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UWL Alpha Phi President, Taylor Edmonson.
Sorority Spotlight: Alpha Phi
Jenasea Hameister, Managing Editor • 7:55 am

Third-year Student and President of the University of Wisconsin-La Crosse Alpha Phi Chapter, Taylor Edmonson never saw herself as the typical sorority girl. “I don’t think...

Panelists on stage.
#InspireInclusion: UWL celebrates International Women's Day with panelists from Ghana, Japan and Malaysia
Hephzibah Ohihoin, General Assignment Reporter • March 8, 2024

The University of Wisconsin-La Crosse International Women’s Day Committee invited members of the La Crosse community and beyond to join them in celebrating International Women's...

Hurdles at the Wisconsin Intercollegiate Athletic Conference Indoor Track and Field Championships. Photo taken by John Gaynor.
UWL Men's Track and Field Dominate WIAC, Send 27 Athletes to NCAA Indoor Nationals
John Gaynor, Sports Reporter • March 6, 2024

The 2024 National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) Division III (DIII) Track & Field Indoor Nationals are being held in Virginia Beach on March 8-9. After winning the...

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Explained: The 2024-25 FAFSA delay
Sophie Miller, Social Justice Reporter • March 5, 2024

On Aug. 4, 2022, the Congressional Research Service (CRS) uploaded The FAFSA Simplification Act. According to CRS, “The FAFSA Simplification Act makes significant changes to...

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Hurdles at the Wisconsin Intercollegiate Athletic Conference Indoor Track and Field Championships. Photo taken by John Gaynor.
UWL Men's Track and Field Dominate WIAC, Send 27 Athletes to NCAA Indoor Nationals
John Gaynor, Sports Reporter • March 6, 2024

The 2024 National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) Division III (DIII) Track & Field Indoor Nationals are being held in Virginia Beach on March 8-9. After winning the...

Sam Blaskowski in the 60m Final of the Mark Guthrie Invite. Photo by John Gaynor
Humans of UWL: Sam Blaskowski
John Gaynor, Sports Reporter • February 29, 2024

Fresh off his Men’s Indoor 60-meter title win at the Wisconsin Intercollegiate Athletic Conference Meet (WIAC) this past weekend, Third-year University of Wisconsin-La Crosse...

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All Student Juried Art Exhibition
All Student Juried Art Exhibition
Ann David, Arts and Entertainment Reporter • March 5, 2024

Calling all students! The All Student Juried Art Exhibition is exactly what it sounds like. All University of Wisconsin-La Crosse students, no...

Candles in the Chapel. Photo taken by Trinity Rietmann.
Photo Series: Shrine of Our Lady of Guadalupe
Trinity Rietmann, Photojournalist • March 8, 2024

 The Shrine of Our Lady of Guadalupe hosts many visitors from across the United States, but residents of La Crosse are lucky to have this location right in our backyard. Some...

The Rotary Lights Entrance. Photo taken by Trinity Rietmann.
Photo Series: La Crosse's Holiday tradition, The Rotary Lights
Trinity Rietmann, Photojournalist • December 11, 2023

Every year the Rotary Lights illuminate Riverside Park in downtown La Crosse as they welcome in the holiday season and bring the community together for a charitable cause. This...

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Campus then and now: The history of UWL’s buildings
Trinity Rietmann, Photojournalist • November 27, 2023

The University of Wisconsin-La Crosse has been around for over a hundred years. The school opened its doors in 1909 and has seen countless changes since then. When it first opened,...

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Grant Mathu speaking at the student open forum for the Chancellor Search-and-Screen Committee. Image submitted by Dawson Erken.
Letter to the Editor: UWL grad student’s chancellor forum suggestion should become a policy
Dawson Ekern, Guest Contributor • December 12, 2023

The student forum that the University of Wisconsin-La Crosse Chancellor Search-and-Screen Committee offered a couple of weeks back was relatively low in attendance.  The faculty...

Letter to the Editor: Future demands unity in commitment to the Universities of Wisconsin
Letter to the Editor: Future demands unity in commitment to the Universities of Wisconsin
Sen. Kelda Helen Roys (D-Madison), Sen. Chris Larson (D-Milwaukee), and Sen. Jeff Smith (D-Brunswick) November 29, 2023

Wisconsin is rich with resources, and none are greater than our young people.  Our history of investing in higher education is perhaps our greatest commitment as a state. Since...

Image retrieved from @uwlsustainability Instagram page.
Letter to the Editor: Vote on the upcoming Green Fund referendum
Cassandra Ziegler, Guest Contributor • October 10, 2023

Do you ever wonder how sustainable projects like the OZZI machines, solar panels and drift cycles came to fruition? The answer is the University of Wisconsin La Crosse's Green...

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Anderson applies makeup on a performer. Photo retrieved from uwlax.edu
HUWL: Joe Anderson
Ann David, Arts and Entertainment Reporter • March 1, 2024

Joe Anderson has been a professor of theatre and dance at the University of Wisconsin-La Crosse for the last three decades. Anderson began teaching at UWL in 1991 and was Chair...

Sam Blaskowski in the 60m Final of the Mark Guthrie Invite. Photo by John Gaynor
Humans of UWL: Sam Blaskowski
John Gaynor, Sports Reporter • February 29, 2024

Fresh off his Men’s Indoor 60-meter title win at the Wisconsin Intercollegiate Athletic Conference Meet (WIAC) this past weekend, Third-year University of Wisconsin-La Crosse...

Jesimiel Banjiram
Humans of UWL: Jesimiel Banjiram
Hephzibah Ohihoin, General Assignment Reporter • February 21, 2024

Jesimiel Banjiram works as the program coordinator of student leadership at the University of Wisconsin-La Crosse. Leading up to this role, Banjiram completed most of his academic...

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