Dec. 9 Centennial Section

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Y o u r n e w s . y o u r v o i c e . s i n c e 1 9 1 0 .

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One hundred years of The Racquet Thursday, December 9, 2010

FLASHBACK

CENTENNIAL SPECIAL EDITION UW-La Crosse opened

its doors in 1909 as a single building

known as Main Hall, located in a � eld on the outskirts of the still-young city of La Crosse. It was called the La Crosse State Normal School, dedicated to training teachers.

� e next year, one room of Main Hall was handed over to the new school’s new semi-quarterly publication, what would become the campus’s weekly newspaper.

More than just the look of � e Racquet has changed in the century since. In fact, the only thing that hasn’t changed is the name, the logic behind which still makes sense today; George Sanford, the � rst editor, explains below.

One hundred years ago, � e Racquet was essentially monthly; its sta� consisted of mostly seniors; its coverage of campus news was sparse; and it was 40 pages of mostly ads.

Just as with the stories and editorials over the years, the ads re� ected the culture of the moment. One very early ad advised women to avoid draining their husband’s bank ac-count and have their old dresses cleaned instead of buying new ones. Phone numbers were three digits. Times have changed.

In this Centennial Special Edition, we’ve included some of the most relevant stories, editorials, and advertisements from over the years. For the sake of expediency, we modi-

� ed the layout of some stories for this edition.� e � rst issues of � e Racquet were pressed at

Inland Printing using Gutenberg-style technology, ancient to an editor sitting before a Mac using Adobe InDesign CS5 for layout.

Converting century-old print into the so� ware we use in 2010 is a tedious process, much like the actual production process of a century ago. But neither pro-ducing this edition nor keeping a grasp on the history of this newspaper wouldn’t have been possible without the fastidious � ling done by the folks at Special Col-lections at Murphy Library. For this, we thank them. Without them, our papers would turn to dust and the his-torical record of UW-L, of which � e Racquet is an integral part, would be lost.

Last year, � e Racquet reported on the university’s cen-tennial festivities. Now it’s our turn, but as it’s been for � ve

generations, there’s no time for a party.� at is, not until this Centennial Special Edition has

traversed the Internet and reached our printing company in Calmar, Iowa, is printed, shipped by UPS, and in stands � ursday as always. Enjoy winter break.

generations, there’s no time for a party.

The object of The Racquet is to gather up and carry through the goal of pub-licity the sphere of our school’s activities--intel-lectual, moral, and physical.

Folks involved in news media are easily annoyed when they hear complaints about the number of inserts or ads in their newspaper.

For its entire century, and like all newspapers, � e Racquet has depended on advertising revenue to keep it � nancially healthy. While students have for decades contributed via segregated fees to supple-ment bad years and subscribers have provided ad-ditional income, without print advertising, this paper could not survive.

Some advertisers whose ads ran in our � rst edi-tion, like the one below for Citizens State Bank, and others like Rose Jewelers and Bodega, are familiar names to this day. Others, like the makers of the Conklin self-� lling fountain pen, seem to have faded.

� e following message, which appeared in that � rst edition of � e Racquet, is as relevant today as it was then.

DECEMBER 16, 1910

Ad blitz

Much like in 1910, � e Racquet leans on a dedicated sta� to produce most of its copy. But as then, it still eagerly requests and accepts submis-sions from students who invest time and thought into writing columns or letters to the editor, or even guest stories, on any topic they choose.

LOCAL BUSINESS AND

STUDENTS HAVE LONG

RELATIONSHIP

One hundred years of The Racquet Thursday, December 9, 2010

NOVEMBER 7, 1969

DECEMBER 12, 1941 BY LORRAIN GAUTSCH, EDITOR

APRIL 10, 2003

The Open Forum: A student dissents

Patriotismbeforeprotest

Staff editorial: support Vietnam War dissent

When Congress declared war on Japan a� er the bombing of Pearl Harbor, the outcome was, obviously, unknown. In that uncertainty, the Racquet editor, who notes that the paper had very intentionally refrained from covering the violence, leaving it to trained professionals, calls on students to rally behind their country and hope for victory.

A little less than 30 years a� er Lorrain Gautsch’s editorial call-ing for patriotism, the editorial

board railed againstthe government and encouraged students to attend peace ral-lies to oppose the Vietnam War.

“I see no reason to expect any signi� -cant increase in the level of the tempo of operations in South Vietnam, said Sec-retary of Defense Robert McNamara in 1966.

