Turning 22 gives perspective on journey from shy high schooler to confident adult
This past year was notable for a lot of reasons. I cried over the results of a presidential race for the first time. I planned my first surprise party. I…
Little food for thought comes from SGA’s hearing on Chartwells’ food
A lot of UW-River Falls students gripe about the food on campus and how it’s served, but only one of them showed up last week at the Student Government Association’s…
Taylor Swift album ‘Reputation’ evolves from her previous work
I think I love Taylor Swift’s music again. The latest album installment, "Reputation", has finalized Taylor’s evolution from a guitar-toting country music darling to a pop artist who expertly captures…
Awareness for Misophonia brings relief and understanding
When I was growing up, almost every night the four members of my family could be found all sitting around our kitchen table eating dinner together. There was always delicious…
Campus climate is chilly for women, students of color and people disabled
Students of color are 14 times more likely to report suffering racial hostility than are white students, and female students are nearly three times more likely than men to face…
Crisis in Yemen raises questions over American spending habits
Children in bright Halloween costumes with their chubby hands clenched around buckets of crinkly-packaged candy filled the feeds of my various social media accounts this past week.
Instagram and reading can help stave off the senior slide
Senior year has made me regret ever using the word “busy” before in my life. Up until this year, I do not think I had any idea what this word…
Stopping sexual violence is ‘On Us’ in this ‘Week of Action’ at UW-River Falls
“I put my trust in the wrong guy,” said Anja Gridley, the Student Government Association’s director of marketing and outreach. “I woke up the next morning, and I just didn’t…
New social media campaign brings awareness to sexual assault
A lot of my time this past week has been spent “liking” posts on social media, which up until recently had been a pretty standard activity. This standard activity has…
UWRF Young Americans for Liberty OK with UW rule for expelling protesters
The leadership for the new student organization Young Americans Liberty, whose champion cause is protecting the right to freedom of speech, could not come up with any examples of their…