Small changes can have a big effect on campus life
In just about any given environment, the people living or working within it will notice things that they want to fix. A university is no exception; thousands of people walk…
Kinni dam removal has finally moved forward, but not fast enough
A resolution was finally approved regarding the removal of the two dams that are blocking the Kinnickinnic River through River Falls. The final decision was unanimously in favor of eventually…
Gun violence is horrible, but will only change if we demand it
In one of the deadliest school shootings in U.S. history, 17 people were left dead last Wednesday after a lone gunman armed with an AR-15 opened fire on the Stoneman…
Alarms need more communication, respect in order to be effective
A fire started in the Kleinpell Fine Arts building on Tuesday, which ultimately prompted an evacuation. Students, annoyed at what they thought was a drill, reluctantly filed out into the…
Student organizations should be about quality, not quantity
UW-River Falls, as part of its marketing campaign, likes to advertise to students that it has over 150 student organizations on campus. This leads students to arrive on campus expecting…
UWRF directory can be a danger for students’ personal information
Most students from UW-River Falls have, at some point during their college career, gotten spam mail on their school email accounts. It comes in the form of job offers, false…
Online classes, while tempting, need further development
Online classes are often subjected to complaints from students across UW-River Falls. One of the more infamous courses that students once had to take was online physical education, which prompted…
Trump decision to scale back national parks disrupts nature, future preservation
Trump recently made a proclamation effectively shrinking the size of two national parks in the U.S.: the Bears Ears and Grand-Staircase Escalante parks in Utah. According to an article from…
Complaints about Dining Services need to be voiced
On Tuesday, Dining Services and representatives from Chartwells made an appearance at the Student Senate meeting to present information about their services and to hear the complaints of the public.…
National reporting culture of sexual assault stands to be drastically changed
Allegations of sexual misconduct recently began pouring out of Hollywood in the wake of accusations of sexual harassment against film mogul Harvey Weinstein. Since October, when the claims were first…
