R acqueT The University of Wisconsin - La Crosse Please recycle Word of the Week Kenspeckle Conspicuous; easily seen or recognized. 231 & 232 Cartwright Center 1725 State Street La Crosse, WI 54601 Index News. . . . . . . . . . . 1-5 ViewPoint . . . . . . . . 6 Features . . . . . . . . 8-10 Sports . . . . . . . . . . .11 Grin Bin . . . . . . . . .12 Summer’s Magnificent Seven PAGE 10 Y o u r n e w s . y o u r v o i c e . s i n c e 1 9 1 0 . 1 By Lauren Seidl Campus Editor Plastic recycling now underway Chancellor Joe Gow helps students get organized on Saturday’s move-in On June 1, the City of La Crosse added plastic to its list of recycled items. e mo- tion was introduced in January by La Crosse Common Council member Jai Johnson and is now officially underway. Plastics 1 and 2, which include items such as milk jugs, water bottles and shampoo con- tainers, should now be placed among glass, aluminum and steel cans in recycling bins. ese items are all taken to Eureka Recycling Center in St. Paul where they are separated and re- cycled. In the past, plastics were sent to French Island along with the rest of La Crosse’s waste to be burned for energy in the Xcel Energy waste-to-energy plant, but since plastics release harmful chemical dioxins into the atmosphere when incinerated, it was agreed that they would be better off recycled. One concern the city had for recycling plastics was cost. e biggest expense was the purchase of new recycling trucks for the transportation of plastics. Harter’s Quick Clean-Up needed to invest in trucks that were able to compress recyclables, mainly plastics, to allow for more room and make transporta- tion cost efficient. La Crosse Director of Public Works Dale Hexom located funds within the city to cover plastic recycling costs for the first year. How- ever it is estimated that in the future each household will be taxed an extra 14 cents per month to cover charges. So far recycling plastics rather than burn- ing them hasn’t affected energy production on French Island, and it doesn’t look to be a problem in the future. Since plastics only ac- counted for a nominal amount of garbage, the city still has plenty of waste to burn for energy. “I think we need to pull more material out of garbage,” said La Crosse County Sus- tainability Coordinator Nick Nichols. “Most material that goes into garbage is recyclable in one way or another. To me it doesn’t make any sense to throw it out.” Nichols went on to say that food is one of many products that La Crosse should look into recycling. A La Crosse County Solid Waste and Recycling Collection Evalu- ation released this month estimates that food makes up 13.4 percent of residential solid waste. e evaluation states that food, along with other or- ganic waste, can be either composted into a soil amendment or recycled for energy. Cost and odor are two main concerns preventing La Crosse from seriously considering the re- cycling of food at the moment, but the city does plan on observing food waste collection and recovery of other communities to learn more. HOW TO RECYCLE PLASTICS PROPERLY 1) Remove caps since most are made of material other than the recyclable plastics 1 and 2. 2) Rinse out containers just as you do with all recycled containers. 3) Crush large plastic items such as milk jugs to create more space in your recycling bin. A s the campus begins another school year, UW-La Crosse is celebrating record-breaking enrollment fig- ures, several glowing reviews, and more. But, with the good it always seems there is the bad. Despite increasing enrollment numbers, plans to renovate or expand Cowley Hall have been delayed, which means students may find it difficult to get into science classes in the fu- ture. During the annual State of the Campus ad- dress Wednesday Sept. 1, Chancellor Joe Gow told the audience that filled Graff Main Hall that the campus set a new 22 year enrollment record this fall with 1,807 incoming freshmen and 493 transfer students. Although official enrollment figures are set to be released later this year by UW-L admissions, aſter initial dropping and adding of students is finalized, the incoming freshman class allows the uni- versity to set aside $550,000 in tuition rev- enue against budget cuts. Gow also updated the audience about fu- ture plans to renovate Cowley Hall. Officials had anticipated adding space to the science building between 2013 and 2015; but, that won’t happen now until 2017 or later accord- ing to Gow’s address. Plans have shiſted fo- cus to updating the coal fired heating plant to abide to stricter emission procedures. With an increasing number of students and limited space for lab classes, some fear that students will have a hard time getting into popular science classes in the future. But Gow said there are plenty of reasons the university continues to grow and thrive, despite the economy. “[Our] commitment to students won’t change just because the econo- my is in the doldrums. We serve our students well [and therefore] more want to come here.” Gow also praised that UW-L has secured the second best regional university in the Midwest, has placed on the G.I. Jobs 2011 list of Military Friendly Schools, and received Wisconsin Intercollegiate Athletic Confer- ence All-Academic recognition for student athletes who earned a grade point average at or above the general student body during the 2009 – 2010 school year. GOOD NEWS ...AND BAD NEWS By Katie Tucker City Editor UW-La Crosse’s mascot Colbert the Eagle helps the UW-L cheer team toss T-shirts into the filled stands at Veteran’s Memorial Stadium. The September 4 game was just one of the many events includedin the Welcome Week agenda. KaWai Hui BY THE NUMBERS • 1,807 Incoming Freshman • 493 Transfer Students • $550,000 tuition revenue • secured LENDING A HELPING HAND Chancellor Joe Gow helps a student move in on Saturday September 4. This year UW-La Crosse welcomes the largest Freshman class in 22 years, with 1,807 incoming students. KaWai Hui WELCOME WEEK: KICKIN’ IT WITH COLBERT “ Most material that goes into garbage is recyclable in one way or another. ” -Nick Nichols La Crosse Sustainability Coordinator Child Center new pride of UW-L VIEWPOINT, PAGE 6 Gow announces list of UW-L achievements; Cowley Hall renovation delay dampens celebration 12 Pages Single Copies Free Thursday,September 9, 2010 “ [Our commitment to students won’t change just because the economy is in the doldrums.” Joe Gow, Chancellor City to look into recycling food products next
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RacqueTThe University of Wisconsin - La Crosse
Please recycle
Word of the WeekKenspeckle
Conspicuous; easily seen or recognized.
231 & 232 Cartwright Center1725 State StreetLa Crosse, WI 54601
Y o u r n e w s . y o u r v o i c e . s i n c e 1 9 1 0 .Y o u r n e w s . y o u r v o i c e . s i n c e 1 9 1 0 .
By Lauren SeidlCampus Editor
plastic recycling now underway
Chancellor Joe Gow helps students get organized on Saturday’s move-in
On June 1, the City of La Crosse added plastic to its list of recycled items. Th e mo-tion was introduced in January by La Crosse Common Council member Jai Johnson and is now offi cially underway.
Plastics 1 and 2, which include items such as milk jugs, water bottles and shampoo con-tainers, should now be placed among glass, aluminum and steel cans in recycling bins. Th ese items are all taken to Eureka Recycling Center in St. Paul where they are separated and re-cycled.
