Luke Alvin began his education at the University of Wisconsin-La Crosse when this year’s seniors were stressing over who to take to their fi rst high school homecom-ing. He’s hoping to graduate this spring. Alvin’s prolonged college career isn’t because he’s a real life Van Wilder, but because aft er an unfulfi lling freshman year he en-listed in the U.S. military.

Th is year roughly 300 students are receiving veteran education benefi ts at UW-L. Th ese students can now fi nd comfort in the ad-dition of their university to the

2010-2011 list of Military Friendly Schools.

Th e list, which is put out annu-ally by G.I. Jobs magazine, is refer-enced by veterans in their search for colleges. Professor of Military Sci-ence LTC Mark Johnson contacted list moderators aft er noticing UW-L wasn’t on the list last year. UW-L’s outstanding services and support helped secure their addition.

While Alvin was deployed, UW-L went through a few changes crucial to his education. Th e univer-sity transitioned computer services from TALON to WINGS, Alvin’s

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By Lauren SeidlCampus Editor

Just when students thought things here at UW-La Crosse couldn’t get any better, they did. Up from last year’s no. 3 ranking, UW-L has moved up a spot to the second best re-gional university in the Mid-west according to U.S. News and World Report.

UW-L Provost Kathleen Enz Finken says a number of positive improvements have led to this success.

“We lowered our student to faculty ratio from 23:1 to 21:1 due to the hiring of new faculty through the Growth, Quality and Access program. We also decreased the number of students per class; last year U.S. News reported that 35% of all of our classes had less than 20 students in them, but this year they cite that 42% of our classes have less than 20 students in them. Th at's a signifi cant posi-tive change in a single year,” Enz Finken said.

And these positive changes in turn lead to painting an even more ideal picture of UW-L to prospec-tive students locally, nationally or even internationally.

“Th e ranking positively impacts our ability to recruit students. We also know that the rankings can be very important for attracting international students to campus since it is one way that they can be-gin to compare universities when they don't have the opportunity to visit campuses prior to selecting an institution,”Enz Finken states.

U.S. News and World Report has also ranked UW-L as one of the top schools in the Midwest with a strong commitment to teaching, a

ranking that becomes very appeal-ing when hiring new faculty mem-bers.

“Th is is something we should all be very proud of, and it drives so many of the other measures of success. Our success suggests this is a ‘winning team,’ and one that will provide a positive work envi-ronment. People want to be part of that,” says Enz Finken.

Not only does the positive and successful environment at UW-L at-tract faculty members, but it attracts donors as well.

“Alumni and donors to the uni-versity can be proud that we rank so highly. Granting agencies might see this as a positive thing, as well. When people see you are successful, they want to invest in that success. Th ey see that you have a proven

track record and their investment will not be wasted,” remarks Enz Finken.

Enz Finken ensures that here at UW-L, donors can always be sure their contribution is being put to use. Whether it be scholarship money going towards educating our outstanding students or fund-ing for academic buildings to house additional faculty offi ces and class-rooms to improve our student to faculty ratio, not a penny of their gift goes unappreciated by our community. We have continually proven ourselves as a top university in the Midwest.

“I think the ranking is one re-fl ection of the great work we do on this campus. UW-L has become

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Luke Alvin and the Intelligence Section at Camp Cropper, Baghdad Iraq. Alvin has benefi ted from UW-L’s military friendly services, including Veterans Benefi ts Coordinator Sheryn Lehrke.

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Students explore city from Wittich

FieldBy Kelli Ponce

Managing Editor

Th e aroma of pizza, among oth-er campus favorites, was the only necessity to persuade students to gather on Wittich Field Wednesday, Sept. 8.

Sponsored by CAB, the Sample the City Event presented over 15 local businesses that welcomed stu-dents with free food, services and promotions. Employees represented Starbucks, Body and Sol, Leithold Music, Jimmy Johns, Salon Medusa, Th e Root Note, Premier Fitness, Th e People’s Food Co-Op, Domino’s and Pla-Mor Lanes just to name a few.

Body and Sol Tanning and Mas-sage Studio let students show their pong mastery by off ering them free tanning sessions with each cup made. Coupons for various services were also passed out to attract stu-dents looking to tan, relax in the Infra-Red sauna, get an Aqua-Mas-sage or test out the Oxygen and Chi sessions off ered. Body and Sol is located in the Jackson Plaza as well as East Town Plaza, and more infor-mation can be found at www.body-andsol.biz.

