Oness Wins Brighthorse Award

The editors of Brighthorse Books have selected Winona State University English Professor Elizabeth Oness’s novel, Leaving Milan, for the 2014 Brighthorse Prize. Leaving Milan is Oness’s first novel set in the Upper Midwest and will be published in December 2014....

The Forbidden Worlds of Haruki Murakami

Winona State University Professor Matthew Strecher’s new book “The Forbidden Worlds of Haruki Murakami” explores the mysteries of the wildly imaginative work of author Haruki Murakami. In “The Forbidden Worlds of Haruki Murakami,” readers will find a map to the...

The Lakota Heyoka Clown Tradition

The Winona State University CLASP Lecture Series will present “The Lakota Heyoka Clown Tradition: A Backward Humor Provoking Action for Sustainability and Survival” at 7 p.m. Wednesday, Oct. 29, in the Memorial 300 Dance Studio. The Heyoka serves as a clown and a...

Halloween 2014 at WSU

Winona State University Housing and Residence Life will host trick-or-treating for community members from 6 to 8 p.m. Friday, Oct. 31. Participating halls are: Lucas, Morey-Shepard, Richards, Conway, Sheehan, Kirkland, and New Center halls on main campus, Lourdes and...

Counseling Services Promotes Suicide Awareness

Winona State University Counseling Services will host a presentation on suicide prevention with Sally Spencer, Executive Director of the Carson J Spencer Foundation, at 7 p.m. Tuesday, Oct. 21, in the Harriet Johnson Auditorium, Somsen Hall. The presentation will...