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Hypnotist Sailesh convinces participants to fall into a deep sleep after obtaining a belt from a partici-pating student. The hypnotist put on a scintillating show Thursday night in Valhalla including hypnotiz-ing a member of the audience and inducing participating students into cued orgasms.
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Ka is a young girl who lives in Laos and is given her very own garden to tend. But what is she supposed to do
when animals continue eating her sprouting vegetables?
� is is the dilemma that takes place in “Ka’s Garden: A Bilingual Children’s Book,” which was recently published by three UW-La Crosse a� liates.
� e book, a collaboration between UW-L master’s student Maggie Lee McHugh and UW-L professor Bee Lo, is written in both English and Hmong. McHugh was inspired to write a book re� ecting Hmong culture a� er discovering a need for Hmong literature among children’s books. She began to develop a story in her head until � nally writing the � rst of at least a dozen dra� s.
Lo, who lived in Laos until the age of twelve, then helped McHugh write the story in Hmong. He used his insight of Hmong cul-ture to help make additions. Not only is the book written in both English and Hmong, but the � nal dra� also includes six Hmong words within the English text and includes a pro-nunciation guide.
“I feel strongly that all children need to be exposed to all aspects of diversity—race, re-ligion, age, gender, et cetera,” McHugh said. “Children’s literature is one medium that helps expose children to this diversity.”
Illustrator and UW-L master’s student Vong Lao agreed, adding, “Being a Hmong stu-dent myself and growing up in Wisconsin, I think schools need to realize people speak more than one language. � is book will help students learn about and appreciate di� erent cultures.”
� e book incorporates themes such as the value of patience and gratitude, ancestry and
traditional Hmong culture as well as respect-ing nature. “Ka’s Garden” is the � rst published book for all three. Lao, who completed his undergrad at UW-L with an art major, is ex-cited to publish a book so early in his career.
A pre-release launch will be held � ursday, Sept. 23 from 4:30-7:30 p.m. in the Cleary Alumni & Friends Center. � e release will fea-ture a reading of the book in both English and Hmong as well as a performance by tradition-al Hmong dancers and musicians. In addition, “Paj ntaub,” or traditional Hmong story/� ow-er cloths, will be ra� ed o� with proceeds go-ing toward a scholarship for a Hmong student established through the UW-L Foundation. A portion of the pro� t made from book sales will also go toward this scholarship.
“We are byproducts of everything we ex-perienced in our past,” Lo said. “� erefore to create people who are understanding, toler-ant, educated, loving and caring toward oth-ers, we need to start reading and teaching all children about other people and cultures dur-ing their innocent years. � is way they will be educated to think and know about the very diverse people of this world.”
Connecting children to cultureUW-L grad students, professor write
bilingual children’s book By Lauren SeidlCampus Editor
Oktoberfest An autumn festival that involves merrymaking and drinking beer. Germany’s Oktoberfest began in 1810 and today is the world’s largest
festival. La Crosse is one of hundreds of cities worldwide to celebrate its own Oktoberfest.
Sept. 23 from 4:30-7:30 p.m. in the Cleary
educated to think and know about the very
Power to the pedaler
Bike coalition hosts car-free event, advocates safe streets
By Katie TuckerCity Editor
Imagine a world without cars. Last Sun-day, patrons of Pettibone Beach didn’t have to imagine.
On Sept. 19 the park, in conjunction with the Dri� less Region Bicycle Coalition, host-ed "� e Pettibone Experience: A Car-Free Day in the Park” event. During the event the park was closed to vehicle tra� c, allowing bikers and walkers to experience the park without interruption.
� e event featured bicycling, yoga, Zum-ba dancing, Frisbee, disc golf, a bicycle ro-deo and relay, bike safety checks, a shopping market, Geo Quest, and live music among standard park activities.
"We wanted to provide people with the
Please see BICYCLE, page 4
Ever wish there was a way of dressing yourself for success without spending a fortune on an out� t you will wear once and get sick of? � anks to Wendy Culp, owner and op-erator of � e New U in down-town La Crosse, there is now a way to do so. � e boutique o� ers a� ordable clothing with pro� ts going to donations for weight loss patients’ new wardrobes.
Originally intended for weight loss surgery patients seeking to � nd their new self through clothing and cooking demonstrations, � e New U clothing exchange was born in Culp’s home in June 2006.
Culp experienced rapid weight loss and realized � rst hand that one of the most challenging weight loss issues is lack of appropriate clothing in a variety of sizes.
“I appreciated that other patients of weight loss surgery were facing the same di� culties and � nancial challenges in pur-chasing brand new clothing that would only be worn for a short time as the weight came o� ,” said Culp in her business plan.
But, due to the rapidly in-creasing clientele, inventory, and demand the shop relocated a few times until arriving at its current location, 125 S. 6th Street.
“� e New U clothing ex-change will o� er a positive ex-perience for patients to look and feel the bene� ts of their weight loss surgery, propelling them towards a healthier lifestyle through nutrition, clothing, and activity choices,” said Culp about the shop’s mission statement.
And since the shop relocated to downtown La Crosse, it is serving a wider base of custom-ers throughout the community and has something to o� er for everyone.
“I carry everything from ca-
Discover “The New U”By Hannah Henderson
Staff Writer
Please see New U, page 3Displays of clothing hang in The New “U” Clothing Exchange store front window.
Photo by Matt Saddoris
Avoid trouble this Oktoberfest ... PAGE 5 | The three books every undergrad must read ... PAGE 9
From the left: Maggie Lee McHugh, professor Bee Lo, and Vong Lao. Contributed photo.
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CampusNewsPage 2
News EditorKelli Ponce
[email protected], september 23, 2010
The new clothing store “The New U” on 6th and King Streets sells its inven-tory by dona-tion only, with pro� ts bene� tting local weight loss patients.
Photo by Matt Saddoris
sual to business wear in both men and women. I also carry formals, suits, shoes, scarves, ties, purses and some jewelry,” said Culp.
� e shop carries both new and used clothing ranging in size and price.
“Everything in my store is ‘sold’ by donation only. � e tags are di� erent colors and that determines the donation amount. � e starting donation is $5.00 and are in increments of � ves up to $80,” said Culp.
Unfortunately, Culp is scrambling to � nd a new location by November 1.
“I am looking for a space of around 3000 square feet, as well as donations in the form of money and plastic storage containers with lids,” said Culp.
If you or anyone you know is capable
of donating to continue the success of � e New U please contact owner Wen-dy Culp at [email protected].
� e stores hours are Tuesdays and � ursday 5:30 p.m. – 8:00 p.m. and the � rst and third Saturdays of each month from 10:00 a.m. – 3:00 p.m.
From New U, page 1
“New U” boutique a business with a mission
THE NEW UWhat: The New U clothing
exchangeWhere: 125 S. 6th Street
Hours: Tuesdays and Thursdays: 5:30 p.m. until 8 p.m.
First and third Saturdays of each month: 10 a.m. until 3 p.m.
Contact: [email protected]
In a college town, a business that doesn’t advertise to students might as well lock its
doors for good.• Increase name recognition on a
campus of 10,000• Attract student patrons to your
business• Gain that ever-crucial
edge over your competition
Contact [email protected]
Dr. Kathleen Bogle had a lot to say in one hour to a house so full students sat in the aisles of Valhalla last Wednesday evening, and her message was clear: think before you act.
