Custodial staff deserves respect

Custodial staff deserves respect

Editorial

By The Editorial Board

Posted on May 08, 2008

It never seems to fail. College students make messes. We here at the Student Voice are no different than you, our readers. We have messy desks, spill on the floor…

Remember to look for motorcycles

Letter to the Editor

Posted on May 08, 2008

As the weather improves the number of motorcycles on the road will increase. May is National Motorcycle Safety Awareness Month and the ideal time to refresh road skills in order…

Convenient access to free condoms

Posted on May 08, 2008

It is likely that the demolition of the Ingram Center will cause some disruption to the important services offered by Pierce County Reproductive Health Services. However, there is also an…

Photographer reflects with words, not pictures

By Kenny Yoo

Posted on May 08, 2008

I look back on the time and laugh a bit about how I made it as a journalism major, mainly because I don’t have the strongest writing ability.  Growing up,…

The United States falls short on humanitarian aid

By Joe Eggers

Posted on May 08, 2008

The United States is the world’s lone superpower. Whether you like it or not, the U.S. is the strongest power in the world; it has more resources, more money and…

Happy cows come from smart management choices

By Abby Maliszewski

Posted on May 07, 2008

You’ve seen those “Happy Cows Come From California” commercials advertising California cheese, right? Those Cali. cows have it made—they’re free to roam endless acres of meadows with soft, luscious grass,…

Natural escape necessary

By Natalie Conrad

Posted on May 07, 2008

While reading Jon Krakauer’s “Into the Wild,” I realized how much we’ve become detached from nature as a society. Being in such a technological age, we find it easier to…

Violent games decrease real-life violence

By Joe Hager

Posted on May 07, 2008

My friends and I have come to the conclusion that Grand Theft Auto IV, the amazing new felony simulator from Rockstar Games, really brings out the worst in people. This…

Video game medium pushes TV’s boundaries

By Joe Hager

Posted on May 01, 2008

By the time you read these words, I will be a different person. I seriously won’t be surprised if—by the time this column reaches press—the majority of my existence depends…

Center looks to relocate, services uncertain

By Teresa Aviles

Posted on May 01, 2008

Want sex? Want safe sex? Want safe sex locally, yet discreetly? The Pierce County Reproductive Health Services provides contraception, testing, education and other services for a reduced price or free.…

Society fails to recognize upward mobility

By Bill Henderson

Posted on May 01, 2008

Tax time has passed and, like many Americans, I’ve spent the past two months thinking about the best way to invest, save and spend my money. I’ve also spent some…

Practicalities fade into fashionable accessories

By Abby Maliszewski

Posted on May 01, 2008

Ahh yes, it’s getting to be that time. The time where girls will allow glasses to eat their faces and pull on shorts that should really be called cheeks. Manicures…

Student Senate explains position

Letter to the Editor

Posted on May 01, 2008

Over the last couple weeks, the UW-River Falls Student Senate has been very busy with the issue of the Leadership Development and Programming Board annual budget. As the article in…

Misconception generates reply

Letter to the Editor

Posted on May 01, 2008

In last week’s letter to the editor by Muriel Montgomery titled “Iraq war is more than signs, chants,” Montgomery gives her opinion on a previous letter to the editor addressing…

Demand for troops’ homecoming lasts

Letter to the Editor

Posted on May 01, 2008

War is much more than just slogans. This is why at the event Rally in the River Valley, which I was involved in organizing, we had veterans and activists speak…