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The Somsen building stands tall on the Winona State Campus.
Somsen Hall Celebrates 100 Years
Inaction in the face of potentially dangerous or negative situations can have serious, unintended consequences.
Why We Act: Turning Bystanders into Heroes
The Consequences of Consumerism: How Fast Fashion Hurts Us and Others
The winding stairs in Minne Hall, which lead up to the observatory where the wondrous sky and the stars within await.
Rooftop Wonders: Observing Our Sky
What remains of Ridgelands Coffeehouse, a particularly devastating loss to the Winona community.
A Fire Devastates Ridgelands Coffeehouse
Warrior Chloe Turner (#5) battles against an opposing player for the ball, a display of the teams desire to play to win.
Winona State Women’s Soccer Takes Another Win on Alumni Day
With the sun beaming down on Winona State University’s football stadium, groups of student athletes form a variety of different sports showed their support at the annual Zombie Crawl event on Oct. 20.
Winona State Hosts Its Annual Zombie Crawl
The Winona State Volleyball team gets into their defensive positions.
Warrior Volleyball Defeats Minnesota State University Moorhead
Four members of the WSU Dogg's stand before their playing field.
Undeterred: Winona State Men’s Rugby Pushes Forward Despite Defeat
Captain Taryn Tom poses for a silly photo on the field where the rugby team practices.
Taryn Tom: A Captain to Remember
The Somsen building stands tall on the Winona State Campus.
Somsen Hall Celebrates 100 Years
The winding stairs in Minne Hall, which lead up to the observatory where the wondrous sky and the stars within await.
Rooftop Wonders: Observing Our Sky
General Maintence Workers, or GMWS, at Winona State ensure that we have a consistently clean and safe campus.
General Maintenance Workers: The Unsung Heroes of Winona State
Winona State nursing students provide other students an easy opportunity to receive their vaccinations right on campus.
Pop-Up Flu Shot Clinics Provide Students Opportunities for Easy Vaccination
For commuters, long drives and limited parking may inhibit their abilities to feel like an active student on the WSU campus. Sarnia St. provides some parking for students living in East Lake when the lot is full or if they do not have a parking pass.
Commuter Students Navigate Their Spot On Campus
To submit a 'Letter to the Editor' please email winonan@go.winona.edu.
Letter to the Editor: Crisis Pregnancy Centers
Building in Winona.
Staying in Winona – an Opinion Piece
The Poll: How do you feel about the current immigration process?
The Poll: How do you feel about the current immigration process?
The Poll: What does Martin Luther King Jr. Day mean to you?
The Poll:Indigenous Day Trivia
The Poll:Indigenous Day Trivia
To submit a 'Letter to the Editor' please email winonan@go.winona.edu.
Letter to the Editor: Crisis Pregnancy Centers
The Poll: What does Martin Luther King Jr. Day mean to you?
Smiling brightly, Joe Eichele says goodbye to The Winonan.
Editor Farewell: Joe Eichele
Smiling brightly, Gabriel Hathaway says goodbye to The Winonan.
Editor Farewell: Gabriel Hathaway
Smiling brightly, Syerah Mulhern-Allred says goodbye to The Winonan.
Editor Farewell: Syerah Mulhern-Allred
September 9th, 2023, Jacob Gifford poses on his favorite throne in Stark Hall reading the last edition of The Winonan. Gifford has a true sense of appreciation for where he chooses to relive himself while on campus. Read to find the hot spots on campus where you should try next time you need to go.
Shine or Stink: Ranking WSU bathrooms
TV Review: “Dahmer - Monster: The Jeffrey Dahmer Story”
TV Review: “Dahmer – Monster: The Jeffrey Dahmer Story”
Amala Ekpunobi, a speaker from PragerU. She returns again to Winona State University on Oct. 14 after speaking at the campus last year.
Letter to the editor: statement on Ekpunobi event
Letter to the editor
Letter to the editor
Remembering Chadwick Boseman
Remembering Chadwick Boseman
The cast of Elephant and Piggie's "We Are in a Play!" shows off their skills on the stage.
Children’s Show Elephant and Piggie’s “We Are in a Play!” Rocks the Stage
Justin Dadgerow on the piano and Jerry Hui singing Baritone as they perform at the Gershwin Celebration.
Rhapsody at 100: A Gershwin Hundred Year Celebration
Alien: Romulus is now available to stream on video-on-demand, in streaming platforms such as Amazon Prime.
Alien Romulus: Revival of a Classic Franchise
An original art piece depicting Jeff Ament throughout his career.
Album Review: Jeff Ament
Joker: Folie à Deux is now available in theaters around the world.
“Joker: Folie à Deux” Review: So Close Yet So Far
The cast of Elephant and Piggie's "We Are in a Play!" shows off their skills on the stage.
Children’s Show Elephant and Piggie’s “We Are in a Play!” Rocks the Stage
Sanorah Goldoff, an actress and the producer of this production of "Alabaster," poses as her character, June, during a live performance. Photo Contributed by the WSU Theater Department.
“Alabaster:” Performing the Art of Healing
Michael Torres begins his reading with his favorite poem, “All American Mexican” from his book “An incomplete List of Names”.
Michael Torres, author of An Incomplete List of Names, visits WSU