Providing personalized training, a full protein smoothie bar, tan-ning and sauna sessions and other nutritional specialties, Premier Fitness is located in Downtown La Crosse. Classes such as Yoga, Crunch Time, Kickboxing, Zumba, Studio Strength and Spinning are available to students looking to get fi t and venture off campus. Owner Sally Johnson promoted students to check out Premier Fitness Wed., Sept. 8. “We’ve been in business for 10 years and have a lot to off er stu-dents,” said Johnson. Student mem-berships are $29.00 a month. For more information about Premier Fitness classes, events and inspiring motivations, go to www.premierfi t-ness.org.

Orange Pearl Salon Stylist Choya Wood was excited to create a new style for graduate student Samantha Harrison. Orange Pearl Stylists of-fered free beauty treatment during the event and many students simi-lar to Harrison took advantage. “It’s awesome that they’re pampering me for free, especially since I spent two seconds on my hair this morn-

ing,” said Harrison. Located on Pearl Street, the salon warns customers that if they acquire a “colorful sense of humor” this is the salon for them. For advice on products, services and other information about the salon, visit www.orangepearlsaloninc.com.

New addition to Downtown La Crosse, Campus Gear, sells t-shirts, sweatshirts, pants, ladies fashion, children’s clothes and more for lower prices than UW-L’s bookstore. Campus Gear is recommended to be the new go-to place for college apparel according to UW-L stu-dent Kelsi Williams. “I went to their grand opening sale and bought a La Crosse t-shirt for fi ve bucks when they’re normally around $12.00 at

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Chancellor Joe Gow showcases one of UW-L’s recent awards. The university landed the no. 2 ranking for Midwest school this year.

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Lock up!City police

probing rash of theft sBy Katie Tucker

City Editor

La Crosse Police have is-sued an alert to residents about an increase in residential crime in recent weeks. Police released a press statement late August that reported a recent spike in vehicle and home break-ins and theft .

Area thieves have been tar-geting unlocked vehicles. La Crosse Police say items sto-len include GPS units, iPods, laptop computers, cameras, and cash among other things. Doors, screens and windows were also reported damaged.

In the warning, police re-minded residents to take pre-cautions to stay safe including locking all windows and doors and to keep valuables out of easy reach and access. Th e La Crosse Police Web site also suggests recording the serial numbers and descriptions of personal items, for use in case of a theft .

La Crosse Police Offi cer Andrew Dittman, a depart-ment spokesman, said police have seen a "major rash" in theft s from cars, and the ma-jority of the cars were unlocked at the time the theft s occurred.

Dittman said the theft s have occurred citywide and are not exclusive to any par-ticular area. Th e incidents have taken place at all times of the day, including when vehicles have been parked in driveways overnight or even when people leave them to walk into a store for a few minutes, he said.

Dittman noted that crimes

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Geography major require-ments were changed and his advisor retired. However UW-L made it easy for Alvin to get back into the swing of things.

“I met with the Assistant Dean for the College of Sci-ence and Allied Health and in one afternoon she was able to put me back into the old Ge-ography requirements,” Alvin said. “I also met my new ad-visor right away and she was very helpful.”

One of the biggest headaches veteran stu-dents need to deal with is education benefit forms. Luckily, UW-L has Veterans Benefits Coordinator Sharyn Lehrke for guidance. “Having someone who can navigate the sys-tem, such as Ms. Lehrke, really makes it a lot easier,” Alvin said.

Another valuable resource for veterans is UW-L’s renewed Veterans Club. Although the club has been in existence for the past few years, new President Brandon Powers and Vice President Daryl Thomas are getting it more organized. Powers and Thomas are working to attain official club recognition, and they plan on holding regular meetings for support as well as help with résumés, edu-cation benefit forms and more.

“We wanted to try to have a centralized way to communicate with people,” Powers said. “We want veterans to come to us with questions so we can provide answers or point them to people who can.”

Next year the club hopes to have a Vet-eran’s Center in Cartwright where they can

regularly hold meetings and workshops.While reasons for going into the mili-

tary are different among veterans, sensations upon returning to the classroom seem to be the same. Feeling out of place with age and life experiences resonate among returning soldiers.

“It’s hard acclimating to civilian life and coming back to school with classmates who are seven years younger than you,” Powers said. “My maturity level and interests have changed.”

Alvin feels the same way. “Sometimes I joke that I lost a lot of good friends in the war… not in Iraq but people back home who graduated, moved away, got married, etcet-era,” he said.

However Alvin admits to feeling awkward when he’s thanked for his service: “Really for a lot us [veterans], we just want to pick up where life left off and finish up school and just sort of forget the whole business happened. It's not even that it was that bad, it's just you don't want to just stay mired in the past.”