Since the release of her book “Hooking Up” in 2008, Bogle has traveled the campus circuit lecturing to students and sharing the results of her research based on 76 extensive student interviews on several campuses.
Bogle explained the relevance of the hook up culture in sexual assault cases in terms of students basing decisions on media-hyped images of what other students do, creating distorted perceptions. During the presenta-tion, Bogle outlined a few main misconcep-tions that students believe, including that vir-ginity is rare, hooking up almost means sex, and other people hook up more than they do themselves.
In reality, a national survey in 2001 re-vealed only 39 percent of women on campus are virgins.
Bogle’s research indicated the reality is most hook ups do not result in sex, and in fact, national data shows that 78 percent of all students had a hook up at least once, yet only 38 percent of that number had a hook up in-volving sexual intercourse.
Students always think it’s someone else swinging from the chandelier, Bogle claimed.
Bogle set out to do a study on how stu-dents get together, and developed the concept
that hooking up has replaced traditional dat-ing as the dominant sexual script on college campuses for beginning a relationship, and most commonly happens when alcohol is in-
volved. � e di� erence is o� en that something
physical occurs � rst when hooking up op-posed to a� er the dating experience. She de-� nes something physical as anything from kissing to sexual intercourse.
Bogle claims the hook up culture is pri-marily prevalent on college campuses for four distinct reasons: there is a high residen-tial population where students feel a sense of safety; many students de� ne college as a time to party; students delay marriage; and there is power in the lack of numbers the male/fe-male ratio, where men are scarcer. Bogle fur-ther argues that understanding the hook up culture is key to understanding sexual assault on campus.
Students tend to cultivate media and pop culture images as the extreme, and if students think the extreme is typical, it will a� ect their judgment and interpretation of what it means to be unable to consent to sex, Bogle said. Signs students should watch for, particularly when alcohol is involved, are vomiting, dis-orientation, slurred speech, di� culty walking and the need for assistance.
Bogle concluded that instead of just wan-dering through the hook up culture, it’s good for students to step back and re� ect on exact-ly what they want and why.
Not everyone is doing it
Students always think it’s someone else swinging from
the chandelier
“Hooking Up” author puts to bed misconceptions about sexBy Jill BagniefskiAssociate Writer
THE BOOK: HOOKING UPWhat: “Hooking Up- Sex, Dating, and
Relationships on CampusWhere: Campus bookstore
Price: $19.00Online: www.kathleenbogle.com
Kathleen Bogle, Ph.D., talks about “Hooking Up” Sept. 15th, Valhalla, Cartwright Center.
Photo by Matt Saddoris
Bogle studies the concept that hooking up has replaced traditional
dating as the dominant sexual script on college campuses for beginning
a relationship .
RECtoberfest. 9 p.m - 12 a.m. at the REC
Oktoberfest Opening Day Festivities. 10:00 a.m - 12 a.m. Festgrounds
Maple Leaf Races 5k / walk. 7:00 a.m. Riverside Park
Maple Leaf Parade. 10:00 a.m.
RECtoberfest. 9 p.m - 12 a.m. at the REC
Oktoberfest Opening Day Festivities. 10:00 a.m - 12 a.m. Festgrounds
Oktoberfest Opening Day Festivities. 10:00 a.m - 12 a.m. Festgrounds
Oktoberfest Opening Day Festivities.
Maple Leaf Races 5k / walk. 7:00 a.m. Riverside Park
Maple Leaf Races 5k / walk. 7:00 a.m. Riverside Park
Maple Leaf Races 5k / walk. 7:00 a.m.
Maple Leaf Parade. 10:00 a.m.
Do homework you didn’t get to over the weekend.
Watch the football games
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Campus Editorlauren seidl
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Campus construction has probably become something students barely give a second thought a� er passing through it on a daily bases. But for Jack Litsheim, 51, a construction crane on Viterbo’s campus looked more like a challenge than everyday scenery.
Litsheim decided to climb the crane earlier this month a� er consuming sev-eral beers and a couple rum and Cokes at a local bar. His climb began around half past midnight, attracting a herd of rescue squads as well as university o� cials and construction workers.
While atop the crane, Litsheim turned o� the signal light, resulting in the need to notify local hospitals of a possible � ight hazard for rescue helicopters. Litsheim turned the light back on a� er o� cers in-structed him to do so.
� e 51-year-old � nally adhered to the coaxing of rescuers and descended the
crane nearly two hours later. He was arrested and released with three mis-demeanors: entry to a construction site, disorderly conduct and obstruct-ing an o� cer.
Litsheim told the La Crosse Tri-bune his reason for climbing the crane was to see if he could do it. Of course a little media attention couldn’t hurt either. “� at was my 15 minutes of fame,” he told the Tribune. “� ere’s just nothing to say.”
Litsheim was lucky he wasn’t hurt climbing the 200 � . crane with a 0.09 percent blood-alcohol level.
Taking jungle gyms to a new height
Drunk man climbs Viterbo construction crane, lands in jail
By Lauren SeidlCampus Editor
By Erica GullicksonAssociate Writer
Fest in style for 2011Alumni Association to inaugurate ra� e drawing
� e UW-La Crosse Alumni Associa-tion will host its � rst-ever ra� e drawing during the closing weekend of Okto-berfest. Some prizes include a free hotel stay to next year’s festivities and 30 free beverage tickets. � e drawing is Oct. 2 at 7:50 p.m. at the fest-grounds.
Tickets cost $5 each or � ve for $20, and can be purchased on the festgrounds Sept. 24-25 and Oct. 1-2. Tickets are also available at the Cleary Alumni and Friends Center on campus.
“We’re excited about this new proj-ect so that we can welcome our alumni back to La Crosse for Oktoberfest,” said Janie Spencer, execu-tive director of the Alumni Association.
“Not only does this ra� e serve as a great way to raise money for the organi-zation, but I’m excited because Oktober-fest is like an uno� cial homecoming for UW-La Crosse alumni,” she said.
� e members-only Alumni
Association has routinely contributed to the university and greater La Crosse community. For example, each year they give away three $1,000 scholar-
ships, one each to an in-coming fresh-man, an un-dergraduate student, and a graduate stu-dent.
� ey also participate in events such as the annual Etiquette Din-ner and the “Countdown to Com-mencement,” which is a pro-gram for grad-uating seniors.
� e main focus of the organization is to maintain the ability to stay connect-
ed with UW-L alumni. � e club also o� ers discounts and deals to their ap-proximately 3,000 members.
RAFFLE SWAG
• Friday and Saturday night stay at the Candlewood Suites for Oktober-fest 2011 (valued at $850)
• 4”x8” tile on the Oktoberfest bar at the new Southside grounds
• 30 free beverage tickets
• Oktoberfest 2011 buttons
• A 2011 Oktoberfest pickle crock
• Four Oktoberfest 2011 T-shirts
Where: FestgroundsPrice: $5 each or 5 for $20
Online: www.uwlax.edu and click “Campus Connection”
Page 4 CityNews Thursday, september 23, 2010
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City EditorKatie Tucker
From BICYCLE page 1
opportunity to get out and experience the park. With full access to the park, people [had] lots of choices," Tim Keneipp, DRBC president said.
