By KJ Lang, La Crosse Tribune, Wis. Aug. 2--The University of Wisconsin-La Crosse, like other schools in the UW-System, has trouble recruiting and retaining faculty because its salaries have not kept pace with comparable institutions across the nation.

By Lang, K J More than 3,000 students from area colleges were recently handed diplomas and are taking their first steps into the career world. And despite the slowing economy, those steps often lead graduates into jobs in their field of study.

By KJ Lang, La Crosse Tribune, Wis. May 30--More than 3,000 students from area colleges were recently handed diplomas and are taking their first steps into the career world. And despite the slowing economy, those steps often lead graduates into jobs in their field of study.

By Lang, K J Expanding academic programs, hiring new faculty and staff, planning for new facilities and addressing a shortage of skilled workers in the ,area are just a few items on the 2008 agenda for La Crosse's three institutions of higher education.

By Joe Orso, La Crosse Tribune, Wis. Jan. 28--Scientists aren't the only ones who should be examining global warming, says Juliee Wendland, a natural science major at Viterbo University. "There's politics, there's sociology, there's spirituality," Wendland said.