From VETERANS, page 1

Veterans return to UW-L after combat

“We wanted to provide a cen-tralized location for people. We

want veterans to come to us with questions so we can provide

answers or point them to people that can.”

-Brandon Powers Veterans Club President

Local businesses visit UW-L students

Graduate student rolls out of bed and onto Wittich field. An Orange Pearl Salon stylist, Choya, shows off her creativity for UW-L students Sept. 8.

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the bookstore.” Open Monday through Sat-urday from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m., students are welcome to check out the variety of college apparel.

Rocky Rococo let students sample new types of Rocky’s Megastix, such as Cheesy, Pesto-Tomato and Cinnamon. New, low

prices of Rocky’s Megatstix can be found online at www.rockyslacrosse.com. Rocky’s cures UW-L’s late night crave until 3 a.m. Thursday through Saturday. Tori Hanson, UW-L student, said, “My roommates and I will probably get Rocky’s since they deliver and are way cheaper than Toppers.”

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Brown Bag Bus comes to campus

Republican Governor canidate Scott Walker visited UW-L again on Sept. 12. According to Chancellor Joe Gow in an all campus e-mail, UW-L has a long and proud history of hosting legislative candidates. Walker began his second campaign stop since entering the race last spring by touting his record as Milwaukee County Executive and drawing contrasts with Milwaukee Mayor and Democrat challenger for the gover-nor’s office Tom Barrett, as well as primary Republican challenger Mark Neumann.To learn more about local polling locations or how to get registered visit city oflacrosse.org. Gu-bernatorial elections take place Tuesday Nov. 2

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Campus ranking reflection of faculty, student work

more selective largely due to the great work of our faculty and staff. Our freshmen re-tention rate is high. Our graduation rate is high. This happens not only because of the student body's makeup, but because of the

great work of our faculty and staff. They are the core of the university, and no university

can be top-notch without excellent faculty and staff. If you have that, the great students will follow,” notes Enz Finken.

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GIVING a LITTLE oF YourSELF

Last year students at UW-La Crosse voted in support of paying a little extra in tuition for extended campus resources. Th is year those implications are fi nally being set into action.

Resources include extended library hours, more online databases and resources, in-creased safety on campus, more disability resources, improved international education, campus research, and a diversity recruiter to promote a well balanced campus. Th e initial proposal was brought forth by the Academic Initiatives Oversights Committee (AIOC).

Th e AIOC was started in 2003 in order to work more with items such as academic advising, campus research and diversity. It cost 30 dollars per semester, and up until this year the university matched the cost for the students. During the 2009-2010 academic year, the UW-L Board of Regents decided that they should bring forth the topic to the Student Senate.

It was a sensitive topic for many students and faculty alike because now the university was asking for a segregated fee. Every time segregated fees are proposed they must be put to a vote run by the Student Senate.

Th e campus was put to a vote that off ered the Academic Initiative’s previous campus

resources along with more up-to-date, re-formed programs. Students were asked if they would be willing to cover the 30 dollar fee the university previously funded in ex-change for better resources. Students voted yes, and this year all of the promised program enhancements are quickly being put to ac-tion. Th e most popular change on campus has been the extended library hours. With the Academic Initiatives Committee students now can enjoy eleven more hours each week at Murphy Library.

For more information on the Academic Initiative you can visit http://www.uwlax.edu/studentassoc/student-senate/Commit-tees/AIOC/aioc.htm.

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Student volunteer Hannah Stoffl et holds a casual conversation with a UW-L freshman donor during a blood drive held Sept. 14 in Port ‘O Call in Cartwright.

Many people have noticed the strange smell lingering over La Crosse the past few days. A Sept. 2 failure at the City Brewery Company caused a system overload that fl ushed nearly 700 barrels of beer into both the brewery’s and city’s wastewater drain, overwhelming both.

According to the La Crosse Tribune, the overload put the city in violation of its own discharge permit with the state De-partment of Natural. Th e DNR regulates how much waste water can be fl ushed into the Mississippi.

Unfortunately, for La Crosse residents the smell probably won’t be going away anytime soon. Brewery representatives said it could be at least a month before the odor fully resides.

Th e brewery faces thousands of dollars in fi nes for the malfunction. In addition, the city has asked the brewery to pay for any additional costs that come from the problem.

City brewery causes big stinkHundreds of barrels of beer fl ushed into city wastewater system

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such as theft often increase when schools are back in session. “With an increase in popu-lation, crime will increase accordingly,” Ditt-man said. Sexual assault and dating relation-ship violence also peak when students arrive.