In the past, plastics were sent to French Island along with the rest of La Crosse’s waste to be burned for energy in the Xcel Energy waste-to-energy plant, but since plastics release harmful chemical dioxins into the atmosphere when incinerated, it was agreed that they would be better off recycled.
One concern the city had for recycling plastics was cost. Th e biggest expense was the purchase of new recycling trucks for the transportation of plastics. Harter’s Quick Clean-Up needed to invest in trucks that were able to compress recyclables, mainly plastics, to allow for more room and make transporta-tion cost effi cient.
La Crosse Director of Public Works Dale Hexom located funds within the city to cover plastic recycling costs for the fi rst year. How-ever it is estimated that in the future each household will be taxed an extra 14 cents per month to cover charges.
So far recycling plastics rather than burn-ing them hasn’t aff ected energy production on French Island, and it doesn’t look to be a problem in the future. Since plastics only ac-counted for a nominal amount of garbage, the city still has plenty of waste to burn for energy.
“I think we need to pull more material out of garbage,” said La Crosse County Sus-tainability Coordinator Nick Nichols. “Most
material that goes into garbage is recyclable in one way or another. To me it doesn’t make any sense to throw it out.”
Nichols went on to say that food is one of many products that La Crosse should look
into recycling. A La Crosse County Solid Waste and Recycling Collection Evalu-ation released this month estimates that food makes up 13.4 percent of residential solid waste.
Th e evaluation states that food, along with other or-
ganic waste, can be either composted into a soil amendment or recycled for energy. Cost and odor are two main concerns preventing La Crosse from seriously considering the re-cycling of food at the moment, but the city does plan on observing food waste collection and recovery of other communities to learn more.
HoW To rEcYcLE pLasTIcs propErLY
1) Remove caps since most are made of material other than the recyclable
plastics 1 and 2.2) Rinse out containers just as you do
with all recycled containers.3) Crush large plastic items such as
milk jugs to create more space in your recycling bin.
As the campus begins another school year, UW-La Crosse is celebrating record-breaking enrollment fi g-
ures, several glowing reviews, and more. But, with the good it always seems there is the bad. Despite increasing enrollment numbers, plans to renovate or expand Cowley Hall have been delayed, which means students may fi nd it diffi cult to get into science classes in the fu-ture.
During the annual State of the Campus ad-dress Wednesday Sept. 1, Chancellor Joe Gow told the audience that fi lled Graff Main Hall that the campus set a new 22 year enrollment record this fall with 1,807 incoming freshmen and 493 transfer students. Although offi cial enrollment fi gures are set to be released later this year by UW-L admissions, aft er initial dropping and adding of students is fi nalized, the incoming freshman class allows the uni-versity to set aside $550,000 in tuition rev-enue against budget cuts.
Gow also updated the audience about fu-ture plans to renovate Cowley Hall. Offi cials had anticipated adding space to the science building between 2013 and 2015; but, that won’t happen now until 2017 or later accord-ing to Gow’s address. Plans have shift ed fo-cus to updating the coal fi red heating plant to abide to stricter emission procedures.
With an increasing number of students and limited space for lab classes, some fear
that students will have a hard time getting into popular science classes in the future.
But Gow said there are plenty of reasons the university continues to grow and thrive, despite the economy. “[Our] commitment to students won’t change just because the econo-my is in the doldrums. We serve our students well [and therefore] more want to come here.”
Gow also praised that UW-L has secured the second best regional university in the Midwest, has placed on the G.I. Jobs 2011 list of Military Friendly Schools, and received Wisconsin Intercollegiate Athletic Confer-ence All-Academic recognition for student athletes who earned a grade point average at or above the general student body during the 2009 – 2010 school year.
Good NEWs...aNd Bad
NEWsBy Katie Tucker
City Editor
UW-La Crosse’s mascot Colbert the Eagle helps the UW-L cheer team toss T-shirts into the fi lled stands at Veteran’s Memorial Stadium. The September 4 game was just one of the many events includedin the Welcome Week agenda.
KaWai Hui
BY THE NumBErs• 1,807 Incoming Freshman• 493 Transfer Students• $550,000 tuition revenue • secured
LENdING a HELpING HaNd
Chancellor Joe Gow helps a student move in on Saturday September 4. This year UW-La Crosse welcomes the largest Freshman class in 22 years, with 1,807 incoming students.
KaWai Hui
WELcomE WEEK: KIcKIN’ IT WITH coLBErT
“ Most material that goes into garbage is recyclable in one way or another. ”
-Nick NicholsLa Crosse Sustainability Coordinator
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WELcomE WEEK: KIcKIN’ IT
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child center new pride of uW-LVIEWpoINT, paGE 6
Gow announces list of UW-L achievements;
Cowley Hall renovation delay
dampens celebration
12 pa g e s s i n g l e co p i e s Fr e eT hu r s d ay, s e p t e m b e r 9, 2010
“[Our commitment to students won’t change just because the economy is in the doldrums.”
Get on the bus!Downtown La Crosse unveils new transit center
Part-time Job Fair 10:00 A.M. - 3:00 P.M. in Vahalla
Dancin’ in the Street 8:00 P.M. - Midnight on Badger Street
L.O.L. with the Greeks Noon - 2:00 P.M. on Drake Field
Football game vs Mary Hardin-Baylor Uni-versity 1:00 P.M. at Veterans Memorial Sta-dium
On a once barren corner on down-town Th ird Street now sits the brand new Grand River Station
transit center. Th e new station celebrated its grand opening two weeks ago and serves as the central hub for all city buses. In addition to transit purposes, Grand River Station also houses several apartments above. Despite be-ing several months behind schedule, and $2 million over budget, the Grand River Station community is excited about sharing its ben-efi ts.
Th e building has seven fl oors of housing, transit, and retail space. Whether it is one of the apartments or artists loft s for rent or the buses bringing you around town, the Grand River station is both functional and an aes-thetically pleasing building enhancing the downtown area.
Th e relocation of central transit activity from Fift h Street to the Grand River Station impacted several of the bus routes within the city. As stated in the La Crosse Tribune by La Crosse Municipal Transit Utility (MTU) Di-rector Keith Carlson, “It’s the same number of buses. Same number of drivers. One less route.” However, this has proven to have some impact on some members of the La Crosse community. For some, their usual bus stop is no longer in one of the routes. And, for oth-ers, their commute by bus is longer--in some cases more than doubled--due to additional stops on their revamped route.
As for UW-L students, an extended com-mute into Onalaska or downtown may be in order as well. Essentially, the bus routes were compacted, creating additional stops on ex-
isting routes, which is causing lengthier rides. According to the Grand River Station’s
Web site, the apartments in the transit cen-ter are targeting artists and entrepreneurs in the area. Due to the Grand River Station’s involvement in Wisconsin’s aff ordable hous-ing program, the station is able to off er apart-ments to a wide variety of families with diff er-ent incomes. A number of the apartments in the building are reserved strictly for those in
the county who are considered low income. According to the La Crosse Tribune, rent for the units ranges from $267 - $1, 210, with the apartments ranging in size and style.
