Molly Kinney

10 Feb 2016

River Reflections spa earns chamber’s Small Business of the Year award

The River Falls Chamber of Commerce held its annual Awards Banquet on Feb. 4 in the University Center ballroom, hosting over 240 business representatives from the River Falls area.

04 Feb 2016

Loss of a friend can be a life-changing experience

She was funny in the most outrageous way, more deeply empathetic than I’ve thought possible, tasteful always in her music choices, curious in ways I’ve never imagined, and ever-whimsical in the way she saw the world.

16 Dec 2015

Some white men may lack perspective on issues of inequality

In general, white men have little to no problem having their voices heard on our campus and in society more generally. Throughout all of modern history, white men have been the powers-that-be. A white man may have less insight on what the experience of the less privileged have, and why they might feel insecure talking to administration about their problems.

15 Oct 2015

Indigenous People's Day a more worthy day of celebration than Columbus Day

Since the founding of Columbus day in 1937, American’s have been celebrating the second Monday of October honoring the man who, as taught to us in elementary school, supposedly discovered America. Within the past few years though, many progressive cities have blown off Columbus day in favor of a more honorable celebration: Indigenous People’s Day.

01 Oct 2015

'It's on Us' campaign proves to be a success

UWRF’s student senate officially launched the "It’s on Us" campaign for the 2015-16 school year Monday night, Sept. 28, screening a documentary and hosting a panel discussion in an effort to combat sexual assault on campus.

01 Oct 2015

Bernie Sanders' policies appeal strongly to Democrats

Thursday will mark the end of the fiscal year in congress, and on Wednesday morning, an agreement still had not been come to. As I write this, I’m sadly uncertain whether or not I will have a running government when this issue of the Student Voice hits stands Friday morning - Republicans have threatened to shut down the entire government, once again, if federal funding for Planned Parenthood is not taken away.

17 Sep 2015

UWRF rodeo event marks 51st annual performance

UW-River Fall’s Rodeo Club held the first performance of the 51st annual Falcon Frontier Days Rodeo on Friday Sep. 10, drawing over 3,000 attendees all weekend and over seven competing Midwestern colleges.

06 May 2015

As tuition costs rise, so does student debt

With graduation quickly approaching, many UWRF seniors are beginning to consider how they're going to start paying off their student loans, a small part of the national student debt crisis.

29 Apr 2015

Students support environment but avoid 'environmentalist' label

April 22 marked the 45th anniversary of Earth Day, but congruent with a report from the Pew Research Center released last March, few UWRF students consider themselves "environmentalists."

01 Apr 2015

Feminist movement goes beyond battle of sexes

Already four weeks ago now, it was International Women’s Day, apart of Women’s History Month. To celebrate, I shared an apple-walnut pancake with my seven-year-old niece at a cafe, making a point to not even worry about how many calories were in it, and instead use that energy to scheme how we can best conquer the patriarchy, and discussed just how awesome it is to be a woman.