UW System expanding benefits to domestic partners
As a part of Wisconsin’s 2009 state budget, UW System employees will be eligible to receive domestic partner benefits beginning Jan. 1, 2010. Act 28 of the state budget bill…
Latest zombie flick creates rift
Falcons, have you ever seen a woman get her Achilles tendon bitten off by a balding, overweight, middle-aged man? I have. My friends, have you ever seen an old woman…
Latest zombie flick creates rift
“I pledge allegiance to the undead of the United States of Zombieland, and to the flesh for which they feast, one nation under infection, inescapable, with survivors and headshots for…
UWRF students receive discounted stress relief
UW-River Falls Student Health and Counseling Services is offering free Weekly Wellness Events, as well as reduced rate oncampus massages for students, faculty and staff, throughout the semester. Free Weekly…
Magical Metrodome era ending for one Minnesota sports team
The Hubert H. Humphrey Metrodome, also known as The Dome, The Hefty Bag, The Roller Dome, The Thunder Dome and The Homer Dome has acquired a reputation of being a…
Soccer team stunned by Blue Devils
The UW-River Falls soccer team lost a close contest to the UW-Stout Blue Devils 2-1, in overtime at Ramer Field Sept. 30. The game was played on a breezy afternoon,…
Halloween costumes risqué
Not since the third grade have I paid this much attention to what I was to wear on Halloween. I recall those elementary days where I strutted around as a…
New RHA seeks to improve Residence Life
Six UW-River Falls students will now be running the new Residence Hall Association (RHA) board, hoping to make changes within the residence halls to benefit both students and the University.…
College careers require re-focusing
I think it’s time for everyone on campus to take a big step back and re-examine the past month here at school. And by everyone, I mean everyone. Freshman are…
Canning isn’t just for Grandma
The next time I visit home, I’m coming back with several jars of homemade tomato sauce. My neighbor has a dozen jars of his mother’s chicken gumbo hidden under the…
