Senate passes election rules
Student senate passed new senate election rules Nov. 30 with an 18-1 vote. The original rules were “quite a mess,” said Student Elections Reform Ad Hoc Committee Chair Aaron Bergman.…
Limited space prompts move to Hathorn
Residence Life and Student Rights and Responsibilities offices began their move Wednesday from out of the Involvement Center in the University Center into the basement of East Hathorn Hall.
University improves campus sustainability grade
UW-River Falls improved its grade from a B minus last year to an A minus this year on the on the College Sustainability Report Card. The report is designed to…
UWRF professor uses zebra fish to test human heart failure
UW-River Falls Assistant Professor Cheng-Chen Huang was awarded a $40,000 grant in early October from the WiSys Technology Foundation to continue his research on heart failure. By applying aristolochic acid…
Students vulnerable to flu on campus
Living or working in a university environment places students at risk of many illnesses, yet only about one-third of college students receive flu vaccines. According to the 2009 American College…
OrgSync gets mixed reviews from students
“It’s like Facebook for grown-ups,” said hall manager for Parker Hall Grady Stehr, regarding OrgSync organizational software. Approximately one quarter of the campus community are registered users of OrgSync, Director…
New forms of video rental take growing market share
Despite the availability of alternate movie rentals and viewing options, local video rental shops are holding steady for now, but look forward to a bleak future. Econofoods video rental faces…
Student Senate votes to uphold results of recent flawed election
The Student Senate accepted a flawed election as valid Tuesday. The technical flaw of the online election that ended Monday was that the polls were not password protected, which meant…
Senate gives funding to pay Karges’ building managers
Student Senate approved a motion allocating $13,600 towards paying the salaries of student building managers in Karges Center Tuesday. Any unused money will be returned to the Senate reserve account…
New director brings experience, leadership
After 18 months without a career director, Career Services chose Bridget Kenadijan out of 29 original applicants to be their new director. Kenadijan has over 11 years of director and…