Student Voice Staff Wins Nine WNA Awards
The Student Voice newspaper staff won a total of nine awards from the 2025 Wisconsin Newspaper Association Foundation Collegiate Better Newspaper Contest. The winners were…
Local lawmakers differ on spending state surplus
Legislators in and around River Falls are prioritizing financial relief for Wisconsinites as they decide how to best utilize the state’s projected $3.8 billion budget surplus.
Edible inspirations: Reuben sandwiches
My family celebrates St. Patrick’s Day every year, not always on the day, but we make it a point to get together. The main attraction: Reuben sandwiches.
Gov. Tommy Thompson visits UWRF on farewell tour
Gov. Tommy Thompson officially ended his position as interim UW System president on March 18. Before this date, Thompson set out on a farewell tour to a majority of the…
UW System names new president
Jay O. Rothman, a Milwaukee lawyer, will become the eighth president of the UW System. His term is set to begin June 1, and he will earn $550,000 annually.
Optional mask wearing is turning point of pandemic life on campus
With the return from spring break comes significant changes in the COVID-19 guidelines. What may be the turnaround to the pandemic has finally reached campus.
Lt. Gov. visits campus to discuss climate change effort
Wisconsin Lt. Gov. Mandela Barnes visited the University of Wisconsin-River Falls on Feb. 28 to speak on the Governor’s Task Force on Climate Change Report and how the state can…
Dean of students position to be filled by July
A position left vacant for about 17 years is being filled once again thanks to the actions of Jamie Zamjahn, the assistant chancellor for Student Success, and Chancellor Maria Gallo.…
Departments struggle with maintaining student employees
One thing that students can do on campus is find employment. The number of student employees went down during COVID, but it has come back up.
More time needed for masks
As of March 11, masks are no longer required on campus. We feel that this decision is simply poor timing and does not feel fully thought through. Waiting two weeks…
Student input needed for violence prevention on campus
Jennifer Larimore, the Title IX coordinator, and Ann Lawton, the Violence Prevention coordinator, are hoping to get more student input for the upcoming year to make sure that all students…