Event planners had just three weeks to organize the event. � e La Crosse Parks and Recreation Department noti� ed Keneipp of an opening late August. Although the timing wasn’t perfect, Keneipp jumped on the oppor-tunity.
“We’ve been wanted to host an event like this, and were grateful the City of La Crosse jumped onboard,” Keneipp said.
About 200 people showed up to the event throughout the day. Organizers were hoping for higher numbers, but cold weather contrib-uted to a lower turnout.
� e DRBC is a non-pro� t advocacy group that aims to get people on bicycles more of-ten. Keneipp encourages riders of all types to get involved, emphasizing the club is not just for hardcore bikers. “We have members from all over the region in our club of all ages and types. We want to promote the bicycling cul-ture, and make the city safe for bikers.”
� e DRBC’s latest campaign is the “Com-plete Streets” project. � e development is to advocate a balanced transportation system that allows accessible and e� cient connec-tions within the city. Additional goals include reducing pedestrian crash rates and improv-ing overall population health by promoting bicycling as a response to increased obesity levels.
For more information about the coalition, or the “Complete Streets” project, visit www.dri� lessbicycle.org, or search DRBC on Face-book.
“People are passionate about biking, and we want to share their passion with others through events like this,” Keneipp said.
Coalition aims to get more people on bikes
Do you like traveling but want to be more than a tourist? Have you been trying to make an impact in the world but can’t seem to � nd the resources? Well, International Student Volunteers are already one step ahead of you.
� is soon-to-be student organization as-sists students seeking to participate in an international volunteer program. ISV o� ers many di� erent types of volunteer programs like Children’s Education Projects, Sea Turtle and Dolphin Conservation, Community De-velopment and Support and Wild Animal Rescue to name a few. � is non-pro� t orga-nization is recognized nationally and known for working toward the enhancement of local and social environments. “� ose who par-ticipate have the ability to change their life. I know it changed mine,” said Courtney Hack-ett, an ISV volunteer.
Any student or professor who has aspira-tions to make a di� erence through volunteer work is encouraged to consider the programs ISV o� ers. � e four programs ISV has avail-able are ISV Four-Week Program, Custom-ized ISV Program, Two-Week Volunteer Project Only and Additional tours and excur-sions.
Many volunteers choose � e ISV Four-Week Program. � is program includes two weeks of volunteering and two weeks of Ad-
venturing in the speci� c country.� ose interested may want more of a pro-
gram that � ts their lifestyle. � e Customized ISV Programs allows such � exibility. If volun-teers are interested, adding an additional two weeks of either volunteering or touring is an option as well.
Volunteers interested more in making an impact rather than traveling have the choice to only stay two weeks and participate in the project the entire time.
Additional traveling opportunities are also available before and a� er volunteer trips. Like Hackett, volunteers can take a week of Spanish Language and stay with a family be-fore volunteering. Other options, like a � ve-day trip to the beaches of Fiji or hiking in Peru are possibilities.
Australia, Costa Rica, Dominican Repub-lic, Europe, Ecuador, New Zealand, South Af-rica and � ailand are all countries involved in the ISV Programs.
Exploring whichever country volunteers choose to visit is a way to experience more than just the culture. Groups of volunteers venture on white water ra� ing trips, glacier climbing outings and safaris but the trips aren’t limited by any means.
� e ISV application process is just as easy as the payment process. “� e four week program, that most people tend to chose, is about $3200 plus air fare. But, that includes all of your food during the volunteering por-tion and half of your meals during the trav-
eling part,” said Hackett. “During the trip, you’ll also have a project tour guide with you at all times.”
� e payment process is not all at once. ISV is very accommodating as they allow all vol-unteers to fundraise and, in some cases, even pay for portions of volunteer’s trips. “Because this will be my second year, I get to recruit people to go. If they decide this is something they want to do, then ISV gives me money to-ward my trip for passing around the word,” said Hackett. Hackett stresses that there are many fundraising opportunities for people. “Fundraising could potentially pay for half of a trip.”
� is is an interesting experience the UW-La Crosse community has available to them. “People think they know what poor is, the homeless on the street with access to drink-ing fountains. But, the village I visited in the Dominican had no running water, no elec-tricity.” Hackett continued, “� ere was one latrine for 200 people…by the time our trip was over, they had eight.”
According to Hackett, this trip, the people and the experience will teach anyone more about themselves than any other experience will. “� ese people have absolutely nothing, and they are so grateful to have you in their life. It was amazing.”
Anyone interested in volunteering can check out www.isvonline.org, or contact Courtney Hackett or Vanessa Schwartz.
Cheers to Voluntouring
By Kelli PonceManaging Editor
Volunteers create an impact by touring countries
Photo courtesy of ISV website
La Crosse’s biggest festival is just a day away, and as Oktoberfest sta� gear up for opening events, local police are also prepar-ing for a busy weekend. With extra sta� on hand, including enforcement from neighbor-ing towns, police will be abundant at both the fest grounds and surrounding downtown area. It’s no secret many fest-goers attend ex-clusively to drink. While on average police issue at least 50 alcohol related citations dur-ing opening weekend, o� cials agree there are steps you can take to decrease your possibility of legal problems.
Perhaps the event that best marks the beginning of Oktoberfest is the Maple Leaf Parade. � e La Crosse Police Department estimates that more than 100,000 people will attend Saturday’s Parade. It’s not uncom-mon to see parade-goers drinking along the route. But La Crosse does have a citywide or-dinance making public consumption illegal. La Crosse Police state they will initially give warnings to o� enders. However, " If [an indi-vidual doesn’t] take the warning and continue to drink open intoxicants, they will be cited,” Police Chief Ed Kondracki said.
With o� cers on foot, horse, and vehicle patrol, there’s no hiding from them. Under La Crosse’s public intoxication ordinance, o� -cers are allowed to ticket people who are “vis-ibly drunk” and who are a danger to them-selves or others in public places. Oktoberfest organizers state that the police are not out just to give citations, but to maintain the crowd, and will issue tickets if needed. Drawing at-
tention to yourself while under the in� uence will only increase your chances of getting a citation. Students who are on public property,
such as a sidewalk, may be approached by po-lice o� cers. In these cases, reasonable suspi-cion of underage consumption of alcohol is required for a breathalyzer test.
According to the Campus presentation, “A Knock on the Door...It’s the Police!”, o� cers who patrol city streets are looking for loud parties, open containers, intoxicated subjects, disorderly conduct as grounds for busting a party. Once one of these behaviors is spotted, your house becomes a target. O� cers, how-ever, cannot enter the premise without prob-ably cause or evidence. O� cials can search property without a warrant under speci� c circumstances, such as needing to � nd a resi-dent, a public safety risk, or clearly visible il-
legal materials. Without any these, under law, you are not required to let o� cers in. “Know who is going to be in your house,” La Crosse Police O� cer Andrew Dittman said.
Law enforcement and fest organizers alike ask that if you are going to drink to do it re-sponsibly. Despite the pleasure a few shots, beers or other drink can provide, health of-� cials warn moderation is key. “We don’t have budget to constantly spend resources on con-trolling intoxicated people. Act responsibly,” Kondracki said. � e police will continue to
o� er their temporary aid station at � ird and Pearl streets. Last year hundreds of people were estimated to use the site for basic � rst aid care. City cab services will also have extra drivers on hand for those who cannot drive.
