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Mmm whatcha say? That’s right, Jason Derulo will no longer be per-forming at UW-La Crosse’s REC Center this May. Recent health is-sues have caused him to regrettably forego the concert. But students won’t need to worry about a lack of entertainment this spring. Rebecca Black, vocalist behind the hit You-Tube song “Friday” is set to take his spot.

While this newcomer only has one hit that’s spread across the Web, she has been working on a few other songs that, according to an email from her producers at ARK Music Factory, “…will soon catch wildfire.”

Producers at ARK released the names of some of her new soon-to-be hits, including “Kickin’ it,” “Monday” and “Gotta Have Cereal.”

Black and her producers are in-credibly excited for the opportunity to perform live. They stated in an email sent to CAB that they hope to redeem themselves from Black’s first and only other live perfor-mance, which was held last week in Terre Haute, Ind.

A few mix-ups caused large de-lay to Black’s performance which angered fans, according to the Terre Haute Tribune Star.

Black was reported to be wait-ing for her limo to the airport out-side of her home in Iowa when the trouble started. Her friends drove past her house while Black waited

for her ride, and upon seeing them she entered their car. This joy ride reportedly caused Black to miss her flight.

Luckily Black’s agents were able to book another flight, but this was delayed when the young YouTube star couldn’t make up her mind on which seat to take.

In the report, bystanders say she had trouble deciding between a window seat and an aisle seat. In the end she chose to sit in the mid-dle, and it appeared as though her best friend sat to the right of her. Bystanders could not identify who sat to her left.

After waiting nearly two hours, the crowd of 800 people waiting at the Terre Haute Performance Cen-ter had become disgruntled. So when Black fumbled through her

lyrics, reportedly singing, “Yester-day was Wednesday” rather than Thursday, her fans began booing and chanting “We want CJ,” refer-ring to fellow ARK performer CJ Fam.

ARK Producer JonJon Lanes defended Black, saying that it was confusing for her to sing the song “Friday” during a concert that took place on a Thursday evening.

When asked how she feels about performing in La Crosse this May, Black said, “Fun, fun, fun, fun look-ing forward to the concert.” She’s especially excited because the con-cert is on a Friday—the perfect day for her to sing her YouTube hit.

On hosting Black rather than Derulo, UW-L CAB president Dan Anderson said, “We so excited, we so excited.”

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By Missy SippyCity Correspondent

Bring on the heat. Temperatures will

climb from 85 today to 95 on Friday and could even reach triple digits by next week Tuesday, according to the Wis. Bureau of Me-teorology.

The unseasonal spring weather follows the hottest and second driest year on record for La Crosse. The city has broken the record for hot days – when the maximum temperatures is 80 degrees or greater – this

year with 51 so far and barely a drop of rain or snow.

It has also been the sunniest March on record with since 1880. La Crosse has bathed in an aver-age of 11 sunshine hours per day so far this month, which is almost two hours above the long-term March average.

Weather Channel meteorologist Magnolia Rose said it’s likely that we will end the month without a drop of rain, which will make it two months since we’ve seen any rain. The last time La Crosse had a rain-free March was in 1902.

La Crosse has really cleaned up its act.

On behalf of the City of La Crosse, Mayor Matt Harter ac-cepted the “Most Sustainable City” award Feb. 30 for its unique and aggressive efforts in 2010 to ad-vance sustainability in the commu-nity. The Wisconsin Sustainability Awards (WSA) are presented an-nually by the State’s Office of Sus-tainability, the Forestry Green Ini-tiatives Fund and the Midwest Chamber of Commerce.

“Each of our winners was cho-sen for inspiring innovation, show-casing a positive community im-pact, demonstrating leadership and promoting education around the principles of sustainability,” said WSA president Dan D. Lyons. “I am encouraged by the outstanding work of our field of applicants.”

“With such strong community partners, my goal to become one of the most sustainable cities in Wis-consin moves closer to fruition,” Harter said during his acceptance speech.

The five categories for the awards include air, land, water, en-ergy and reduce, reuse, recycle.

According to the WSA judging committee, La Crosse was chosen based on its extensive recycling program, accessible streets and eas-ily accessible public transportation.

La Crosse earned the highest rankings in the “Reduce, Reuse, and Recycle” category due to the success of the Greentrails Recy-cling Program. The city rolled out its new recycling plan back in July 2009.

According to judge Sonny Day,

one of the most impressive parts of La Crosse’s recycling efforts is the manual collection aspect. Recycled cans and bottles are collected via a La Crosse Recycling Coalition rep-resentative on bicycle, towing a col-lection trailer behind.

“From the reports I’ve seen, those collection volunteers are quite dedicated to making La Crosse the greenest it can be. I have documen-tations of people riding their collec-tion bikes through blizzards and ice storms to save the environment.” Day said.

Coalition volunteer Rider Jones says his recycle rides have become part of his lifestyle. “Eat, sleep, re-cycle, repeat. Its what I do,” Jones said.

According to the Forestry Green Initiative, La Crosse recycles around 90 percent of its waste each year. Each month nearly 100 tons of plastic and aluminum are recycled by the city.

“If you look at the amount that we are recycling its pretty amazing. I mean, 100 tons a month, that’s like 100 elephants. I’d say that’s a lot,” La Crosse resident Marsha Mellow said.

La Crosse has plans to keep its reputation as the Most Sustainable City, Harter said. His newest proj-ect is to have the city run complete-ly on renewable energy for all its buildings and transportation.

Under the proposed plan, buildings will have green roofs to improve insulation, public trans-portation will include hydrogen fuel-cell buses and solar-powered water taxis to transport Minnesota residents across the Mississippi for work. Harter also hopes the city will eventually become a zero-waste city, having no landfills whatsoever.

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YouTube sensation Rebecca Black is greeted by fans. Black is set to replace Jason Derulo at the spring concert.

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Photo and pun courtesy of disclosureonline.comLast Wednesday a Croc was spotted on the bank of the Mississippi River near La Crosse. Official Croc store

manager, Craig O’Dile was called to the scene to analyze what this could mean for Croc migrating habits. He suggested that the recent spring break may have led to an early migration of Crocs, saying that they aren’t usually seen in cold climates. O’Dile said that despite its beastly appearance, the Croc located near the river is harmless.

A number of factors have led UW-La Crosse administrators to forgo renewing a dining contract with traditional services and in-stead open the doors to major retail chains.

It was decided this past week that the best source of revenue for UW-L could be generated by al-lowing popular fast food chains to bid on locations around campus. This change would effectively turn Whitney Center and the Galley in Cartwright Center into food courts.

Major players such as Olive Gar-den and TGI Fridays have already submitted bids for the area current-ly known as the Cellar. The chains will pay monthly rent on top of a one time bid to acquire the location.

Restaurant chains such as Sub-way, KFC, Wendy’s, Pizza Hut and McDonalds have already expressed interest in other locations around UW-L and more chains will likely take interest.

There is already a growing movement of students around campus who are worried that these changes would lead to less healthy eating habits.

“Some students already con-sume too much sodium in their diet and these new options will make it easier for students, especially those with inactive lifestyles to experi-ence great weight gains,” said UW-L senior Christopher Payleitner.

Payleitner also said, “Look, I’m no doctor, scientist or lawyer, but I know the laziest students in our campus community will have even less incentive to make positive changes in their lives.”

Many students are very support-ive of this saying it will improve the variety of food available and add some familiarity to their meal selec-tions. A great deal of students will welcome these changes with open arms.

“I usually enjoy fast food every night so these changes will save me

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DO YOUR PARTHow to aid in the Japan relief effort

› Attend the awareness events put on by Japanese exchange students April 6-7 in Cartwright, Whit-ney and at the clock tower

› Donate now by visiting the UW-L Foundation Web site and clicking on donation. Checks can also be sent to the Foundation. Put “Japan Relief Effort” in the memo line.

