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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
The clothes shop opened by Winona Volunteer Services is located at 402 E. 2nd St. Photo contributed by Winona Volunteer Services.
Winona Volunteer Services Opens Thrift Store for Community
A setup by the WSU Students for Reproductive Justice club at the showing of Preconceived.
Reproductive Justice: An Affair on Abortion
The proposed design of the CICEL building. Photo contributed by Winona State University.
CICEL Gets Setback
Captain Taryn Tom poses for a silly photo on the field where the rugby team practices.
Taryn Tom: A Captain to Remember
Dance Captains Avery Benda (left) and Sammie Mayo (right) showing their spirit at the Warrior Game Day Experience before Saturday’s football game.
Captains Corner: Sammie Mayo and Avery Benda Lead the Dance Team
Kenna Kornely, second-year Defensive Specialist/Outside Hitter poses for a picture. Photo contributed by WSU Athletics Website.
Kenna Kornely: An Inspiration Both On and Off the Court
The Warriors move in for an attempted goal against MSU, Moorhead.
Women’s Soccer: After a Loss, the Warriors Conclude Their Weekend With a Win
Winona State fought until the very end against Wayne State University leaving the Warriors with a 1-1 record for the start of their season.
Behind the Scenes: A Warrior Game Day Experience
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
“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
Kenna Kornely, second-year Defensive Specialist/Outside Hitter poses for a picture. Photo contributed by WSU Athletics Website.
Kenna Kornely: An Inspiration Both On and Off the Court
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 Wild Robot is now available in theaters around the U.S.
The Wild Robot: A Robot, Fox, and Goose in a Found Family.
The Substance is now available in theaters all around the country
The Substance: The Horrors of Aging
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
Challengers, a film of competition, sex and love, invites viewers to watch the tension between Tashi, Art and Patrick unfold on the tennis court.
“Challengers”: A Love Triangle on the Court
"Longlegs" released on July 12 shocks viewers.
Longlegs: Horror, crime and Satan
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”
Carolyn Porter visited Winona State University to read excerpts from her book, "Marcel’s Letters: A Font and the Search for One Man’s Fate".
Visiting author, Carolyn Porter, and the story behind her book, “Marcel’s Letters: A Font and the Search for One Man’s Fate”
The Wild Robot is now available in theaters around the U.S.
The Wild Robot: A Robot, Fox, and Goose in a Found Family.
The Substance is now available in theaters all around the country
The Substance: The Horrors of Aging
Challengers, a film of competition, sex and love, invites viewers to watch the tension between Tashi, Art and Patrick unfold on the tennis court.
“Challengers”: A Love Triangle on the Court
"Longlegs" released on July 12 shocks viewers.
Longlegs: Horror, crime and Satan
Poor Things won a variety of Oscars in the latest Academy Awards Season. The cinematography and acting are the two aspects that excel throughout this film.
“Poor Things” Review: A Missing Piece
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
A view of the bluffs between Minne Hall and Krueger Library. We are currently in an El Niño weather pattern that causes warmer winters.

How Climate Change is Harming the Common Minnesota Winter

Alayna Majkrzak, News Reporter
January 17, 2024
The Winonan's film reporter gives this movie 5/5 stars.

Series in Review: “Woke” by Keith Knight

Noah Mruz, Film Reviewer
October 7, 2020
According to Nancy Dezer, the board chair for Winona Area Public Schools, the original hybrid plan was delayed due to Winona’s steep increase in positive COVID-19 cases. Moreover, community service for Winona State sports teams has been put on hold due to the pandemic.

WAPS react to WSU quarantine

Alek LaShomb, News Editor
October 7, 2020
Tom Grier, a professor of mass communication, is hopeful that Winona State's two-week quarantine will lower the COVID case numbers.

Professors react to campus quarantine

Sophia Sailer, Editor-in-Chief
October 7, 2020
Minnesota State Senator Jeremy Miller is running for office representing Minnesota’s 28th district, which includes parts of Winona, Houston, and Filmore counties. He is a member of the Republican party.

Winona senator runs for reelection

Matthew Drewry
October 7, 2020
Mayor of Winona

Mayor of Winona

Ren Gennerman, Features Editor
October 7, 2020
House of Representatives District 1

House of Representatives District 1

Ren Gennerman, Features Editor
October 7, 2020
Horoscopes

Horoscopes

Shannon Galliart, Photographer
October 7, 2020
Masked students sit and create DIY keychains at Kryzsko Commons, on Friday, Oct. 2. Students must now adapt to mask ordinances and social distancing guidelines while engaging in on-campus activities.

Kryzsko After Dark Returns for October

Kelli Knobloch, Features Reporter
October 7, 2020
WSU celebrates national Drive Electric Week

WSU celebrates national Drive Electric Week

McKenna Scherer, Editor-in-Chief
October 7, 2020
Minnesota State Senate District 28 Jeremy Miller: Republican Party, Incumbent Senator Miller is the incumbent senator and is currently the youngest state senator in Minnesota history. Miller says he is, above all, concerned about helping the people of Minnesota. Miller says he supports the creation of jobs and promoting economic development, opposes larger government and supports high-quality education. Sarah Kruger: Democratic Party, Educator After a career in education, Kruger is now running for the state senate seat in Ddistrict 28 for Minnesota. Kruger says that, because of both her family history in farming as well as its importance in Minnesota, she supports farmers and legislation that is written to help them. Kruger also says she supports providing affordable health care, supports giving affordable COVID-19 treatment for everyone, supports the Rural Green Partnership and supports greater state funding for preschools across Minnesota.

Minnesota State Senate District 28 Jeremy Miller: Republican Party, Incumbent Senator Miller is the incumbent senator and is currently the youngest state senator in Minnesota history. Miller says he is, above all, concerned about helping the people of Minnesota. Miller says he supports the creation of jobs and promoting economic development, opposes larger government and supports high-quality education. Sarah Kruger: Democratic Party, Educator After a career in education, Kruger is now running for the state senate seat in Ddistrict 28 for Minnesota. Kruger says that, because of both her family history in farming as well as its importance in Minnesota, she supports farmers and legislation that is written to help them. Kruger also says she supports providing affordable health care, supports giving affordable COVID-19 treatment for everyone, supports the Rural Green Partnership and supports greater state funding for preschools across Minnesota.

Ren Gennerman, Features Editor
October 7, 2020
Congressional Candidates

Congressional Candidates

Ren Gennerman, Features Editor
October 7, 2020
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