by Elizabeth Peterson | Dec 2, 2014 | Campus Life, Campus Life Blog
With midterms officially behind us at WSU, the next round of exams to prepare for are finals. Although they may seem like forever away, they tend to creep up on us every semester. Here are 10 signs that finals week is fast approaching us: 1. A coffee cup is in...
by Garrett Bowling | Nov 26, 2014 | Improving Our World
The Trans* Day of Remembrance happens every year on November 20. It is a day to not only mourn and remember the loss of the hundreds of Trans* and gender non-conforming people who have been murdered or taken their own lives due to the hatred and violence they face...
by Caleb Bednarski | Nov 25, 2014 | Admissions
When coming into college, you hear a lot fears about moving from a small town to a city. There are plenty stories in pop culture of scared Stewart Littles coming from a friendly, small town to the mean and nasty big city. What you don’t normally think about, however,...
by Emily McCaleb | Nov 19, 2014 | Campus Life, Campus Life Blog, Residence Life
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...
by Leah Dobihal | Nov 18, 2014 | Campus Life
A marine biologist. That’s all my fifth grade self wanted to be. I loved dolphins and killer whales and just knew I was born to be a marine biologist. But then I took my first “real” science class in tenth grade. To say I struggled would be a vast understatement. As...
by Elizabeth Meinders | Nov 14, 2014 | Admissions
You don’t see it, but this blog is built with computer code. So is Facebook and Hulu and D2L. Every day you are using hypertext markup language (HTML) and cascading style sheets (CSS) but do you have any idea how they work? Steve Jobs once said that “I think everybody...
by Elizabeth Doyle | Nov 6, 2014 | Admissions
When I registered for classes back in June, I was pretty pleased with my schedule for my first semester. After Orientation Week, however, I realized that I wasn’t ready for my Intro to Public Speaking class. Even though it interested me (and is required), I...
by Hannah Carmack | Nov 3, 2014 | Improving Our World
“Do you know about this year’s midterm election?” “Would you like to register to vote?” “Have you considered who you’re voting for this year?” These are just a few questions from my door-knocking script. That’s right. I’m one of those people, knocking on your dorm...
by Kim Schneider | Oct 24, 2014 | Admissions Blog
Don’t get me wrong, Winona is a great place to live all year round (well, except maybe the dead of winter). But here are the top 5 reasons why I love the fall in Winona best: 1) Fall colors on the bluffs How lucky are we to able to watch the bluffs transform...
by Adam Milbauer | Oct 21, 2014 | homecoming, Uncategorized
Winona State University will wrap up its 2014 Homecoming celebration with a Community Clean Up event Sunday, Oct. 26. Volunteers will meet at 2 p.m. at the WSU Alumni Gazebo. The event will help to clean up after the homecoming festivities on campus and around...