Additional information about the Grand River Station or maps of the bus routes can be obtained at the City of La Crosse Web site, www.cityofl acrosse.org.
ImporTaNT TraNsIT TImEs
Route 4 (through campus)From Transit Center:
9:48 a.m.12:18 p.m.4:18 p.m.
To Downtown: 12:28 p.m.2:58 p.m.5:28 p.m.
For a complete listing of bus routes and timetables
visit www.cityofl acrosse.org
By Hannah HendersonStaff Writer
The Grand River Station opened late August. The new transit center serves as the central hub for city bus-ses, and also off ers apartments above.
Lars Roeder
Standing in a long line, searching for books and holding a toppling stack of texts while squeezing towards the checkout line are probably memories of textbook rental that make students cringe at the thought of getting books. However, the new semes-ter seems to be running more smoothly now that the Follett Higher Education Group has been in charge for a year.
Last fall, UW-La Crosse handed over textbook rental and the bookstore to FHEG, and since then many changes have taken place.
Modifi cations in the textbook rental system are making for a smoother rent-ing experience for students. Rather than searching for books alphabetically by au-thor’s last names, students now fi nd their texts through a numbering system. Text-books have also been pulled from top shelves and placed on shelves no higher than six feet to lessen the need for step stools when grab-bing books. Lines to check out books are now formed facing the exit rather than the book stacks so students don’t need to loop around aft er fi nding their texts.
“Our goal is to get students in and out faster,” said UW-L bookstore manager Carlena Goddeau. Th e changes seem to be working, as Goddeau hasn’t no-ticed lines forming this year.
UW-L sophomore Sarah Jackson, who started no-ticing improvements last semester, is happy with the changes. “I thought the organization was a lot better,” she said. “I went in around noon and was out in fi ve minutes. Th ere was no line.”
Future modifi cations include mobile checkout
stations, which will make it possible to move stations to more effi cient locations for textbook return.
Th e bookstore has undergone many changes as well. Renovations allow more space for school sup-plies and new items. Th ese include Vera Bradley products, more snacks, a larger general book section, and more.
“Another goal is to keep merchandise changing so we always have new products,” Goddeau said. She has already noticed more students are coming in
repeatedly rather than only at the start of semesters. Th is may be partially due to the larger selection of women’s apparel included in this sum-mer’s new shipment of cloth-ing.
Size selection is also im-proving, as Goddeau recently spoke with the bookstore’s buyers about needs of UW-L students. Since UW-L is a fi t school, smalls, mediums and larges sell out much faster than extra or double extra larges. Goddeau said buyers are used to supplying larger sizes, especially in Wisconsin.
Now that needs will be met specifi c to UW-L, students can expect to see more products in the sizes they want.
Goddeau believes that all around changes in the bookstore and textbook rental have made acquiring books and other items a much smoother process. “It’s been a good year,” she said. “I think we got a lot accomplished.”
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What do you anticipate for the school year?
This year should be challenging and fun. I guess
you could say it will be...interesting. ” -Dylan Deich, Junior
“
Just to have fun since it’s my junior year. I have mostly filler classes so hopefully it will be a chill semester.”
-Jamsion Buss , Junior“
Every now and then, we like to get out of the office and do random inter-views. This week, The Racquet interviewed several juniors. Our question:
arouNd campus
Junior year and I’m finally taking all classes for my ma-jor. It should be pretty good because it’s the first year
of what I’ll be doing for the rest of my life. ” -Alicia Dal Ponte, Junior
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Some first year students might be familiar with the UW-La Crosse campus as they spent their first few days searching for their classes but what the rest of La Crosse has to offer is news to them.
On weekends, Third Street of Downtown La Crosse usually lures many college students because of wristband or karaoke nights but there’s more to Historic Downtown La Crosse than what the college students’ eye can see.
Not only is The Pearl a magnet to college students because of its award winning home-made ice cream, but because of their low prices too. According to The Pearl St West Web site, Oscar is the guy who keeps this place in business. His son opened The Pearl in 1993 but shortly after Oscar didn’t agree with the way he was operating the Ice Cream Parlor so he stepped in. Because of Oscar, the
Pearl makes 95 percent of its ice cream and most chocolates. Holly Neumann, a junior at UW-L and Pearl enthusiastic, said, “For those who haven’t been to The Pearl I would defi-nitely suggest trying the Caramel Cashew on a sugar cone! I get it every time!”
The Pearl has 21 different ice cream flavors and an array of chocolates like truffles, choco-late cover nut clusters, love food and fudge. Ben Thinnes, a Pearl employee, said, “I enjoy making ice cream, and The Pearl has such a great atmosphere.” The Pearl is open until 10 p.m. during the week and 10:30 p.m. on weekends.
The Rivoli Theater is unlike most movie theaters as it is not only a movie theater but a pizzeria as well. Located in Historic Down-town La Crosse The Riv shows the latest mov-ies for less than half the cost of a Cinemark show. With a school ID, students can relax and enjoy a movie at the price of only $3.00. Before taking a seat, check out the variety of
food, drinks and ice cream served dur-ing the show. A two-year employee at
The Riv Isabel Nunez said, “Work-ing at The Riv is a great experience. It’s so different from any other movie theater with the whole Spanish Re-naissance theme. I think anyone who hasn’t been must go before they leave La Crosse.” Check out movie times and prices at www.rivoli.net/.
La Crosse differs from many other cities for many reasons, but one spe-cifically is the bluff. Surrounding UW-L’s campus, the bluff provides natural scenery to bond with roommates and friends from your wing. Hiking the bluff is a free and beneficial way to exercise without even realizing you’re actually working out. Different trails to hike can be found on www.myrick-ecopark.com. Ben Otto, sophomore at UW-L, said, “I hiked the bluff for the first time last spring and couldn’t be-lieve the view of the city. It was sweet.”
So, before the homework load gets to be too much, first year students should check out the rest of La Crosse.
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I suspect that this year to be full of fantastic adven-tures, interesting encounters, unexpected indulgences, irreplaceable socializing... and of course, money in the
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Well, I plan on studying in spain spring semester so I can only hope that I make it through spanish Lit alive. -Rimpal Kumbhani, Junior“
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A guide to La Crosse’shidden treasures
Page 5Thursday, september 9, 2010 CityNews
Fresh produce never looked so appealing
It’s been said that blood is thicker than water, but does this age old saying hold truth in politics? Recent accusa-tions of Mayor Matt Harter’s involve-ment with his family’s solid waste dis-posal has left many La Crosse citizens divided in a disagreement of ethics.