The most common places police see theft around the campus area is at student homes when parties are being held. “Know who’s in your house if you are going to be hosting a party. Conceal things you don’t want to be a target such as laptops, iPods, or cash,” Ditt-man suggests.

Perhaps the most useful advice is to be aware that crimes do happen. “Don’t think it

won’t happen to you. It’s important to take steps to stay safe. If you’re out with friends, keep track of each other. If you live off cam-pus and are concerned about your security, get a hold of your landlord right away. Don’t procrastinate,” Dittman concluded.

Anyone who believes he/she is a theft victim or sees suspicious activity is asked to call La Crosse Police at 608-785-5962. The La Crosse Area Crime Stoppers takes anon-ymous calls for anyone with information about recent burglaries at 608-784-8477. For a full list of area crime visit the crime-map at cityoflacrosse.org.

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Those venturing through downtown La Crosse this past summer may have noticed the mysterious closing of Coconut Joe’s bar in late June, followed by a surprising reopening in mid August. The bar, located on Third and Pearl, has undergone a few changes and may undergo more depending on a possible change in ownership.

Coconut Joe’s, commonly known as Coco’s, was originally operated by broth-ers George and David Markos of La Crosse. The brothers also owned neighboring bars Legends and Riverside until 2005, when they sold all three locations to the owner of a local corporation.

The corporation closed Riverside last January, and the closings of Coconut Joe’s and Legends followed this past summer.

After renewing their beer and liquor licenses the Markos brothers reopened Coco’s with the addition of more tropical décor along with a new heating and air con-ditioning system.

It is uncertain whether the Markoses will continue operating Coconut Joe’s. A new duo of bar owners recently moved into town from Minnestoa. Korey Bannerman and Tom DeQuattro have already gained ownership of Legends bar and recently ap-plied for a city beer and liquor license for Coconut Joe’s.

Bannerman and DeQuattro trans-formed Legends into the Whiskey River Sa-

loon bar and grill, which they hope to unveil Sept. 16. The two opened their first Whiskey River Saloon this past July in Madison. The new bar will feature live music and DJs on weekends.

Right now it is uncertain who will con-tinue the operation of Coconut Joe’s. The La Crosse Tribune quoted Bannerman in saying that if they are granted ownership of Coco’s, they will add more food to its menu.

Coco Joes? Who knows.

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Viterbo’s School of Nursing has the big plans for the future. With construction on their new nursing facility and a recent $297,000 grant for state of the art technol-ogy, Viterbo plans to expand its nursing program to help curb the country’s current nursing shortage.

Construction on the new $15.8 mil-lion dollar nursing building began in late May. Th e facility will feature two buildings: a three story academic lecture hall and a fi ve story classroom and administrative offi ce building connected through a com-mon clinical third fl oor for nursing and di-etetic student laboratories. Among its two buildings the facility will have three lecture halls, eleven classrooms and labs, faculty offi ces, and a healing garden.

“Our nursing program enrollment has been steadily increasing over the past years, and we’ve really just outgrown ourselves at our current building,” Silvana Richardson, Dean of Nusing says.

Th e building will be LEED certifi ed and was developed by the same architects that built Mayo Clinic. To commemorate the early foundations of Viterbo’s nursing pro-gram, a museum-like Heritage Room will also be featured.

Viterbo recently received a $297,000 grant from the federal Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA) through the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services to help fund the depart-ment’s high tech equipment, including state of the art clinical simulation labs. Th e simu-lation labs provide hands-on training in real life scenarios with patient simulators.

“We are very excited about the new labs. We are positive that this facility will help us to enhance the already excellent education we provide for our nursing students. Th ese labs can ensure quality of care and health for local

patients because our student’s will be trained with the best,” Richardson commented.

According to a press release issued by Wis-consin Representative Ron Kind, who broke the news of the technology grant September 8, “the Clinical Simulation Learning Center will provide opportunities for students to participate in interdisciplinary teamwork and improve their decision making skills through life-like simulations.”

Richardson feels the new facility will not

only be benefi cial to Viterbo students, but to other health professionals in the region as well.

“One of our hopes is to partner with local facilities, such as Mayo Health or Gundersen systems to develop simulation regional learn-ing. Th ese practicing health professionals could do team training or learn new skills in our new center,” Richardson said.

Richardson believes the facility will ad-ditionally bring better prepared nurses to the

city of La Crosse, and surrounding com-munities. Statistically, about one third of all Viterbo Nursing graduates practice in area medical centers.

“We’re excited to be able to collaborate

in new ways throughout the community to improve health for all,” Richardson said.

