Governor Evers visits UWL while on Blue Wall Bus Tour
1 day ago · October 17, 2024. Jackson Skarp. La Crosse Mayor Mitch Reynolds, Tara Johnson, Jill Billings and Brad Pfaff watch the arrival of the Blue Wall Bus. On Tuesday Oct. 15, Wisconsin Governor Tony Evers paid UWL a visit alongside Michigan Governor Gretchen Whitmer to support Wisconsin Democrats as well as Kamala Harris and Tim Walz.
The Racquet Press – The student news source of the University of ...
The Racquet Press – The student news source of the University of Wisconsin-La Crosse. #3 Ranked UW-La Crosse falls to #24 UW-Platteville in WIAC opener. October 7, 2024 John Gaynor, Sports Photojournalist. The University of Wisconsin-La Crosse Football team was defeated in overtime by UW-Platteville 30-27 on Saturday, Oct 6.
La Crosse celebrates Indigenous Peoples’ Day – The Racquet Press
2 days ago · On Monday, Oct. 14, the La Crosse community celebrated Indigenous Peoples’ Day with a variety of events featuring dance performances, book readings, documentary viewings, a talk from the President of the Ho-Chunk Nation and more. Indigenous Peoples’ Day is not a federal holiday and as a result not recognized by most states in the U.S.A....
Humans of UWL: Alessandro Quartiroli – The Racquet Press
3 days ago · October 15, 2024. Alessandro Quartiroli in his UWL staff headshot. Photo retrieved from uwlax.edu. Alessandro Quartirolihas been a psychology professor at the University of Wisconsin-La Crosse since 2013. Along with over a decade of teaching experience, Quartiroli has an impressive resume. He is a registered practitioner andsupervisor.
Student Association meets with new Vice Chancellor of …
Oct 11, 2024 · Wednesday, Oct. 9, the University of Wisconsin-La Crosse Student Association (SA) met to hear from Vice Chancellor of Administration and Finance Stephanie Pope, appoint a new secretary and discuss possible future resolutions. Vice Chancellor Pope introduced herself to SA and gave a brief description of her role on campus. Pope explained that she oversees the...
The UWL College Republican’s Chair resigns over chalking backlash
The Wisconsin Democrats (@WisDems) tweeted today, Oct. 12 at 4:47 p.m., “Kanye West made a violently antisemitic social media post this week and now graffiti saying ‘Kanye is right’ has shown up on one of Wisconsin’s college campuses.”. The chalking in question was based on a tweet by rapper Kanye West that said, “death con 3 on ...
Revisiting La Crosse’s history as a sundown town
Oct 7, 2024 · On Feb. 16, 2020, Racquet Press Reporter Melissa Touche wrote an article addressing La Crosse’s history as a sundown town. The article featured Sociologist James Loewen who passed away in 2021 and University of Wisconsin-La Crosse Alumni Jennifer DeRocher who works at the La Crosse Public Library. …
A history of the the UWL campus building system
Dec 16, 2021 · Here is a little bit about the historic buildings that help make UWL what it is. The Archaeology Center and Laboratories was built in 1940, originally as the campus Heating Plant, and remodeled into its current state in 1999. It contains educational displays of artifacts and descriptions of regional cultures from the last 10,000 years.
La Crosse’s history as a sundown town – The Racquet Press
Sociologist James Loewen, an anti-racism advocate who spoke at the University of Wisconsin-La Crosse in 2016, wrote in his book “Sundown Towns: A Hidden Dimension of American Racism” that “a sundown town is any organized jurisdiction that for decades kept African Americans or other groups from living in it and was thus ‘all white.'”.
UWL Men’s Cross Country ranked No. 1 in the nation
Nov 8, 2023 · On top of winning its sixth consecutive Wisconsin Intercollegiate Athletic Conference (WIAC) Championship title, the University of Wisconsin-La Crosse Men’s Cross Country team is ranked No. 1 in the nation. Winning this year’s title means that the UWL Men’s Cross Country team has now won 38 championships, the most out of any other school in...