› Read, research and donate to the American Red Cross at www. american.redcross.org

By Gretchen ZishkaSenior Reporter

Gow withdrawls name from SUNY chancellor candidacy

“It would take a lot to pull me away from UW-L. Someday, that might happen, but this is not the day,” Chancellor Joe Gow said in an interview on Friday.

In the past weeks, there was the possibility of his taking a chancellor position at SUNY- New Paltz and leaving UW-La Crosse. He even went to New York to visit the college. But in the end, he decided to stay here.

No formal offer was made, but Gow be-lieves he certainly would have been hired at New Paltz. He made his decision to stay clear before he was made an offer there so that New Paltz could focus their energies on finding someone else, and he did not want to have to turn down an offer.

Like UW-L, New Paltz faces severe finan-cial challenges, so the offer versus staying here was less about money than about the in-tangibles UW-L can offer.

“UW-L has a very unique community,” Gow said, noting the recent collaboration and solidarity in the face of budget challenges and

the high degree of connection he can have with students here.

This community is not something Gow wants to leave. After all, at how many other colleges do you see the chancellor helping to carry bed lofts up the dorm stairs, or playing with his band for the student body?

“Nothing is forever…the challenge is deciding when to leave,” Gow said. But the UW-L community is very pleased that now is not that time.

Gow said that both before and after he made his decision to stay at UW-L, he re-ceived hundreds of emails thanking him for his service to the university and telling him what a great job he has done as chancellor.

As soon as he decided to stay, students, faculty and staff told him they were glad that he did. “I know how appreciated I am,” was Gow’s response to this.

It’s more than just popularity that makes

UW-L want to keep Gow. Students, faculty and staff feel that he is an excellent leader as well. “I feel that under his leadership, [we’ve] taken large steps forward,” UW-L senior Nick Becker said.

Faculty members have similar views. UW-L professor of 27 years, Alan Bigel, who has seen at least six different chancellors come and go, said, “I think [Gow] will go to bat for us. He demystifies the chancellorship, and he is a wonderful person.”

These personal and leadership skills are exactly why Gow is wanted by other univer-sities as well. But for now, he feels that he is most useful here, with us.

Gow stands by his decision to stay at UW-L with no regrets. So don’t worry- there’s no danger of losing our much-loved chancel-lor, whom students tend to treat more like a rock star than a leader. He’s in the right place.

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“It would take a lot to pull me away from UW-L. Someday, that might happen, but this is not the day.”

Joe GowUW-La Crosse Chancellor

It’s been nearly three weeks since an earthquake and tsunami devastated the country of Japan. One UW-La Crosse stu-dent is leading the way in fundraising relief efforts.

UW-L sophomore Ran Ikeyama, in con-junction with the International Student Or-ganization, is launching the “We Pray for Japan” fundraiser April 6-7, with proceeds going to the Japanese Red Cross.

From 10 a.m. – 3 p.m. the group will be in the lobby of the Cartwright Center, the clock tower and at Whitney Center selling T-shirts, buttons and also collecting monetary dona-

tions to support relief causes. “We really just want to bring awareness

to the situation that Japan is being faced with and hope that people will come and spread their support with us,” Ran Ikeyama said.

Japan experienced two natural disasters on March 12 when a massive earthquake, rating 9.0 in magnitude and instilling after-shocks over 5.0 in magnitude, triggered a tsu-nami that hit the Northern part of Japan, par-ticularly Miyagi. Approximately 8,649 people died, 12,877 are still missing and roughly 35 million people are still in shelters.

Ran’s hometown was completely devastat-ed by the disaster. And although her family is okay, she said she can’t feel completely happy because so many of her friends have been af-fected.

The aftermath of these two catastrophic events have not only affected Ran, but several other students from Japan studying abroad at UW-L this semester.

According to the students, the biggest is-sue that has spurred because of the natural disasters has been the nuclear power plant explosion in Fukushima, where two reactor cores overheated and a hydrogen explosion at reactor two boosted the amount of radiation released, creating a dangerous situation for people within the 20 kilometer radius of the plant and beyond.

Hiromi Ikeuchi, a graduate student at UW-L, said the localized radiation is affect-ing natural resources.

“The tap water is not safe to drink be-cause the radiation has gotten into it. There is a major shortage of not only water, but also

food, electricity and heat in Northern Japan because of the explosion,” Ikeuchi said.

Shizuka Ikeyama explained that due to the loss of backup power at the power plant, many are afraid of the released radiations and what it could cause.

“We know the side effects of the radiation are horrible, and people don’t know where to get more information or what news base to trust in order to make the situation better,” Shizuka said.

Ryuji Midorikawa is from Tokyo and he said the disasters affected the train system, and people commuting and trying to get places were stranded.

“I have relatives near the plant in Fuku-shima and they are not in the 20 kilometer radius that has been sectioned off to evacuate, but they have been advised to remain in their house. They can’t receive vital resources, such as food and water, so it is such a stressful situ-ation to be in,” Midorikawa said.

With all the turmoil that the Japanese peo-ple are facing, ISO is hoping to instill some optimism to the victims. “We just want to ig-nite hope,” Ran Ikeyama said.

According to Kabee Vue, the study abroad advisor, UW-L currently does not have any

American students studying abroad in Japan this semester.

“We offer a summer program in Japan and this is currently being placed on hold, and we don’t really know what is going to happen to that connection. The area where this program is was not hit as hard as the northern part of Japan,” Vue said.

Disaster in Japan reaches campusWhile UW-L students were on spring break, Japan endured natural, nuclear crisis

By Julie SchneiderSenior Reporter

A map of Japan highlighting the different regions of destruction. The area in light blue represents the area most affected by the Tsunami. Within this blue highlighted area, the city of Fukushima experienced the hardest waves. The International Student Office plans to host a fundraiser to support Japan relief efforts April 6 -7.

Map courtesy of Shizuka Ikeyama

News in Brief

Campus-wide clean up set for April 3Help make La Crosse beautfiul again. The

UW-La Crosse fraternity and sorority com-munity is sponsoring a trash and debris pick up April 3. The group will meet at 11 a.m. in Port O’ Call in Cartwright to register and as-sign clean up areas. The clean-up will begin on campus and end at Myrick Park for a grill-out. For more information, e-mail Liz Hitzel at hitzel.eliz@uwlax.edu..

Advocate for sustainable farming to speak at UW-L

Mark Kastel, an advocate for sustainable farming, will speak about building a healthier food system on April 5 in Port O’Call at 7 p.m. Kastel is co-founder of The Cornucopia Insti-tute, a progressive farm policy research group based in Wisconsin. The institute’s goal is promoting economic justice for family-scale farmers and protecting market access to “au-thentic” food for consumers.

Tips and tricks on life after collegeFind out about life after college at a panel

discussion from 5:30-8:00 p.m. March 31 in 105 Wimberly Hall. The American Marketing Association is hosting a CBA alumni panel who will share advice about what to put on resumes, what to do in job interviews, what classes prepared them the most for their jobs and more.

English colloquiumEnglish Professor Kelly Sultzbach, will

present “Virginia Woolf and Environmental Modernism” from 2:30-3:30 p.m. on April 1, in 113 Wimberly Hall. Sultzbach will analyze how Woolf ’s use of non-human characters and sentient environments challenges tradi-tional definitions of modernism. The event is free and open to the public and is a presenta-tion of the English Department’s William J. and Yvonne Hyde Colloquium Series.

UW-L Art students to display workA UW-L art class will hold an exhibit in

the Grand River Station Gallery in downtown La Crosse. The exhibit opens with a reception at 4 p.m. on April 2. The gallery titled “Even But Odd” features a variety of mediums. The show runs through Thursday, April 28.