Slated for completion in Fall 2011, the new building will be almost triple the size of the current John Brophy Nursing Center. Th e university hopes to increase nursing enroll-ment by 200 students over the next fi ve years.

Viterbo currently has the largest private nursing program in Wisconsin with around 700 nursing students. Approximately 430 of these students are Bachelor of Science in Nursing (BSA) undergraduates. Viterbo’s nursing program began over 70 years ago, es-tablished by the Franciscan Sisters.

HRSA grant amounts are calculated using a formula that refl ects increased enrollment, graduation rates, and growth in diversity.

Richardson feels Viterbo’s program’s dis-tinguishing factors include the opportunity for clinical learning, providing faculty who are still in clinical practice, and having stu-dent’s who are compassionate and able to build relationships with patients.

Building for the futureViterbo University expanding School of Nursing with state-of-the-art buildingBy Katie Tucker

City Editor

School of Nursing construction underway at Viterbo University. Viterbo plans on opening their state of the art nursing facility sometime Fall 2011.

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Brain food for Ph.D.sAttention freshmen and oblivious

bookworms unaware of the blossoming on campus:

No, not the � owers, dinglefritz. � ere is eye candy going up at the heart of campus, a giant new residence hall taking shape fast, a downright sexy stadium, and the new Reuter is still within memory. And let’s not forget: a new parking ramp, student center, and a modern science hall.

Er, scratch the last one for a few more biennial budgets.

Even if you’d rather spend four years dodging crumbling old facades, you have to appreciate the renaissance exploding around us. A bulldozer and wrecking ball just might be the fountain of youth for a 100 year old campus.

To some car drivers the abundance of bicycle tra� c around the surrounding cam-pus area is a new experience, but it should be pretty simple...watch where you’re driving! If a biker is in a crosswalk and has a green light, no, you shouldn’t try to make a right-hand turn. Likewise, it’s not cool to speed through an alleyway only to slam on the brakes inches before piling into oncom-ing tra� c. Remember, cars and bicycles can share the road safely, but only if everyone does their part.

� e school year is up and running. Textbooks are checked out, supplies have been ordered, the studying hasn’t been so bad yet, the excitement of welcome week is over, and some of you need to calm down. You know who you are, the girl that comes to the � rst week of class with all her books, sits in the front row and begins writing

deadlines in her planner the second the syllabus is passed out. Stop trying to lead a group full of juniors, seniors and � � h years and just take it easy.

Here’s a shout-out to the library shout-ers: Keep it down! Since when is it okay to answer your phone at a conversational vol-ume in a library? � ose stereotypical shush-ing librarians are shushing for a reason. Students trying to be studious don’t want to hear the details of your lunch plans. � ey don’t want to hear about your night out, no matter how awesomely stellar it was. � ey don’t want to hear your voice in general. So show some common courtesy and use your quietest inside voice, take your phone call elsewhere or better yet, do both. “Yeah I can talk I’m just in the library” is a phrase no one wants to hear.

And it begins. � e season of cough-ing, sneezing and sni� es. So, before it gets any worse, take note and pack some tissue in your backpack because those sitting in front of you in your bio lecture don’t want your snot in their hoodies.

Living o� campus can be a new and interesting experience for those who have never needed to fend for themselves. Some may � nd it di� cult to grocery shop and cook on their own. Just to be clear, having a diet exclusively made up of hotdogs is never a good idea, unless that happens to be part of a new-lifestyle reinvention that includes training for Nathan’s 4th of July Hot Dog Eating Contest.

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Fall 2010’s Downtown La Crosse Fashion Show featured runway looks by: Dale’s Clothing for Men and Women; Three Rivers Outdoors; Lillians and Moon Goon; CityWear; Deja vu; Heart Song Center; Kick; Howe’s Diamond Jewelers; Designing Jewelers; Rose Jewelers; Touch of Class; LARK; Scott Joseph Menswear; Monet Floral; The Wedding Tree; Salon Medusa; Traci Weber for Mary Kay Cosmetics; and Runway Photography by Kelly Ottesen (pictured)

Grandmothers: most of ours can be described as possessing real elegance and

thrift ... most grew up oddly enough without sweat-pants and a charge-card. And odds are most likely

in your favor that if they’re still living, your Grandmothers are better than the lottery-They spoil you continuously, and they’re practically personal investment advisors when it comes to tips for how to save or stretch your dollar. So take a couple tips from Gran and spend an afternoon at a craft-show, farmer’s market, thrift-store, or better yet Gran’s personal closet

(politely ask of course) and see if you

can find any neat pins, brooches, or scarves you can cheaply adorn to discount-store items. A friend of mine found about six different shaped leaf brooches at a thrift store for $6 for all of them, and then carefully pinned them into a relatively cheap pair of wool flats with a gold buckle found on sale in the clearance aisle of Target, and they look better than the inspiration pair found in the center of Vogue for $$$$. She rarely spends more than $40 these days on shoes; unless they’re athletic of course. She not only looks good, so does her wallet. Go for the same glam effect when you pin a brooch into a cheap headband or scarf.