In late July, at a La Crosse City Coun-cil member’s request the city hired an at-torney to assess whether Harter violated both city and state ethics codes.
Gary Harter, Mayor Harter’s father, who runs and owns the Harter’s Quick Clean-Up business, accompanied Mayor Harter in a meeting February of this year, advocating for the city to renew its contract with Harter’s Quick Clean-Up. Claims were made that Mayor Harter was pushing his fourth generation fam-ily business on the city, which could be considered an ethics breach.
La Crosse has citywide ethics codes, and the particular ethics code that Har-ter is accused of violating states that no public offi cer or employee may use or attempt to use his public position to in-fl uence or gain unlawful benefi ts, advan-tages or privileges for himself or others.
Many people in the city of La Crosse have diff erent opinions on how severe the violation was.
In an interview with La Crosses
WXOW station, citizen David Saiz has an understanding approach to Mayor Harter’s actions: "I feel sorry for him be-cause he is new. He's young and this is something he probably just should have known better. He's looking at it as fam-ily, but that's no excuse.'
Others are less forgiving. UW-L sophomore Andrea Forcey looks on a bigger scale.
“It’s appalling how [Mayor Harter] is looking at it simply for the income his family is gaining and not what’s best and convenient for the City of La Crosse to improve the environment. Our city is known for its beautiful landscape, we should focus on what’s important.”
Harter’s Quick Clean-Up has been servicing the Coulee Region for about 50 years and was started by Frank and Lloyd Harter. Th ey off er numerous ser-vices including both commercial and residential wastes, paper and aluminum recycling, and even scrap metal disposal.
As of now, the ethics report is under review by the hired outside attorney. It is currently unknown how long the review will take or whether a complaint will be fi led with La Crosse's own Ethics Board.
Harter knee-deep in city ethics investigation
By KC PowersStaff Writer
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Friday nights in Cameron Park greet pa-trons with a colorful array of tents, textiles, and local produce. La Crosse’s largest farmers market is one of several area posts that not only makes getting fresh produce easy, but according to the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) is also an increasing contributing factor to the Coulee area’s local economy.
Th e Cameron Park farmers market is La Crosse’s only solely farmer-run market. Ven-dors off er a variety of sustainable produce, local meats, breads, and craft s among other goods. Occasionally, the Friday night mar-kets will also feature music, art, and drama performance by local artists.
“I really think the Cameron Park farm-ers market is the best area market. Th ere is always so much to choose from. You’re never bound to leave disappointed,” market cus-tomer Benjamin Jones said.
Vendors said that shopping for locally produced goods is benefi cial for not only the surrounding La Crosse area, but also the entire state of Wisconsin’s economy. Money spent at a local market will go directly to a La Crosse farmer, who will likely be spend it locally, as opposed to money spent at a retail grocery store that could end up on the other side of the country, or the world.
Acting manager of the Cameron Park market Maura Henn encourages students to take advantage of the market opportunity. “Becoming familiar with local farmers mar-kets, where they operate and what is avail-able can be so benefi cial to the wellness of students who take advantage of them. Fresh local produce, apples, and whole grain breads are just a few of the items that would be eas-
ily taken back to a student’s home. Better yet, having the grower right there available to answer your questions about how to prepare certain items, or the best way to store them is something you don't usually get from com-mercial grocery stores,” Henn said.
According to the USDA’s 2010 National
Farmers Market Directory, Wisconsin ranks number eight in the nation for most opera-tional farmers markets. Th ere are 204 run-ning markets throughout the state.
“People are fi nally beginning to under-stand that local food is simply better for you, your body and your community. Th ese mar-
kets are so popular because we have people patronizing them. Without the shoppers, there would be no market,” Henn said.
Currently, apples, cucumbers, egg-plant, beans, herbs, peaches, peppers, squash, sweet corn, tomatoes and wa-termelons are all in season. Henn said students concerned about the environ-ment can enjoy the fact that shopping at a local market decreases the amount of energy and fuel used to transport goods.
If you're a fan of locally produced foods and want to get involved, La Crosse off ers several other markets including one on Wednesdays from 8 a.m. – 1 p.m. in the Bridgeview Park-ing lot off of Rose Street, the La Crosse County Farmers Market Saturdays from 6 a.m.-1 p.m. in the downtown parking lot between Th ird and Fourth Streets, and one on Sunday’s in the Onalaska Festival Foods parking lot from 8 a.m. – 1 p.m. All outdoor mar-kets run June through October. A winter market is also currently in the works at Th ree Rivers Waldorf School on the Northside of La Crosse Novem-ber through February. For a complete schedule, or to learn more information visit www.cameronparkmarket.org, or
search “Cameron Park Market” on Face-book.
“[Markets] off ers great meeting places for people to get involved in shopping locally, supporting small family farms, as well as a place for families and friends to enjoy music and conversation aft er a long work or school week,” Henn concludes.
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Props and drops for big kidsWe’re gonna call it now:
snow on the ground before the end of the month.
As students return for yet another school year, we are excited to experience what La Crosse’s weekends off have to offer, or so we thought.
Like many college students, the weekends are spent out with friends on the streets of La Crosse. We walk from house party to taco bell to another house party. UW-La Crosse students are back in action, and, of course, we want to party hard to start off the year right. Wrong.
Walking around at night is risky for those not of age. It’s common to see fellow students searching for the nearest rager but it’s becom-ing more common to see pairs of undercover cops lurking through alleys to bust the first group of fresh-men they see.
It’s reassuring that La Crosse Police Officers are so accessible in case of emer-gencies but I don’t believe they’re on their toes for such predicaments.
After witnessing friends and randoms refusing breathalizers on the corners of 11th and Pine or 14th and Vine, it is obvious that cops aren’t out for our safety but to know our BAC.
So, fellow partiers, go out at your own risk.
A note to the doey-eyed freshman bounding between classes: First, welcome to UW-La Crosse. The people are nice, there’s a group or activity for everyone to join, and the classes really aren’t that hard.
Spend as much time involved in extracurriculars as you do in class, and even more time having fun and meeting new people. Now’s the time to enjoy life with relative inconsequence. The next four (or five or six ...
or seven) years will zing by. Don’t get stuck unemployed after graduation wishing you had done just a little more. And now pay heed to a less than gentle warning...
It’s early in the semester, when roomies are already making pacts to work out every day. Well listen up freshies! If you plan on working out at the REC, have some respect for those who know the rules about the track and walk in the right direction. The REC staff was even kind enough to print out an idiot-proof picture of the track that illustrates which way to run each day. Or, maybe you should just pay attention to those who are already run-ning and follow them?
No, that would be too obvious.
