Student Voice
06 Oct 2016
Annual art installations should be appreciated by all
The 25th Annual Outdoor Art Installations were held on Oct. 5 and 6. The installations featured artwork created by students and faculty, as well as pieces created by full class sections.
05 Oct 2016
Student Senate Update: 10/04/16
Among motions passed during the Oct. 4 Student Senate meeting was one allocating $8,000 from the Student Senate Funding Pool to finance the purchase of five desktop computers and two laptops for the Student Government Association Office.
29 Sep 2016
Enforcement of university smoking ban should be up to the smoker, not others
UW-River Falls is supposed to be a tobacco-free campus, but this semester, a visible increase in smokers can be seen in front of North Hall. It seems that the cement and brick structure near Cascade Avenue has become the new “smoker’s corner,” often filled with groups of people puffing away as students pass by during the day.
28 Sep 2016
Student Senate Update: 9/27/16
The weekly Student Senate update.
22 Sep 2016
Healthier food options on campus are a must
UWRF’s food provider, Chartwells, is heading into its second year of its seven-year contract. In June of 2015, Chartwells took over dining services from Sodexo. With the exit of Sodexo came the loss of many healthy food options for students.
18 May 2016
UW-River Falls director of athletics resigns
Director of Athletics Roger Ternes has resigned after six years at UW-River Falls.
06 May 2016
Yanny honored as UW-River Falls 2016 Wisconsin Distinguished Agriculturist
Michael Yanny, owner of JN Plant Selections and Senior Horticulturalist at Johnson’s Nursery in Menomonee Falls, was honored as the 2016 Wisconsin Distinguished Agriculturalist by the UW-River Falls College of Agriculture, Food and Environmental Sciences (CAFES) at their 50th Annual Scholarship and Awards Banquet April 21.
06 May 2016
Six UW-River Falls students honored with Chancellor’s Award
Six University of Wisconsin-River Falls students received the 2016 Chancellor’s Award for Students and were honored at a ceremony on campus April 28. The Chancellor’s Award for Students is the highest non-academic honor a student can receive at UW-River Falls.
05 May 2016
‘No confidence’ vote from faculty senate highlights unease at UWRF
On Wednesday, May 4, the UW-River Falls Faculty Senate passed a resolution of no confidence in UW System President Ray Cross and the Board of Regents. Through this action, the Faculty Senate condemned the weakening the tenure and shared governance in the UW System and called for them to recommit themselves to the Wisconsin Idea.
29 Apr 2016
Students should maintain respect, decency in online interactions
Writing things specifically with the purpose of embarrassing, hurting or ruining the image of other people behind the mask of online anonymity is a terrible thing to do; it says a lot about a person who does this for no other reason
