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On Feb. 28, 2026, the United States and Israel launched a joint airstrike on Iran. They targeted military and government sites and assassinated Iranian Super Leader Ali Khamenei. Khamenei has been leading the country since 1989. Khamenei’s son, Mojtaba Khamenei, was named his successor on March 8. The US and Israel’s justification for the attacks is Iran’s g
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One article at a time, an archive has been made to preserve the rich history of Winona. The Newspaper Project celebrated its 20th anniversary on Tuesday, April 21, in Darrell W. Krueger Library. Kendall Larson, Digital Collections Librarian and Library Department Chair and has been managing the project since 2013, kicked off the celebration speaking on how t
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With the end of the semester steadily approaching, students are preparing for finals and exams. However, one event bringing campus together before the semester ends is the upcoming Spring Dance Show, “Dance Revolution,” taking place on April 28 and 29 from 7:30 to 8:30 p.m. The show is entirely student-led and directed by seniors Katelyn Princl and Rayna Gru
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What does momentum mean in baseball games? During the last stretch of Northern Sun Intercollegiate Conference (NSIC) play, Winona State University entered against Minnesota State University-Mankato with a six-game winning streak. Moving up from eighth in the conference to fifth because of this recent play. But the Mavericks were nothing the Warriors have see
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In the history of being a woman, most things have had to be fought for. The right to vote wasn’t given to women in America until 1919 and they didn’t get their own bank accounts until the 1970s. Throughout history, nursing was not always a women dominated field, but it became such due to the tremendous work and effort...
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The WSU Chess Club had organized its yearly chess tournament on Saturday, April 18, 2026. The event took place at the Darrel W. Krueger Library from noon to 3:00 p.m. The winner of the competition was on the very same day. Winona State University used to have a chess club in the 20th century. The club was taken...
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The “butterfly effect” is a term used to explain the way one small impact can cause a larger experience, and lead to a change in your destiny. Winona State University Design students conveyed this message through their exhibition theme “Dreaming” held at the Laird Norton Center for Art and Design from April 20 to May 8. Six students, Kira Kainz, Sadie Marks,
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On April 22, 2026, Winona State University hosted Kamala Nair, the associate curator of clean water and climate at the Minnesota Marine Art Museum, in celebration of upcoming Arbor Day. Nair presented her journey that led her to environmental science and the museum, some research she has participated in, and some examples of how the Winona community can impa
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As the year prepares a very strong last half for movies, TV shows “Euphoria” and “The Boys” both started to release their final seasons in the month of April, ending two heavy pop-culture influences from two very different sides of audiences. Euphoria, the show running from 2019 and directed by Sam Levinson, is now a...
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Before the event, students lined up to create custom tote bags and bandanas with ink rollers and stamps at their block printing station with artwork created by Karlee Langenfeld. ( Elly Herrick ) The annual Take Back the Night event took place this year on April 20, at 5:30 PM taking place at the gazebo. A booth was set up with resources; flyers for informat
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