The Promethean is the student newspaper for the University of Wisconsin-Superior campus and community. Our purpose is to serve the University in the capacity of the Press, to cover all important news which pertains to the students of the University of Wisconsin-Superior, both of news which occurs within the walls of the University and outside. It is charged with informing and making known the opinions of the student body, and succeeds the Peptomist and Stinger in this capacity. Although the medium we use to perform those duties has changed, we have always been, and always will be here for the students.

In its current form, the Promethean is an online newspaper and is also a physical newspaper that is printed 7-8 times during the school year.

Disclaimer

The Promethean is written by and edited by the students of the University of Wisconsin-Superior, and they are solely responsible for its editorial content.

Editorial Policy

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Meeting Times

The Promethean meets every Tuesday at 12:00 in the Yellowjacket Union Room 159 unless announced otherwise. Questions and comments about news and advertising can be sent via email to promethean@uwsuper.edu

 

 PROMETHEAN STAFF

“The Wolves” Readying for Main Stage this November

by Sama (Sky) Abdullayeva sabdull4@uwsuper.edu It’s not often that soccer skills have pay-off on the big stage. “The Wolves” is the newest production coming from the University of Wisconsin-Superior Theatre program and had actors practice alongside the UWS women’s...

“Too Much Light Makes the Baby Go Blind” Engages Audiences, Breaking Conventions

Looking for entertainment that will keep you engaged? For just one week, the University of Wisconsin-Superior’s Theatre Department will give you the chance to see 30 plays within the timeframe of 60 minutes. Greg Allen’s production of “Too Much Light Makes the Baby Go...

“Waiting for Beds” Opens Conversations Around Mental Health Crisis Response

Mar. 31 saw the closing of an exhibit which provoked the feelings of hopelessness and personal struggle in Holden Fine Art’s KRUK Gallery. The University of Wisconsin-Superior’s Human Behavior, Justice and Diversity Department hosted two local artists’ relationships...

2024 Election Woes Weigh on Students

As the 2024 presidential election nears, the political strain is shared between students and faculty at the University of Wisconsin-Superior. Our campus’s atmosphere is expected to change, and as the election inches closer, students share their perspectives. “Election...

A Lovely Swing Dance

Love was in the air as this year’s Valentine’s Day was rocked by the University of Wisconsin Jazz Ensemble directed by Greg Kehl Moore. The community and student event was held in Great Room A of the Yellowjacket Union from 7:30 p.m. to 9:30 p.m. Many people of...

All-Age Superior Nightmare 5K to Return this Halloween Season to New Location

Run, run as fast as you can. The goons, goblins, inflatable dinosaurs, and dancing crayons are back for this fun, family-friendly Superior Nightmare 5K race. Coming to life right before the pandemic in 2019, the Superior Nightmare 5K is an all-age Halloween costume...

Alumni & Friends Foundation Hosts “Jacket Jingle” Party to Celebrate December Grads

Graduating this semester? Congratulations! Did you know that the Alumni & Friends Foundation put on a party to celebrate fall graduates? Coined the “Jacket Jingle” after its holiday theme, the party was held at the Belknap Lounge on Dec. 5 from 6 p.m. to 8 p.m....

Alumni Surfs Lake Superior

Waves crash down hard as the cold winds blowing from the Northeast leave faces numb. Peter Birschbach, a 2021 graduate from the University of Wisconsin-Superior drops down the face of a wave, his feet planted sturdily on his eight-foot surfboard. He rides the wave...

Andre Luiz Sets UWS Single’s and Double’s Records

For the all-time leader in career wins, singles and doubles for the UW-Superior men’s tennis team the path wasn’t always set to become a Yellowjacket. This season the men’s team has racked up the wins, going undefeated in their first ten matches. Part of that is...

Applications for the New Buzz are Closed

The buzz is that Student Involvement is looking for someone else to take over the position of our beloved Yellowjacket mascot Buzz. Applications closed on Mar. 5, with four applicants lined up for the position. “We’re looking to hire a new mascot coordinator,” said...
Tom Hansen

Tom Hansen

Adviser

Tom first started working in radio back in 1985 in Pine City, Minnesota and quickly moved on to Duluth/Superior that year to WDSM/KZIO as a news reporter. After a successful stint as news director and sports director there, he moved on to KBJR-TV where he worked full-time as sports director from 1991-2013. Tom has been broadcasting UMD Bulldog athletic games for 27 seasons and during that time has also done UW-Superior, CSS and a variety of high school and college sports. For several years Tom was also the state high school sideline reporter, host and play-by-play announcer for Minnesota State High School Tournaments in football, basketball and hockey on KSTC45 from 2006-2009.