For students who want to take part in the Oktoberfest festivities, but either don’t take part in the drinking culture, or fear getting caught both campus and the festgrounds o� er alternative activities. On Friday Sept. 24 the
REC will host RECtoberfest from 9 p.m. to 12 a.m. RECtoberfest will feature a music video dance party, karaoke, free food and games. � is year the Oktoberfest grounds will also have a teen tent which will feature a local band and other activities each night. � e tent is designed for students under the age of 21.
� e 50th annual Oktoberfest festival begins Friday Sept. 24 at 10 a.m. and runs through Oct. 2. � e Maple Leaf parade starts Saturday morning at 10 a.m. Admission into fest grounds is $7 at the entrance gates.
Page 5Thursday, september 23, 2010 CityNews
� e 50th celebration of Oktoberfest in La Crosse kicks o� on Fri-day. How do you plan on participating?
By embracing my German heritage.” -Maddie Frank, Junior
I plan on having some good, clean fun on the streets of La Crosse. “
-Mikaela Mendez-Smith, Junior
Don’t getBy Katie Tucker
City Editor
Police, they’re everywhere...so act sober
First things � rst, don’t carry around open intoxicants
Throwing a party? Noise complaints can lead to further problems
Above all be safe, and use available resources
No drinking? No problem.
Please drink responsibly, and if you’re under 21, � nd another way to have fun.
Your “I wish I’d known that” guide to surviving
the weekend
LAYING DOWN THE LAW
Operating Motor Vehicle While Intoxicated $793.00
Open Intoxicants in/on Motor Vehicle $249.00 (Driver) $186.00 (Passenger)
Public Consumption $70.80
Public Intoxication $222.00
Serving Intoxicated Person $285.00
Server Consuming Alcohol While on Duty $127.50
Serving Alcohol While Intoxicated $127.50
Working down at Cheddarheads! Come buy t-shirts!“
-Molly McCormick, Senior
To partake in all fest related activities from the parade to the grounds--all well celebrating my birthday with friends and family. As the name says, its okay-to-beer-fest.“
-Sara Mitchell, Senior
Ok-sober-fest for me. I want to get good marks in all my classes.“
-Ryan Haunfelder, Senior
The police will continue to o� er their temporary aid station at Third and Pearl streets. Last year hundreds of people were estimated to use the site for basic � rst aid care.
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� ere is nothing wrong with riding a bike around campus. In fact, it is encouraged, but there are a few things to keep in mind. City sidewalks are designed for pedes-trian foot tra� c, not for bikers that can’t manage a straight line. So feel free to take a bike ride. Just take advantage of the virtually tra� c-less streets around campus, or at least show some consideration for the people the sidewalk was created for. An “excuse me” or “coming through” would add a nice touch.
Students weary of a heavy work-load, take this advice: hit the books hard. You won’t regret it.
Instead of envisioning unpleasant things happening to the professor who assigns twenty pages of reading each class, or praying to the gods of academia for a schedule full of snoozers, appreciate the hard work that one professor probably invests in ensuring you, the eager, bright-eyed student actually walks away from the semester’s courses having learned something useful.
Not all professors care about your individual advancement. But a lifelong skill students should develop is discerning the ones who do care, and respect that enough to put forth an honest e� ort.
Badger Street is closed to tra� c because tra� c can be a nuisance and a danger to a herd of students shuf-� ing from one class to another.
So don’t ride your bike 35 miles per hour down that street. Or any campus street. A bike’s not a car, but it’s doubtful getting smoked by one would feel good for either party.
With the opening weekend of Oktoberfest quickly approaching remember there’s a � ne line between being classy and just downright trashy while you’re out.
We’ve all been to the party of a friend of a friend’s, but there’s nothing more sleazy than stealing the host’s beer, especially when they don’t know who you are. Bring your own.
Secondly, keep public displays of a� ection, well, private. We all don’t need to see your night’s escapade in the middle of a crowded room.
Finally, remember being trashed
means you’re being trashy. If you think you’ve reached the point where you need to call a cab or take the drunk bus home, do it. Ending up in someone else’s apartment makes for an awkward next morning, and it’s not going to end up in the “fond memories of college” folder.
Really September? Less than three weeks ago, the only activity that didn’t pose the threat of a heat stroke was sitting motionlessly in front of a large window fan. Yes, people were wishing for cooler weather, but this is taking it a little too far. Flurries were spotted on Saturday night. Flurries! Good joke, September. Can we please compromise and aim to hit sunny and 70 in the near future? Wisconsin winters are long enough. And we college kids can only spare so much for heating our poorly-insulated living spaces.
Class is not a good place to eat your meal, especially if it’s Gardettos. No one wants to hear your chewing that, like an eclipse, blocks any e� ort at hearing the lecture. Find another place to do your snacking.
Something stinks at City Hall, and it has nothing to do with Mayor Harter.
A Tribune investigation earlier this month revealed that dismissals of � rst o� ense drunk driving cita-tions is rampant in the municipal court. Many of those not dismissed were reduced to the criminal equiva-lent of a wristslap.
Subsequent squabbling between City o� cials, revealed a� er a Tribune open records request obtained the � nger-pointing letters, only heighten the sensation that all’s not on the level in the City.
Based on little more than an-ecdotal evidence, one might reach this conclusion. But the Tribune’s multi-week investigation may have just scratched the gild o� an “old boys’” culture of corruption that is nourished behind the closed doors of City Hall.
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But how can busy students � nd out fast what’s going on around them as they rush out the doors of Wimberly and enter Murphy for a quick study sesh?
If this student is you, then you just passed two stands where your campus newspaper waits.
We understand that students are busy. Juniors are swamped with the hardest classes an undergrad will experience; seniors are knee-deep in a full-time job search; freshmen only think they’re busy, but percep-tion can be reality.
So to the weary student, take a break on us. Check out the Grin Bin on page 12 that, realistically, is probably our second most popular page. Catch the facts about campus happenings, and maybe � nd a club
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And who knows. Sometimes big news does happen on this quiet campus, and � e Racquet has put in many late nights to bring past gener-eations of students the news.
Let’s hope more tragic news never happens, but if it does, you can bet we’ll once again be in the o� ce well past midnight to bring it to you.
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Partying hard can take quiet the toll on livers, sleep cycles and even memory. Quite a few
party animals have lost just a few, maybe even a handful of brain cells due to one too many swigs from that bottle of Jack. But lets try and remember this Oktober-fest that garbage cans are located throughout the streets of Down-town La Crosse. � ere might even be a couple inside the bars. So, a� er you stumble inside Jimmy Johns don’t just toss the wrapper somewhere on Pearl Street, throw it in the trash can right next to the door.
