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Sporting white sneakers on the sideline of another dissapointing let-down, Parkside's Luke Reigel epitomized a head coach about ready to step on the court himself.

On a Saturday afternoon where collegiate coaches around the country were encouraged to support health and fitness, Parkside's inconsistency translated into a frustrating defeat, 75-66.

It was a major showdown this past Saturday afternoon on Alumni Day at DeSimone Gymnasium, as the UW-Parkside Rangers faced the second ranked team in Division II, the University of Indianapolis Greyhounds. The Greyhounds entered with an undefeated 20-0 record, as well as a spotless 11-0 record in the Great Lakes Valley Conference. However, the Women’s Basketball team had a spotless record of their own, as they entered undefeated at home. The Rangers had posted sixteen straight home wins, which dated all the back to last year. The game was sadly never in doubt for Indianapolis, as they cruised on to a 72-59 win over the Rangers.

Wednesday night, people flooded in to see Patrick Combs in his show “Man:1, Bank: 0,” brought to Parkside by the program Arts Alive. Said to be a “fun and great speaker” by a man heading back inside after intermission, the night seemed to be quite a hit. Combs is known for depositing a 95,000 dollar junk mail check that his bank took! So now he tells the story of taking on not only his local bank, but the Feds as well.

27 points from senior guard Amanda Gibson fueled a second half surge that propelled Parkside past Southern Indiana 61-51.

Featuring a clash of two Great Lakes Valley Conference front-runners, UW-Parkside (10-2) (18-3) hosted the University of Southern Indiana (6-3) (15-5) at DeSimone Gymnasium in Kenosha, WI.

Matching last season's win total (18), the Rangers have won eight of their last nine, and now possess a perfect 11-0 record at home.

The UW-Parkside Rangers Men’s Basketball team (8-12) faced the undefeated University of Southern Indiana Screaming Eagles (17-0) at DeSimmone Gymnasium Thursday night, and it didn’t take long for the undefeated Eagles to hand another GLVC loss to the Rangers.

The Rangers started the game with four freshmen against a lineup of five upper classmen for an undefeated team. The Rangers would inevitably get the first basket of the game, but that was the only time they led in the entire game.

KENOSHA, Wis.—The talents of the award-winning Theatre Arts students at the University of Wisconsin-Parkside are on display Thursday through Saturday Jan. 28-30 during the Drama Club’s one-act play festival. Titled “Delights in Dementia,” this series of five productions begins each night at 7:30 p.m. in Wyllie Hall in the space previously occupied by the campus bookstore.

Monday, Feb. 15 is the deadline for applications to student leadership positions. Student Activities is looking for Resident Advisors, First-Year Experience Mentors, Ranger Hosts, Student Academic Mentors, Peer Health Educators, and OMSA Peer Mentors‒ all paid positions. Applicants need at least sophomore standing for the semester that they are applying for, references, and at least a 2.5 cumulative grade point average.

According to Tom Bottoms, Student Leadership Coordinator, about 40 student leadership positions will be open, with the biggest need for Resident Advisors.

After Tuesday’s State of the State address, Madison newspaper The Capital Times called Gov. Jim Doyle “a lame-duck governor who is coasting out of office after two terms that might charitably be described as "undistinguished."

Madison’s local CBS news affiliate, WISC-TV3, examined Doyle’s speech in its “reality check” segment and deemed that several statements “need clarification.”

Assembly Minority Leader Rep. Jeff Fitzgerald, R-Horicon called the speech, “Jim Doyle's last work of fiction.”

The UW-Parkside Center for Economic Education is holding a workshop on February 12, 2010, entitled "Integrating Economics into your U.S. History classroom.” This workshop is specifically geared towards teachers of the middle school and high school levels who wish to incorporate the fundamental concept of Economics into their Social Studies and History classes. The workshop will help the educators in the instruction of the specific influences that economics has had throughout American History.