Comedian Drew Lynch visited Winona State University on April 12. Lynch was brought on behalf of the Warrior Entertainment Network. Much of the show was heavily based around interactions between Lynch and the audience which made for a unique and humorous show.
Stand-up comedian Drew Lynch humors Winona State
Oliver Harry (left) and Gavin Anderson McElligott (right) in William Shakespeare’s “A Midsummer Night’s Dream” put on by the Winona State University Theater and Dance Department.
Anything goes in Shakespeare’s comedy, “A Midsummer Night’s Dream”
Justin Dadgerow on the piano and Jerry Hui singing Baritone as they perform at the Gershwin Celebration.
Rhapsody at 100: A Gershwin Hundred Year Celebration
Alien: Romulus is now available to stream on video-on-demand, in streaming platforms such as Amazon Prime.
Alien Romulus: Revival of a Classic Franchise
An original art piece depicting Jeff Ament throughout his career.
Album Review: Jeff Ament
Joker: Folie à Deux is now available in theaters around the world.
“Joker: Folie à Deux” Review: So Close Yet So Far
The Wild Robot is now available in theaters around the U.S.
The Wild Robot: A Robot, Fox, and Goose in a Found Family.
For commuters, long drives and limited parking may inhibit their abilities to feel like an active student on the WSU campus. Sarnia St. provides some parking for students living in East Lake when the lot is full or if they do not have a parking pass.
Commuter Students Navigate Their Spot On Campus
The mural in the entrance of Somsen Hall was commissioned in the 1930s as part of the Work Projects Administration (WPA). The mural’s purpose was to show the beginnings of Winona, however, the painter John Martin Socha, painted this mural with a “lens of mainstream ideology at the time” according to the piece commissioned in 2017 called “Somsen Hall Mural Context: The Founding of Winona and the Somsen Hall WPA Mural” by Iyekiyapiwin Darlene St. Clair form St. Cloud State University and Jill Ahlberg Yohe from Minneapolis Institute of Art.
One voice in millions: Mural in Somsen
Some showers in residence halls at WSU are only divided by curtains, causing students to question security.
Safety and Security in the Residence Halls: Are Shower Curtains Enough?
Interior of studio, located at 302 Mankato Avenue, Suite A, Winona, MN
Perception: Body and Pole
Janelle “Nellie” Wollenburg passed away on Dec. 29, 2023 at age 37. She was an incredibly hard-working student and mother and made a large impact on the Healthcare Leadership program in just the first semester she was taking classes.
“A Natural Light in the World:” The Loss of Janelle “Nellie” Wollenburg
“It's been very rewarding for all of us as a dining team to get such positive feedback so early in the school year. It really motivates us and it motivates our team too. We're just feeding off of what the students have been telling us," Tracy Jaquette said.
Changes to Dining on Campus: More Than Just Food
The Winona State University International Club and International Student & Scholar Services teamed up to host a celebration of culture. Pictured above is Yujiro Nakano, a kendama World Cup champion. Nakano is one of many international students who performed for the audience.
Annual International Night: Crossroads of Culture
On Wednesday Nov. 2, International Student Services hosted an international coffee hour in Gildemeister Hall. This event is typically held on the first Wednesday of each month. The events offer a chance for students to interact with other students from around the world in an educationally-focused environment. Depending on what the students decide, the events can range from very casual to quite organized.
Photo Story: International Coffee Hour
R.I.C.E. Club was formed to focus on forming bonds between people. R.I.C.E. stands for Racial Integra- tion and Cultural Enrichment.
New R.I.C.E. club promotes diversity and inclusivity
New food option, “Chaat House” is now open in Zanes's At The Corner space. The food lineup offers Indian cuisine and rotates with other foods like pasta and quesadillas.
Zane’s debuts Indian food option, “Chaat House”
Winona State nursing students provide other students an easy opportunity to receive their vaccinations right on campus.
Pop-Up Flu Shot Clinics Provide Students Opportunities for Easy Vaccination
The “Freshman 15” is often used as a scare tactic for incoming college freshmen because of the normal bodily shifts and changes that occur during this time. How much is this affecting students?
The Freshman 15 – Factual or Fatphobia?
During Thursday night on Oct. 24., the amount of rain was so drastic, an email was sent out to students about relocating their cars in the gravel lot due to ankle high rain fall. Students stood outside of the Quad and Prentiss- Lucas hoping to get soaked from cars passing by. The next day, the volleyball courts in front of PL are proof of that. Students have called it the ‘PL Pool”.
Weather Trouble – Flooding in Prentiss-Lucas on Oct. 24
The remnants of a party are left on a table while students drink in the background.
School Spirit or Alcoholism?
In the new period products dispensers, you can find both pads and tampons.
Red Marks the Spot: Period products now fully available on campus
Winona State University's Newspaper since 1919

