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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

Blythe McConaughey, UWL Violence Prevention Specialist. Photo retrieved from UWL Violence Prevention.
Blythe McConaughey discusses the 'Red Zone' as La Crosse enters Oktoberfest weekend
Sophie Miller, Social Justice Reporter • September 29, 2023

Blythe McConaughey is the Violence Prevention Specialist at the University of Wisconsin-La Crosse. McConaughey has served in this role at UWL since 2021, but she has nearly 15...

Wisconsin State Assembly Speaker Robin Vos. Image retrieved from apnews.com.
Explained: $32 Million cut to UW System
Jackson Skarp, Student Government Reporter • September 28, 2023

Wisconsin State Assembly Speaker Robin Vos was among Wisconsin Republican law makers who voted to cut $32 million of funding designated for the diversity, equity, and inclusion...

Image retrieved from UWL Campus Connection. (Director of the Pride Center, Willem Vanrossenbeek).
The Pride Center: Home, family, and upcoming events
Sophie Miller, Social Justice Reporter • September 21, 2023

Will Vanrossenbeek (he/they) has interacted with many students during his time at the University of Wisconsin-La Crosse. Vanrossenbeek has served as the director of the Pride...

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Club baseball starts fresh with hopes to replicate last year's success
Cody Depies, Sports Reporter • September 19, 2023

The 2022-2023 season had many firsts for UWL’s Club Baseball team. It marked the first time the club swept UW-Madison in a three-game series, the first regional championship...

Photo provided by Ethan Gregg.
"Running is everything that I am": Ethan Gregg discusses his running career at UWL
Gianna Fussell, Sports Reporter • May 1, 2023

Ethan Gregg grew up in La Crosse and attended Aquinas High School. He stayed in the La Crosse area and is now a senior at the University of Wisconsin-La Crosse with a sociology...

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UWL Athletics Department hosts ESSLY Awards
Gianna Fussell, Sports Reporter • April 26, 2023

On Tuesday, April 25, the University of Wisconsin-La Crosse Athletics Department hosted their Eagles Sports, School, and Life Yearly Awards, otherwise known as the ESSLYs. The...

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Bennett at a lookout point. Photo taken by Trinity Rietmann.
Photoseries: Devil's Lake Outdoor Connection Trip
Trinity Rietmann, Photojournalist • September 27, 2023

Inside the lobby of the Recreation Eagle Center sits Outdoor Connection. Students walk past the facility on their way to the Fitness Center or the basketball courts, for those...

Mrs. Oktoberfest, Regina Siegel. Photo taken by Trinity Rietmann.
Photo Series: Mrs. Oktoberfest Reception
Trinity Rietmann, Photojournalist • September 18, 2023

Oktoberfest, a festival celebrated in La Crosse since 1961, runs from Sept. 28 to Sept. 30 on the Oktoberfest Grounds near Riverside Park. The weekend celebrates German traditions through...

Stryker at Eagle Fest. Photo taken by Easton Moberg.
Photo Series: Eagle Fest 2023
Easton Moberg, Multimedia Editor • September 13, 2023

The University of Wisconsin-La Crosse campus came alive on Friday, Sept. 8 as students, both new and returning, were welcomed to the annual Eagle Fest. The event covered the Student...

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Image taken by Morgan Hose.
Letter to the Editor: The bleak reality of the School of Education
Carter Drost, Guest Contributor • May 16, 2023

For the past two years or so I served as a School of Education (SOE) senator for the University of Wisconsin-La Crosse Student Association (SA). I started right when the issues...

Image provided by Blythe McConaughey.
Letter to the Editor: Janine Latus speaker event on April 5
Blythe McConaughey, Guest Contributor • March 29, 2023

April is Sexual Assault Awareness Month and the Violence Prevention Program at the University of Wisconsin-La Crosse has some cool events planned, for which all students, faculty,...

Image provided by Patrick Barlow.
Letter to the Editor: UWL seeking students' experiences on NSSE survey
Patrick Barlow, Guest Contributor • March 20, 2023

This spring, the University of Wisconsin-La Crosse campus is participating in the National Survey of Student Engagement (NSSE), a survey designed to capture a wide range of students'...

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Photo taken by Henry Anderson.
Humans of UWL: Jessica Fitzgerald
Henry Anderson, Photojournalist • May 15, 2023

When looking at how a person goes through parts of their life, it sometimes can be best understood in phases. While it is occasionally difficult to pinpoint when and where certain...

Morgan Hose. Photo taken by Isabel Piarulli.
Humans of UWL: Morgan Hose
Isabel Piarulli, Multimedia Editor • May 13, 2023

“I have wanted to go to law school all four years of college and I knew that was the goal I was working towards,” said Hose. With finals week coming to a close, many University...

Photo taken by Anna Fischer.
Humans of UWL: Henry Anderson
Anna Fischer, Social Justice Reporter • May 10, 2023

Students at the University of Wisconsin-La Crosse are preparing for their upcoming final exams, and, for some, spring commencement.  For The Racquet Press, this means needing...

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