But since that time more and more troops have been sent into Vietnam. Washington politicians continually talk of de-escalation and U.S. troop withdrawal. So a few hundred men are pulled out, never mentioning the thousands which are sent there each month. � e people in the big white house on the hill never seem to notice the anti-domcratic poicies being enacted in South Vietnam while they are supposedly involved to make Vietnam a free and democratic country.

With these and several more discrep-ancies on our hands, the American people have felt it is time for them to arise and have thier voices heard. But it all seems pointless because they aren’t the silent majority that Preident Nixon caters to and he refuses to have their opinions in� uence him, in no way!

Yet they continue to vocalize their be-liefs and demonstrate their sentiments against his policies. � e e� ort is there, and should be heard.

However, now is the time for more and louder e� orts. It is the � rst ware in our history fought not only on the battle� eld but brought into our livingrooms daily by today’s mass communications. And it

is here at home this confusion and frus-tration has raised challenges within Con-gress, within colleges and universities, within the press, within the military itself and all to a degree not experienced n the United States since the Civil War.

All this confusion and disillusionment with our poicies must be faced. We must make our voices heard, and heard well. As October 15 was recorded in history, so will November 13 and 14 and the Mora-toriums that will follow until the war is ended.

� e injustices that exist in our society and our world must be eradicated. � ese injustices are appalling and thus far have only added to the decay of our society and the hypocrisy of the system.

� e November Moratorium must be bigger and louder than October’s. More activities mut be participated in y more people. Local plans are given on page 1, and national plans center around the ash-ington and San Francisco marches.

Letters must be written to the Presi-dent. � e national organization is calling for a “Sign for Peace Postcard” which is a postcard addressed to President Nixon stating that one does not support further military action in Vietnam and one wants all the troops brought home now. You are to include your name and address.

Participate is the Moratorium word for peace on November 13 and 14.

WAR STORIES

Depending on your de� nition of “war,” � e Racquet has experienced seven of them in its century. � ough � e Racquet has consistently avoided printing war news, � e Racquet has been a forum for student opinion throughout.

JUNE 4, 1918MARCH 19, 1917

The war to end all wars...

As it turned out, by the mid-30s that nickname used for WWI during its course proved less than accurate. � e Racquet tacitly covered deployments of students and faculty, but focused from 1915-1919 on patriotism, as seen in the 1917 clip at the le� .

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State approves School of Education programs

Students involved with UW-La

Crosse’s School of Education can

breath a sigh of relief. � e Depart-

ment of Public Instruction of the

State of Wisconsin formally ap-

proved the School of Education’s

teacher education programs.

Dr. Marcie R. Wyco� -Horn, the

Interim Director of the School of

Education, said, “� e DPI conducts

accreditation visits every � ve years

for teacher licensing programs.”

Earlier this fall, more than 30 of the

teacher education licensure pro-

grams were approved, and UW-L’s

teacher preparation program was

approved the week of Oct. 18.

Without approval from the DPI,

there is a distinct possibility that

UW-L graduates would be ineli-

gible for a teaching license from the

State of Wisconsin. In fact, when

they did their last review in the fall

of 2008, the State found a number

of problems with the school’s pro-

grams, including insu� cient sta�

numbers and inadequate training.

In response to this, UW-L has

hired many new teacher education

faculty in the past two years and re-

structured many of their programs.

According to the School of Ed-

ucation’s Web site, they can trace

their roots back to the formation

of the La Crosse Normal School in

1909, with 176 students and 14 fac-

ulty members. � e numbers have

grown considerably over the past

Please see EDUCATION, page 3

By Racquet StaffBy Racquet Staff

Student accused of

rape remains jailedUW-L COMES UP SHORT IN MADISON

Freshman forward Derek Braucht moves past a Wisconsin defender. The Eagles lost 84-59 in the Saturday,

Nov. 6 exhibition game. The Eagles home opener game is Nov. 23 against Viterbo.

KaWai Hui � e Racquet

Fake IDs are something that

isn’t new to the city of La Crosse.

Housing three colleges within one

city is bound to show some e� ects

in the downtown lifestyle. A recent

increase of false identi� cation has

local cops and popular bars crack-

ing down.� e combination of the easy ac-

cess to obtaining fake IDs and the

consequences of being caught with

one is deadly, according to the City

of La Crosse Police Department.