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Friday Sept. 24th—Brian and the Mississippi Dutchmen 6:30-9:30 p.m., Kaplan Garden Stage� e Dust Rhinos 10:00 p.m.-Midnight, Kaplan Garden StageBrat Pack Radio 8:00 p.m.-FestzeltHeadliner: Chasin’ Mason 8 p.m.- Midnight, Southside Bier Halle Main Stage
Saturday Sept. 25th—Sellout (80’s Rock) 5:30-8:30 p.m., Bier Halle West StageJim Busta Band 7:00-11:00 p.m. Kaplan Garden StageRamainders 8:00p.m.-Midnight, FestzeltHeadliner: Oil Can Harry 8 p.m.- Midnight, South-side Bier Halle Main Stage
Tuesday Sept. 28--Bret Michaels 6:00 p.m., Festzelt
Thursday Sept. 30th- Shadow Dancer 5:30-9:30 p.m., Kaplan Garden StageHeadliner: Hairball (Rock) 9:30 p.m.-Midnight, Bier Halle Main Stage
Friday Oct. 1st--Jacob Martin 5:00-8:00 p.m., Bier Halle West StageHeadliner: Boogie and the Yo-Yo’z (Variety) Bier Halle Main Stage
Saturday Oct. 2nd--Arch Allies (Rock) 5:00-8:00 p.m., Bier Halle West StageEl Caminos (Rock/Variety) 6:30-8:30 p.m., FestzeltRedline Outlaw Band 7:00-11:00 p.m., Kaplan Garden StageMonkey Wrench (Rock) 9:00 p.m.-Midnight, FestzeltHeadliner: � e Dweebs (Classic Rock/Original) 8:00 p.m.-Midnight, Bier Halle Main Stage
Northside Festgrounds Friday Sept. 24--Good Tymes (60’s,70’s, Rock) feat. Mark Viner’s Elvis Show 5:00-8:30 p.m., Main StageHeadliner: Hang� re 9:00 p.m.-Midnight, Mainstage
Saturday Sept. 25--Highway 16 (Variety) 6:00-8:30 p.m., MainstageHeadliner: Olson Dunn Band 9:00 p.m.-Midnight, Main-stage
Thursday Sept. 30--Pinsetters 8:30 p.m.-
Midnight, Mainstage
Friday Oct. 1--TUGG 7:30-11:30 p.m., Mainstage
Saturday Oct. 2--Flashback 7:30-11:30 p.m., Mainstage
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Your guide to the best entertainment
Oktoberfest has to o� er
Oktoberfest: Party. Polka. Party.
SeptemberWednesday, Sept. 29—Women’s Soccer vs. UW-Platteville 7 p.m.
OctoberFriday, Oct. 1—Women’s Volleyball vs. UW-Superior 7 p.m. Saturday Oct. 2—Women’s Volleyball vs. UW-Oshkosh NoonFriday Oct 8.—Women’s Volleyball vs. Loras College (Iowa) 4 p.m. Women’s Volleyball vs. Elmhurst College (Ill.) 6 p.m.Saturday Oct 9.—Women’s Volleyball vs. Wartburg College (Iowa) 10 a.m. Football vs. UW-River Falls 1 p.m. Women’s Volleyball vs. UW-Stevens Point 2 p.m.Wednesday Oct. 13—Women’s Volleyball vs. UW-Whitewater 7 p.m.Saturday Oct. 16—Women’s Tennis vs. UW-Eau Claire 10 a.m. Football vs. UW-Platteville 1 p.m. Women’s Soccer vs. UW-Eau Claire 2 p.m. Women’s Tennis vs. UW-Stout 2 p.m.Wednesday Oct. 20—Women’s Soccer vs. Carleton College (Minn.) 7 p.m.Wednesday Oct. 27—Women’s Soccer vs. Loras College (Iowa) 7 p.m. Friday Oct. 29—Women’s Volleyball vs. Viterbo 7 p.m.Saturday Oct. 30—Men’s and Women’s Swimming—Alumni Meet 1 p.m.
NovemberWednesday Nov. 3—Wrestling Intrasquad Meet 7 p.m. Saturday Nov. 6—Football vs. UW-Eau Claire 11:30 a.m.Wednesday Nov. 17—Wrestling vs. UW-Whitewater 7 p.m. Saturday Nov. 20—Men’s and Women’s Swimming La Crosse Relays 1 p.m.Tuesday Nov. 23—Men’s Basketball vs. Viterbo 6:05 p.m. Women’s Basketball vs. Viterbo 8:05 p.m.Monday Nov. 29—Men’s Basketball vs. Northwestern College (Minn.) 7:05 p.m.
DecemberWednesday Dec. 1—Women’s Basketball vs. UW-Whitewater 7:05 p.m.Wednesday Dec. 8—Men’s Basketball vs. UW-Stout 7:05 p.mSaturday Dec. 11—Men’s/Women’s Swimming and Diving vs. UW-Eau Claire 1 p.m.Wednesday Dec. 16—Men’s Basketball vs. Carleton College (Minn.)
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Oktoberfest, La Crosse’s premier party-scene of the year, is taking the cake this year to a new tier by celebrat-ing 50 years of Bavarian merriment. So, you best be strap-ping on your best party Lederhosen.
Oktoberfest hails itself as “World famous entertain-ment” complete with “Parades, pageantry, royalty, brat-wurst and brew.” A thick pamphlet, chock-full of events and attractions accompanies each Oktoberfest button sold; each page can blur one’s senses- even before you’ve helped tap the Golden Keg. So much so, area bars and businesses must continually step-up their “A” game in attracting your continued patronage during fest-time.
Serious competition ensues. However, this year � e Popcorn Tavern shouldn’t have to worry about a decrease in foot tra� c entering their establishment. Instead, they should have to worry about ensuring guests remain in their footwear.
What? - Sure, whiskey may make your clothes fall o� , but rather I’m talking about the much anticipated return of La Crosse’s original party boys with free feet: Shoeless Revolution.
Shoeless will be releasing their grand debut of their sophomore album, “From the Inside Out” both Friday and Saturday at the 4th Street tavern.
Oh yeah! - Shoeless Revolution- the Funk, Rock, and Pop group that � rst got its break right here in La Crosse; playing in UW-L’s Cellar, and jamming with Chancel-lor Gow. A mesmerizing group renown by its fans for not only straying from the con� nes of shoes, but also the con� nes of popular musical fads. � e group resonates instead with New Orleans’ swag, Rock’s rage, and features jaw-dropping drumming.
� e men of the band, (Reed Grimm, Ben Peterson, Eric Streske, and Jack Sabol-Williams), hold a special bond to this particular Oktoberfest, as Friday’s release will o� cially mark two years to the day of their � rst album’s release.
“SPEAK UP” released in 2008, was the group’s toe-stomping and soulful debut album which saw them turning problems such as “having too much junk in their car” into a tight ballad for the everyday twenty something. Two years wiser, the band’s newest release o� ers the same harboring of funk and fun, but with a more mature take of simplifying and perfecting their elemental sound.
Reed Grimm, the intense power behind the band’s trademark vocals and percussion, always wants his audi-ence to shrug o� their shoes and cut the rug: “Whether it be an up-tempo funk or a laid-back groove, we want to feel good playing it, and at the same time bring something new to the listener’s ear.”
Simpli� ed down to the bare essentials, (track seven, is a� erall just named track 7), “From the Inside Out,” retools the instrumental funk, but keeps fans captivated by their original, o� en fun, lyrical dexterity.
� e album is a constant change that will forever keep one moving. As track � ve attests, the band is “Always creating.” � ere are no dull downward trundles to sit quietly through a� er a song’s climax, because the album is
a cohort of climaxes.With eleven tracks to drug your insides, the band will
at some point ensnare your inner depths and pluck them to the outside. No doubt the point of their title?
My own reservations about toe-tapping, swaying, and boppin’ of the head while I sat writing this in public � rst started to crack as I began listening to track three, “Some-thing New.” It de� nitely had something to do with the pure awesomeness of the song’s percussion and drawn-out vocals. And the mere mention of deciding to brush one’s teeth with the opposite hand just to switch up normalcy, de� nitely drew a smile passerby’s might have took for my own personal craziness.
