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The Racquet Press

The student news source of the University of Wisconsin-La Crosse

The Racquet Press

The student news source of the University of Wisconsin-La Crosse

The Racquet Press

The Acorn Logo.
“Just one more wintergreen”: Squirrel cleanup crew spirals into addiction
Page Turner, Friend of Squirrelologists • June 4, 2026

Zyns have exploded on the market in the last few years as the newest way to ingest nicotine. A small white pouch that is...

Geiser holding the Racquet Press newspaper. Photo provided by Paige Geiser.
Humans of UWL: Paige Geiser
Sofie Hammen, General Assignment Reporter • May 15, 2026

On May 16, the University of Wisconsin-La Crosse will say a bittersweet goodbye to the class of 2026. Among those soon-to-be...

The next editors of The Racquet Press, Michael Herbers (left), Sofie Hammen (center) and Ava Grant (right).
Welcoming the next editors of The Racquet Press
Jackson Skarp, Executive Editor • May 14, 2026

As the school year comes to an end, The Racquet Press looks to fresh faces to lead the publication into the future. As the...

The next editors of The Racquet Press, Michael Herbers (left), Sofie Hammen (center) and Ava Grant (right).
Welcoming the next editors of The Racquet Press
Jackson Skarp, Executive Editor • May 14, 2026

As the school year comes to an end, The Racquet Press looks to fresh faces to lead the publication into the future. As the University of Wisconsin-La Crosse's only student newspaper,...

Eric Lehmann, Emma Wittman, Chris Patton, Chancellor James Beeby, Jill Billings, Derrick Van Orden and Brad Pfaff breaking ground on phase two of the Prairie Springs Science Center. Photo by Michael Herbers.
UWL hosts groundbreaking ceremony for phase two of the Prairie Springs Science Center
Michael Herbers, Multimedia Editor • May 9, 2026

On Friday, May 8, members of the University of Wisconsin-La Crosse community and local media gathered at the south end of the Cowley Hall construction site for the ceremonial groundbreaking...

Dr. Sandy Grunwald. Image retrieved from www.uwlax.edu/profile/sgrunwald.
Chancellor Beeby closes provost search without picking candidate; Dr. Sandy Grunwald to serve as one-year interim
Michael Herbers, Multimedia Editor • April 29, 2026

On April 29, University of Wisconsin-La Crosse Chancellor James Beeby sent an email to faculty, staff and students of UWL regarding the search for the next provost and vice chancellor...

UWL Sustainability at Earthapalooza. Photo by Sofie Hammen.
UWL celebrates Earth Day with Earthapalooza
Sofie Hammen, General Assignment Reporter • April 29, 2026

“We wanted to give the campus an opportunity to come together and celebrate one thing we all should appreciate and love which is the earth,” said Mady Behm, University of Wisconsin-La...

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Sports Scores
The UWL lacrosse team. Photo by Ava Grant.
UWL Eagles advance to the semifinals after a win against Hamline University
Ava Grant, Sports Photojournalist • May 6, 2026

On April 29 at Veterans Memorial Field Sports Complex, the University of Wisconsin-La Crosse lacrosse team took part in a match against St. Paul, Minnesota’s Hamline University....

Boxing Club practicing sparing. (Photo provided by UWL Boxing Club.)
Club Spotlight: UWL Boxing Club
Colin Cronan, Sports Reporter • May 4, 2026

The University of Wisconsin-La Crosse (UWL) is home to dozens of unique clubs, all leaving their unique mark on campus. However, one club might leave a mark in more ways than one....

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The Acorn Logo.
“Just one more wintergreen”: Squirrel cleanup crew spirals into addiction
Page Turner, Friend of Squirrelologists • June 4, 2026
A Flower Parade sign. Photo by Sam Hall.
Photo Series: Pearl Street Flower Parade
Sam Hall, Photojournalist • May 4, 2026

Spring is finally here, bringing a bloom to La Crosse. With the change in season, the Flower Parade took over Pearl Street on May 2, celebrating native plants and their ecological...

The view of UWL from the new South Parking Ramp. Photo by Sam Hall. 
Photo Series: Springtime at UWL
Sam Hall, Photojournalist • April 27, 2026

Spring has officially arrived in La Crosse, and the campus of the University of Wisconsin–La Crosse is shaking off the last traces of winter. Warmer weather has brought students...

Teammates watch as one of their own takes a shot. Photo by Sam Hall.
Photo Series: Stansfield Vending pool tournament
Sam Hall, Photojournalist • April 21, 2026

Pool players from across the Midwest gathered at the La Crosse Center over the weekend for the Stansfield Vending annual pool tournament. The event drew roughly 650 individual...

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University of Wisconsin-La Crosse seal. Photo retrieved from UWL website.
Letter to the Editor: On the escalation of harmful cultures: The philosophy of UWL
Guest Contributor March 26, 2026

Dear Editor, The UWL Philosophy Department has wonderful professors. All of which are smart and gained their degrees from prestigious universities. They are smart, collected,...

Image provided by Amy Schweiner.
Letter to the Editor: ICE is not just a Minneapolis problem
Amy Schweiner, Guest Contributor • February 25, 2026

Renee Good was killed half a mile from my home at the intersection of 34th and Portland in Minneapolis. I walk another half mile and find myself at the intersection of 38th and...

Seven years of questions article. Photo retrieved from Adrian Miguel Moreno.
Letter to the Editor: “Tomorrow’s UW-La Crosse, Who Will You Be?”
Adrian Miguel Moreno, Guest Contributor • December 1, 2025

In 1983, Lowell C. Robinson wrote a letter to The Racquet Press titled “Seven years of questions.” He was a Black graduating senior who looked at his time at UW-La Crosse and...

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Geiser holding the Racquet Press newspaper. Photo provided by Paige Geiser.
Humans of UWL: Paige Geiser
Sofie Hammen, General Assignment Reporter • May 15, 2026

On May 16, the University of Wisconsin-La Crosse will say a bittersweet goodbye to the class of 2026. Among those soon-to-be graduates is Managing Editor of The Racquet Press,...

Matthew Cashion. Image retrieved from uwlax.edu.
Humans of UWL: Matthew Cashion
Skylar Jensen, Arts & Entertainment Reporter • May 12, 2026

Matthew Cashion, a creative writing professor at the University of Wisconsin-La Crosse, has spent nearly two decades building both a career and a community centered on storytelling,...

Dr. Marie Moeller. Photo retrieved from the UWL website.
Marie Moeller steps into the role of dean for the College of Arts, Social Sciences & Humanities
Sofie Hammen, General Assignment Reporter • April 7, 2026

The fall semester of 2027 will mark Associate Dean Marie Moeller’s sixteenth year of service at the University of Wisconsin–La Crosse, and her first year as the College of...

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