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La Crosse Normal President Fassett E. Cotton, seated in the center, organized and led the school band. With many men headed to war, there weren’t enough interested from the Normal School in 1918 to form a band, so Cotton recruited young men from Central High School and formed a group of about 40 musicians. Here they are posing for a practice session in the spring on the campus grounds in front of the unfinished physical education building, which was eventually named Wittich Hall. While construction started on the building in 1916, it was stopped during WWI and the building opened in 1920. The university closed in mid-October 1918 due to the Spanish flu epidemic. Photo taken from the 1919 yearbook, page 80, courtesy of UWL Murphy Library Special Collections. Read more → Learning from history Posted 12:21 p.m. Wednesday, April 8, 2020 UWL archival holdings reveal Spanish flu message similar to today: Stay home. Read more about Learning from history Read more → Video: "Moving our university forward." Posted 4:05 p.m. Friday, Aug. 14, 2020 UWL Chancellor Joe Gow shares a message of thanks to the campus community during the first week of online instruction. Read more about Video: "Moving our university forward." Read more → Community engagement Posted p.m. Monday, April 6, 2020 UWL provides entertainment. Read more about Community engagement Read more → College and COVID-19 Posted 5:56 a.m. Saturday, April 4, 2020 La Crosse County shares what college students should know. Read more about College and COVID-19 Jaralee Richter, the assistant director of University Centers at UW-La Crosse, walks her dog, Echo, near her home in La Crosse. Richter is recovering from a rare autoimmune disease after receiving a kidney transplant from Kari Treadway, a family friend and UWL alumna. Read more → The gift of life Posted 11:44 a.m. Tuesday, Dec. 22, 2020 Jaralee Richter receives new kidney from old friend. Read more about The gift of life Alumnus Peter Thielen, front, works with Tom Mehoke on immediate sequencing of the SARS-CoV-2 genome, the virus that causes COVID-19, at the Johns Hopkins Hospital molecular diagnostics laboratory. Johns Hopkins APL / Ed Whitman. Read more → A pandemic response on campus Posted 2:36 p.m. Friday, April 3, 2020 Alumni events canceled through at least mid May. Read more about A pandemic response on campus Freshman Anna Davis, who scored UWL’s first lacrosse goal ever, also led the team in goals, shots and shots on goal during the COVID-19 shortened season. Jim Lund photo. Read more → Athletics recap Posted 2:34 p.m. Friday, April 3, 2020 Seasons canceled, new football coach, lacrosse and more. Read more about Athletics recap McDiarmid, ’03, primarily works as a music engineer, which includes mixing both live and recorded music to create the best sound quality possible. Read more → From UWL to SNL Posted 2:34 p.m. Friday, April 3, 2020 Alum works behind the scenes for iconic sketch comedy show. Read more about From UWL to SNL Kara Pennoyer, ’06, received the Rada Distinguished Alumni Award. Read more → Deputy director Posted 2:33 p.m. Friday, April 3, 2020 Kara Pennoyer is respected state government leader. Read more about Deputy director Read more → Class Notes & Photos Posted 2:32 p.m. Friday, April 3, 2020 Discover the latest on alumni from 1944-2019, Reflecting on February’s alumni events. Read more about Class Notes & Photos

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