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John Green, the author of well-known books such as The Fault in Our Stars and Turtles All the Way Down, discusses and captivates his audience with his latest and newest bestseller Everything is Tuberculosis.
How To Be An Elephant
Uncertainty about SNAP availability rocks Winona State  
From the Senate floor: Inclusion and Student Services updates 
The OASIS Center may be forced to close its doors for the 2026-2027 academic year amid budget cuts.
The future of the OASIS Center at WSU is uncertain again
Tyrre Burks talks to WSU students and staff about his path to starting his own business and how WSU students can use their passions to do the same.
Learning authentically with Tyrre Burks 
The Winona community gathers to hear author and veteran Jim Crigler speak about his book Echoes on the Water: A Veteran’s River Misson to Heal the Wounds of War.
Laying the war to rest: A piece of hope for Gold Star Families 
Picking up students and their spirits at Winona State 
Authors Josina Manu Maltzman and Teo Shannon reading excerpts from their books Ride Safe: One dyke’s journey to healing from the West Bank to the West Coast and A Chronology of Blood.
Sharing community: two authors share their stories 
Profile Kristine Beck: Stewarding Kinstone 
Intersection of Title IX and AI: wellbeing, internet safety and deepfakes 
Winona state secured the win over Viterbo with Hailey Markworth starting at point guard.
Hailey Markworth: The LaGrange Product Enters a Senior Spotlight 
Warriors Defense lines up, awaiting the snap from the Cougars.
Warriors Fall in Second Half Against Sioux Falls at Bob Young Field 
Winona state played CSP ending in a win of 24-14.
Warriors Football Dominates Golden Bears for Homecoming Sendoff 
Warriors Sweep Marauders for Homecoming Weekend 
Winona State women’s volleyball team is playing against Minot State University. The warriors won the match 3-0.
Finding The Groove: Volleyball Recap 
The Marías discography on Spotify.
The Marías: The need-to-know songs for your fall playlists  
“Regretting You” directed by Josh Boone, depicts the tragedies and complexities of loss, trauma, family and love in its adaptation of Colleen Hoover’s 2019 novel “Regretting You”.
Flim Review: “Regretting You:” loss, love and rom-com predictability  
“Lux” has not only achieved critical success as expected from innovating and experimenting through multiple genres and ideas, but it establishes itself in many mainstream audiences and has broken many records through its debut.
Rosalía’s Lux: Mystical, Divinity and Opera. 
Fuzz: When Nature Breaks the Law by Mary Roach, Winona State University’s Common Book for Fall 2025 and Spring 2026 takes a witty and comedic approach to dissect the ways in which animals commit crimes and how they are “punished” for them.
Book Review: “Fuzz: When Nature Breaks the Law” 
“Bugonia” takes us to a constant battle in a surrealist discussion of the existence of aliens and their presence in this world, with ever-increasing violence and paranoia.
Bugonia Review: The kidnapping of an out of this world CEO
Winona State University's Newspaper since 1919

The Winonan
Winona State University's Newspaper since 1919

The Winonan
All content by Jorge Ornelas
Identity and empathy workshop explores "Resilience"

Identity and empathy workshop explores “Resilience”

Jorge Ornelas, Features Reporter
September 26, 2018
Augsburg University students stop in Winona on canoe trip

Augsburg University students stop in Winona on canoe trip

Jorge Ornelas, Features Reporter
September 19, 2018
"The Sheer Absoluteness of Being" is an art exhibit by artist Charles Lume on display in the Watkins Gallery from Aug. 27-Sept. 18. Lume will be holding a talk on the exhibit on Thursday, Sept. 6 from 4-5 p.m. in Stark 103.

Watkins Gallery shows “Aboutlessness” in a new light

Jorge Ornelas, Features Reporter
September 12, 2018
The Winona State Commission on Academic Freedom and Free Speech hosted forums in Haake Hall on Tuesday, April 17 and Wednesday, April 18 for students and community members to discuss the role the university plays in protecting and promoting free speech.

Winona State holds public forum

Jorge Ornelas, Features Reporter
April 25, 2018
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