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Freezin' for a reason

Groups take plunge to raise money for Special Olympics

What’s the best thing to do at Pettibone Beach this time of year? Go swimming, of course. On March 6 an estimated 1,200 people will do just that as they participate in the 2010 Polar Plunge. With all the proceeds going to local Special Olympic events, the Polar Plunge is a great opportunity for students to get involved. “It’s a fun community event,” said Kerry Gloede, Plunge Committee Member. Full story

Operation Riverwatch program to expand

The tragic death of Craig Meyers, the latest in a long series of drowning deaths in La Crosse, has inspired Operation Riverwatch to change their program to be more effective at succeeding in its founding goal.
 

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Year One: Successes and slip-ups of La Crosse’s youngest mayor

Last April, La Crosse citizens voted a mayor into office who, at the age of 25, was only a few years older than the city’s many college residents. Now, nearly a year later, the city looks back on what young Mayor Matt Harter has accomplished so far.

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La Crosse aspires to be number one

Population Health Committee launches project to make La Crosse County healthiest by 2015

  Area health professionals are on a mission to make La Crosse County the healthiest county in Wisconsin. The La Crosse Medical Health Science Consortium Population Health Committee recently launched its strategic plan to make La Crosse healthier by controlling chronic disease, injuries, and other illnesses.

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Keeping sidewalks safe

Members of the UW-La Crosse Student Association revived a former program last weekend as Safety on Our Sidewalks commenced its first night of operation on Valentine’s Day.

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Let the games begin

As the ten-day student furlough commonly called spring break dwindles, students are dreading the onset of part two of the semester, the Student Association is bracing for its annual election season--elections that sometimes seem more like children slinging mudpies in a quasi-adult university sandbox.

Welcome back

As students return from break and look forward to the routine of another semester, The Racquet is also looking ahead. This semester will bring many important goings-on around campus and in the community, from groundbreaking on the new residence hall and student senate elections to county board races.

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Jeff Steele: Meal plan misery

Frustrated with campus meal plans?

 As curious college students, there comes a time when our inquisitive nature takes hold and we find ourselves rejecting the reality around us, allowing us to infer our own conclusions. This is otherwise known as the “WTF moment"...One of my biggest personal quarrels with UW-L is its pact with Chartwells, the food provider for the university. The problem does not lie in cost, service, quality, or staff…but in simple access. 

Confessions of a college student

Will our generation be any different?

Liza Potts, a 35-year-old professor at Old Dominion University believes that her generation has taken on the cynicism of their parents toward the current job market.

Nik Nelson: No, really. It's not so bad

A common sense life lesson

My grandfather grew up broke and only had personal experience to his credit, and he made a living with his own hands that provided for his family vacations and activities. He never extended an empty hand and asked for it to be filled.

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Green Fund projects

What "green" project do you think should be the highest priority for Green Fund money?

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Extra practice pays off for Eagles

UW-La Crosse’s starters gained a huge 76-67 team victory for the Eagles against UW-River Falls on Wednesday, Feb. 17 at Mitchell Hall. Five starters for the Eagles ended the night in double figures. Danielle Frank had a double-double, dropping 15 and gaining 11 rebounds.

Breesus leads Saints to the Holy Land

La-Brees-iana and who dat nation were celebrating on Bourbon Street on Sunday night after winning the Super Bowl. New Orleans fans can finally remove the paper bags from their heads and be proud of their first Super Bowl victory ever.

Player Spotlight

 If you ask the average person what they like to do for fun, for the most part you won’t find running on many lists. But for UW-La Crosse track and field athlete Kelsey Katarow, running is alone at the top.  “The exhilaration I get from running I can’t get anywhere else.

Slow-pitch softball opportunities draw near

             Are you staying in La Crosse for the summer? Are you looking to have a good time while soaking up the sun? Well, you can now sign up for summer softball leagues through the La Crosse Parks and Recreation. Full story

The NFL "saves" us from the lull in the sports schedule

 There's something to be said about America: we love our football. It hasn't even been a month since the Super Bowl and yet some fans are going into withdrawal. What better to appease the insatiable than the NFL Combine? In a bit of a down period in sports (with the 2010 Olympics being an exception), the American sports fan looks for something to fill their need. Full story

What the athletes study

Common majors among UW-L athletes

 Have you ever wondered what the most common major among UW-La Crosse athletes is? After talking to 66 of UW-L’s finest student athletes, I have discovered the answer.             Physical education, biology, and education were the three most common majors. Full story

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Jeff Steele is sick of status stupidity

As if Farmville and Mafia Wars weren’t enough to drive you close to the brink of madness, the Facebook community is under siege from the dreaded “status update.” Sure, statuses can be cute, amusing, or even artful—but lately they are beginning to resemble pointless babble that wastes precious seconds of our lives. Full story

Fish is the Dish

 Remember all those National Geographic specials you’ve seen about tenacious and extreme salmon swimming upstream and battering themselves over rocks seeking ultimate spawning ground? 

Well, those muscle-heads of the fish species are part of the reasoning the American Heart Association recommends eating fish (particularly fatty fish) at least two times (two servings) a week. 

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Blue Gold

 When you think of the Olympics, what’s the first thing you think of? Is it your favorite Olympian? Or event? Maybe, but for most, when you think Olympics, you think gold.

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Something to Cheer about

 Haiti preluded the games. A young Georgian hopeful  lost his life in the luge only hours before the Opening Ceromony. And Chile experienced the unthinkable while the games persued. Yet for seventeen days, in the midst of tradegy, the world united. 

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Folded Light’s KELLY is a real beauty

With their second album release, “Kelly”, two-man band Folded Light presents an impressive sequel to their first album, released under the band’s name, which came out in January of last year. Folded Light still hovers well under the radar-- seriously, these guys don’t even have a Wikipedia page yet—but promises to deliver dynamic and filling sounds that can appeal to anyone.

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Into the Woods ready to cast a spell

A sneak peak into UW-L’s musical extravaganza

 Are fairytales really what they seem? Is “happily every after” actually possible? The UW-L Department of Theatre embarks on a storybook adventure to answer these questions. The musical production Into the Woods is a fairytale for grown ups and makes its audience members realize the importance of being careful  of what to wish for. 

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Steam Ticket literary magazine calls for art, poetry and fiction for 13th edition

Steam Ticket: A Third Coast Review invites art, poetry, and fiction submissions for its 13th edition. The magazine welcomes photos and drawings in lead, pen and ink, charcoal, etc., on any subject. It is important to note however that any accepted artwork will be reproduced in black and white. In the past, Steam Ticket has relied heavily on art from local artists and desires to maintain that local connection.


 

Award-winning author to visit UW-L

Award-winning author John McNally is scheduled to hold a fiction reading, book signing, and discussion session March 10 at 7 p.m. in 337 Cleary Center. He will also conduct a fiction-writing lecture from 5:30-6:30 in room 207 Carl Wimberly Hall. Both events are free and open to the public.

 

Charmed, I’m sure...

Into the Woods proves devilishly fun


 UW-L’s recent production of Into the Woods shows what happens when you combine all your favorite fairy tale characters into one, crazy musical production.  But don’t let the innocence of the characters fool you, this musical is full of themes that puzzle and delight even  the most mature mind.  The first act features fun (and frustration) when several of the characters must enter the magical forest. Craziness ensues when the characters encounter each other in the woods.

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