“We really just want to bring awareness to the situation that Japan is being faced with and hope that people will come and spread their support with us.”

Ran IkeyamaFundraiser Organizer

The International Student Organiza-tion is launching the “We Pray for Japan” fundraiser April 6 - 7 with proceeds going to the Japanese Red Cross

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CAMPUS CALENDAR4/2 &4/3

UW-L baseball double header. Noon at UW-L’s baseball field, which is located at North Campus. The baseball team is taking on UW-Stout. This will be UW-L’s first WIAC game of the season.

UW-L softball game. UW-L takes on UW- River Falls at 2 p.m. This will be UW-L’s first WIAC game of the season. The weather is projected as sunny with a high of 52 degrees.

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Campus Wide Clean Up. 11 a.m. - 3 p.m. Port ‘O Call, Cartwright Center. After 1 p.m. meet at Myrick Park. This event is put on by the UW-L Fraternity and Sorority Community. Attend the optional cook-out after the clean-up for the price of $4 to cover food costs. Extra money will be donated to the Myrick Hixon Eco Park.

Comedian KT Tatara. 7 p.m. in the Cellar, Cartwright Center. Tatara uses blunt honesty in pokung fun at gender roles and racial stereotypes. He has appeared on Comedy Central’s “Live at Gothem”, MTV’s “Comics Unleashed” and more.

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March 28 kicked off Asian Awareness week at UW-La Crosse. The Asian Student Organization (ASO) is sponsoring this week in order to elaborate and unify the diversity of UW-L’s Asian populations for Asian Heritage Month.

This week is also important in order to educate and share the arts and traditions of the ethnic populations and to build intergen-erational and intercultural bridges across all barriers.

To help celebrate Asian Awareness week, two speakers are coming to the UW-L cam-pus to teach students something new about the Asian culture.

The first speaker, Rosetta Eun Ryuong Lee, spoke on Monday, March 28 at 7:30 p.m. Lee is an experienced educator and diversity consultant at the Seattle Girls School. She is driven toward empowering youth to make a better future for themselves.

The presentation was titled “Asian Amer-ica: Remembering the Past, Owning the Present, and Envisioning the Future”. Lee discussed the Asian and Pacific Islander Americans history.

“Much of this history has been omitted from textbooks and our collective memories,” said Lee, “Knowing where we come from and how it impacts us today will help prevent re-peating the mistakes of the past.” Her goal of the presentation is to create a community and society that values everyone, no matter their background.

Lee also gave two other presentations on Monday. She led a student workshop called

“Stepping Up and Stepping Out: Leading from the Margins with Confidence and Au-thenticity”. The workshop was geared toward students and members of student organiza-tions.

Lastly, Lee hosted a session for students entering the education field, faculty, staff and community leaders. The presentation was called “Co-Creating Inclusive Communities: Teaching, Leading, and Learning”. The deci-sion to host Lee was made by UW-L students, faculty and staff who attended last year’s Na-tional White Privilege Conference held in La Crosse.

The second speaker on campus will be Curtis Chin, an award-winning writer and producer based in Los Angeles. Chin will be showing a documentary screening of “Vin-cent Who?” on Monday, April 4 at 1:10 and at 7 p. m. in Valhalla, Cartwright Center. Each session will be followed by a question and an-swer period and then a reception in Port O’ Call.

The documentary is to remind people of the Chinese-American man, Vincent Chin, who was murdered by two white autoworkers in 1982 in Detroit at the height of the anti-Japanese sentiments in the U.S. A judge fined Chin’s killers $3,000 and gave them three years probation, but no jail time.

This event sparked a large civil rights movement among Asian Americans. The documentary features key players at the time and new generation of activists.

“We want to make sure people don’t forget it and make sure the new generation is aware of it,” said Thomas Harris, assistant director in the office of Multicultural Student Services.

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Four students within an Ethics Class held a Republican/Democratic Debate to prove college students are capable of being civil while discussing politics on Tuesday, March 22.

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UW-La Crosse continues to do its part in lowering the unemployment rates for archi-tecture and construction companies as plans to make an addition to Cowley Hall begin to take shape.

The construction project, which is still in the stages of a design study through an out-side firm, isn’t expected to be fully completed until the 2017-19 academic year at the earli-est, when the budget is in effect.

The new addition would be placed pri-marily in the parking lot directly north of Cowley. The loss of the parking space should be offset by the campus’ planned parking ramp.

While the space is available for the build-ing, several complications have arisen in conjunction with the designs of the older building. Due to a discrepancy in the spac-ing between floors in the old building versus the way the new building will be built, some creativity is needed in order for the buildings to fit together appropriately.

Furthermore, due to leaking and other is-sues in the current, aging Cowley Hall that need fixing, cost analysis is being done to de-cide whether or not to scrap the older build-ing all together.

Regardless, much of the current building will end up being removed or changed, leav-ing only the superstructure from what is cur-rently there.

The proposal being studied is perhaps Wisconsin’s most expensive comprehensive campus plan ever. In order to adequately

fund the project, the current plan is to sepa-rate the building into two phases.

The first phase, expected to cost around $80 million, would be funded through the 2013-15 budget. Although in order to begin building more quickly, funds would need to be raised before any money from the state would be put toward the building, with the expectation of reimbursement.

Phase one is focused primarily on getting the laboratories set up in the building, saving many of the other facets for a later date. Sup-port facilities for the building will also most likely take place during the first phase, but of-fices and other classroom facilities will likely not be able to be implemented until phase two, which will cost approximately $50 mil-lion more.

One of the priorities of the early build-ing designs is to make it as energy efficient as possible, making a concerted effort to have the majority of the labs and classrooms window accessible in the hope that access to natural light will lower electricity usage. The proposed plan calls for a strict adherence to sustainability principles as much as possible.

While the building won’t be constructed for some time, there is still a time crunch for getting the plans laid out.

UW-Stevens Point is also in the midst of planned construction, and the stated prefer-ence is to begin before they do, as to have an inside track for state monetary assistance.

When the current design study is com-plete, further development for the project will once again be up for bid. An executive committee meeting about the building is scheduled for April 11.

By Nick KammersStaff Reporter

More UW-L construction projects move forward

Additions to Cowley Hall expected throughout decade

Keynote speakers discuss Asian American history during Asian Awareness Week

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4/4 Speaker Curtis Chin. 1:10 and 7 p.m. in Valhalla, Cartwright Center. As part of Asian Awareness Week, Chin will show a documentery titled “Vincent Who?” that reminds viewers of an incident that occured in 1982.

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On April 5, 2011, Wisconsin will have a special primary election.

Where can you quickly get up to speed on candidates’ platforms, records and opinions? Where can you get factual information about the issues? Where should you go to vote on April 5? Which polling district are you in and why does it matter?

The answers to these questions and other unbiased information about candidates and

issues can be found at the library’s “Voting Resources” Web site.

The site pulls together resources that will help undecided voters find reputable infor-mation and that provide specifics of how and where to vote in La Crosse.

The site includes links to resources such as voting rules, maps and districts, profiles of candidates newspaper articles about candi-dates, state voting resources and more.

Find the “Voting Resources” link at the library home page, or go directly to http://www.uwlax.edu/murphylibrary/govinfo/vot-ing.html

Educate your voteLibrary offers unbiased voting resources

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Calling all pen clickers and pencil tap-pers. Red Bull is bringing its annual creative rhythm Tum Tum Pa competition to UW-La Crosse April 3 at 3:00 p.m. in room 330 in the Cartwright Center.

The competition, which started in Bra-zil, has teams of college students compete against each other to see who can come up with the most creative beats using everyday school supplies such as pens, pencils, rulers and any other object without using actual drums or digital sound recordings.

