Boys Club No More

Over the summer, Dr. Dorothy Chan – an assistant professor of creative writing at UW-Eau Claire and managing editor of Barstow & Grand – became fed up with the racism, sexism, and homophobia of the literary world. “In the literary world, which basically started off as this all boy’s club –...

If there’s one thing that Kenna Smith-Hoff and Doug Hoff have found  is pretty nice about owning a candle-making business, it’s that their house always smells nice – particularly with the autumnal and holiday candle scents beginning to make their way to local shop shelves. “No matter where we...

Colin Carlson counts the many ways the TRIO Student Support Services program helped him as a first-generation student at University of Wisconsin-Stout. “It helped me be successful my first year,” said Carlson, a senior majoring in information and communication technologies. “If I hadn’t been a part of it, I’m...