Inclusion and Diversity Student Senate Committee

Ever wonder what your Winona State Student Senate actually does? Well, Senate is a group of elected students from the Winona State student body that meet once a week to discuss university issues, from department fees to club funding to general issues we think students...

Help Your Community One Can at a Time

The month of February is National Canned Food Month! So, why canned food? Well, I don’t know about you, but when I think of canned food I think of the mushy peas and creamed corn my grandparents used to make me eat. But, it turns out that canned food is much more than...

ACE in the Hole

I have found something that combines my passion for conservation with the opportunity to make a difference in my country…now if only I got paid for it! American Conservation Experience, or ACE, is a conservation program through AmeriCorps that trains volunteers to,...

One in 16 Can’t Read This

It’s crazy for me to think that there are people out there who can’t read this blog post. According to a 2003 survey done by the Institute of Education Sciences, 6% of people in Winona County lack basic literacy skills.  That might not seem like a lot, but that’s...

An Average American’s Guide to the Supreme Court

After travelling to London this summer, I have solidified my interest in propaganda and political action. Now back in Winona, I often wonder what can I do to fulfill my desire for activism and political analysis? Well, it just so happens that the CLASP series at WSU...