Falcons softball team struggles in WIAC play
After winning seven out of 10 possible non-conference games in Florida over spring break, the UW-River Falls softball team has hit a wall, dropping four straight to begin conference play.…
Online course offerings lacking at University
Your favorite season is here! It’s once again time for hectic chaos and fighting for your seat in a process known as, registration. My schedule looks to have worked out…
Useless footwear functions increase
In the new comedy “I Love You, Man,” Jason Segel plays an eccentric named Sydney Fife. This dude’s idea of a good time is meandering down the Venice Beach boardwalk…
Smoking reasons fall short on logic
I used to get headaches when being around smokers. You know the kind? The ones who sort of start as a light tingle in the back of your skull and…
Gay, lesbian marriage requires equal respect
I am not known as a very outspoken person. I’m not a politician or an activist. I am not a member of any clubs, I donÕt march along with protests…
Reality television misses out on the reality
In America right now, the biggest thing that people have to take their minds off of the current state of their lives is, has been, and probably always will be…
Customer service lacks at Registrar
UW-River Falls has an annual equivalent to tax season. The same stress, frustration and tension of taxes accompanies the all too familiar worrisome late nights of registration time. Each spring,…
Students ask for cleaner, safer air
In the spring of 2008, Student Health Services at UW-River Falls repeated an alcohol and tobacco survey that had been administered in previous years. The findings show that more students…
Professor Hedahl retires after ten years at UWRF
For the past 10 years, theater professor Gorden Hedahl has called UW-River Falls home. After becoming the dean of the College of Arts and Sciences in 1998 and serving in…
UWRF receives national online attention after student complaint
An entry in a political blog by a UW-River Falls student has called attention to alleged anti-Semitic comments made by professor Kiril Petkov in a session of History 101 on…