Michael Brun

24 Feb 2012

‘Chronicle’ is on the cusp of being a fantastic movie

The superhero movie “Chronicle” is proof that villains often make the most interesting characters.

17 Feb 2012

‘Star Wars’ doesn’t live up to lofty expectations

When “The Phantom Menace” was first released in 1999, I was a bright-eyed teenager absolutely obsessed with the “Star Wars” universe. I spent the months leading up to the premiere buying as many Darth Maul actions figures as I could find, and putting in dozens of hours on the “Racer” video game tie-in. I was pumped. Then I saw the movie.

10 Feb 2012

Neeson stars in emotionally complex thriller

I am all about watching movie previews and trailers, which means that I generally go into a movie with at least an idea of what to expect. Most of the time my expectations are met, but every so often, a movie will be drastically different than how it looks in the previews. “The Grey” is one of those movies.

03 Feb 2012

George Clooney once again proves Oscar worthy

After the Academy Award nominations were announced last month, it dawned on me that I had only seen one of the movies up for best picture. To begin my last-minute scramble to watch as many of these movies as possible before the big show, I decided on what is arguably the current Oscar front-runner– the George Clooney vehicle, “The Descendants.”

16 Dec 2011

Student Senate president accomplishes goals, looks to future

Finishing up the last semester of classes, preparing for student teaching in the spring, practicing for a senior trumpet recital, planning a wedding and, oh yeah, representing the entire student body at UW-River Falls. This is a taste of what Student Association President Tyler Halverson had on his plate this semester.

16 Dec 2011

UWRF students connect with others through video games

Hundreds of UW-River Falls students travel abroad each year, where they will interact and communicate with people from different cultures. Others do that every night, without even having to leave the dorms.

09 Dec 2011

Evaluations help follow faculty retention steps

It is an end-of-the-semester ritual for students at UW-River Falls: filling in bubbles on evaluation forms to rate a professor’s performance throughout the term.

02 Dec 2011

Faculty union discusses effects of budget lapse

As the debate over $65 million in state-ordered budget lapse cuts placed on the UW-System continues in Madison, the UW-River Falls faculty union seeks to foster discussion of the issue within the campus community.

18 Nov 2011

Job fields in Wis. being restored for college graduates

Dylan Romanoski, an English education major at UW-River Falls, said that he hopes to teach in a junior high or high school after graduation. But numbers from the Wisconsin Department of Workforce Development, or DWD, show that he might need to look outside of the state to find a job.

18 Nov 2011

Deer mating season results in deer, car collisions

Motorists need to be on the lookout for wandering deer this month, as the animals’ mating season will have them increasingly crossing rural highways and into the path of passing vehicles, according to a Wisconsin Department of Transportation, or WisDOT, press release.