The winning team from UW-L will have their song recorded and produced in a mu-sic video that they must film. The video will then be put onto the Tum Tum Pa page on Red Bull's main Web site along with about 40 other campus winners from various midwest universities.

People will then have the chance to vote for their favorite video online, with the top winners going to the national voting stage. The top five national winners will win a trip to Rio de Janerio, Brazil to compete live in the world finals.

This is the first year qualifying competi-tions are being held in the Midwest.

UW-L Red Bull Representative Tommy Schneider is encouraging all students to com-pete. "Students should participate because it’s a fun way to be expressive with items that surround you each and every day of your ac-ademic lives. It's interesting to see the items used to create music, and it’s even cooler that this music can potentially win you a trip if it makes it that far," Schneider said.

At the competition itself, teams of one to

four people will display their talent in two 60-second challenges: "The Cover" and "The Orginal Composition" rounds.

In “The Cover” round, participants must perform a well-known hit, communicated to the jury in advance. In the second round teams must show their creativity during their free style composition.

After each round, the jury will rate the performance. Both challenges will be judged separately in the categories of rhythm, cre-ativity and audience interaction. Participants can score between 1 point (poor) and 10 points (excellent). The maximum number of points participants can earn is 60 (30 points per challenge).

A complete set of contest rules and regu-lations can be found at http://www.redbull-tumtumpa.com. The event details are also on Facebook and can be found by searching Red Bull Tum Tum Pa at UW-La Crosse.

Schneider suggests signing up early at the Red Bull Web site, but teams can register at the door the day of the event. If students have specific questions about the contest, they can contact Schneider at tommyschneider@red-bullu.com.

By Katie TuckerCity Editor

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A little spare change can go a long way.Laux Hall is currently collecting one mil-

lion pennies, or $10,000 to benefit two local children through the Make a Wish Founda-tion. Students can drop their pennies off at the front desks of Reuter, Laux, Sanford and White Hall until the end of the semester. There are containers located in every hall and students can give anything from one penny to 100 dollars or more.

“Every little bit helps, whether it’s pocket change or dollar bills,” said Laux Hall Resi-dent Assistant Hannah Mixdorf.

The halls are trying to sponsor two chil-dren: 7-year-old Elijah, from La Crosse, to go to a Taylor Swift concert and 16-year-old Claudia, of Eau Claire, to go to Venice, Italy.

As of March 28 the group had collected 150,150 pennies.

The fundraiser stemmed from the com-petitive nature of a few Laux Hall residents who thought it would be a cool challenge to try to collect one million pennies and put them in one spot.

“We all really liked the Make a Wish Foundation just because of what it does for

families and for the children that suffer from those diseases," Mixdorf said.

Laux is interested in getting everyone in-volved, from campus organizations to the La Crosse community.

"The more people that we reach out to and can get involved in this project, the more likely its all going to happen," Mixdorf said, "It’s really a community effort."

Students are encouraged to contact fam-ily, friends and past organizations to set out a jar at home or to just empty out their couch cushions or car.

The Make a Wish Foundation supports children and families who are unable to have a normal childhood, often involving a child with a life-threatening medical condition. Since its beginning in 1980, the foundation has granted nearly 300,000 wishes. To learn more about the foundation visit www.wish.org.

By Clara JohsonStaff Reporter

More than spare changeResidence halls have goal of collecting one million

pennies for Make a Wish Foundation

“[The competition] is a fun way to be expressive with items that surround you each and every day of your academic lives. It’s interesting to see the items used to create music.”

Tommy SchneiderCampus Red Bull Representative

“Every little bit helps, whether it’s pocket change or dollar bills.”

Hanna MixdorfLaux Hall Resident Assistant

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of CLS Senator Madisson Heinze in the article Split Decision from the March 3 edition (Volume 102, No. 18). CLS Senator Andrew Brenzel said,

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As the snow begins to disappear and the robins flutter around campus, excess water can cause flooding on the bluffs. Several bluff trails have been temporarly closed due to ero-sion and unstable ground.

In late February, a massive boulder cas-caded down Cliffwood Bluff and into a nearby house. Neighbors heard the boulder fall and felt shockwaves when the estimated 100,000 pound rock crashed into the house’s dining room.

With the approaching warm conditions, melting snow causes flooding, making many of the bluffs unstable. This threatens many hiking trails among the bluffs.

La Crosse Public Works Director Dale Hexom advises people to use extreme caution when visiting the bluffs because the falling boulder was not an isolated incident. “There are some rocks of interest that we will prob-ably take a hard look at,” said Hexom.

As quoted in the La Crosse Tribune, the La Crosse Fire Department was called to the scene, and La Crosse Fire Chief Gregg Cleve-land said, “It’s very difficult for us to predict if additional rocks will come down. It could be this afternoon. It could be in 100 years.”

These rocks are prone to falling from the bluff surface when water gets into the cracks from warming temperatures. If the water refreezes, it could expand and push the rock outward.

Erosion caused by factors such as wind, rain and snow melt also could have contrib-uted to this particular boulder collapse.

Erosion isn’t the only force the bluffs are working against; flooding from excessive snow melt and rain is also a problem. Many trails this time of year are extremely damp and some are even impassable.

The trails on the bluffs are owned and

operated by Myrick Hixon Eco Park work-ers and volunteers. Operations Manager Mi-chelle Nelson emphasizes that all trails from Riverside Park and up toward the power sta-tion on Lane St. are high enough to pass with caution. However, other trails at lower levels are impassable.

Garland Amunson, Superintendent of Parks in La Crosse, states that this is some-thing the city expects every spring around this time. Barricades are put up every spring.

“This is standard procedure, the spring thaw wreaks havoc amongst the bluffs,” says Amunson.

Amunson expects to open all trails May 1. By this time flooding is expected to have cleared up and the scenery should be much more enjoyable.

For more information on bluff trails and closings, visit Myrick Hixon Eco Park’s Web site at www.mhecopark.org or La Crosse’s Parks and Recreation’s Web page at www.cityoflacrosse.org.

By K.C. PowersSenior Reporter

Trails become impassable with flooding to blame

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THE BLUFFS

How do the remnants of the second wettest year on record affect the beginning of spring?

It was first predicted that the river would rise and crest in La Crosse near 18 feet this spring. Flood stage is now at 12 feet, com-pared to the normal stage of 5.5 feet.

The worst flood recorded in the area oc-curred in 1965 when the river crested at 17.9 feet. That prediction has been scaled back considerably due to the recent cold snap, and the latest update of the National Weather Service on Monday, March 28, stated that the

flood level is now at 11 feet and is expected to crest between 12.5 and 13 feet April 4-7.

Heavy rains and more snow accumulation can of course affect the final outcome, but it is anticipated that only minor flooding will occur.

At 13 feet, Pettibone Park and camp-ground will be flooded, and the north end of Shore Acres Road on the river’s west bank will be inaccessible. Low-lying areas of the north side of La Crosse will also experience minor flooding.

It is not predicted that the flooding will have a large impact on boating this spring. “I’m not really at risk until the river stage is over ten feet, and then we just need to adjust our floating docks and ramps as the water rises,” said Steve Mills, owner of La Crosse Municipal Boat Harbor. Mills predicts that the river will crest at around 12 feet this year and is thankful to have the highest elevated building of area marinas.

During the flood of 1965, only the tops of trees were visible in Riverside Park, and downtown was flooded up to 3rd St. Area businesses, primarily industry and ware-

houses along Front St. and Second St. at the time, were inaccessible. Row boats lined the end of the causeway just past the La Crosse River Bridge near the fest grounds for access to property along the causeway.

