The Fresh-ness Fades
The college freshmen in Sheehan Hall are no longer so fresh. Let me explain that statement--I mean, their first semester is coming to an end and it has gone by way too fast. As a first year RA, it feels like just yesterday I was prepping my floor for my incoming...
Freshman to Senior in the Blink of an Eye
College is about learning, growth and change. No one is the same person when they walk off campus for the last time, as they were when they first stepped onto it. We want to see how all of you seniors have transformed from a wide-eyed freshman to a savvy senior. Send...
24 Things to Do Before Graduating From WSU
I came to Winona State not knowing what to expect out of college, and boy was I in for a surprise. Over the past four years I have experienced some of the most joyous and most difficult days of my life. I met my best friends, became involved in the WSU community and...
Behind the Kryzsko Curtain
If you find yourself walking by the ominous black tarp that hangs over the side of the Kryzsko Commons and wondering what the heck is going on back there, you’re not alone. Students at WSU have been eagerly waiting to see the debut of the newest addition to the...
A Big Day in Dinkytown
There was a sense of anticipation on the bus. Everyone, students and community members alike, was peering out the window, wondering if we had finally arrived at our first location. Within minutes, we’d hopped off the bus, passed through the doors and wandered beneath...
The Best & Worst Decisions I Made in College–and the Lessons Learned
As I count down the weekends I have left in college, I can’t help but reflect on the past four crazy years. I am very happy with and proud of many decisions I’ve made here at Winona State, but, of course, there are other choices that have not served me so well. I’m a...
The Suite Life in Kirkland
I am a sophomore living in a four bedroom suite in Kirkland Hall. I have three other roommates including myself. I have made so many memories with these girls that I will never forget. They are my good friends and we have shared a lot of laughs and have had many...
Time, Love and Coffee: Making “The Fractal Pattern”
A little over a year ago, a small group of college students gathered inside Mugby Junction. We opened our laptops, pulled up our emails, and double clicked on something our friend and peer, Conlan Carter, had written: a play called “The Fractal Pattern.” Since that...
7 Ways to Spend a Winter Week in Winona
After living in Winona for almost four years, nothing irks me more than complaints like, “There’s nothing to do in this town,” or “I wish there were fun places to go in Winona.” Although I know little ol’ Winona may not have a raging nightlife like the Cities nor does...
Dancescape 2014
It seems there is nothing better in winter than to approach a fire, feel its warmth and become entranced watching its flames dance. Gretchen Cohenour, WSU dance professor and founder of Dancescape, gently tells me that Dancescape is like approaching a fire--it is warm...