La Crosse police o� cer Andrew

Dittman says there are two forms of

false identi� cation. One is a completely fabricated

ID card that is either ordered online

or by a production company. � e

second form is a real person’s driv-

er’s license that someone who is of

age gives to a minor when they get a

new ID. Both of these forms of fake

Yo, I got a fake ID though!

By KC Powers

Staff ReporterStaff Reporter

Please see FAKE ID, page 5

By Jake Gietman

Sports EditorSports Editor

Yo, I got

La Crosse has a lot of amazing

women.� at is the general sentiment

of organizers of the YWCA of the

Coulee Region Tribute of Out-

standing Women 2010 Awards Gala

set to be held � ursday, Nov. 11 at

the La Crosse Center Ballroom.

� e 28th annual event recog-

nizes 11 inspirational leaders from

the Greater La Crosse Area who

excel in their � elds and embody

the YWCA mission of empowering

women and eliminating racism.

Several UW-La Crosse alumni,

sta� and students have been se-

lected to receive awards, including

UW-L senior Yang Cha � ao, Cam-

pus Climate Coordinator Amanda

Goodenough and Director of the

Self-Su� ciency Program Amy Sul-

livan. � e tribute recognizes selected

women who have made important

contributions and for their exam-

ples of leadership, integrity, dedi-

cation and self motivation, both

within self and in the community.

� e YWCA award came as a

surprise for � ao. “I was really hon-

ored to be nom-inated,” � ao said. � ao’s mentor, Maggie McHugh from Student Sup-port Services, nominated her for her volun-teer work in the community. “I never knew anyone was watching and would

recognize me for the work I do. I

do things not because I want some

special recognition or get a name

for myself, but because I want to

make a di� er-ence,” � ao said.

� ao won the Young Women of

Please see AWARD, page 5

� e Eagles’ size disadvantage

contributed to them losing to UW-

Madison in an exhibition game at

the Kohl Center on Nov. 6 in front

of 17,230 spectators. Even though

UW-La Crosse was � rst to put

points on the board, the scoreboard

� ashed 84-59 at the end of regula-

tion. UW-Madison even added a

little salt to the wound with a long

three point buzzer beater to end the

game by forward Duje Dukan.

Clearly a win was not the most

important thing when playing a

NCAA Division I powerhouse

team, and the Eagles will undoubt-

edly take many positives back to La

Crosse with them from the experi-

ence. “� e guys performed really

well especially in the second half,”

UW-L head coach Ken Koebl said.

Playing time was also spread

out a little more than usual with

starters totaling a little over half the

minutes for both teams. Badgers

head coach Bo Ryan was impressed

with his team and thought his team

played very well, even though many

of the players went in knowing their

time on the court would be lim-

ited. Still, Ryan expressed concern

that the Eagles were able to take so

many outside shots. “We don’t want

Please see SHELLAKIN’, page 11

By Dan Dodge

Staff ReporterStaff Reporter

Kohl Center bleeds maroon

The golden three UW-L staff , students win YWCA

Outstanding Women Awards

By Katie Tucker

City EditorCity Editor

Lattimore

Thao Goodenough Sullivan

State approves School of Education programs

isn’t new to the city of La Crosse.

Housing three colleges within one

city is bound to show some e� ects

in the downtown lifestyle. A recent

increase of false identi� cation has

local cops and popular bars crack-

ing down.

cess to obtaining fake IDs and the

consequences of being caught with

one is deadly, according to the City

of La Crosse Police Department.

La Crosse police o� cer Andrew

Dittman says there are two forms of

false identi� cation.

ID card that is either ordered online

or by a production company. � e

second form is a real person’s driv-

er’s license that someone who is of

age gives to a minor when they get a

new ID. Both of these forms of fake

� ao won the Young Women of

“� at’s what Plan B is for,” John

Lattimore allegedly told another

UW-La Crosse student just before

he raped her, according to a crimi-

nal complaint � led Oct. 28 in La

Crosse County Circuit Court.

� e complaint accuses Latti-

more, a UW-L sopho-

more, of second degree

sexual assault and false

imprisonment. � e incident occurred

mid-September in a

UW-L residence hall, the

complaint states. According to the

complaint, the victim

was out with friends that

evening and texted Lat-

timore. He asked the vic-

tim to meet up with him

and come to his dorm room. Ac-

cording to the complaint, the victim

said, “No one was in the kitchen or

living room.” Lattimore invited the

victim into his bedroom and locked

the door. � e victim felt weird that he

locked the door, but he told her he

didn’t know his roommates well,

the complaint states. � e two sat on

the bed and began to kiss until she

told him that they shouldn’t do this.

