‘Congo Mercenary’ a visceral, rewarding experience
Congo Mercenary by “Mad” Mike Hoare, is a thrilling account of the true story of the five commando, a mercenary group hired to put down a communist rebellion in the…
Local grassroots effort seeks to stop influence of money in politics
While Hillary Clinton, Ted Cruz and other presidential candidates duke it out over campaign finance reform, a few members of the River Falls community are taking the issue of monetary…
Health care law limits UWRF student workers to 25 hours per week
To comply with the Affordable Care Act (ACA), student employees of the University of Wisconsin from now on can only work 25 hours per week, but that should not affect…
Maybe, this time, club baseball could return to UW-River Falls
For the past 14 years, not a single game of baseball has been played at a competitive level by the UW-River Falls Falcons. One student has set out to change…
Cooperative Extension, facing state funding cut, to trim local services
The Cooperative Extension division of UW-Extension is facing a $3.6 million state funding cut to its annual budget, according to a press release from the division, and Pierce, St. Croix…
Swine disease strikes UW-River Falls farm; annual auction canceled
A swine disease has broken out at Mann Valley Farm, one of the two laboratory farms run by UW-River Falls, causing the death of half the piglets.
Student Senate Update: bylaws, election rules, and playoff tickets
At the Student Senate meeting on Tuesday, Feb. 23, the Student Senate discussed the Wisconsin Intercollegiate Athletic Conference Playoffs motion, the Change to Senate Bylaws Governing Documents motion, and the…
UW-River Falls student and professor work on Antarctic physics project
A UW-River Falls professor and physics student arrived back from Antarctica last month after being away nearly four weeks on a research project, studying the properties of the sun.
UW-River Falls to host Girls in SCIENCE event
The University of Wisconsin-River Falls will host a Girls in SCIENCE: Seeing, Creating, Inventing, Exploring, Naming, Cooperating, and Experimenting event on campus Saturday, April 16. The program aims to encourage…
UW-River Falls student one of three new members appointed to UW Board of Regents
Gov. Scott Walker announced on Friday the appointment of University of Wisconsin-River Falls student Lisa Erickson to the University of Wisconsin System Board of Regents. Erickson will replace Regent Nic…