. Their intent is to reach out to the community and to grow spiritually. They intend to do this through the spread of the gospel throughout the community.

Twin Lakes, Wisconsin, native and UW-Parkside student Tia Rittorno, recently went “bald for cancer.” At a fund raising event held on Sunday, February 28th, hosted at Doyle’s Eatery and Pub for St. Baldrick’s in Richmond, Illinois, Tia shaved off all her hair for children’s cancer research.

Mandy Crain
Freshman
Undecided Major

What are you most excited about with spring break?

"Sleeping in!"

Any big plans in mind?

"Hot-tubbing on Monday and just spending time with friends."

Corey Johnson
Freshman
Psychology Major

What are you most excited about with spring break?

"Going to Florida!"

Got any big plans for when you get there?

"Surfing."

KENOSHA, Wis.—The University of Wisconsin-Parkside Arts Alive! series welcomes the return of Celtic Crossroads Tuesday, March 23. Offering a unique Irish music experience, this seven-member band fills the university’s Communication Arts Theatre with music, energy and excitement starting at 7:30 p.m.

Formerly known as Music at the Crossroads, the band played a sold-out Arts Alive! concert in March 2008. Tickets for this performance quickly sold-out but a limited number of seats have been added.

What bores you the most?

“When you’re in group [sic] and people have to go over their personal experiences. I really don’t care and don’t want to hear your story.”

What do you think of guy’s wearing women’s trends, i.e. skinny jeans?

“Horrible, horrible. TMI (too much info). I don’t want to see their junk or their nipples.”

Britanny Zellner
Major: Criminal Law

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.