Charity event collects socks for Japan disaster relief
Students taking a nonprofit marketing class hosted the Rock for Socks event May 3 at Junior’s Bar and Grill to raise funds and collect socks for Japan tsunami relief efforts.
Falcons seeded first in WIAC tournament
The Falcons softball team clinched the WIAC conference championship after sweeping UW-Oshkosh Tuesday at Ramer Field. The Falcons finished the regular season with a 13-3 conference record, and 22-13 overall.…
Three men’s rugby players make All-Minnesota team
The UW-River Falls men’s rugby team recently had three players make the final cut for the All Minnesota rugby team at the tryout held in early April.
Study reveals how laptops affect education
Look anywhere around the UW-River Falls campus at any given time, and certainly there will be students working away diligently on their personal laptop computers. According to a study done…
Ag student receives national award
A UW-River Falls student was named the 2011 Agriculture Engineering Student of the Year by the American Society of Agriculture and Biological Engineers, or ASABE. The recipient of the award,…
Dairy science team garners recognition
The UW-River Falls dairy science team took platinum in the 10th annual North American Intercollegiate Dairy Challenge in Hickory, NC.
UWRF expecting tuition increase
Students attending UW-River Falls and all other UW-System schools could be expecting another tuition increase for the 2011-2012 academic year.
Budget woes spur retirements
The 28 UW-River Falls faculty and staff that have or will retire at the end of the academic year is the largest number of retirements at UWRF in the past…
Student Senate declines support for Zimride
Student Senate declined to support a ride-share plan because of safety and other concerns, said Facilities and Fees Chair Beth DeLong. Zimride is a ride-share program that can be utilized…
Commuters can expect to see a rise in deer related crashes
It is a sight that commuters driving to UW-River Falls may have seen: The carcass of a struck deer lying in the ditch or spread across the pavement. According to…