Downtown Mainstreet, Inc.’s first fashion show event featured over 50 models all from the Coulee Region. Proceeds from the event will contribute to the Promo-tions Committee of DMI, which is responsible for the five promotion events hosted throughout the year in Downtown La Crosse. These events are Spring Fling, Krazy Daze, Historic Downtown La Crosse Day, Trick or Treating, and the Holiday Open House.

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Thursday, september 16, 2010

By Greg Lampe & Kelli PonceFeatures Editor & Managing Editor

Downtown businesses team-up to promote La Crosse DMI’s first

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Forget hopping on a jet to Milan, Bryant Park, or Paris; September 9, 2010 saw La Crosse’s Water-front Restaurant’s Cargill Room transformed into the Coulee Region’s very own fashion destination - with complimentary bubbly to boot! Featuring the latest in trends and styles, from hiking boots to wedding dresses, and everything in between, the night was a huge success - and surely those

who witnessed or participated will be discussing the show for quite some time. But since most of you weren’t skipping your first Thursday of class to walk the runway, or willing to cough up $25 a ticket after buying books in the bookstore to at-tend the event, here we present a short recap of the night’s best and most interesting looks for this fall.

It’s seriously the easiest accessory to rock ... you’re pants hang, your torso is too long - cinch it up with a belt. But let’s be

specific, why go for the boring plain Jane black or brown? Get funky with the latest in beading, met-als, embellishments, or buckles on not just belts, but handbags, boots, shoes, hats, and jewelry. One of the hottest trends on the market now is the pairing of different textured and sized chains

strung together to achieve the look of an indus-trialized fashion warrior. Take a look first to the left of this sentence at those street stompers! And then turn your attention to the bottom of page 8 and view how both elegant and edgy the woman with the full-zip dress is with her hardware - it’s a good thing Home Improvement’s Tool Time is off air - ‘cuz damn Heidi would have some serious competition!

Attire ... Spring’s not the only time for floral prints. Take advantage of the plethora of leaf-

inspired costume jewelry and prints that never seem to fade out of style. While you’re at it, head straight for texture-enhanced attire. What?- Designers this fall went “bananas” for everything tweed, wool, and fur. But for the sake of the campus squirrels, let’s stick with only faux fur. Now, would be the appropriate time if you’d like wear some snake skin. Go for bold patterns and designs in traditionally autumn shades, but please steer clear of anything corduroy. Please! --Not a fan of major amounts of texture or prints? Make it as basic as adding a silver or gold pendant with waves or a similar nature-inspired pattern over a earthy/neutral colored T, tie it up with a ruffled or floral scarf for added drap-ery, and kill the look with a chunky sweater that can be belted, tied or can hang open. This season is again all about dark denim, the trouser pant, and thankfully has trended away from looser/flared fits.

Shoes ...Fall, synonymous with blustery days and cooler weather, it’s the time most appropriate to forego the sandals and find your footwear that wasn’t quite appropriate in the sand, and will be too precious for the snow come November. Show your personal style in a pair of: canvas sneaks; knee-high, ankle-high, any-high leather; or any fur-trimmed, velvet or texture-enhanced pump or flat. Be you, and leave the Uggs in the closet.

Jewelry ... without saying avoid hemp unless you do make your own granola. Feathers as jewelry, however, are making a comeback and definitely look edgy, but of course are light and soft easy wears. Pearls can compliment anyone well. Look closely at the picture directly above the gal with the peacock feathers, and spot the pearl-beading in the gray turtleneck -Awe-some right? -the woman was a guest in the crowd!

Whether you cinch it high or plunge it low, go v-neck or crew, the neckline should be the first article of attire you think about as you dress this season. Exploit or conserve your “assets”

-- just don’t go J-Wow or Snooki on us. It won’t be long before you’re buried in a parka, and you’ve al-ready spent the last four months perfecting that golden tan, you may as well show it off while you can.

Turtlenecks ... beyond boring by themselves; yet add any plunging jewelry, baby doll top or sundress from the summer directly over it - bam!- You’re ready to go out the door. Tips to follow: Avoid another garment with a high-neckline when layering; instead if a solid col-ored turtle-neck add glam with multi-layered long-chained jewelry, a vibrant print or floral second layer, or utilize the “Granny Chic” and add your best thrift-store finds to spice up a normally boring look. Very basic the turtleneck, can be added to all above listed trends; draped with faux fur, combined with a tailored menswear-inspired suit, or worn with skinny jeans or leggings.