The French Island dike broke, and traffic was rerouted around the causeway for two weeks. Two hundred fourteen homes on the north side were severely flooded, and $1.2 million in damages occurred. The earth was washed out under a Texaco storage tank filled with 107 gallons of gasoline, and it tilted ten degrees, causing a leak. This led officials to order no smoking west of Copeland Avenue.

North La Crosse is the largest area of flood plain and at the greatest risk of damage. Flash flooding is also a major concern in the Ebner Coulee and Pammel Creek flood plains.

During the heavy rains contributing to the flood of 2001, a massive mud slide occurred on La Crosse’s south side from Hass Park to the end of where 33rd St. intersects with Highway 14. Mud and sand descended from the bluffs in torrents and flowed south along the base line, burying large portions of Hass Park and hundreds of basements in sludge.

Mud-soaked carpets lined the boulevards for two weeks while cleanup efforts took place with FEMA on hand to assist. Portions of the bluff itself gave way further down on 33rd St., and mud slammed against homes on the baseline up as high as seven feet.

Flood predictions scaled back, warnings remain in effect

THE MISSISSIPPI

HISTORICAL CRESTS La Crosse has experienced some amount of flooding nearly every year, but only a few times has the flooding reached major stages.

› 17.90 feet on 04/22/1965

› 16.41 feet on 04/18/2001

› 15.70 feet on 04/20/1969

› 15.30 feet on 04/20/1952

Granddad’s bluff provides many popular hiking trails for recreational purposes in La Crosse. Due to melting snow and flood-ing, some trails have been closed due to treacherous conditions.

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SAFETY FIRST

With the potential threat of flooding throughout the Coulee Region, local organi-zations want to make sure residents are pre-pared in the case that major flooding actually does occur.

The Scenic Bluffs Chapter of the Ameri-can Red Cross is providing information on how to develop a strategic disaster plan for families and students on their Web site and at

their office at 2927 Losey Blvd. In addition to emergency knowledge be-

ing sought, many seem to be stocking up on emergency supplies. Several local hardware retail stores are seeing a vested increase in sandbag and water pump supplies.

Both the La Crosse Red Cross and Salva-tion Army are asking individuals who are not in immediate flood risk areas to consider vol-unteering in relief efforts if they are needed.

La Crosse resident Dave LaFleur vol-unteered in sandbagging efforts during the major Mississippi flood in 1965. “It was hard

work, but knowing that you’re doing some-thing to help the community is something to put past a few sore arms for the day,” LaFleur said.

To learn more about what to do in a flood situation, The Wisconsin Department of Health has published the following tips for flood preparation:

Make a plan – Your family or roommates may not be together when a flood hits, so it’s important to know how you will contact one another, how you will meet up in a safe place and what you will do in case of an emergency.

Get a kit – According to the health de-partment, an emergency kit can be your lifeline after an emergency. It should sustain you for up to three days. For flood prone ar-eas, keeping your important documents in a sealed, airtight container will keep them safe from water damage.

Know the risk – One of the most impor-tant steps of being prepared is to find out if your home is at risk for flooding. You don’t have to live near a river or stream to experi-ence flooding.

For more tips visit dhs.wisconsin.gov.

By Katie TuckerCity Editor

Local organizations encourage all residents to have an emergency plan

Flood predictions have been scaled back considerably due to the recent cold snap.

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UNITING THE MIND AND BODY

Mens Corpusque. These Latin words, meaning mind and body, are located on UW-La Crosse’s university seal. They are perfect in describing our institution, as UW-L has a strong tradition of success in both athletics and academ-ics.

But it’s important to re-member that success doesn’t necessarily come from one end of the spectrum or the other; many times it comes from both. Student-athletes have been proving this with their ability to succeed both in and out of the classroom.

During the 2009-10 aca-demic year, student-athletes at UW-L achieved a slightly higher GPA than the overall student body. Athletes earned a GPA of 3.185, while the general student popula-tion achieved a 3.178. UW-L student-athletes had the highest average GPA out of all student-athletes within the nine WIAC universities, and 395 UW-L student-athletes achieved a GPA higher than a 3.0.

These statistics shouldn’t be surprising. You don’t need to search very hard to find students who’ve made huge accomplishments in both their athletic and academic careers.

Take wrestler Dan Laurent for example. Laurent, who graduated last year, was a three-time NCAA Division III national heavyweight champion. But he didn’t spend all his time on the mats. Laurent was also busy earning a 3.94 GPA with a double major in biochemistry and molecular and cellular biology. His achievements earned him the NCAA Top VIII Award, which is only given to eight athletes out of all three divisions combined.

Recent graduate and UW-L swimmer Chelsea Hoff was named a finalist in the NCAA’s Women Athlete of the Year Award this past fall. Hoff is an 18-time All-Amer-ican in D-III swimming. She has earned seven individual All-American honors, includ-ing a second place finish in the 100 backstroke and fifth place finishes in the 50 and 100 meter freestyle at last year’s national meet. Hoff did all this while earning a 4.0 GPA majoring in exercise sport-science fitness pre-physical therapy.

As a member of the women’s track and field team, I can attest to the tremendous amount of time and effort it

takes to succeed as a student-athlete. I’ve watched the hard work teammates have put onto the track and into the weight room, and I know they’re putting just as much effort into the classroom.

As Division III athletes, we’re encouraged to put aca-demics above everything else. We’re not awarded scholar-ships to play a sport; we do it to be part of something bigger, to challenge ourselves and to test our limits, to reach potentials we didn’t know we had. And we bring the same attitude to our academics.

Being involved in a sport has the same effect as any other extracurricular activity: it forces students to practice time management. During the week athletes spend several hours each day practicing and treating injuries, and most weekends are spent competing. So any time student- athletes aren’t dedicating to their sports or other campus organizations is likely spent doing homework or studying.

UW-L athletic director Josh Whitman, who played football at the University of Illinois, said of his experi-ence, “I felt like I was major-ing in time management. It is challenging. There’s always more to do on both ends, so you need to make sacrifices. For me, I wasn’t able to spend much time socializing. I felt like I was always studying or practicing. But I liked the routine.”

Time management is only one skill student-athletes brush up on during their involvement in athletics. “Athletes learn about them-selves,” Whitman said, “They learn perseverance, how to work with others, how to be a teammate and a leader—these are lessons they’ll carry with them in whatever they do. It’s hard to gain all these skills in one place the way you can in athletics.”

Student-athletes are the thread stringing the mind and the body together. You should be proud to be part of a university that is high-achieving both academically and athletically; Whitman said this is one unique aspect that attracted him to UW-L. So next time you hear of suc-cesses student-athletes have accomplished within their sports, don’t forget they’re striving for the same success in the classroom.

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Tipping in recent generations has become something of habit and not much thought goes into the process. Generally, most think tacking 15 percent onto the bill is the way to go. Wait staff is paid a lower minimum wage and the idea is that tips will make up for the decreased pay from the employer.

Stamping an automatic 15 percent onto every lunch and dinner bill regardless of the quality of service is keeping those incompetent of serving with jobs waiting tables and those who might be more apt from obtain-ing those jobs.

Many employers even have

tip pooling where all tips are split equally based on the amount of hours worked. This ensures the server bringing in the best percent-age of tips will lose the most and the slackers will laugh all the way to the bank.

The argument for pooled tipping is that those who bus the tables, wash dishes, cook and clean can get a share of tip earnings. The other restaurant employees are earning the normal minimum wage or better and good wait staff employees will share their tips with these people on their own.

What is the solution to this prob-lem? You cannot change the policies at those places with pooled tipping, but you can start tipping based on the quality of service received.

A tip of 15 percent is supposed

to be for good service, so if you have poor service consider only tipping 5 or 10 percent, but it is equally important to consider tipping 20 or 25 percent for exceptional servers that go above and beyond their call of duty.

