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Drake Hall Fire

BURNT TO A CRISP

Recent fire in Drake Hall leaves questions unanswered

UW-La Crosse is starting off spring semester a bit warmer than usual this time around, as 271 Drake Hall residents woke abruptly to fire alarms sounding at 4:20 a.m. on Sunday, Jan. 29. Residents fled the building and saw the flames rise to the ceiling of the hall's basement. Full story

News in Brief

 Dr. Greg Wegner: Wisconsin Professor of the Year Congratulations to History Professor Greg Wegner in winning the 2011 Wisconsin Professor of the Year by the Carnegie Foundation for the Advancement of Teaching and the Council for Advancement and Support of Education. Full story

Looking good Cowley Hall

Science building gets approved for demolition

Centennial and Eagle Hall have recently gained bragging rights for being the most modern and up to date buildings on UW-La Crosse's campus, but it will not be long before another building garners that same integrity. What lucky building is being chosen?  Cowley Hall of Science. Full story

Fate of student union rests with students

Cartwright Student Center, considered to be the heart of campus, houses numerous student base organizations including CAB, Valhalla Theatre, and of course the beloved Racquet. Yet potential plans are brewing to tear down this home base in order to build anew and recreate a more central and modernized student center. Full story

UW-L wins again

Outstanding overall academic performance.  Commendable admission rates.  Excellent freshman retention and graduation rates.  Sound familiar? It may be due to the fact that this university exemplifies all of these characteristics, which are the very qualities that aided in propelling UW-La Crosse toward reaching an admirable position on Kiplinger's "best value" list for both 2008 and 2012. Full story

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A long but rejuvinating break

Weathering the transition back to classes

Though there is no doubt that this first week of Spring semester has been quite a change of pace from our restful lives over winter break, was it difficult for the UW-La Crosse community to transition back to our academic mind set after a month long break or was the rest well needed to ensure our success this term? This year's J-term was exactly 31 days long, and it is reasonable to say that we all got a chance to rest our hard working brains after a long semester of learning and studying. Full story

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Commercials come long way

See how the 30-second advertisements

The notion that our (mine is at least) beloved Green Bay Packers won't be running onto the Lucas Oil Stadium field for Super Bowl XLVI is a fact I still cannot accept; alas, the time is nearly here. Even if our favorite teams couldn't make the cut, America cannot wait to watch the biggest game of the year; even more so, the advertisements. Full story

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Cool Runnings

Alpine ski club prays for more snow

Rushing down the vertical fall of an icy path, wearing nothing but a skintight body suit, where it's so cold that your breath makes icicles and you have to dig the edges of your skis or snowboard, praying to get around neon colored poles. You're also being timed to the nearest shadows of a second. Full story

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