Editorial
Editorial: Women’s sports on the rise both locally and nationally
April 22, 2024
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 […]
Students take notice of improvements at UWRF Dining
April 4, 2024
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. […]
UWRF admin wants graduates to leave Grandma at home
February 20, 2024
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.
Low-income students deserve the arts and humanities
February 20, 2024
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.
UWRF unites to mourn the loss of three students
November 12, 2023
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.
Does the UW System know what they are doing?
November 1, 2023
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.
UWRF staffing issues: A campus or national issue?
April 21, 2023
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?
UNIV 101: Will it boost retention?
March 18, 2023
Retention, retention, retention! Many of the newest developments and big projects at UWRF have been focused on retention.
Winter safety concerns continue at UWRF
February 10, 2023
Over the last few months, winter safety, and particularly sidewalk conditions, have been the subject of mounting concern, and complaint, among both students and faculty at UW-River Falls.
Addressing UWRF's mandatory graduation fee
December 15, 2022
The graduation fee seems predatory, a means to extract a little more money from students. After all, they can hardly refuse.
Here is this semester's Student Voice staff. Click on a name to see what the staff member has written.
Jack Schindler Van Hoof
Editor
Lexi Janzer
Assistant Editor
Anna Gunderson
General Manager
Joshua Brauer
Reporter
Rachel Karweick
Reporter
Ethan Lay
Reporter
Ashley Patrin
Reporter
Madelyn Retzlaff
Reporter
Ella Tretsven
Reporter