All reservations soon crumbled like a melting snow-cone as track � ve spitted erratic, comical, but nonetheless personal lyrics that took all senses by storm. Just take a look at these lyrics:
“I’m new school but I carry on traditionDriving by women who smell like sunlighton tour I got the Penny Lane love lifealmost famous my favorite � ickbroke rapper but the paper geta bit better each year each year a bit betterMore than lights on stage forevernot a lot of god giving talentbut I hustle hard when Hip Hop is the allowance.” -from “Always Creating”
Certainly, a pleasurable mix of fun, fun and poetry, “From the Inside Out” cements Shoeless as more than a bunch of barefoot musical jesters to sco� at and act a fool with during Fest-time. Indeed, listeners of this album will be receiving a high from this group far past the days of Oktoberfest. And without the repercussions of a hangover.
So if given the opportunity, cut-on down to the Pop-corn Tavern, Friday or Saturday, and kick up your shoes. Just please not o� .
Otherwise, if you can’t make it, or aren’t of age, be sure to check the band’s MySpace page on how you can get a personal copy.
Page 8 Artist SpotlightThursday, september 23, 2010
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SHOELESS FACTSWhat:
Sophomore Album Debut“From The Inside Out”
Where: The Popcorn TavernWhen: Sept. 24 & 25,
Friday & Saturday, 10:00pm - 2:30 amAge/Cost: 21 * $5
By Greg Lampe Features Editor
“Getting What You Want: � e 7 Principles of Rational Living”—Robert J. Ringer
“Getting What You Want” is another one of Ringer’s blockbuster titles about life improve-ment. Much like his other titles, “Looking Out for #1” and “Winning � rough Intimidation,” Ringer o� ers an alternative, witty philosophy about succeeding in the real world.
� e underlying principle, according to Ringer, is that we “have the moral right to act in our best interests” as long as it is not at someone else’s expense. Ringer uses language consistent with his other books on the subject, highlight-ing the idea that life is essentially not the fairy tale many others tell us it is. He lays out seven principles that will lead to a more rational life-style and in the end, a better lifestyle. � e seven principles involve ideas like “basing actions on truth,” “making choices with civility, dignity, honesty, and humility,” and “learning from bad breaks and moving on.” All of these principles are intended to lead to a rational lifestyle conducive to success, and according to Ringer, they’re the building blocks for personal development.
Some of the rather modern colloquial top-ics hinder the quality of the book. However, it remains another outstanding resource for personal development and achieving a successful lifestyle. “Getting What You Want” compliments Ringer’s other books, and is de� nitely worth reading if you enjoyed “Looking Out for #1.” Amazon.com lists this 4 out of 5 star book used for as little a $3.
“� e Seven Habits of Highly E� ective People”—Stephen R. Covey
In this number one bestseller, Stephen R. Covey lays out his foundations for success and e� ectiveness. Covey, having spent years studying success literature, came to the conclusion that most of it is highly situational.
“� e Seven Habits of Highly Successful People” was created to counter luck and opportunity, and instead make success long-term.
Covey’s explanation of success begins with a comprehensive view of speci� c personality traits used to analyze success literature in the past, which he calls “Personality Ethic” and “Character Ethic.” Covey’s approach centers on transfor-mation from within, and a shi� away from the “Personality Ethic”—or individual situations—to “Character Ethic”—a focus on what he terms “universal prin-ciples.”
� e seven habits Covey highlights underline a conversion from dependence to independence; then another from independence to interdependence. � e habits include the traditional positive thinking model preached in other success literature.
But they are not limited solely to that topic. � ey extend to everything from prioritizing to being proactive and thinking win/win to “creating a whole greater than the sum of all of its parts.” � e emphasis is on continued education and collaboration as necessary skills for college students entering the work force or continuing their education. It is an easy yet interesting read that spells out the habits that are advantageous to success for all advice seekers. “Seven Habits of Highly E� ective People” was published in 1989 and remains a mainstay in the � eld of success literature.
It is can be found on almost every list of top success books and is highly recommended for MBA students. Used copies can be found on Amazon.com for as little as $3 dollars.
“Looking Out For #1” —Robert J. Ringer
Robert J. Ringer is a master of critical approaches to han-dling life’s transitions, which many of us are distinctly famil-iar with as college students. In “Looking Out for #1,” Ringer pieces together his ideas about “getting from where you are now to where you want to be”.
Ringer uses a slightly less “hoity-toity” method of leading individuals to success, putting most of the common myths to rest. Instead he emphasizes a more in-your-face, realistic ap-proach to get his message across.
He suggests ideas that are not necessarily idealistic, but rather practical when striving for success. Ringer mentions a number of “hurdles” spanning from reality, and our perception of it, to � nance, which nearly everyone encounters in some point in their lives. � e use of personal stories both emphasizes and clari� es Ringer’s ideas about “getting where you want to be.” Read-ers will be le� with sound advice on “getting there” and the tools for continued success once they have found out where that is.
Although it was published in 1977, the ideas laid out in this book make it a must read for anyone in a time of transition in their lives or for anyone asking themselves the question “Where do I go from here?”
� e book spent one year on the New York Times Best-seller List and is rated 4.6 out of 5 on Amazon.com, where it can be purchased for as little as $4.
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“The key is not to prioritize what's on your
schedule, but to schedule your priorities.”
-Stephen R. Covey
greater than the sum of all of its parts.” � e emphasis is on continued education and collaboration
“hoity-toity” method of leading
rest. Instead he emphasizes a more in-your-face, realistic ap-proach to get his message across.
not necessarily idealistic, but rather practical when striving for success. Ringer mentions a number of “hurdles” spanning from reality, and our perception of it, to � nance, which nearly everyone encounters in some point in their lives. � e use of personal stories both emphasizes and clari� es Ringer’s ideas about “getting where you want to be.” Read-ers will be le� with sound advice on “getting there” and the tools for continued success once they have found out where that is.
in this book make it a must read for anyone in a time of transition in their lives or for anyone asking themselves the question “Where do I go from here?”
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Many students will have a little slice of home visiting their temporary new abodes October 15-17 for its annual “Cele-brate UW-La Crosse: Family, Friend’s, and Alumni” weekend. The weekend is filled with events and activities geared toward bringing the campus community to its extended family. Each year, the university slates an open invitation for all to enjoy the homecoming festivities.
Friday’s activities include a Meet-and-Greet with faculty and administration, a performance of “The Last Days of Judas Iscariot”, and a free performance by “The Furlow Riders”, Chancellor Gow’s blues band.
Saturday’s events will be kicked off by the traditional “Run with the Chancellor”, and will be followed by the L-Club Pre-game party and, of course, the homecoming football game against the UW-Platteville Pioneers. The night will be capped by the outrageous comedy “The Showoff Show.”
The three-day celebration will come to an end with an encore performance of “The Last Days of Judas Iscarot” accompanied by the customary tearful goodbye parents have perfected over the years.
Friday, October 15, 20104:00 pm-midnight: --Open Rec @ Recreational Eagle Center. Bring your friends and family to the REC to play basketball, volley-ball, racquetball, or do some rock climbing at the desig-nated times. FREE!
