Sara Hauer

15 Dec 2006

Freshman finds college overwhelming, yet fun

As the first semester of my first year at college comes to an end, I find myself scrambling to get those last projects completed, final papers written and time to study for finals. This semester has brought so many things — both good and bad. I can’t recall a time that I have been so busy, but also had so much fun.

01 Dec 2006

Black Friday causes concern this year

Soon after enjoying Thanksgiving dinner with my family, the excitement of the holiday came to a crashing halt. I was off to work for Black Friday (the most looked forward — and dreaded — day in a retail worker’s mind). I never would have thought that thousands of people had enough energy to drive, in some cases six to 12 hours, to shop Midnight Madness.

10 Nov 2006

Negative ads rule airwaves

After listening to campaign ads that seems to only attack other candidates instead of promoting their issues and values for the past couple months, I, like many other people, am extremely happy to say that it is finally over. There […]

27 Oct 2006

Campus digs deep for spirit

Since the year began, it has been difficult for me to find any school spirit whatsoever. It really seemed that support for athletics or any organization for that matter did not exist here at UW-River Falls. But as soon as Homecoming week began so did the support for the school, and as the week progressed I was surprised to see that nearly every group and organization supports each other in at least one way.

13 Oct 2006

UW-RF professors deserve more respect

As a relatively new student at UW-River Falls, I still find it extremely difficult to watch students walk nonchalantly out of a lecture like it’s no big deal. It is completely appalling to watch people treat professors with such disrespect.

29 Sep 2006

Greek life differs from Hollywood’s take

During my first campus tour around this time last year, I was asked, “Have you ever thought about going
Greek?” Initially I said, “No.”