Matt Torkelson

05 Nov 2009

Students overlook interesting places on campus without thought

Late one night sophomore year, I looked and said, “So, do you think you have to be a broadcast communications major to host a radio show here on campus?”  After a few e-mails and conversations with people around campus, I […]

29 Oct 2009

Real history of Halloween

From the copious amounts of candy after trick-or-treating, to annual television specials involving a “Great Pumpkin,” Halloween is celebrated numerous ways each and every year. It’s always a good time seeing what people come up with for costumes, no matter […]

22 Oct 2009

Facebook posts require maturity, awareness

About two to three months into my senior year of high school, 2005, a friend convinced me that I had to be a part of the “must have” online fad the world has come to know as Facebook. It seemed […]

15 Oct 2009

UWRF students should root for Wisconsin sports teams

Without the label of being a University of Wisconsin school, you might forget what we are still in the “Dairy State.” The University has been buzzing with excitement over the Twins playoff run, Brett Favre and the Vikings, and even […]

24 Sep 2009

Media manufacture swine flu anxiety into unnecessary hype

It seems that people should ask themselves the question “What else should I be scared of?” every time they turn on their local television news, or even browse through the latest edition of The New York Times. This last spring […]