5:00 -7:00 pm --Family Informal Meet & Greet with Administration & Faculty @ Cleary Alumni and Friends Center. Stop by and meet with UW-L Chancellor Joe Gow and other adminis-trators, faculty and staff to answer your questions regard-ing academics, on-campus living, and other aspects of UW-L. Information for the weekend’s activities will also be available, including ticket sales for select events. (Note: Chancellor Gow will be available between the hours of 5-6 pm to answer your questions.) FREE!
7:30 pm--The Last Days of Judas Iscariot @Toland Theatre, Center for the Arts. An account of the Western World’s most famous betrayal, told with a modern-day twist. Cost: Stu-dents: $4; General Public: $12; Senior Citizens (60+): $10 8:00-9:30 pm--Furlow Riders @ Valhalla, Cartwright CenterRelax and enjoy the music of the Furlow Riders, featuring Chancellor Joe Gow and UW-L faculty and staff. FREE!
Saturday, October 16, 20108:30 am--Run with the Chancellor. Meet @ Hoeschler Clock Tower. Become part of the tradition: join Chancellor Joe Gow in an annual morning jog to kick off the day’s events. FREE!
10:00 am--Campus tour. Meet @ Cleary Alumni and Friends Center. Let an experienced Vanguard take you on a guided tour of UW-La Crosse’s scenic campus. FREE!
10:00 am-Midnight--Open Rec @ Recreational Eagle Center. Bring your friends and family to the REC to play basketball, vol-leyball, racquetball, or do some rock climbing at the designated times. FREE!
11:00 am--Live Eagle Demonstration @ Veterans Memorial Stadium. Learn about UW-L’s official mascot in this live demonstration courtesy of the National Eagle Center of Wabasha, Minnesota. FREE!
11:30 am--L-Club Pre-Game Festivities @ Vet-erans Memorial Stadium. Bring your friends and family, grab a bite to eat, and join us as we gear up for Eagle football. Cost: Included with football game ticket 1:00 pmUWL vs. Platteville Football GameVeterans Memorial StadiumCost: Student: FREE with student ID card; General Public: $7; Youth/Senior: $4
7:00 pmThe Showoff Show: Interactive Com-edyA one-of-a-kind blend of comedy, stunts, and surprises that will keep you on the edge of your seat.Auditorium (2nd Floor), Graff Main Hall. Cost: UW-L Students: $5; Gen-eral Public: $7 7:30 pm--The Last Days of Judas Iscariot @Toland Theatre, Center for the Arts. An account of the Western World’s most famous betrayal, told with a modern-day twist. Cost: Students: $4; General Public: $12; Senior Citizens (60+): $10 9:00-11:00 pmDRAKO (Bingo), sponsored by Drake Hall @ Valhalla, Cartwright Center. Bring your family and friends to late-night bingo for a chance to win some great prizes. FREE!
Sunday, October 17, 2010Noon-11:00 pm--Open Rec @ Recreational Eagle CenterSpend an afternoon shooting hoops, playing ping pong, or going for a jog on the walking track. FREE!
2:00 pm--The Last Days of Judas Iscariot @Toland Theatre, Center for the Arts. An account of the Western World’s most famous betrayal, told with a modern-day twist. Cost: Students: $4; General
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Many questions surround the UW-L football team a few weeks into this season. A� er watching the � rst two games the average fan has probably felt moments of excitement and hope while also feelings frustration and disappointment. A� er two relatively close games, the Eagles have shown they have talent and play-making ability. Whether they can put it all together and have a competitive season both inside and outside of the WIAC is to be determined. To help answer some of the pressing questions regarding this football season, two of the most in� uential people in the Eagles’ football pro-gram were interviewed, head coach Larry Terry, and running back Lee Lauters.
Last year marked the � rst season of UW-L switching from its pro-style o� ense which had been a staple in the program for much of recent history. Coach Larry Terry instead opted to switch to the spread-option, an o� ense that has become increasingly popular on the college and high school levels. � e o� ense was respectable last season, � nishing in the mid-dle of the conference in most statistical categories, but Coach Terry and Lee Lauters both have even higher expectations going into their second year using it. Says Lauters, “Going into our second season with this new o� ense it feels like everyone is a lot more con� dent in how we run the o� ense than we were last year since it was our � rst year running it. It should run a lot smoother this year.”
� e o� ense has had moderate success through the � rst two games, particularly Lauters, who is averaging 155 rushing yards per game. However, the passing game has appeared erratic at times, with quarterback Nick Anker only completing 45% of his pass attempts. Coach Terry has praised the e� ort of Lauters and the o� ensive line a� er the � rst two games, and although he has not seen as much progress as he would have liked from the passing game so far, he believes he has the quarterback and receivers to move forward and says he is con� dent things will come around.
Even with the passing game showing some inconsisten-cies this season, quarterback Nick Anker appears to be cemented in as the starter a� er an injury to Dan Trussoni. Trussoni replaced Anker in a couple of games last year, most notably against UW-Stevens Point where he passed for 111 yards, but will not play this season a� er tearing his ACL dur-ing one of the team’s August practices. � ough Coach Terry voiced regret regarding Trussoni’s injury, calling it “disap-pointing”, he is assured Nick Anker can lead the team. “Nick is our captain. He is our leader. He’ll do a great job. He’s got a lot of experience under his belt.” Even with his top back-up gone, he still feels good with the depth at the quarterback position. “We also have two other young guys that are step-ping up. Kevin Shams and Mike Butter� eld are looking very strong.”
Returning from last year is a receiving corps that looks to be the most e� ective UW-L has had in years. Last year’s top three receivers are back with Travis Bordeux, an All-WIAC honorable mention, along with the team’s second-leading receiver, Alex Maxinowski, and senior Kyle Ste� en, who leads the team in both receptions and yards (6-108) through the � rst two games. � e tight end position will also have the bene� t of experience this year with senior, and 3-time letter winner Ben Sturomski leading the group. Accompanied by good o� ensive line play, the veteran leadership at these posi-tions will make improvements in the passing game
As noted by Coach Terry, the o� ensive line has looked impres-sive through the � rst two games of the season. Like the quarterback position, the line appears to lack experience in several back-up positions, but the starting lineup is strong. All � ve starters on the line are se-niors with four of them being multiple letter-winners. Most notable of the entire group would likely be Kyle Shulz who received second-team All-WIAC honors last season. As a group, the line appears to be leaner and more agile than past years, which makes them more e� ective in the team’s new zone-blocking scheme. With the line continuing to create running lanes, expect running back Lee Lauters to do dam-age when he is in the open � eld.
� e o� ense looks promising moving forward, but there is still analysis to be done on the defensive side of the ball. � e strength of last year’s defense was in its cornerbacks, Matt Winney and Derek Dreher. Both have attracted atten-tion from NFL scouts, but with Winney graduating, Billy Niggeman moves from the nickel position into a starting role. � ough he does not have the imposing size of Winney or Dreher, Niggeman has been a key part of the defense in the last couple of seasons. Like Dreher, the senior is a 3-time letter-winner.
When making comparisons to a Matt Winney, Coach Larry Terry described Niggeman as having a “di� erent style”, but “certainly very e� ective.” Coach went on to mention the interception the cornerback had against Mary-Hardin Baylor as “spectacular” and summed up his thoughts of Niggeman
by describing him as “another great player that we really enjoy having on the � eld.” So with the corner position ap-pearing to still be formidable attention is directed to the rest of the secondary with the safety positions.