Red is the new Black- But Black is still BlackHard economic times have led designers too play it safe with colors and prints; but this doesn’t have to be a bad thing. As the runway show proved- the most talked about outfits of

the night were the lovely ladies in red and black. Just take another gander for yourself. The colors will match almost everything but elf green in your jewelry box, and it’s the cuts of the garments that possess serious stunning shapeliness and style.

Getting back to Nature - Yes, you’ll still have to shave, but you won’t have to forage in the forest to achieve this look.

Granny chic - It’s not what you think- Gran can keep her readers and most of her coupons, but you can take note of her grace and financial prudence

the Hardware - No nuts, bolts, extra piercings, or hammer required

the Neckline - It’s may be at the top of the body, but it’s this season’s bottom line to follow

+/- Props for having a lot of money in my checking account. Drops to spending it on bailing myself out of jail.

-/+Drops to getting an underage. Props to telling the cop a very inappropriate joke.

+/- Props to the first half of the football game. Drops to not remembering the second half due to excessive drinking during half time.

+/- Props to painting our kitchen to make our house look like less of a pile. Drops to being too lazy to finish it.

+/+ Props to hooking up at 9:30 p.m. and still going out after. Props to hooking up again later that night. Or is that a drops?

- Drops to the city smelling worse than Mosinee.

-/- Drops to having to go to court. Double drops for showing up to the wrong court date.

- Drops to my parents surprise visit Sunday morning.

+/- Props to the leaves starting to change colors. Drops to summer officially ending.

- Drops to getting sick the first weekend and not being able to go out.

-/+Drops to working 50 hours the first week of school. Props to being present at work when a man came in for a bra fitting.

+PROPS to the Downtown Fall Fashion Show being absolutely amazing.

- Drops to professors who think their course is the most important thing we have going for us at any given moment.

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Features EditorGreg Lampe

Features@TheRacquet.net

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Sharing a living space with another person - es-pecially a stranger - can be quite the challenge, especially when it comes to hooking up.

Wait, what? Yep, we said it. We all know about the awkward conversation that anyone who has ever had a roommate avoids bringing up. Well, now you don’t have to avoid it.

If he hasn’t already hit your g-spot, then I suggest grabbing your pillow because your roommate is about to walk in the door.

Oh, my…SARA?! Nothing like ruining a great orgasm because you forgot to send a text to the roomie asking her to stay at The Cellar just a little bit longer.

At a loss for words? No need to pull out-it’s not like she can see anything on that lofted bed anyway. Stay cool, she’ll realize it’s not just you underneath that patchwork quilt your grandmother made you, and she’ll slip out of the room so you and your rendezvous can reschedule.

Adios compadre, hello ticked-off roomie.

what to Do: Prepare yourself. Unless you and the other occupant of room 416 are BFFs, you’re about to get a lot of looks from your other cube mates. Do not apologize. If anything along the lines of, “Hey, I’m sorry about that,” is said, it should be from her lips.

Actually, don’t say any-thing at all, lest you want to ruin the relationship early on. Bite your tongue, consider-ing the only word in your vocabulary list at the moment seems to be cockblock.

Don’t worry ladies, we know you’re not the only species out there that is guilty of sexual obstruction...

Guys of 1 Long Laux, the ladies who live above you don’t appreciate any premature schoolboy behavior and neither do we - so stop anxiously twiddling your thumbs before we even call you out.

Talk about a cockblock. Who, my roommate? No, the other guy sitting on your futon with the headset and

controller in his cramping hands. Nobody wants to be that guy, or better yet, nobody wants to live with that guy.

Actually, let me rephrase that; nobody wants to bring a girl back from that party on Vine only to find Steve Urkel taping his glasses back together at two in the morning.

Houston, we have a problem.

what to Do: Channel that testosterone. You don’t want to embarrass yourself, or your late night date by scold-ing your random bud. If he doesn’t get the hint that you kind of, maybe, sort of, want to set the mood with something a little more sensual than the gun shots from Call of Duty, then we suggest you lose the boner now before you get blue balls because you won’t be getting any, anytime soon.

“Stay cool, she’ll realize it’s not just you underneath that

patchwork quilt your grandmother made you, and she’ll slip out of the room so you and your rendezvous can

reschedule.”