Placing a little more contempla-tion into compensating your wait staff will give more incentive to those who are lacking and even more incentive for the average servers to become exceptional ones. It might even force the worst servers to look for another form of employment.

I know the ideas presented here are very capitalistic in nature, but who can say that they appreciate poor service when spending their hard earned dollars on a nice night out?

If the general public can adopt these ideas presented we can all look forward to higher quality service in the future. The chances of a poor ex-perience will diminish and those re-ally good servers will go even further to enhance your experience.

A little positive or negative reinforcement can go a long way especially when it is affecting earn-ings. The change will not be seen immediately, but if there is a cultural shift in how tipping is done there will be a difference.

I would like to take the time here to also mention that you should take care of your bartenders downtown as well, because my personal experience has shown me that they will take care of you in return.

Tipping CultureBy Jake Gietman

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Re: We are more than just an opinions pageNik NelsonPublisher Emeritus

In last week’s issue the editorial board scolded those on campus who have likened The Racquet to a mouthpiece of the College Republicans (“We are more than just an opinions page,” March 23, 2011) or decry its journalistic integrity for expressing opinions in the opinions section. The Racquet is cor-rect in its argument.

In a university setting, the progressive voice is the loudest because it is perpetu-ally en vogue, both with students and the faculty. When presented with any dissen-sion from the cushy status quo, the pants-wetting, up-in-arms indignation from the left begins, both in the insulated university bubble and beyond, as was the case when peaceful protestors smashed Dan Kapanke’s car windshield last week, presumably for his vote on Scott Walker’s union bill.

So was the case when, a little less than a year ago, unwashed hippies trashed piles of The Racquet when the editorial board, which I sat on, endorsed a presidential ticket in the student body elections. The anti-First Amendment guerillas declared that opinions don’t belong in the student newspaper. Sorry, Chavistas, no.

Opinions are perfectly acceptable and encouraged. It happened that the viewpoint expressed didn’t jive with the free-love agen-da, so the natural solution was to silence any dissent. Had there been a gulag on campus, I’m certain I would’ve found myself in it.

Rather than whining about an agenda, perhaps take a look beyond the borders of

West Ave and Losey Blvd. There’s a lot out there, hippies, and most people don’t think like you.

Re: We are more than just an opinions pageNeil FerrisStudent

I hope the Racquet realizes the conde-scending and self-absorbed tone of the piece entitled “We are more than just an opinions page.”

Referring to your work as “our fine pub-lication” is, in my opinion, bad form. One thing I’ve learned from my music professors here at UW-L is that you don’t announce your next piece to the audience as “a great tune.” You let them decide if it’s good or not.

Similarly, the self-congratulatory tone of the third paragraph is laughable. It’s good you point out that UW-L doesn’t have a journalism program, because occasionally I will read an article that is repetitive and uses poor grammar and style. If you take a great deal of pride in the final product each week, I recommend finding an English major to read some of your articles before publica-tion. Many of your writers are good at their craft, but every once in a while I find a piece that could have used heavy revision.

Perhaps the most irritating point in your piece is when you snidely remark, “Imagine that!” If you want to argue your paper is not biased, fine. However, do not insult me as a reader with such patronizing language.

You conclude with, “We appreciate your readership.” If that’s true, do not address your readers this way in the future.

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It wasn’t too long ago that our state was united by the colors green and gold due to an epic Super Bowl XLV title. However, it seems our state is now being torn apart by two colors: blue and red.

The weight of the bill falls heavily upon the shoulders of college students and profes-sors. Although students are clearly affected heavily by the decrease in education benefits, their opinion on the bill relies entirely on personal opinion and background.

Many students notice professors name- dropping Scott Walker or the bill periodically throughout class periods. Sadly, this habit can take a serious toll on a student’s respect for their professor. It has the potential to significantly impede on a student’s atten-tion span, desire to learn and willingness to approach a professor with a question or com-ment about the course.

“While it’s interesting to learn a teacher’s opinion on topics with several sides relating to their field, it is important to remember that there are multiple viewpoints and perspec-tives that need attending to as well,” said freshman Emilie Schauer, “From an edu-cational perspective, professors need to set aside biases and explore all aspects of a topic so students can develop their own opinions.”

While some students are advocates for the bill, a professor’s infliction of opinion can have tremendous effects on a student’s compliance.

Political Science professor Dr. Jeremy Ar-ney does not inflict his personal viewpoints about the bill on his students. Although he, like most, has feelings for or against the bill, he still believes the final interpretation of the issue is ultimately up to the individual person.

“As professors, we should be encourag-

ing students to think for themselves and not just accept the opinions of their professors,” Arney said, “Granted, you’re exposed to your professor’s opinions every time you attend class because the material they have chosen as a topic of discussion in class is what they believe is important and should be covered, and they go on to give you their own perspec-tives on how they interpret such material. Nonetheless, the final judgment or interpreta-tion on certain topics should boil down to one’s own reasoning.”

Our constitution grants America, and thus all professors, with the freedom of speech. Therefore, voicing their opinion during any hour of the day is not considered an incorrect action to uphold. Though true, the voicing of opinion on largely controversial issues can be deemed inappropriate or appropriate by colleagues and students.

“Obviously everyone has their own opin-ion and I believe it isn’t very appropriate to discuss in class,” said education major Colin Abdendroth, “It’s a huge issue right now for a lot of people and it will affect a lot of us, but it’s just a distraction in class.”

In turn, fewer and fewer students are becoming advocates for or against the bill but rather advocates against professors’ inflictions of opinion.

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Classifieds

Anybody who wants to get their hands on a complete list of names, addresses, phone numbers and e-mail addresses of students at the University of Wisconsin-La Crosse needs to go no further than the Records and Registration office.

All that is required to get this information is to file a request and pay a fee of $80 plus $0.02 per address requested. Since Jan. 1 of this year, there have been nine such requests.

Most of the requests come from businesses starting out who are trying to market their services or products. This is where much of the spam and junk mail we all get comes from. Other requests come from political organizations, the military and even other campuses in the UW System.

One request comes in every fall. The American Student List, www.studentslist.com, is a Web site that gathers contact information from schools across the country and then sells this information to whoever will pay. If you are a student, your personal information is for sale on their Web site. The organization does not hide its purpose. They claim to be a “leading provider of youth marketing data,” and they attained our information simply by paying the school.

UW-L is not alone in doing this; every public school in the state does the same thing. But the schools aren’t to blame.

“The school doesn’t have a choice,” said Jim Treu, who works in information security. The “Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act”, or FERPA, is a federal law that allows this. The law states, “Schools may disclose, without consent, directory information such as a student’s name, address, telephone number...” This law, however, only says that a school may do this, not that they have to.

As UW-La Crosse is a state run school, it

is technically part of the state government. As such, the school is affected by the states open records law.

Wisconsin Statute 19.31 declares “complete public access” to “information regarding the affairs of government.” Essential this law states that every individual citizen has a right to obtain records from all public institutions. Apparently student directory information falls under this category.

The bottom line is that public schools do not have a choice. They have to give the information to whoever asks. All the school can do is charge an administrative fee in hopes that it might deter some requests.

According to Jan Vonruden, who tracks the requests, the fee “does deter some people.” Since some requests come from startup businesses, often these small companies do not have the few thousand dollars it takes to attain the entire e-mail roster.

Fortunately, FERPA allows students to opt out of having their personal information disclosed. If you want your information to be kept confidential you can remove it from the list that goes out by adjusting the privacy settings under account information on your WINGS page. According to the Records and Registration office, an e-mail goes out every fall informing students of this option.

The question, however, should be why a student’s personal information is a matter of public record in the first place. And secondly, why should we have to “choose” to keep our information confidential. It should be confidential by default. Then, if a person chooses, they could allow their information to be disclosed, not the other way around.