In the two starting positions, free safety Phillip Minja and strong safety Dustin Drath are featured. Safety is yet another position where lack of depth is cause for concern. Accord-ing to the roster posted on the team’s website, a� er the two seniors, the safety position has two sophomores and seven freshman. If either of the two seniors goes down with an injury for a substantial amount of time, one of the younger players will be forced to step up. Among them could be Jake Meckstroth who saw signi� cant time against Mary-Hardin Baylor, recording 6 tackles. As a whole, the safety position has the tools to help solidify the defense. Phillip Minja cur-rently has a team-leading 16 tackles (14 of them coming against Mary-Hardin Baylor) and Dustin Drath re-ceived All-WIAC Honorable Mention last season. With that said, the safety position was partially to blame for allowing big plays in the beginning of the season, allowing East Texas Baptist to score on runs of 95 and 98-yard runs. Coach Terry described the defense as making “major strides” between the � rst and second game with preventing big plays and also making sure the o� ense holds on to the ball longer to allow the defense more time to rest.
When looking at the linebacker corps, the one who stands out most a� er the � rst two games is Jimmy Litscher, who has shown good ability in both covering the � eld and � nding the ball. Two of his most signi� cant plays came against Mary-Harding Baylor where he showed discipline in stringing out an option play. � e other play came while Litscher was playing with the punt unit and provided protection for the punter in the back� eld, but still managed to outrun the rest of the coverage and make a tackle almost 40 yards down� eld. A� er Litscher, one of the key linebackers to watch should be fellow senior Justin Hartwig who � nished last season fourth on the team in tackles and tied Litscher third in tackles-for-loss despite only � ve starts. And even though the pass-rush appeared to be lacking at times during last season, expect both players to help the team in getting a� er the quarterback as well.
� e defensive line is one of the more di� cult units on the defense to dissect. � ough they appeared to have underperformed at times last season, much of that could be contributed to injuries su� ered by several key players. Among those injured was defensive tackle Nick Matthews. Combining a 4.9 second 40-yd dash speed with a massive 300-pound frame, the junior is arguably the most dangerous member of the defense following Derek Dreher. Even a� er su� ering several serious injuries over his career, Matthews still managed to post 11.5 tackles-for-loss last season. Unfortunately he su� ered a sprained ankle in the � rst week of the season and was held out of much of the
second game due to the ankle limiting his e� ectiveness. Coach Terry mentioned how the bye week has helped Matthews and other players take a chance to heal, and expects the defensive tackle to start this week against Missouri S&T.
Other members of the defensive line are also expected to pro-duce this season. Two players Coach Terry
has been impressed with over the � rst two games were juniors Ryan Immel, and Brett Galligan. Immel showed great promise going into last season before su� ering a season-ending injury while Galligan � lled in nicely last week following Nick Matthews’ injury. Two other intriguing prospects along the line are converted fullback/tight end Jason Church and transfer Jake Kleven. Church is another athlete who has excelled in testing in the past, recording 36 reps of 225 on the bench press. � ough he has lettered in each of his � rst three seasons, Church is relatively new to the defensive end position a� er spending most of his career on the o� ensive side of the ball. Nevertheless, Coach Terry said that Church has become a leader on the defense. Kleven is an exciting prospect for his size alone. Standing 6-foot-6 and weighing 260 pounds, his size and long arms should help him play two-gap in the defense’s three man front and allow him to draw double-teams. A transfer from D I-AA Illinois State, Larry Terry says he is “interested to see what Jake Kleven can do.”
Over the last few seasons, special teams has been one of the most unpredictable and o� en most disappointing areas of the team, particularly in the kicking game. Dylan Rude was the main kicker for the Eagles last season, but looks to be replaced this year by freshman Justin Huinker. � e Reeds-berg native has looked promising this year, going 2-2 with a long of 37 yards. How the kicking game performs in clutch situations may prove to be what matters most during this season though.
� e return duties have been split between Billy Nigge-man, Travis Bordeau, and Brock Larson. While all three
have looked promising so far, the Eagles will spend this season with-out its main return man, Tyler O’Kane. A transfer from UW-Madison, the true fresh-man received
All-WIAC second team honors as a return man and played sparingly at running back. Coach Terry explained O’Kane’s absence this year is due to preserving his eligibility. “He burned a year of eligibility as a true freshman. So he was due a year to save, eligibility-wise, so we felt this would be a good year for him to step back and take care of things and be ready to go next year.”
As stated before, the Eagles are a squad with a lot of questions, but also plenty of talent and experience to go with it. At this point in the season they are 0-2, but have shown � ashes of what they could potentially become if they can manage to � nd their stride in the next couple of weeks. � is weekend they head south to play Missouri S&T. “I expect that they’ll play angry down in Missouri and motivated, at the very least.” Said Larry Terry. “I also know that these guys are mature enough to know who they are and what they are, and they could have a good season.” With it being this early in the season, we still have plenty of reason to believe just that.
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“Nick(Anker) is our captain. He is our leader. He’ll do a great job. He’s got a lot of experience under his belt.” - Larry Terry
Head Coach
“Going into our second season with this new o� ense it feels like everyone is a lot more con� dent in how we run the o� ense than we were last year since it was our � rst year running it. It should run a lot smoother this year.” - Lee Lauters
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+/- Props to going out. Drops to breaking the flash on my camera.
+/- Props to turning 21. Drops to puking in my lap on the drunk bus.
+/- Props to Oktoberfest this weekend.Drops to failing all my tests next week.
+/- Props to the passion party. Drops to it making us extremely horny.
-/- Drops to coming home and finding a bowl of condoms on the coffee table.
+/+ Double Props to the UW-L Wake-boarding team making it to San Diego.
+/+ Double Props to Whiskey River’s Opening weekend. -So much nicer than
Legends.
-/- Drops to being a senior in college and still being assigned busy work.
+/+ Props to Camel Snus Winterchill. Drops to espresso.
+/- Props to celebrating 21st birthday par-ties. Drops to it not being mine.
+/- Props to meeting the hot neighbor Drops to awkward conversations in the park-
ing lot.
+/- Props to living with your 5 best friends. Drops to living on the opposite side
of campus as everyone else.
+/- Props to having a sister on campus. Drops to her never wanting to spend time
with you.
+/+ Props to spending the afternoon watching a SpongeBob Squarepants mara-thon. Drops to eating so many hot dogs in the last week that I needed to upgrade my
pants size.
+/+ Props to Matt Hartman for showing everyone at Kylie’s birthday party how to
dougie.
+/+ Props to watching the Miss USA Pageant this weekend in rented tuxedo vests. Drops
to not getting on the partybus from the show to the hotel.
+/- Props/Drops to most definitely spend-ing the little bit I got back from FAFSA on Oktoberfest shirts, liquids, and munchies.
+/+ Props to Dani Goodman and Kristin Farina for all their hard work creating and
organizing Oktoberfest shirts for over half of the area’s student body. Represent!
+/- Props to it finally being Oktoberfest and having old friends return. Drops to all the drama caused when making sleeping arrangements for 12 ppl in
a 3bdr apt.
-/- Drops to stolen street signs near campus equaling not knowing where you are.
Ever.
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