Keighla Schmidt

04 May 2007

Skydiving teaches important lesson

“Wear comfortable clothes,” were the only instructions I was given as a clue to my secret adventure planned for this past Sunday. All week I was purposely given an array of clues that led to nothing but confusion.

20 Apr 2007

Facebook as a social outlet causes concerns

Facebook seems to have seriously changed the lives of people all around me. There are a few ways this social network leaves its daily impression on me. Some things I appreciate and others really just drive me nuts.

06 Apr 2007

Entry level job hard to leave for new career

Two separate events made me realize how much my job at the movie theater means to me.

30 Mar 2007

Student Senate director steals, burns Voice newspapers

Last week, thousands of issues of the Student Voice went missing from the racks in academic buildings across the UW-River Falls campus

23 Mar 2007

Lesson learned in skating accident

I know how I would always react when people would tell me ‘You never know what you had until it’s gone.’ I would think about it for the nanosecond it took to process the thought in my brain and then it’d be out.

02 Mar 2007

Carrots and meat to be outlawed

When I am elected president, the first thing I’m going to do is make carrots and red meat illegal.

16 Feb 2007

Wisconsin can't be blamed for writer's block

I’m pretty sure it happens to everyone. Usually, I’ve been immune, but now I have writer’s block.

02 Feb 2007

Selfish political hopes explained with poker

Despite the next presidential election being nearly 21 months away, it’s weighing on my mind. Through talking to some of my friends and family, I know I’m not the only “average Jane” with it on her mind. While I’ve usually been pretty exclusive with whom I choose to talk politics with, this seems like an appropriate venue to open up.

07 Dec 2006

UWRF grad manages hip-hop crew

Growing up attending a private Lutheran school, Joe Rask kept his radio dial tuned to country music. At the time, the 2003 UW-River Falls alumnus could not have foreseen his musical future.

30 Nov 2006

Events don’t keep students in town on weekends

On the big screen, college is often depicted as an opportunity for students to spend weekdays skimming through books while weekends are dedicated to partying.