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Staff debate latest controveries to hit the headlines

Walker has got to go Within the past year, Wisconsin politics has been all over the place. When Scott Walker was elected as governor in January  2010, he made a promise to fix Wisconsin’s staggering budget deficit and help grow the lagging economy. Full story

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The UW-L no spin zone, brought to you by  The Racquet’s editors

I know we all have been enjoying the nice weather. It sure feels like summer to me! But Monday gave us a reality check. Its only March and lets not forget that we live in Wisconsin. With the way people acted when it got below 50 I wonder what they are going to do next winter. Full story

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Confessions of a college student...

Would you get inked for a Benjamin?

As many students would agree, a little extra spending money is nice, especially if it doesn't involve actually working for it. Some students are drawn to the well-known plasma donating center, while others might feel more of their calling to be within the walls of the sperm donation center. 1 comment

Obnoxious classroom demons

 By this point in the semester I'm sure everyone has one or more fellow students in each class that they hate. You don't know this person; you don't know their name, where they're from, or any real defining characteristics about them. Yet your hatred for them is unwavering. 3 comments

Jeff Steele: Welcome to the College Life

College changes everything. It makes you more independent and aware of your life. You will start to realize that "procrastinate" and "facebook" are often synonymous and that "multiple-choice" can mean "multiple-educated guess" depending on what you did the night before.

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Facebook has nothing on a good book

Even when we were too young to read, we have been handed books. First they were books with pictures. Then, once we were older, they were simple books to help us learn the alphabet and how to read. Nowadays we get handed thick textbooks full of new and exciting, yet sometimes difficult, information.

The college student’s art of going downtown

We’ve all heard it: La Crosse has the most bars per capita in the world.  And yes, that is in the Guinness Book of World Records.  As us college students begin to age, the idea of going out every weekend  to house parties, carrying a string bag full of beer, seems less than thrilling.

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Head-to-Head

Staff debate latest controveries to hit the headlines

Walker has got to go Within the past year, Wisconsin politics has been all over the place. When Scott Walker was elected as governor in January  2010, he made a promise to fix Wisconsin’s staggering budget deficit and help grow the lagging economy. Full story

Don’t be a lazy college kid

“College is a place filled to the brim with activities, organizations, and opportunities to make yourself a more well-rounded member of society.”  We’ve all heard some variation of this statement in the naïve, adolescent years prior to becoming a collegiate student. Full story