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Daylight savings time change activates a perplexing rivalry

Sailor Zarecki, Campus Life Editor November 28, 2025
The early morning of Nov. 2, 2025, made that wish come true. Clocks “fell back” one hour, giving most of the U.S. that one more hour they desperately desired. This moment of bliss was short-lived, however. The days following the time change were not frabjous; in fact, they were quite the opposite. 

Viterbo offers mafia major this spring

Jamie Allen, Arts and Entertainment Editor November 12, 2025
This major, according to the Viterbo database, “will revolutionize the way students see the history of organized crime in America.”

Oktoberfest offers sugared brat with beer-battered sauerkraut

Corbin Frydenlund, Assistant Editor October 7, 2025
Plenty of college kids with no hopes of getting drunk had lots of fun waltzing and foxtrotting downtown La Crosse, but one odd part of these festivities had people in an uproar.

Moodle outage forces students to pretend they were going to do the assignment anyway

Corbin Frydenlund, Student Journalist May 7, 2025

  Moodle, Viterbo’s program for everything academic is currently going through unannounced reworks, causing students to pretend they were planning on doing their assignments. Frederick Bortoley,...

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 1, 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 1, 2022

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

What's Up, Ma?

What’s Up, Ma?

Mitchell Shaw, Editor April 10, 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 10, 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...

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