Three cheers and a tip of our fedoras to the Follett-run bookstore and textbook rental. Gone are the days of wandering up and down aisles with a heavy stack of books, looking for one small elusive pamphlet stuck behind a stack of books that could only be found with a treasure map and the Roset-ta Stone. It took each editor, on average, three minutes flat to get their books, using a system so breathtakingly straightforward the rest of us should bang our heads against the wall for not hav-ing thought of it sooner.
There’s no love lost for the old, bureaucratic, university-run bookstore and textbook rental. It was an inefficient moneypit, poorly managed.
This is simple econom-ics on parade, a showcase of what happens when a business has incentive to be profitable.
Everyone wins.
Child Center new pride of UW-L
Among the many uses of student segre-gated fees, some dubious, a recent recogni-tion by the State of Wisconsin validates every cent students spend on the UW-L Child Center.
In July the Center, headed by director Sue Wrobel, was named to the state Department of Children and Families’ YoungStar list, an elite and short list of five-star rated childcare providers.
It joined Head Start Child and Fam-ily Development Centers of the La Crosse region as the only area childcare providers to earn this accreditation.
Nearly all of the Center’s full time staff have been there since it opened in 1985, a feat Wrobel credits for the Center’s success.
The standards for making the YoungStar list are rigorous and include on-site observa-tion, specific plans for continuously improv-ing children’s health and wellness, the learn-ing environment, and business practices, as well as mandating strict higher education levels for teachers and directors.
Further standards include maintaining partnerships with families, the design and implementation of curriculum, relationships with the community, and general leadership in the early childhood community, Wrobel said.
But the process is ongoing, she added. Rather than meeting the standards, achiev-ing accreditation, and then taking it easy, the Center must continuously improve in all the
areas in which it’s scrutinized.And that scrutiny is pretty comprehen-
sive.Though user fees generate most of their
budget, students contribute via segregated fees one-third of the Child Center’s more than $500,000 budget to help it operate, which significantly reduces the Center’s cost to students.
Those who do benefit from the Center aren’t just those who use it, but also the students who receive hands-on experience working with the children. This includes the 50 student employees who work at the Cen-ter or the education students who do field work there without needing to leave campus.
This real-world experience will enhance the skills of the students who do field work there and bolster the reputation of the UW-L education department.
Maintaining a supportive environment for students from all walks of life, including those with little ones who depend on them, is crucial on a diverse campus like UW-L. And the experience that education students get by working at an exceptional center will also benefit the school and the kids they may end up caring for.
The Racquet congratulates the Child Center for their achievement. With this much-earned recognition, we can be sure our money is well spent and, more impor-tantly, that the kids at the Child Center are in good hands.
Publisher’s Note: What Bailout? The student body collectively contributes
$8,600 in segregated fees to help keep The Racquet afloat financially. For the first time in a long while, your campus newspaper did not need that money to be financially solvent.
The end-of-year operating net was $9,760.54, well beyond the money students alone give.
For two years, editors have selflessly sur-rendered pay and have worked impossible hours. The move to cheaper paper helped, too. Most importantly, a crack sales team led by Advertising Director Brian Blanchette has sold advertisements to new markets and continually looks for innovative ways to monetize The Racquet brand.
Money like this is new to the paper, which during Fiscal Year 2009 hemorrhaged
more than $17,000, and lost more than $6,000 the year before that. So even with last year’s accomplishments, we’re still in the red.
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Take just one step into the Root Note and it’ll be hard not to fall instantly in love with it. Greeted by warm lighting and inviting couches, this café offers an earthy, fresh and relaxed atmosphere to all.
Customers can enjoy a wide array of food, drinks, art and music at reasonable prices. Located downtown on 4th Street, the Root Note is open every day at 8:30 a.m., closes at 10:00 p.m. on Sunday through Wednesday, and stays open until midnight on the weekends. Drinks range from coffee, tea and smoothies all the way to beer and wine.
Food choices include wraps, hand-made pizzas, pasta, sal-
ads and a large variety of pastries and desserts. “Everything that I’ve eaten there was delicious, but my favorite is the four cheese fold,” says UW-L senior Andrea Weiler, a frequent visitor to the Root Note.
Weiler’s food of choice is a wrap stuffed with broiled moz-zarella, parmesan, feta, muenster, and other fresh vegetables.
The Root Note uses ingredients that are locally grown and organic, and it is rumored that they have the best breakfast burrito in all of La Crosse County. Their unique menu is widely appealing, which is reflected in their diverse clientele.
The majority of the options are vegetarian and vegan-friendly, but Emmy Carlson, part-owner, stresses that the food “is not to be feared by meat lovers.”
The Root Note was opened about a year and a half ago by a handful of young adults that fused their similar passions to create the restaurant that they have today. Carlson says that the secret to the success of this café are risk taking and that they think outside of the box.
They have proven exactly that by taking delivery to a whole new creative level. They now offer a bicycle delivery
service to a large area in La Crosse from 11 a.m. until 2 p.m. every day. “I think it shows that they really care about doing their part to not harm the environment, but also that they keep their customers’ needs in mind,” said Weiler, a senior majoring in community health.
Delivery fees range from $0-3 depending on the distance needed to travel, and there is a $5 minimum for delivery orders. The delivery menu consists of special items that can-not always be purchased in-store, and orders can be placed by phone or email.
Besides great food and drink, the Root Note can be depended on to provide entertainment. Jazz is featured Tuesday nights, Thursday evenings are frequently reserved for open mic night, and a mixture of artists is invited to the Root Note almost every night of the week. Music and art events are organized to provide a variety of genres for all dif-ferent tastes and to welcome those of all ages. The Root Note is always eager to hear their clients’ suggestions.
Look for the Root Note on Facebook or e-mail them at [email protected].
College changes everything. It makes you more inde-pendent and aware of your life. You will start to realize that “procrastinate” and “facebook” are often synonymous and that “multiple-choice” can mean “multiple-educated guess” depending on what you did the night before. The word “read” begins to mean “skim” and the word “study” begins to mean “nervously stare at a textbook before your final.” You will dis-cover there is in fact a “fourth meal” that your parents never told you about and that anything before 10 a.m. is early. Pro-crastination will become your arch nemesis and hearing the words “extra credit” is like winning the lottery. People you don’t remember meeting will approach you and naps are no longer for little kids. Songs will attach themselves to your memory and some of your favorite memories will be attempt-ing to study with friends. College changes what you know, who you know, who you are (or think you are), how you look at the world, and how you look at yourself. College changes you.
College will change your time management skills, which will require you to prioritize your schedule. Your priori-ties should lie with your present life—not constantly pre-paring for a future in which you prepare for a future. Don’t plan ahead through graduate school and don’t plan on get-ting married and having three kids with a picket fence. As you are all aware, things don’t turn out as planned. That’s not to say that the things you plan won’t ever hap-pen—just don’t get too set on never deviating from them.
