Finding her own way
Nayrus Ibrahim is the first woman in her family to move out of the house without getting married. Now she is a freshman at the University of Wisconsin-River Falls, studying…
Trump decision to scale back national parks disrupts nature, future preservation
Trump recently made a proclamation effectively shrinking the size of two national parks in the U.S.: the Bears Ears and Grand-Staircase Escalante parks in Utah. According to an article from…
‘Gammera the Invincible’ is wonderful and confusing, all at the same time
Assistant Editor Sophie Koch gave me her DVD of Japanese monster movies to watch about two months ago. This week I finally used a dvd player to watch them. "Gammera…
Freshman perspective: Charlie Swanson
Growing up in Lino Lakes, Minn., I was fortunate to be a part of a wonderful school district. I had access to all the resources and help that I could…
Freshman perspective: Bennett Ryynanen
Before college, I was homeschooled all the way through tenth grade. My junior and senior year of high school were spent at a community college in Brooklyn Park, Minn. UWRF…
Turning 22 gives perspective on journey from shy high schooler to confident adult
This past year was notable for a lot of reasons. I cried over the results of a presidential race for the first time. I planned my first surprise party. I…
Reading Vonnegut in the Trump era: How required reads can be relevant
I recently read my second ever Kurt Vonnegut book, the first being “Slaughterhouse Five,” which was a requirement when I went through high school. Vonnegut is one of those authors…
Art for art’s sake — and for students who get scholarships from its sale
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Hudson inclusivity committee rising from the ashes of civic tranquility
“You could see the ashes for a couple days. You shouldn’t just clean that up, you should see that, and the community should see the effects of that.”
UWRF Honors Program uses pennies to fight hunger in River Falls
A student approaches a table in the UWRF University Center and puts a handful of pennies in one jar, boosting her college’s chance of winning a competition, and then she…