Nathan Sparks
07 May 2009
Religion’s usefulness limited in politics, grand scheme of life
I haven’t addressed the recent “gay rights vs. religion” debate in the Voice since Shawna Carpentier wrote her first column, and I guess it isn’t necessary. Enough has been said about that particular issue since last month, with many other […]
30 Apr 2009
Personal fear important, national fear used to enslave
The American economy has been widely discussed, criticized and hotly debated over the last several months. It’s gotten to the point where even I am tired of hearing about the recession and the economic cost of living. I think there […]
30 Apr 2009
River Falls hotel construction to be completed in June
The Best Western hotel down the street from UW-River Falls is expected to be finished in less than two months. The three-story building, located on the corner of Cascade Avenue and Main Street, is around 100,000 square feet in size […]
23 Apr 2009
UWRF's sustainability plans continue despite economic downturn
Green initiatives and sustainability plans are expected to remain in place at UW-River Falls, regardless of the economic downturn. The most important of these plans is the University’s mission to go “off the grid,” or produce all of its own […]
16 Apr 2009
College experience provides insight into societal norms, fallacies
The situation I’m about to describe to you is a true story, and by true, I mean false. It never happened. But it would be funny if it did, and it might save us a lot of late-semester stress and […]
09 Apr 2009
Gay, lesbian marriage requires equal respect
I am not known as a very outspoken person. I’m not a politician or an activist. I am not a member of any clubs, I donÕt march along with protests and there is no one cause that I passionately stand […]
09 Apr 2009
UWRF receives national online attention after student complaint
An entry in a political blog by a UW-River Falls student has called attention to alleged anti-Semitic comments made by professor Kiril Petkov in a session of History 101 on March 13. The blog displayed a message from senior history […]
02 Apr 2009
Existence due to religion or science uncertain
Just a few days ago, I was surfing the Web for some recent New York Times stories on education and I found one that really stood out. A guy named Charles McGrath was describing some recent books about the evolution/creationism […]
26 Mar 2009
New UW-River Falls provost, CBE dean set to take office July 1
After searching for a formal provost and dean of the College of Business and Economics since last fall, UW-River Falls filled both of these key positions last week. The new provost will be Fernando Delgado of Hamline University, and the […]
12 Mar 2009
More to extremism than harsh labels
Extremism is a problem that exists all over the world. It can take many different forms, and in most of them it is illogical and dangerous. There are pro-life extremists who attack doctors or bomb abortion clinics; other religious extremists […]
