Classroom walls crave bright colors
I’m a good student. I go to class and take notes and study them for exams. I usually pay attention to what the instructor has to say (unless I don’t…
Life’s reality hidden by lack of challenges
You know, it’s a real shame I’ve never been shot or stabbed. I’ve never had a life-threatening addiction or even gotten in a legitimate fight. I’ve never broken my nose…
Student votes impact individual life plans
Participating in an election, whether local or national, is one of the most important things that college students can do for their own futures. Voting allows students to have a…
‘High School Musical 3’ same old song and dance
It took me a good three hours before I could even think of how to start talking about “High School Musical 3: Senior Year.” Having already reviewed the first two…
Hawthorne Heights experiments with new album ‘Fragile Future’
When Ohio quintet Hawthorne Heights suffered the loss of Casey Calvert in late 2007, the band had to overcome much more than the lost physical presence of a fifth member,…
‘High School Musical 3’ same old song and dance
At the heart of it all, films are intended to elicit a reaction, good or bad, emotional or physical, something needs to happen to the viewer on a deeper level.…
‘Valley Vote ‘08’ prepares for live election coverage
“Valley Vote ‘08,” a channel 19 cable TV event being produced by a class of communication studies and theatre arts (CSTA) students, aims to provide live election coverage on Nov.…
UWRF, FVTC joining forces to create agriculture transfer degree program
UW-River Falls and Fox Valley Technical College (FVTC) are working on a 2+2 Agriculture and Transfer Agreement Program which would entail students spending two years at each school to complete…
Obama, McCain on higher education creates mixed feelings on campus
Federal funding for higher education may not be on the forefront of either Sen. Barack Obama or Sen. John McCain’s talking points, but both of their platforms receive criticism from…
University copes with change, looks to fill 7 interim positions
UW-River Falls currently has seven senior administrators serving in interim roles while national searches are either in progress or will soon commence for the campus leadership positions.