When this semester starts to overwhelm you, take all the stressors in your life and clump them into a ball in-side your mind. Everything you are worrying about, all of it. Then ask yourself what would happen under a worse case scenario for each stressor. Chances are the world is likely to keep turning and you will continue to experi-ence the pangs and beauties of life. Then ask yourself why you are experiencing this stressor and how you can control the outcome. If you cannot control it, do not stress over it.
Does time seem to move by faster and faster every day? It’s the routine. It’s a lack of self-awareness. It’s a lack of control. It’s looking ahead to the future when you forgot to live in the pres-ent. Think about who you are and who you want to be. Take a different path to class one day. Allocate time for studying and forget about your finals until then. And most importantly, rec-ognize each day for what it is—a day that will never be repeated.
By Ashley AtkinsonStaff Writer
The Root Note offers food, music, artand now bicycle delivery
A little bit of everything
Carlson says that the secret to the success of The Root Note are risk taking and that they think out-side the box.
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When Heaven Albright’s life gets turned upside down a� er losing her job, the last thing she needs is a new neighbor that she can’t stand. Brady Gilbert moves in next door only to make Heaven feel a lot more like Hell. In this zany romantic com-edy Heaven and Brady, an unlikely pair � nd themselves on a mission to meet with the founder of Starbucks and end up meeting something they never expected: love. Ca-price Crane puts a fun spin on a contempo-rary romance to make this book a must read.
A� er being � red from her PR job, Heav-en Albright is forced into the torturous la-bor of waitressing. Being that Heaven lacks the simple art of ‘people skills,’ one might assume that being a waitress would be an impossible task for her… and they would be correct. Incidents ranging from stealing toilet paper from a woman’s purse, a spitball in a customer’s Caesar salad, and a not so anonymous ‘complaint’ letter to the boss re-sults in Heaven being unemployed yet again.
Meanwhile, Brady Gilbert � nds himself a free man a� er ending a relationship with his psycho ex. Now all he needs to worry about is getting a new band to sign with his record la-bel and jumpstarting his new invention ‘cin-namilk’ to be put into the marketplace. But his main time consumer is his pesky neigh-bor who can’t seem to stay out of his business, or his mail. Heaven takes a newfound inter-est in her new neighbor, and can’t seem to get enough. So when Brady decides to travel to Seattle to pitch his ‘cinnamilk’ idea to the
founder of Starbucks, Heaven invites herself along for the ride, making the trip much more eventful than previously anticipated.
What was suspected to be a success-ful business trip spirals out of control when Heaven’s ex enters the picture and Brady starts to get jealous. Brady and Heaven’s feelings for each other emerge from the woodwork, and start to become blatantly obvious. � is newfound romance results in poor judgment and silly decisions. Brady has the brilliant idea to sit in a bathroom in hopes of running into the great Howard Shultz, founder of Starbucks, while Heaven gorges on too much junk food. � e trip to Seattle becomes much more than either of them bargained for, ending on a sour note.
“Stupid and Contagious” was Caprice Crane’s debut novel, and it is laced with events that are laugh out loud funny. With the many twists and turns that both Heaven and Brady encounter, it’s bound to be an enjoyable read. Being that Crane is a novelist, screenwriter, and television writer, her writing always has a certain � air. She’s a writer whose main objec-tive is to entertain, and “Stupid and Conta-gious” does just that. � e book is written in a he-said/she-said manner and incorporates references to modern pop culture. � is hi-larious and heartwarming novel takes you through the lives and heads of these two crazy yet endearing next-door neighbors.
There was a time in the not so dis-tant past (your grandparents and possibly even your parents can
vouch) when a summer of hard work was enough to pay for room, board, and most or all of your tuition. Well, summer is over and if you are anything like me, your sum-mer earnings won’t quite cover the cost of attending this � ne university, or even living near it and eating more than rice and beans. Welcome to the twenty-� rst century I guess.
Luckily, there are plenty of places to pick up a few hours during the school year. Stu-dents can apply for a job at any of the uni-versity’s dining establishments through Chartwells in Cartwright Center. Murphy Library, the Eagle Rec Center, and all dorms also have opportunities for students who need to earn some extra cash. And the best part is that these are all located on campus.
For students willing to expand their search beyond campus, the number of opportuni-ties increases drastically. Just walk into any of the many local businesses and ask if they are hiring. To bypass this tedious task, Craig-slist.com has local job listings for employers actively seeking help. Either way, you’ll want to prepare a resume and be ready for an in-terview, as some employers will start the pro-cess on the spot if they like what they see.
Remember that tuition you all pay as stu-dents of this � ne university? Here is your chance to get the most out of it because part of your hard-earned money goes into running the UW-L Career Services Cen-ter. Some of the center’s functions are to “assist students in determining their ca-
reer goals, gain internship experience rel-evant to their major, and develop a job cam-paign strategy,” according to their Web site.
But that is not the only way Career Ser-vices will help you with your job search. � ey have information on writing a resume or cov-er letter, plus tips for interviewing, network-ing, and negotiating job o� ers. � is guidance is invaluable when job searching, especially in today’s economic climate. Students can ac-cess this information online or by stopping in to the Career Services Center, located on the lower level of Cartwright in room 54.
Also, Career Services is hosting a part-time and seasonal job fair for college stu-dents on Friday, Sept. 10 in Valhalla, from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. Employers attending include Riverfront, Inc., Pepsi Cola Bottling Com-pany of La Crosse, and UW-L Recreational Sports. � is is just one of many events host-ed by Career Services throughout the year.
So if you are one of many students on the prowl for employment this semes-ter, stop into Career Services. Whether you just need a few � exible hours on cam-pus or are starting to think about your
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As you may or may not know, La Crosse is ranked the 11th � ttest college in the nation! � ere is a reason for that.
La Crosse o� ers many extracurricular activities that allow you to stay in shape. Whether you see an intramural game going on or a group of people running outside, you can expect to see some sort of athletic activity going on around all parts on and o� campus.
� ere are many � tness classes to choose from. Whether you enjoy classes like Pilates or yoga, or want something more intense like group strength or kickboxing, there are plenty of times and days that can � t in your schedule. Group X classes also include many times for cycling. � ese classes are all free the � rst week of school; make sure to come early, though, so you get a spot in the class. And if you enjoy the class also make sure to sign up early so it doesn’t � ll up. All classes are $25, with the 20-minute abs class being $12.
If you were a sports fanatic in high school and still want to be involved, there are intramurals for almost every sport. Be fast, though, because signups for volleyball and badminton start today, September 9. � ere is a list of both Group X classes and intramurals at the front desk at the rec.
