Local lifeguard has had eclectic job history
Everyone who has ever been to Pettibone Beach knows who Steve Briggs is. Some may have referred to him as “Fabio” or “that lifeguard with the long hair,” but this local fixture is more than just a beach bum. Briggs attended UW-La Crosse from 1980 until 1986.
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UW-L athlete Kelly Uelmen was never deterred by her unique condition - a missing lung
Few people can say they’ve competed in sports at a collegiate level. Fewer can say they’ve competed in sports with only one lung. Yet UW-La Crosse sophomore Kelly Uelmen can say she’s done both. Born with only one fully developed lung, Uelmen doesn’t know what being an athlete with full lung capacity feels like.
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Looking to be part of a department that will give you a broad base of academic experiences? Want to be prepared for graduate studies in English, history, law and more? Interested in being part of a growing field of academic research and publication? Then you need to take a look at UW-La Crosse’s Department of Women’s, Gender and Sexuality Studies.
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Laurel Devitt understands the pressure students feel as the year draws to a close and finals begin to overwhelm them. But, while students’ are focusing on this semester, Devitt’s pressure comes from preparing for next year. “It can get pretty wild right about now with registration,” Devitt said.
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Students participate in drag show to raise money for LGBT scholarship
Lights, camera, drag! The LGBTIQQAA put on their 9th annual Drag Show on April 23, a fundraiser for the LGBT scholarship given to those who participate at the Pride Center and Rainbow Unity. “What happens in Vegas stays in Vegas” was this year’s theme at the 2010 performances.
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Student organizations hoping to get one-time funding called one-shots next semester will face a new policy for distributing the money. The old system, termed by some senators to be more of a collection of guidelines rather than an actual policy, funds referred to as one-shots were requested twice a year to be accepted or rejected by SUFAC according to their available funds.
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Walking through Riverside Park, there is a noticeable floating barge missing from the Mississippi River. Crews pulled a water-filled La Crosse Queen ticket office from the river Friday April 16, after it mysteriously sunk into the murky waters. The cause of the accident is still under investigation by the barge’s owner, SkipperLiner Industries.
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Vigil for Julia Sumnicht brings campus and community together to celebrate
T he Sumnicht family, friends and professors gathered Thursday, April 22 to celebrate the life and spirit of Julia Sumnicht. Close friends tied pink and red ribbons on trees throughout campus in memory of Sumnicht. Stephanie Hoch said, “The ribbons represented the impact she had not only on her family and friends but other students, staff and professors as well.
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The end of the school year is approaching, which for many students means last minute cramming and late nights studying. This is also true for sculpture students whose reward doesn’t come in the form of a successful exam score, but rather the Pele Iron Pour.
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UW-L River Studies Center receives $1.5 million
Assessing the health of national parks by sampling fish and aquatic invertebrates for mercury, PCBs, DDT, flame retardants, and other legacy and new contaminants that accumulate in food webs. This may seem confusing to some, but to the UW-L faculty and staff involved in the River Studies Center, this is the goal they will be working to accomplish thanks to a $1.
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Mr. Laux triumphs at Mr. UW-L competition. Voted Mr. Laux by Laux Hall residents, Michael Quirk went on to win over the judges at the Mr. UW-L competition on Wednesday, April 21. During rehearsal before the show, Quirk was excited to represent Laux Hall.
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