Holiday season for giving and sharing
It’s beginning to look a lot like Christmas. There are toys in every store, and candy canes and silver lanes aglow. But perhaps the prettiest sight to see these days…
Graduation marks transition to a new beginning
Snow, the dreadful temperature and the motivation to study has continued to fall as the end of the semester is right around the corner. Yet some students will soon be…
‘Punisher’ provides audience with unnecessary gore
There is an old Yuletide saying, “Nothing says “Happy Holidays” like the Punisher!” Perhaps I am remembering that wrong, but it nonetheless encapsulates the absurd sentiment that Marvel Knights hopes…
‘Punisher’ provides audience with unnecessary gore
Revenge films tend to follow one of two routes: the stories are either deadly serious or stylized tomes you have to admire for their sheer visual gusto. “Punisher: War Zone”…
Slipknot album satisfies heavy metal listeners
Slipknot, the psychosocial Iowan, mega maniacal, extreme metal band recently released their fifth studio album on Roadrunner Records. Classifying the band after they released “Vol. 3: The Subliminal Verses” in…
United Way soon to be implemented at UWRF
UW-River Falls students are in the process of starting a new chapter of the United Way on campus, a national organization started in 1887. It was founded in Denver, Colo.,…
College football system ‘BCS’ lacks tact, accuracy
Ah, December, the month where snow begins to fall, students start thinking about winter break and the time of year when college football wraps up its regular season. It is…
Maintenance staff in charge of university grounds, fields
Nearly a month after the final football tackle was made and the final soccer goal was kicked at the Ramer Field complex, the playing fields will be at rest until…
Operation Christmas Child falls short of expectations
As Christmas soon approaches, many children can barely contain their excitement as thoughts of shiny new presents flood their minds. Unfortunately, many children living in poverty-stricken areas all around the…
Falcon Foods offers hands-on experience
The UW-River Falls Falcon Foods store sells food produced at the plant in the Ag Science building, while offering students involved experience in food production. The food plant has been…