The internet already makes it easy for anyone to get their hands on just about whatever information they want, confidential or not. The last thing we need is for the institutions we trust with our records to simply give it out to whomever asks.

By Caleb BrownStaff Reporter

E-mails For Sale

“Nonetheless, the final judgment or interpretation on certain topics should boil down to one’s own reasoning.”

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Administration Professor

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1. Velour Sweatsuits- Find a new way to combine fashion and comfort.2. ‘Booty’ Shorts- Daisy Duke can be left in the last decade.3. The Limp Leather Belt- Pleather isn’t fooling anyone this year.4. High-heeled Tennis Shoes- Your inner tomboy and girly-girl should not collaborate in your footwear.5. Ill fitting jumpsuits- Baggy and tight are good, but only in the right places.6. Bad leggings- Leave the gold shimmering ones on the rack.7. Mistaking money for class- Just because it’s spendy, doesn’t mean it’s classy.

The Fashion Police are here, and they’re making arrests on crimes

against style

Outlaws of Fashion

Spring Style

Kelli’s gotta-have-it list for spring

Trendy vs. TrashyJean skirt with Uggs

Leggings with Uggs

Working out Putting on make-up to go work out

Guys shaving their heads for St. Baldricks

Guys shaving their legs

Wedges Stilettos

Oversized t-shirts

Half shirts

As seasons change, so do trends. Different style coats, shoes and bags are put on the shelves for consumers to splurge on. “What’s another Benjamin? I’ll take it!” But if you can’t afford to keep splurging, may I suggest investing in some staples for your wardrobe?

1. The Blazer-Don’t feel like wearing a coat? No need!! Grab a blazer to add some class to your floral dress for a night out, or spice up that V-neck to impress your professor! 2. The Coat-What a way to make a first impression! Coats are a great way to add color to simple outfits while still looking fierce!3. The Bag- Backpacks aren’t as fashionable as we (or I) once thought. A large tote is perfect for class and keeps you looking classy. 4. The Shoe- Your feet will scream comfort with a pair of Sperry Topsiders. Keep it fresh and casual while on campus this spring. 5. The Accessory- Headbands a great way to add something new to an outfit you’ve already shown off.

Emily KingFeatures Editorfeatures@theracquet.net

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We all knew this was coming...Bell bottoms are back! Trends have a hard time dying forever and this one is no different. Today, skinny jeans are spotted on just about every girl and even on some guys. But, some of the most popular runway trends are inspired by styles of our mothers! Back to the 70s people...but this time, lets not forget the flare.

This time around there are certain changes making this the new “it” trend. Now the hem should be at least as wide as your foot, making the foot almost completely invisible under the wide leg. They should also be loose at the knee, keeping the fit relaxed and comfortable. Mix it up and try a high-waisted pair! Go wild this season and keep up with the ever returning bell bottom sensation.

Can you dig it?

Simple, sophisticated and classic. This growing trend can become less depressing and way trendier depending on how you wear it. They were lying when they said too much black is a bad thing. Embrace your inner-Rihanna!!

Full black gives you a slimmer figure for days when you didn’t have time to hit the gym. Tuck in a black top to a pair of black skinny jeans and bring

it all together with a feathered belt. Pump up the outfit with a stylish pair of red heels or any brightly colored footwear. Keep it chic. Try to go crazy with accessories because that is the key to avoiding a dull look. A four-layered necklace with metal, pearls, and jewels would be a fun way to keep your outfit alive.

Just remember, with any fashion trend it’s all about how you wear it. Make it so that it’s comfortable for you, and make each trend fit with your own personal style!

With early morning classes, late nights of studying and schedules filled with extracurriculars, students at UW-La Crosse find it difficult to put any time into their appearance in the mornings, especially during those awful winter months. But there are some ways to ensure that you look cute and feel warm during those days at school.

Leggings! Leggings! Leggings! These little gems keep you looking great while still

being comfy during class. PLUS they can go with just about anything!

Layering. During the winter “layering” is the magic word. Throw on

a T-shirt with a fun cardigan over the top to look really put together. Or, switch things up and put a vest on as well. This looks like you put more time into your outfit, and it will keep you warmer. Win, Win!

Loose Fitting Skirts. On those days that the thought of buttoning up a pair of

jeans or corduroys sounds unbearable, pick a loose flowy skirt instead. In the winter put on some knit tights and maybe some leg warmers with slouchy boots for a complete look. In the spring match the skirt with a nice blouse for a “peasant” look.

Simple Jewelry. Next time you’re out shopping with your friends invest in

some cheap but classy looking jewelry. This is an inexpensive way to make any outfit look new again, as long as you have some new accessories!

Avoid Collegiate or Sports Sweatshirts. I know this one seems difficult seeing as most students on

college campuses sport their school’s pride. But just as you are reaching for your UW-L sweatshirt for the third time this week, stop yourself and try something new. Everyone should invest in what I like to call “grandpa cardigans.” These are the sweaters that might look like something your grandpa would wear, but they’re oversized and comfy as hell. Or buy sweatshirts from places like American Eagle or Urban Outfitters, that way you can still be stylish and comfortable.

None of these tips should take any longer than what you’re already doing in your morning routine. Listed below are some ideas for three days. This should help in getting the ideas flowing with your own wardrobe. Walk into class feeling good and prepared to start your day head on, while leaving the bed head behind.

By Meghan O’ConnorAssistant Features Editor

Avoid wearing sweats every dayFrom bed head to beauty

Day 1: Day 2: Day 3:

Black on black, you’ll never go back

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We’ve all heard the norms about study habits, but there are some wacky ways to pre-pare for exams too. For instance, instead of shooting for the stars, aim for the dirt. That’s right; experts say setting low goals is a good habit to practice when it comes to studying.

This isn’t to say cramming four weeks of information into your brain against its will an hour before an exam is going to work out well. However, crossing items off that pro-verbial checklist makes us feel good and just might motivate us to add another 20 minutes of reading for later in the day. So instead of tackling an entire chapter of never-before-seen information, concentrate on learning a theory or equation; then put down your stuff. A few hours later you’ll remember how easy it was to learn that one thing and you’ll go learn another, and then another and voilà; studying done.

We’ve all heard that we need to rest before a big test or before putting the final touch-es on a thesis paper, but exercise? Yep. The chemicals released in your body when you

go for a jog can increase your abil-ity to learn, as it causes more even distribution of blood in the brain. As for deciding whether to

exercise before or after a test, well, it’s up to the individual. You could run around outside to burn off some anxiety or take a stroll after to review the material you’ve

learned.Study in the bathtub. You read that right.

Break open a book in strange places to learn info you’re having trouble remembering. Sit-ting in the classroom on test day, you will recall comprehending a formula when you were standing in line for a bagel. Location as-sociation will work.

Pneumonic devices are abound in the study tips section of any media, but songs are also a great way to remember complicated topics. Just don’t get caught humming to your original tune about the quadratic equation around campus.

University of Wisconsin-La Crosse stu-dent Ben Pierce shared some of his study habits. “For some classes I’ll start studying a week or more in advance,” Pierce said, “I generally study at the library or at school; just somewhere quiet. I never listen to music. I feel like music distracts me, especially when there are lyrics. I re-write notes to help me remember. Sometimes for biology classes I’ll draw a diagram from the book. I use pneu-monic devices; I make really stupid sentenc-es, and those I just can’t forget.”

As you can see there are some pretty odd-ball methods for learning, but for some the traditional processes suffice. The truth is the person who knows how you learn best is you. So incorporate something you actually en-joy doing into this dreaded task and reap the benefits.

