Melissa Touche (Baca), Social Justice Reporter
May 31, 2020
On Saturday, May 30, hundreds of peaceful demonstrators gathered at Powell Park to walk to Downtown La Crosse on a second day of demonstrating against police brutality. The Southside Moms United group organized the...
Melissa Touche (Baca), Social Justice Reporter
May 29, 2020
On Monday, May 25, a video went viral showing the fatal arrest of a man whose friends referred to as a “gentle giant." George Floyd is seen in the video handcuffed as former police officer Derek Chauvin uses his knee...
Julia Balli, Executive Editor
May 21, 2020
When the University of Wisconsin-La Crosse transitioned to an online-only platform for the remainder of the spring 2020 semester, UWL students created a petition to change the grading system to a pass/fail due to COVID-19....
- “I have spent my whole life in the shadows of men. This was me fighting to get out.” : UWL senior gets sexually harassed over capstone topic May 16, 2020
- Student Spotlight: Poldi Wieland May 16, 2020
- “Like, read the room?” : UWL unveils the “Class of COVID-19” graduation shirt May 15, 2020
Julia Van Fleet, Sports Reporter
May 14, 2020
The athletic training department is one that can be an asset to the world of student-athletes. Athletic trainers are able to bring athletes back from injuries and help them return to play. With COVID-19 shutting down...
Julia Van Fleet, Sports Reporter
May 8, 2020
While COVID-19 has forced the University of Wisconsin-La Crosse to close for the remainder of the semester, and it has impacted the National Collegiate Athletic Association regulated sports heavily, there are many other clubs,...
Julia Van Fleet, Sports Reporter
April 29, 2020
Because of COVID-19, all sports seasons came to an end at the University of Wisconsin-La Crosse. This includes not only the spring sports but also the fall sports that would have been participating in their off-season training....
- UWL’s athletic administration speaks to the department’s experience with COVID-19 April 25, 2020
- COVID-19 from a collegiate athletics perspective April 15, 2020
- UWL senior athletes reflect on their season being cut short due to COVID-19 April 8, 2020
Melissa Touche (Baca), Social Justice Reporter
May 31, 2020
On Saturday, May 30, hundreds of peaceful demonstrators gathered at Powell Park to walk to Downtown La Crosse on a second day of demonstrating against police brutality. The Southside Moms United group organized the...
Melissa Touche (Baca), Social Justice Reporter
May 29, 2020
On Monday, May 25, a video went viral showing the fatal arrest of a man whose friends referred to as a “gentle giant." George Floyd is seen in the video handcuffed as former police officer Derek Chauvin uses his knee...
Sam Stroozas, Executive Editor
May 16, 2020
The Racquet Press asked the University of Wisconsin-La Crosse graduating seniors to send us a photo of themselves and information about their post-graduation plans as well as graduating during a pandemic. Here is what they...
- Photo Series: Honoring a renegade; alumna Natalie Poltorak’s two years at UWL May 5, 2020
- Photo Series: UWL students ‘party on’ amidst COVID-19 warnings about social gatherings May 2, 2020
- Guest Photo Series: A COVID-19 goodbye to Eagle Hall April 30, 2020
Tara Metzger, Guest Contributor
April 22, 2020
Imagine the green, wide-open space outside of Drake and Wentz Halls on the University of Wisconsin-La Crosse grounds. Some people see a great space for fraternities to fundraise with their bumping speakers and dogs that can...
Jackson Firer, Guest Contributor
April 11, 2020
By complete chance, I was able to have my voice heard on a topic that matters to me. An odd Monday morning where I found myself at local Global Grounds coffee shop, I overheard two women talking about the lack of male participation...
Siyang Huang, Guest Contributor
April 6, 2020
I am a Chinese international student from Guangxi providence and an English major at UWL. Coronavirus has been blowing up in the United States for last month and I am so sorry to see American people are suffering...
- Letter to the Editor: Importance of the youth vote April 1, 2020
- Letter to the Editor: If you don’t vote to combat climate change, it will end up in your backyard March 24, 2020
- Letter to the Editor: Why social justice is important to me March 15, 2020
Sam Stroozas, Executive Editor
May 11, 2020
Annika Carlson has worked at The Racquet Press as our business manager for four semesters. She is graduating this semester with a major in economics and a minor in art. After graduation, she is moving to Milwaukee and working...
Sam Stroozas, Executive Editor
May 4, 2020
Our third graduating Senior, multimedia editor Kayleigh Marshall. She is graduating with a major in English and a double minor in creative writing and women, gender, and sexuality studies. She has worked with us for three...
Sam Stroozas, Executive Editor
April 29, 2020
Carly Rundle-Borchert has worked with us for three semesters. She first began as our student government reporter, and then moved into a new position we created for her talents: Photojournalist. While working as our first...
- Humans of UWL: Sam Stroozas April 24, 2020
- Humans of UWL: Nhouchee Yang April 8, 2020
- Humans of UWL: Payton Solberg and Anna Buchberger March 27, 2020
