Jennie Oemig

04 May 2007

Cyclists lack respect

I am not a commuter student, so parking is rarely a problem for me, but another parking issue needs to be addressed. Since the weather has been getting nicer, several students are taking full advantage of the opportunity to drive their motorcycles to campus.

03 May 2007

Electronic advancements further impact the future of academia

Looking back on the past five weeks of the Expectations in Education series, I can’t help but wonder and attempt to predict what the future of academia holds at this institution.

26 Apr 2007

Technology changes skills utilized in classrooms

New technological devices continue to change the way students learn and the format professors use to educate those students.

19 Apr 2007

UWRF remembers Va. Tech.

A candlelight vigil was held Tuesday evening in remembrance of those who lost their lives at Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University (Virginia Tech.) in Blacksburg, Va.

19 Apr 2007

Opinions vary about qualifications of respect, behavior in classrooms

Students at UW-River Falls have varying opinions about what qualifies as respectful and disrespectful classroom decorum.

12 Apr 2007

E-mail frustrating, causes difficulties

To say that this latest e-mail outage was inconvenient would be an understatement. To say that it was unexpected would be a lie -- which is disheartening to say the least.

12 Apr 2007

ECO members prepare for Earth Week

With Earth Week set for April 16-20, members of the Earth Conscious Organization (ECO) have been busy preparing a slew of events to get the UW-River Falls community involved.

12 Apr 2007

Technological conveniences trump respect

In a classroom setting, it is not unusual for professors to expect their students be respectful, not only to them, but to others in the class as well.

06 Apr 2007

Students help build a brighter tomorrow

UW-River Falls is one of 12 colleges across the country raising awareness for and raising money to help build schools for children in Africa through a program called Building Tomorrow.

05 Apr 2007

College gives students edge

Everyone has different reasons for enrolling in college and the importance of acquiring degrees to meet the expectations of prospective employers and society will have a direct impact on the future of academia.