� ere is also a great weightli� ing center inside the rec. For the � rst week of school it’s free, and a� er that you can get a semes-ter pass for $90, an academic year pass for $155, or an all year, including summer and j-term, pass for $180. You can also pay for
private trainers who are students at UW-La Crosse.
Group workouts and weightli� ing not your thing? � ere are plenty of solo work-out opportunities. Mitchell Hall contains an indoor pool and diving boards. � e Hours of open swim are available online and change depending on swim practices and events. Also, as many may know, there is an indoor track located on the upper level of the rec.
If you’re an outdoorsy person, UW-La Crosse also has an outdoor club, known as the Outdoor Connection. � is year they have many trips planned. On September 18, there is a canoe trip in the Perrot State Park, with another trip planned October 16-17 on the Root River. � ey also will have a trip to the Porcupine Mountains the weekend of October 1 for those interested in backpacking. For anyone interested in a free trip that is close to campus, there will be a night hike in Hixon forest on Septemeber 22. � is is a great opportunity because hiking the blu� s at night is a com-pletely di� erent experience, with views of downtown La Crosse all lit up at night.
La Crosse o� ers numerous opportuni-ties for campus recreation. Whether you want to try rock climbing at the REC, or diving at Mitchell Hall, there’s an activity somewhere on campus to try.
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Coming o� a successful sweep of the Coun-try charts with their highest grossing single to date, “Little White Church,” which premiered this past March, Little Big Towncontinues to grow with their full release of stu-dio album num-ber four: THE REASON WHY. Given 3.5 stars by Country Weekly, the album is somewhat twangy in some songs, but over-all shows further promise of continued success with its second single “Kiss Goodbye.” Reminiscent of past LBT single “Life in a Northern Town,” “Kiss Goodbye” again al-lows each member of LBT to shine equally in harmony; a key element I � nd pleasurable to the ears as the group does not support just one lead singer. � us, it is not voices that beg to be heard, but instead the deep lyrics of the song.
Dropped to rave reviews August 10th, American Idol Season 3 Winner, Fanta-sia Barrino’s third studio album BACK TO ME sold over 117,000 units in its � rst week, debuting at #2 on the Billboard 200 and #1 on the Billboard R&B/Hip-Hop chart, making it Fantasia’s highest chart success to date. � e Boston Globe hailed the record as “a strong come-back.” Billboard called it a “soulful, laid-back album with tinges of gospel.” While
not quite the critic caliber as the Globe or Billboard, I vouch that this album has serious voice and unequaled passion not always found in her past work. Hit single “Bittersweet” found its way to early applause with its slow intro and powerhouse � nish character-istic of a throwback to Patti La Belle and early Soul. However, for me, her best work featured on the album is “Even Angels.” Perfect piano and a hard dropping beat combine with an easy-to-repeat chorus to make this song hard to resist pumping your head to the beat and � nding your own soulful voice beneath your heart. With 8 Grammy nominations already tucked into her belt, I predict we may see more of Fantasia as red carpets roll in later this year.
Dropped to rave reviews August 10th, American Idol Season 3 Winner, sia Barrino’albumover 117,000 units in its � rst week, debuting at #2 on the Billboard 200 and #1 on the Billboard R&B/Hip-Hop chart, making it Fantasia’s highest chart success to date. � e Boston Globe hailed the record as “a strong come-back.” Billboard called it a “soulful, laid-back album with tinges of gospel.” While
I can’t quite re-member exactly how I stumbled upon Brendan James early this past June. What-ever the case a single listen to his breakthrough single “� e Fall” struck me with awe and I instantly linked into iTunes to pre-order his most recent al-bum released on Tuesday. Self-titled BRENDAN JAMES, the album is his second album following his 2008 debut al-bum THE DAY IS BRAVE, which saw several of its songs featured on various television shows including Private Prac-tice, Bones, So You � ink You Can Dance, and Army Wives. A singer-songwriter self-described as a romantic as well as an optimist, James collaborated with his producer Warren Huart (Augustana, � e Fray, Howie Day) to create an emo-tionally-charged album, soothed by the piano. With eleven songs nestled into his tidy album, one can hear how James was meticulous in establishing a unique cohesiveness of sub-dued heavy lyrics with the elegance of the piano, but without the compromise of losing its splendor to one or the other ... it’s neither just pretty piano or deep lyrics. Instead, it’s what James describes as “heaviness meets romance meets positiv-ity.” Which of-course, is positively breathtaking. Mix all of this together with James’ soulful and engaging voice and one cannot help become won over. While“� e Fall” was the � rst to win me over, “Let it Rain” has quickly become triumphant over all my other iPod selections the last three days. Writ-ten about the humility James had to master while facing the daunting challenges of becoming an artist for the masses, the soul found in his voice is sheer amazing and comforting -al-most Elton John-ish. Released at the age of 31, James rains down a refreshing maturity acquired throughout his life - something J. Biebs just can’t do. Heartfelt and sewn with pro-voking lyrics, I urge you to also explore songs “Di� erent Kind of Love,” “Emerald Sky,” “Stupid For Your Love,” and � nally “Get It Right” as James sure did exactly that with this album.
Every now and then a friend passes on a new song unbeknownst to you. And sometimes even an entire sub-Genre, which in case so happened to me a� er a friend wrote to me about his experience with Arcade Fire’s per-formance of “Sprawl II” at Lollapolooza. A multi-intstrumental band, Ar-cade Fire can be classi� ed as more than Alternative music, but as Baroque Pop since they combine commonly classical instruments into modern rock. � e result is a dark edged and progressive sound, that is just so neat that during my � rst listen I found
mysef speechless - which by the way is a very rare occurance.
Clay Walker is already a living Country legend. But he’s one tough cow-boy that’s not yet ready to hang his hat up just because his recent com-petition has become 10 to even 20 years younger than him. At 41, Walker proves he still has it with his single “She Won’t Be Lonely Long” that digs deep with its lyrics and charms with tradi-tional country guitar and Clay’s ol’-boy charisma.
Nothing is as good as Kelly Rowland. Period. I love everything about her. And now she’s add-ed yet another reason why living with her is better than living with-out her ... I’m talking about her newest single, “Rose Colored Glasses.” Trust me by the end of this month, my freshly moved-in neighbors will too know every word and join my roommate
Amanda and I on our daily belt-out sessions that rock every plate in the cupboard. � e chorus entails one to reach down low to their feet to get the power to belt it out, but the beats in between provide balance and fun. � is single has Glee written all over it!
5 Light Up the Sky � e A� ers Christian/Inspiration
6 � e Lost Get Found Brit Nicole Christian/Inspiration
7 Lead Me Sanctus Real Christian/Inspiration
8 She Won’t Be Lonely Long Clay Walker Country
9 � e Boys of Fall Kenney Chesney Country
10 Kiss Goodbye Little Big Town Country
11 Just a Dream Nelly Hip Hop/Rap
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The NFL kicks off the season on Thursday night when Brett Favre seeks revenge against the Saints who eliminated the Vikings in the NFC Championship game last season. Football season is officially here, which means you need to draft the ultimate fantasy football team. Below is how I rate this year’s player’s fantasy value along with a few sleepers and possible busts.