Now is the time when many upperclass-men find themselves scrambling to put to-gether their résumé and land an internship, with the consciousness that the internships they obtain now have the ability to put them a step ahead in their future job search.

“Paid internships are more competitive than entry-level jobs. They want the best and the brightest,” said Karla Stanek, director of Career Services and the Academic Advising Center, which has the largest centralized in-ternship program in the UW System.

Luckily, Stanek suggests small steps you can take to put you at the top of your game to land that internship.

The first aspect that should be addressed is to keep your résumé neat, short and con-cise. The physical layout should put the most impotant information first. “The experiences you put in your résumé should be interview worthy and relevant to the position,” said Stanek.

If you don’t have a sizeable amount of vol-unteer or extracurricular experience, there is no need to panic. While Stanek stresses the importance of gradually building your résu-mé with these types of activities, she recom-mends playing up job experience if you don’t have those extracurriculars. Showing an em-ployer what you learned or gained from hold-ing a job while attending school--time man-agement, for example--can be impressive and can give you the leverage you need to be in the running for landing the internship.

Stanek emphasizes the importance that leadership experience has as a determinant

in the employee-selection process. “Employers are looking for future lead-

ers, not just an employee,” said Stanek, who is in her thirty-fifth year of employment at the University of Wiscsonin-La Crosse. A section that solely highlights these types of roles will catch a company’s eye.

After coming far enough to get an inter-view, you don’t want to blow it. Stanek stress-es the importance of the ability to describe pertinent experiences during an interview and the gains acquired from those experi-ences.

Perhaps more important is practicing be-fore the interview. “Some students would be fine going in to an interview without practice, but with a mock interview they can still take that up a notch,” said Stanek.

As per Stanek’s guideline, the interview with the employer should never be your first interview experience.

Another way to work your way to the top of an employer’s list is to utilize networking. If a friend or acquaintance was a prior intern, ask them to give your résumé to the manager of the company or to put in a good word. To take the edge off of the competitiveness, try to create your own internship opportunity by contacting family friends who may be able to provide special opportunities for you to work with a company they are affiliated with.

The Career Services Web site has over 8,000 internship opportunities listed. It also provides examples of résumés for multiple areas of study, as well as checklists for im-proving your résumé. The staff can provide individual assistance in mock interviews, cover letters, résumés, and much more.

To make an appointment, visit the Career Services and Academic Advising Center in the basement of Cartwright, or call 785-8517.

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Off the wall ways to hit the books

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you to study the material while getting credit toward your grade. Make sure to do all the required and sug-gested readings. Readings may not earn you any credit, but they are the information your professor is telling you to learn. By ig-noring any of them you are setting yourself up for failure on test day. If you have been studying efficiently and just don’t get the material, an important re-source to use is a tutor. Tutors are available for most classes and help explain and clarify course material. You can talk to your pro-fessor to find a tutor. Finding a study group or a study buddy is also a good idea. A simple way to improve your under-standing of material is to make the most of class time. Make sure you attend every class and sit in the front to stay focused. A lesser used resource is the professors themselves. Take advantage of your pro-fessor’s office hours. Professors are usually willing to work with students who show ini-tiative to improve their performance, and they hold valuable information on how to succeed in their class. Students can benefit from talking to a professor in multiple ways. For instance, if you have missed an assignment you can see if it’s possible to make it up. Professors may even offer some insight into what is impor-tant to earn a good grade in the class. Students can try setting up an extra credit situation. Take advantage of all extra credit opportunities offered and ask professors for more possibilities.

Turn those D’s into B’sBy Phillipe MeisterAssociate Reporter

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Men’s tennis serves up three more wins

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UW-La Crosse’s men’s ten-nis team kept their winning streak alive this weekend. They extended the streak to eleven straight with three more wins on Saturday and Sunday.

The Eagles improved their record to 15-4 with a 6-3 victory over Saint Mary's University (Minn.) on Sunday and two more wins in Madi-son on Saturday, defeating Augustana College (Ill.) 7-2 and Edgewood College (Wis.) 9-0.

Against Saint Mary's, UW-L won five of the six singles matches. Nick Piotrowski, Nathan Fekete, Steven Quiring, Peter Stadum and Vic Mirasola each earned victories for the Eagles.

In the doubles matches, the team of Fekete and Quiring earned a win in the competition.

At the Cherokee Country Club in Madison was where the team earned its other two victories. In the 7-2 win over Augustana College, Piotrowski, Fekete, Stadum, and Mirasola earned wins in the singles matches.

UW-L swept the three doubles matches as the teams of Stadum and

Piotrowski, Fekete and Quiring, and Mirasola and Alex Kaker won their competitions.

UW-L is ranked 16th in the Inter-collegiate Tennis Association Central Region.

Versus Edgewood, Piotrowski, Fekete, Quiring, Mirasola, Kaker and Tyler Bertelsen won in the singles competition.

The doubles teams of Piotrowski and Stadum, CJ Schwind and Ber-telsen, and Brandon Stenseth and Travis Murphy swept the doubles matches.

UW-L looks to keep their winning streak alive on Saturday, April 2 in Waverly, Iowa, against the University of Sioux Falls (S.D.) at noon and Wartburg College (Iowa) at 3 p.m.

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At a university where indoor track has won eight national titles since the year 2000 and the wrestling team finishes in the na-tional top five on a yearly basis, it's shocking to believe UW-La Crosse houses a program even more dominant. But they do, and they don't appear to be going away anytime soon.

This year's championship marks the Eagles' 15th in school history, and their tenth in the last eleven years. Needless to say, such dominance is rarely found on any level of athletics.

Last Friday the UW-L gymnastics team earned their fourth consecutive National Collegiate Gymnastics Association (NCGA) Division III Championship on the Univer-sity of Wisconsin-Eau Claire campus.

The team finished with a score of 191.175, marking both a season-high for UW-L as well as the second-highest team total in NCGA history.

UW-L made a very good showing in the all-around Friday, with Christa Booman taking first place and Morgan Shene placing fourth.

Booman won the NCGA title with a score of 38.650. Her score is the second-highest in NCGA history, trailing only Car-rie Santore from the College of Brockport (N.Y.) who set the record in 2004 with a score of 38.675.

Booman's performance was not lacking

elsewhere, either. She placed third in the vault, tied for fourth in the uneven paral-lel bars and balance beam, and tied for sixth on the floor exercise.

By the end of the NCGA champion-ships Saturday night, seven gymnasts from UW-L had earned All-America honors.

Along with Booman were Jenna Swails and Morgan Shene, each of whom earned two All-America awards. Swails tied for fifth on the vault and ninth on the floor exercise.

To go along with her fourth place finish in the all-around, Shene placed sixth on the balance beam and finished in twelfth on the uneven parallel bars.

Other Eagle gymnasts to earn All-America honors were Jen Andersen, Katrina Schuch, Kendra Klein, and Tegan Oare. Klein received first-team honors following a sixth-place finish in the floor exercise. Andersen, Schuch, and Oare earned second-team honors, with Ander-son receiving ninth-place on the uneven parallel bars, Schuch finishing in 11th place on the floor exercise, and Oare 12th in the vault.

Much credit goes to the Eagles gym-nastics squad after another excellent year, not only to those who earned individual honors last weekend, but also to head coach Barb Gibson. All 15 of UW-L's national championships have come under Gibson's leadership.

Courtesy Kelsey Matula

Courtesy Kelsey Matula

Top Left: The UW-La Crosse Gymnastic Team poses for a photo after the National Collegiate Gymnastics Association Division III Championship at UW-Eau Claire.

UW-L gymnasts earn NCGA championship title

Bottom Left: UW-La Crosse gymnast Katrina Schuch during her floor routine at the National Collegiate Gymnastics Association Division III Championship at UW-Eau Claire.

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