Ryan Funes

18 Feb 2016

Annual African Night to cap off Black History Month at UWRF

Black History Month events on the UW-River Falls campus will conclude Feb. 26 with the annual African Night, a celebration featuring dancing, a fashion show of different African cultures, and food.

10 Feb 2016

"Hail, Caesar!" evokes nostalgia for old Hollywood

The Coen brothers take us to a far off place that was as chaotic as it was beautiful in the Golden Age of Hollywood with Hail, Caesar!, a film that is filled with as good callbacks as it does actors.

04 Feb 2016

Kung Fu Panda 3 impresses with wit, animation, and plot

Having now found kung fu and discovered inner peace, Kung Fu Panda 3 searches for unity with the universe through its engaging plot, funny gags, and gorgeous animation.

09 Dec 2015

A twist on the Peanuts story proves challenging for UW-River Falls actors

The University Theatre at UW-River Falls presents its latest production, “Dog Sees God: Confessions of a Teenage Blockhead,” from Dec. 8-12 in the Sanford Syse Theatre, and for the cast and director it has been a demanding two-month journey to this week.

09 Dec 2015

'The Good Dinosaur' charms with stunning visuals

After the stellar reviews Pixar received from the release of Inside Out, their next major release The Good Dinosaur has arrived, a work that has taken a long time to come here, and still feels like it could be better.

02 Dec 2015

College debt affects more than just students, can put off important life decisions

College students across the U.S are taking on debt from the institutions they attend. But for some, it’s not just themselves they carry into debt but also their loved ones, as the parents of students are also feeling the burden.

18 Nov 2015

New Peanuts movie holds onto traditional story line with new animation

The child characters from the comic strips of Charles M. Schulz have returned to the big screen in The Peanuts Movie, which brings the old characters back but changes nothing about them; and that’s good.

18 Nov 2015

Ending sexual assault is in everyone’s power, speaker tells UWRF audience

Everyone on a college campus has the power to fight sexual assault, an educator and scholar told an audience Nov. 11 at UW-River Falls. Keith Edwards, a Minneapolis-based speaker and educator on sexual assault prevention, spoke on the topic of “Ending Rape.” Edwards has made presentations about sexual assault at more than 90 colleges and universities during the past 15 years.

05 Nov 2015

'Last Days of Coney Island' short film a great success

A film that you may not hear much of, though you should definitely hear a lot of its creator, Last Days of Coney Island is a return to form for director Ralph Bakshi, a once large animator of adult subjects who reflects in this new work on the world he lost when he was growing up.

29 Oct 2015

KFA gallery lets students display talents

Paintings, book covers and pottery are adorning the gallery in the Kleinpell Fine Arts Building, all neatly arranged for anyone to walk by and observe in an effective way. All of this is the result of the hard work of seniors in the Art Department at UW-River Falls.