Chris Johnson – HB – Tennessee TitansHe is the fastest and most explosive player in the
NFL. He rushed for 2,006 yards and 14 touchdowns a year ago and should be just as good this season. His capability to bust out huge runs at any time makes him my first pick in any draft.
Aaron Rodgers – QB – Green Bay PackersVikings fans will hate me for putting Rodgers ahead
of AP, but Rodgers will have an unbelievable year. He has a plethora of weapons around him and should put up huge numbers on your fantasy team every week.
Ray Rice – HB – Baltimore RavensRice only scored one touchdown in the Ravens
last seven regular season games last season, but he has tremendous upside. He is a threat both rushing and receiving the football. Last season he led running backs with 702 receiving yards, almost 200 more than Chris Johnson. Touchdowns numbers were a concern last year, but won’t be any longer.
Adrian Peterson – HB – Minnesota VikingsMaurice Jones-Drew, Steven Jackson, and Thomas
Jones all rushed for more yards than AP last season and combined they fumbled the ball six times which is as many fumbles as AP had last season. His 18 rushing touchdowns led the NFL and still make him a great pick.
Drew Brees – QB – New Orleans Saints
Brees was phenomenal last season to say the least. He led the NFL in touch-downs, completion percent-age, and QB rating not to mention a Super Bowl win. Brees is consistent and will have another quality season.
Maurice Jones-Drew – HB – Jacksonville JaguarsHis performance in the
pre-season and the knee surgery talk should be taken into account when drafting MJD, but his numbers last season speak for themselves. He finished fourth in rushing yards and second in touchdowns. He should be ready to go in week one against the Broncos. The Jaguars will rely on him heavily again this season which makes him a great fantasy pick.
Steven Jackson – HB – St. Louis RamsJackson had seven games where he rushed for 100
yards or more and was the second leading rusher with 1,416 yards. However, he scored only four touchdowns the entire season. The problem was not Jackson but the Rams offense. Buyer beware: if the Rams struggle again, Jackson will too.
Peyton Manning – QB – Indianapolis ColtsCall me crazy for ranking three quarterbacks
in my top ten, but they score more than running backs and there are more quality running backs than quarterbacks so snag a great quarterback early. Peyton Manning is perhaps the most consistent quarterback in the league and with Reggie Wayne, Pierre Garcon, and Dallas Clark as his primary weapons he may have another MVP season.
Rashard Mendenhall – HB – Pittsburgh SteelersThis is definitely a reach, but I like Mendenhall
more than Frank Gore and Michael Turner. With Big Ben suspended for the first four games, Mendenhall will get more carries than usual and put up huge num-bers. Willie Parker is gone and Mendenhall is left to take all the carries this season. He will have a breakout season.
Frank Gore – HB – San Francisco 49ersGore has not had a great season since 2006 which
ironically is the last full season he survived without getting injured. He was out with injury for three games last season and struggled when he came back. Gore was solid the last four weeks and is a steal at the end of round one.
Sleepers:
Joe Flacco – QB – Baltimore RavensThe Ravens brought in Anquan Boldin which
should help raise Flacco’s fantasy stock. Some people might not call Flacco a sleeper, but he has the oppor-tunity to be a great quarterback this year. He won’t be better than Aaron Rodgers or Drew Brees, but I would be willing to pick him over Philip Rivers and Tony Romo.
Kevin Kolb – QB – Philadelphia EaglesKolb gets to take over this season as the Eagles
starter. He threw for over 300 yards and scored two touchdowns in both games he started last season. DeSean Jackson and Jeremy Maclin provide Kolb the ammo he will need to be successful.
Wes Welker – WR – New England PatriotsEverybody remembers when Wes Welker tore his
ACL and MCL last season. What you need to remem-ber is he had the most receptions and second most yards last season before his injury. He might be a little slower to make his cuts, but there is no reason for Welker to be rated as low as he is on most fantasy draft boards.
Darren Sproles – HB – San Diego ChargersNot to say Sproles will put up big numbers because
he probably will not, but he is a huge steal towards the end of the draft. He is small and explosive so once he gets loose nobody will catch him. If things with Ryan Mathews don’t work out like expected than Sproles could see a lot more carries.
Clinton Portis – HB – Washington RedskinsPortis is getting older, had mediocre numbers, and
suffered a concussion last season. Despite these facts, I still think Portis will have a good year and is worth taking a risk on late in the draft. He will get most of the workload ahead of Larry Johnson
Ben Roethlisberger – QB – Pittsburgh Steelers
So he is missing four games; get him as your back-up and watch your fantasy team blossom. He doesn’t have the same weap-ons to throw to anymore and he does get sacked alot, but he is still an elite quarterback who will put up massive numbers when he returns to the field.
Buyer Beware:
Larry Fitzgerald – WR – Ari-zona Cardinals
Unanswered questions about quarterback Derek Anderson leave me skeptical on Fitzgerald’s value this year. With Boldin in Baltimore he may be targeted more often, but he is not as safe of a pick as he has been in the past. I would still want him on my team, but his numbers will not be as impressive anymore.
Matt Forte – HB – Chicago Bears
I put Forte on my fantasy team last year and it ruined my season. He was tauted as a sure fire first round pick, but turned into a big bust last season. The Bears signed Chester Taylor and it would not be surprising to see him start over Forte eventually.
Philip Rivers – QB – San Diego Chargers
The loss of LT could affect Rivers more than you know. Vincent Jackson already has to miss a few games and the Char-gers are considering trading him away. Without these players who have been vital to the Chargers success, the season could get ugly not only for the Chargers, but for Rivers as well.
Jay Geissler Staff Writer
Sleepers and Busts
The Racquet plans to take this section down a new path for the upcoming year and bring the focus to campus related sports news. The intention will be to follow our own varsity teams as well as intramural sports a little more closely. Not to worry, the professional sports world will still receive plenty of attention.
Incoming freshman and returning students alike may not be aware of the great intramural sports opportunities available at UWL. The first deadlines are ap-proaching quickly with badminton and volleyball sign-ups happen-
ing today. Other sports to register for this fall include indoor soccer, flag football, outdoor ultimate, racquetball, wrestling, dodgeball, basketball, table tennis and tennis. Many sports offered have leagues with varying competition levels so everyone can find a good fit. Most also have men’s, women’s and co-ed leagues available.
Intramural sports offer a great way to meet people and help to work off the extra pounds from those lazy summer months. For more information please refer to www.uwlax.edu/recsports.
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