Lattimore continued to be aggres-

sive, pinning her down with his le�

arm and undressing her. � e victim

told him to get o� and let go, and

she attempted to get up when he

undressed, pushed her back on the

bed and raped her, the complaint

states. O� cer Timothy Shantz of Uni-

versity Police made contact with

Lattimore on Nov. 1. Lattimore was

read his Miranda Rights. He then

requested to contact his mother in

regards to a lawyer, a� er which he

chose to remain silent. Lattimore appeared in court

on Friday, Nov. 5 with an attorney.

He is being held on a $25,000 cash

bond, and he is prohibited to have

any contact with the vic-

tim, the UW-L campus,

or Facebook. At the time

of press on Wednesday,

Nov. 10, he remained in

the La Crosse County

Jail.Lattimore was sched-

uled to appear in court

Wednesday for a prelim-

inary hearing, according

to the La Crosse County

Clerk’s o� ce.Chief of University

Police Scott Rohde stressed that

cases like this commonly involve

people who are familiar with one

another. “Rarely do we see a strang-

er hiding in the bushes and assault-

ing someone. It’s almost always a

previous acquaintance,” said Rohde.

“Alcohol was not a factor in this

particular case,” Rohde said. He

advises students to take the neces-

sary precautions into consideration

when at parties. “� e best defense

is to keep your judgment. Impaired

judgment is the number one cause

of sexual assaults on most college

universities. It is also important to

keep awareness of yourself and your

drink and to have an adult conver-

sation about your comfort level

with every sexual partner,” said Ro-

hde.

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Eagles pummel

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1962-63: John O’Neill

1960-61: Gordon Borreson

1961-62: Keith Larson

1954-55: Gregory Ziegelmaier

1953-54: Lucile Hanson

1952-53: Lenore Dregne

1950-57: Bob Linse

1951-52: Russ Johnson

1959-60: Ken Arneson

1958-59: Morris J. Meyer

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“So, I noticed you weren’t on the list...”

A literary journal?

Even in 1963, at progressive institu-tion, it was necessary to split up the boys and girls when congratulating GPA achievements. Should this have run today, the uproar behind what

would surely be labeled an “invasion of privacy” would have this paper shut down, and pronto. (Also note the reminder to get vaccinated for Polio at the end of the article).

Before moving to broadsheet format in 1915, Th e Racquet was a small, bound book of sorts that featured social

commentary and student contributions like the

ones below. In many issues original poetry and quirky submissions like these graced the pages, a grab bag of student ingenuity and wit.

APRIL 1, 1914

MARCH 23, 1949

MAY 16, 1914

One hundred years of The RacquetPage 2 Thursday, December 9, 2010

FLASHBACK� ese selections of stories through the years cast light on some of the changes in editorial content and style as the paper evolved.

DOODLES

DECEMBER 16, 1910

OCTOBER 10, 1914

APRIL 7, 1911

Before Props ‘n’ Drops...In the inaugural issue of The Racquet, edi-

tors compiled a list of witticism from favor-ite faculty, reprinted below. They captured

a sense of the instructors, intended as a wink-and-nod to their quirks rather than being mean or hurtful. Though perhaps out of context today,

at the time these Pet Expressions surely humored those who read them.

Send the funny or witty (or obscene) expres-sions of your professors to [email protected]; maybe we’ll bring “Wit and Humor” back to UW-L.


Sketches like this accompanied similar stories; in this case, it was paired with a story about football tryouts.

Graphics like the one above set apart each section of the newspaper in its earliest inception.


*today, site of Erbert’s and Gerberts and Polito’s Pizza

DECEMBER 16, 1910

SEPTEMBER 20, 1962

NOVEMBER 7, 1941

SEPTEMBER 20, 1962JANUARY 19, 1961

OCTOBER 10, 1914

Before easy access to InDesign and Photoshop, box ads like these were commonly used for local vendors and service providers. Not � ashy, but certainly to the point.

ADVERTISING

� ese selections span a century, starting from before it was illegal to advetise cigarettes in print. (� e Camel ad is pretty tame; one for Chester� eld promised those were the “best for you” cigs). � e rest are memories of La Crosse, for places long gone.

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