Jessie Behrman

18 Nov 2011

Basketball reloads for NCAA tourney run

The Falcon men’s basketball team opened their season ranked No. 21 in the nation and is expected to finish third out of the nine conference teams, according to the WIAC 2011-12 Preseason Predictions.

11 Nov 2011

WIAC celebrates 100 years of greatness

The Wisconsin Intercollegiate Athletic Conference (WIAC) has its 100-year anniversary coming up next year and is celebrating the nine schools in the conference.

04 Nov 2011

UWRF honors Veterans Day

There will be a total of 6,300 American Flags set up outside the UW-River Falls University Center throughout the week of Nov. 6-12, in honor of Veterans Day, which is Nov. 11, to recognize the U.S. veterans killed in Iraq or Afghanistan since 2003, said Rob Cahalan, Veterans Club president.

28 Oct 2011

Men’s hockey eager for upcoming season

The UW-River Falls men’s hockey coach, Steve Freeman, said the large group of returners and a faster team will get them through playoffs this year. The team lost in the semifinals of the Northern Collegiate Hockey Association (NCHA) Peter’s Cup playoffs last year against St. Norbert College, according to the NCHA website.

21 Oct 2011

Student-athletes promote community service

The Student-Athlete Advisory Committee (SAAC) has its annual Trick-or-Treat for Canned Goods event the week of Oct. 24 through the 30.

14 Oct 2011

Parking Committee seeks membership

The parking committee that gives out thousands of tickets and views hundreds of appeals per year is currently looking for members to fill open positions.

07 Oct 2011

Volleyball raises breast cancer awareness

The UW-River Falls volleyball team is doing well with a 9-11 record this year and continuing to play better each game according to Coach Patti Ford.

30 Sep 2011

Tennis preps for season’s second half

The UW-River Falls women’s tennis team continues to improve this season. They have their most important matches coming up Friday, Sept. 30 and Saturday, Oct. 1 at home, according to first year Coach Paul Mitchell.

23 Sep 2011

Freshmen class reshapes gender, racial trends

UW-River Falls is continuing to enroll students. Tynan Heller, the IR data analyst, said that he anticipates being close to last year’s enrollment official count of 6,900 undergraduate and graduate students.