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Midwesterners protest father nature: The rise and fall of Punxsutawney Phil

Helen Riddle, Freelance Writer April 7, 2025

On Friday, March 16, 2025, La Crosse, Wisconsin, hit a record high of 78 degrees. College students brought out lounge chairs and went to patio restaurants to soak up the sun and enjoy the nice weather...

Why Are We Yelling?! Consulting Experts on the Use of Exclamation Marks

Heidi Kloostra, Freelance Writer March 3, 2025

  On September 24, 2024, National Punctuation Day graced our campus. At it one may have expected peaceful conversations, some dramatic poetry readings, and a good time for all. However, this wasn’t...

A spidery hiring decision

Heidi Kloostra, Freelance Writer December 2, 2024

In the midst of an election year, officially four years post-COVID, an unprecedented issue has reigned across not only our campus, but also the entire nation. A national worker shortage was identified...

“Bye Sisters!” Viterbo President Rizz T. announces new career path

Heidi Kloostra, Freelance Writer October 25, 2024

As the Viterbo campus welcomes in the new fall season, they also welcome change. Students have seen the leaves begin to fall, the dorms finally becoming tolerable, and the Murphy Center somehow getting...

Viterbo senior "soars" into his new life.

New ceremony for graduating seniors declared “a flop!”

Mitchell Shaw, Campus Life Editor May 2, 2022

Disappointment was the outcome of the V-Hawk Graduation Planning Committee’s newest event to celebrate seniors. The aptly named “Leaving the Nest” ceremony for seniors was pitched by University President,...

Comic by Nathan Janzen

Vic’s Happy Golden Years

Nathan Janzen, Arts and Entertainment Editor May 2, 2022

"Vic's Happy Golden Years" Comic by Nathan Janzen

What's Up, Ma?

What’s Up, Ma?

Mitchell Shaw, Editor April 11, 2022

"What's Up, Ma?" Comic by Mitch Shaw

Campus Security purchases flapping-inflatable-arm men to ward off shady individuals

Jacob Vanasse, Graphic Designer April 11, 2022

Reportedly, Campus Security is implementing the use of flapping-inflatable-arm men to ward off evildoers from Viterbo’s campus. The idea stemmed from a unanimous decision by the SGA to install one flapping-inflatable-arm...

UN agents visit Viterbo

Viterbo RAs reviewed after students claim punishments violate the treaties of the Geneva Convention

Mitchell Shaw, Campus Life Editor March 28, 2022

The Viterbo community was recently visited by some very unexpected guests—if you can call them guests—after a petition, signed by underclassmen residents of Viterbo, was submitted to the United...

BREAKING NEWS: New mask guidelines make Covid magically disappear

BREAKING NEWS: New mask guidelines make Covid magically disappear

Mitchell Shaw, Editor March 7, 2022

Maybe it’s prophecy, coincidence, or even science—Covid is gone! After new CDC guidelines were issued, mandating masks has become a thing of the past. Places everywhere are no longer requiring masks...

The Good Part

The Good Part

Calum Sullivan, Assistant Editor December 13, 2021

"The Good Part" by Calum Sullivan

 President Elect, Vic the V-Hawk, Sworn Into Office

‘Vic the V-Hawk’ named tenth President of Viterbo, unfortunately

Mitchell Shaw, Editor December 13, 2021

In a turn of events, that shocked no one, ‘Vic the V-Hawk’ has been named the tenth President of Viterbo… God, save us all. The decision came abruptly after Viterbo Board of Trustees gave up on waiting...

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