Student Voice

Wednesday

July 17, 2024

Bethany Lovejoy

27 Sep 2017

Childhood fanfictions help build skills for future writing projects

I saw myself as a superhero when I was twelve years old.

20 Sep 2017

Sometimes growing up means giving up

When I was five years old I thought it would be simple enough. I’d vocalize to my parents, “When I grow up I want to write big books,” and then fifteen years later out of nowhere I would be the next J.K. Rowling. I honestly believed in some part of my tiny mind that simply vocalizing things would make them certain to happen. Every single day I would make my parents one-page papers with article after article written by me, the future author. “You might want to keep it,” I told my father, “I’m gonna be big.”

20 Sep 2017

'The Prince and Me' isn't the romance story you've been looking for

'The Prince and Me,' not to be mistaken for the Prince and I, is a 2004 romantic comedy about a pre-med student with little passion for the liberal arts and a prince with a strong passion for the female figure.

19 Apr 2017

Characterization in fantasy is important to get lost in the story

As a creative writing major, I have spent the past few semesters learning about how to properly craft a fictional story to gather readership.

12 Apr 2017

Living with a nut allergy on campus can make you nuts

My father owns a restaurant in small town Minnesota, where you rarely hear anyone mention an allergy of any kind.

22 Feb 2017

Television gets campy again with musicals

Many people cringe when they think of musical theatre, complaining of over-the-top dance numbers and nonsensical singing that detracts rather than adds to the plot.

15 Feb 2017

UW-River Falls campus brings about eerie feelings

Living in Grimm Hall as a freshman was, for me, an experience that reaffirmed a fear that I have long held.

16 Nov 2016

North Hall still buzzing with wasps in November

If you have the misfortune of taking class in North Hall this semester or having a club that meets there even within the late hours of the day, I applaud you. If you don’t then please let me inform you of why, within even the latest of the fall months, we are still assaulted by a troupe of hornets and wasps determined to not die.

Bethany Lovejoy