The Winonan
Winona State University's Newspaper since 1919

The Winonan
Lucy LaValley

Lucy LaValley, Sports Reporter

Lucy LaValley has been a sports writer for the Winonan since fall 2020.

LaValley is a senior at WSU expected to graduate in the spring of 2021.

She is double majoring as an English writing major as well as an English applied and professional writing major with a creative writing minor. 

She currently has an internship with the Marketing Communications department on campus at WSU. 

Her hobbies are: spending time with friends, watching/playing hockey, snowboarding and wakeboarding, and writing of course.

All content by Lucy LaValley

Declan twins talk about their bond off and on the court

Lucy LaValley, Sports Reporter
April 21, 2021
Beehler talks adaptations and changes for volleyball teams

Beehler talks adaptations and changes for volleyball teams

Lucy LaValley, Sports Reporter
April 14, 2021

Women’s golf opens season in Missouri

Lucy LaValley, Sports Reporter
March 31, 2021

WSU Softball leaves weekend with first losses of the season

Lucy LaValley, Sports Reporter
March 24, 2021

Softball avenges last year’s loss against UIS team

Lucy LaValley, Sports Reporter
March 17, 2021

Loiselle talks golf and journey with WSU

Lucy LaValley, Sports Reporter
March 10, 2021

Women’s tennis secures two wins in one weekend

Lucy LaValley, Sports Reporter
March 3, 2021

Women’s basketball has victorious weekend

Lucy LaValley, Sports Reporter
February 24, 2021

Women’s basketball ends five-game losing streak

Lucy LaValley, Sports Reporter
February 17, 2021
Winona State Center, Ava Sergio trying to block an attempt by Minnesota State- Mankato forward, during the first game of the weekend at Winona State’s McCown Gymnasium on Friday, Feb. 05. Winona State fell 76-51 against Minnesota State University- Mankato

Women’s basketball split weekend at home

Lucy LaValley, Sports Reporter
February 10, 2021

Women’s basketball breaks four-game losing streak

Lucy LaValley, Sports Reporter
February 3, 2021

Player profile: Emma Fee

Lucy LaValley, Sports Reporter
January 27, 2021

WSU golf team continues to recruit during COVID-19

Lucy Lavalley, Sports Reporter
December 2, 2020

COVID-19 challenges athletes

Lucy Lavalley, Sports Reporter
November 18, 2020

WSU hires new men’s & women’s basketball assoc. coaches

Lucy Lavalley, Sports Reporter
November 11, 2020
Dodgeball Club on hold amidst COVID

Dodgeball Club on hold amidst COVID

Lucy Lavalley, Sports Reporter
October 28, 2020
Warriors gymnastics gains new head coach

Warriors gymnastics gains new head coach

Lucy LaValley, Sports Reporter
October 14, 2020
Fitness Instructor Hanna Barritt leads her "Butt 'N Gutt" class before COVID-19 caused restrictions on Winona State's campus. Intramural and sports clubs must now adapt to new regulations in order to keep students, faculty and staff members safe.

Intramural and Sport clubs adapt to COVID-19

Lucy LaValley, Sports Reporter
September 30, 2020
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