Student Voice
22 Apr 2024
Editorial: Women’s sports on the rise both locally and nationally
It’s no secret that women’s sports have been receiving a lot of national attention recently. In the wake of the NCAAW college basketball tournament, names such as Caitlin Clark and Paige Bueckers are rife in American media and can […]
22 Apr 2024
Editorial: UWRF financial report leaves more questions than answers
The University of Wisconsin-River Falls finally released its anticipated University Financial Assessment on April 12, 2024, from a “third-party reviewer,” as the UW website states, which is Deloitte. Deloitte conducted its assessment from October to December 2023, and the […]
04 Apr 2024
Students take notice of improvements at UWRF Dining
For thousands of UW-River Falls students, just as a visit to Chalmer Davee Library, the University Center, or any of the UWRF’s other academic buildings, is a part of their daily routine, so too is a visit to Riverside Commons. […]
20 Feb 2024
UWRF admin wants graduates to leave Grandma at home
After navigating a tumultuous fall semester and promises made by administrators to listen to the students on issues surrounding the campus, admin fails to keep those promises less than a week into this new semester. In an email obtained by the Student Voice, Mesa Carlsen the University Event Coordinator explained the new rules and set up around Spring Commencement.
20 Feb 2024
Low-income students deserve the arts and humanities
The Student Voice advises the state of Wisconsin to keep its politics out of UW students’ education. Wisconsin State Assembly Speaker Robin Vos is withholding $32 million from the UW System because he doesn’t like diversity, equity, and inclusion, or DEI, efforts. The state of Wisconsin has a surplus of around $7 billion; $32 million is less than half a percent of this, and, as such, has a small impact on the surplus. In fact, many of the issues that the UW System is facing could be addressed if Wisconsin decided to invest more in higher education.
12 Nov 2023
UWRF unites to mourn the loss of three students
Isabella Chavira. Sabrina Hagstrom. Jasmine Petersen. These are the names of three University of Wisconsin-River Falls students who passed away between Oct. 3 and Nov. 3, 2023. All three students passed away as a result of their depression, Chavira on Oct. 3, Hagstrom on Oct. 31, and Petersen on Nov. 3. The deaths were met with a range of emotions, from grief to anger, and a range of responses as well, both from UW-River Falls and the students themselves.
01 Nov 2023
Does the UW System know what they are doing?
In the wake of a UW-River Falls annual tuition increase and the arrival of Deloitte, a private audit services company, at UWRF, financial concerns are rampant.
01 Nov 2023
Letter to the Editor
After enrolling for a non-UWRF study abroad program, I was surprised to see 500 dollars charged to my account for a “study abroad” fee. The Office of International Education claims that it is an administrative fee to cover services that they provide to students such as meeting with them and ensuring that credits transfer back to the university. On the study abroad website, there is no mention that a payment is needed to receive services from them. When inquiring why I had to pay this fee although I was going on a program through a different university, they responded that I signed a legally binding document that requires me to pay.
21 Apr 2023
UWRF staffing issues: A campus or national issue?
UWRF is currently hiring for many positions after a wave of faculty and staff have either quit or retired. Why is UWRF experiencing a mass exodus of employees?
25 Mar 2023
Student Voice wins 9 awards in newspaper contest
The Student Voice, the campus newspaper at UW-River Falls, won nine awards in the annual Collegiate Better Newspaper Contest sponsored by the Wisconsin Newspaper Association Foundation.