“Nobody wants to bring a girl back from that party on Vine

only to find Steve Urkel taping his glasses back together at two

in the morning.”

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Thursday, SEPTEMBER 16, 2010

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A� er taking a glance at this year’s NFC North, it should be no bold prediction to say the � ght for the division crown comes down to two teams. Being right on the Wisconsin-Minnesota border, there may not be a more intense rivalry than that between the Packers and Vikings. Yours Truly has a case of beer riding on Green Bay winning the division. But beer or no beer, one thing appears likely about these two Super Bowl contenders: the fate of the division rests on the shoul-ders of Brett Favre and Aaron Rodgers. � is year the match-up between these two top quarterbacks appear to be closer than ever.

In last year’s two match-ups, both men played exceptionally well, but Rodgers appeared to be under much more pressure thanks to a patch-work o� ensive line whom Jared Allen and the rest of the Vikings defense had a � eld day with. Meanwhile Favre had his way in both games against an otherwise elite defense.

� ough many things can change before week 7 when the Vikings come to Lambeau, it appears this season will be di� erent. Both teams appear to match-

up more closely. � e deciding factor will be which man, Rodgers or Favre, takes over the game.

Green Bay and Minnesota � nished 2009 � rst and second in the league in rush defense and once again appear strong in this respect heading into this season. However, both teams showed weaknesses in pass coverage last season and head into this season with secondary issues regarding injuries and depth. When these two teams meet they will be aggressive with the pass and try to gain the early lead. Adrian Peterson and Ryan Grant will try to provide balance to their o� enses, but do not look for them to decide the outcome. Neither back eclipsed 100 yards in last season’s two match-ups while Rodgers and Favre had outstanding games on both occasions.

Aaron Rodgers looks to prove he can win the big game while playing behind an improved o� ensive line. Brett Favre will take this year to prove, probably for the last time, that he still has the gunslinger magic to win the division and beyond. � e match-up will be close, points will run high, and the better man will win.

Rodger’s energy or Favre’s experience� ere are now only twenty games le� in the Milwaukee Brewers’

season. As with most years, talk of another playo� run began to swirl during Milwaukee’s spring training and I bought into this excitement as any diehard follower of their team would. Unfortunately, this season has been dismal at best, but at least they will � nish ahead of the Cubs. � e Brewers must win � � een of their remaining games just to meet the .500 mark. If you are able to put all this aside and stomach the rest of the baseball season, there is still much to be interested in especially when it comes to the National League Wild Card race.

� e American League playo� picture is much clearer than the NL with the exception of the East division. � e Twins in the Central and the Rangers in the West both have comfortable leads. � is is unless the White Sox have a miraculous � nish to close the gap in the Central. � ere are still a few head-to-head games le� between Minnesota and Chicago so a surprise � nish is still possible, but it is quickly becoming a mathematical improbability.

� e Yankees currently have the Rays breathing down their necks heading into the � nal weeks atop the AL East. � ere are still seven matchups between the clubs with the majority of those to be played in New York. Personally, I would like to see Tampa Bay take the race considering the di� erence in the team’s market size, but at this point it is a dead heat. � e second place � nisher here will most likely get the Wild Card nod so the consolation prize is not so bad either.

� e NL is a completely di� erent story with close competition in both the East and the West. Currently, Philadelphia is barely staying a� oat in the East with Atlanta only 1 game back in the standings. � ese teams also battle it out six more times. � e West is in a virtual three-way tie between San Diego, San Francisco and Colorado. � e Reds in the Central have a 6 game lead on the Cardinals and should represent that division in the postseason.

At this stage many NL Wild Card scenarios are possible and things get quite complicated as a number of teams still have a legitimate shot. � e Braves are � rst in the Wild Card standings now, but given the closeness in the NL West it can be certain that this race will come down to the last game of the regular season. � e Phillies, Braves, Padres, Giants and Rockies have to play some quality baseball over the next couple weeks if they want any sense of comfort in the closing games of the season.

It is obvious that the end of the season could be a thrill for any baseball fan because so much of interest could happen even with your own team out of contention. If you are sick of baseball and could care less at this point it will be okay because football season is � nally here.

Wild Card RacesBattle in the NL

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Second half heartbreakEagles football loses commanding lead late

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� e UW-La Crosse Eagles football team surrendered a 19-0 victory in the second half and fell to sixth-ranked University of Mary Hardin-Baylor 24-19 Sept. 11 at Roger Harring Stadium. � e loss drops the Eagles to 0-2 this season.

� e Eagles are o� Sept. 18, but return to the � eld Sept. 25 in Missouri when they take on the Missouri University of Science & Technology at 1 p.m.

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