Rhett and Link can still bring out the mythical best in us all
During the years of 2008-2010 there was a global recession, Captain Richard Phillips was rescued from Somali pirates by the Navy SEAL team, and the iphone 4 was released by…
Media speaker Farrah Fazal exposes social injustice through storytelling
One in five people living in the largest refugee camp in the world, the Dadaab refugee camp in Kenya, have family living in Minnesota. Recently, one of those five refugees,…
Desensitization to violence raises questions for gun control in America
Guns are all over America. In practically everyone’s homes, mine included, in movies, sold in the toy aisle, enmeshed into our cultural values and norms, and prominently shown on our…
Hump Day Café combats students’ mid-week blahs with bagels, coffee
Wednesday is quickly becoming the best day of the week for UW-River Falls students. Each Wednesday morning starting at 9, free coffee and bagels are available to anyone who wants…
‘Zeitgeist’ fusion five draws a big crowd for coffee concert series
The William Abbott Concert hall, in the UW-River Fall’s Kleinpell Fine Arts Building, hosted the dramatic sounds of new music group Zeitgeist this past Friday. The concert, which was the…
Local hospital experience raises concern for national healthcare
At the end of last semester there was a lot going on at once. For starters, my junior year was finally coming to a close, summer was almost here, and…
Public behavior raises doubts about country’s future
It was not only a summer of bad movies; I’m looking at you Emoji Movie. It was also a summer of bad behavior at the movies.
New sustainable justice minor cuts across disciplines and careers
Psychology, computer science and accounting students might not have a lot in common, but starting this semester at UW-River Falls, some of them are sharing the same new minor –…
Publishing opinion pieces denouncing climate change can be damaging
The Student Voice and the New York Times, two papers never before mentioned in the same sentence, now have something in common. Recently, both papers have published opinion pieces denying…
Trump’s first 100 days highlight spreading of fear, hate
Trump’s first 100 days have been anything but a success. I would characterize this first chunk of his rule by the 100 headaches I have succumbed to because of his…