A deep dive into the Student Voice archives reveals moments from UWRF’s past—highlighting events from past Februaries, both mundane and common, intentionally grouped into a 20-year pattern.
1926
You come in the door of South Hall, on either side you see a group of students cuddled up in the corner–perhaps the radiators located there are the attraction . . . You continue on the rest of your way up wondering if these students never have classes, nor never need to study, for if you passed by an hour later they would still be there. You arrive on the second floor and see the railings surrounding the stairway draped with thick and thin tall and short, light and dark, human forms . . . You believe you have seen almost enough to convince you that these students all have a bad case of Indoor Spring Fever.
1946
All Text-books must either be renewed or returned to the Text-book library by Friday, March 1st. A fine of 10c a day per book is charged for overdue books. Beginning Wednesday, February 27th the Text-book library will be open all day
1966
At 8:45 this morning, area high school seniors and their parents arrived to participate in the annual Go-To-College Day at Wisconsin State University- River Falls. The program began with registration and a coffee hour in the Hagestad Student Center Ballroom. At 9:15 parents, students, and high school counselors were welcomed by Administrative Vice President Wayne Wolfe and Student Senate President Tom Schaffer.
1986
To the Editor: On behalf of Theta Chi Fraternity, I would like to express my apologies for the behavior we expressed regarding the results of the winter carnival celebration. The actions were expressed out of grief and frustration and were inappropriate. I can assure you that we have learned the hard way to express ourselves and our opinions in a more reasonable manner from now on in the future.
2006
Most students spent their J-term on vacation, lounging around or working part time. Only one went to the South Pole. Jonathan Eisch, 22, spent 22 days in Antarctica using a particle detector he developed over the course of a year.