Samantha Mayberry

06 Apr 2012

Signing up for classes demonstrates concern

It’s that time of year again, where students returning to UWRiver Falls next year are making appointments to see their advisors and beginning to plan classes for next year. Over all, it should be a pretty simple process. Follow your […]

30 Mar 2012

Spring weather causes students to reluctantly procrastinate homework

Spring break has been over for abut two weeks now and the second half of the semester is in full swing. This is the home stretch before summer and I can hardly wait. Studying can often be difficult during the […]

09 Mar 2012

‘The Lorax’ rekindles childhood memories for all movie-goers

“The Lorax” was playing and my friends and I weren’t sure how we would like it, but we decided to give it a shot.

02 Mar 2012

Science Museum offers educational opportunity

This past Saturday, I went to the Science Museum in Minneapolis with Falcon Programs. My friends and I decided to go to celebrate our friend’s birthday, as she loves anything involving science. I had never been there before and I must say, it was a lot of fun!

24 Feb 2012

Smoking on campus a source of irritation

The other day, I was walking to my English class when, all of a sudden, I got thick and smelly smoke blown in my face.

17 Feb 2012

Procrastination causes unintended pitfalls

It’s a well-known scenario: procrastination gets the better of you. No thanks to social networking, we have Facebook, MySpace, YouTube, Tumblr, StumbleUpon, Pintrest and many other sites to distract us from our studies.

03 Feb 2012

Kicking the J-term habits, getting into a new studying groove

It’s always somewhat exciting to start all over after a stressful previous semester, but when you’ve had a month off of school and then have to come back and jump right into homework, it can be rather difficult to get back into the swing of things.

16 Dec 2011

Staying stress free, getting enough sleep essential for finals

Now that we are just one weekend away from finals week, it is very likely that every student on campus is going to be spending the majority of their time with a textbook, notebook and their homework from over the course of the semester.

09 Dec 2011

Properly dressing for extreme weather conditions

You may look around and see students and staff bundled up in winter jackets, hats, gloves and boots. However, that isn’t always the case.

18 Nov 2011

Registering for classes causes stress

It’s that time again. The time where every student on campus is trying to plan out his or her schedule for next semester.