Ashley Goettl

07 Feb 2013

Faculty pay-plan could increase tuition at UWRF

Student Senate overwhelmingly passed a resolution lobbying the Wisconsin state legislature to enact a UW System state-wide plan that increases tuition to give UW System faculty a pay raise.

07 Feb 2013

Chancellor’s signature makes campus tobacco-free on July 1

UW-River Falls will become tobacco-free on July 1, 2013. Chancellor Dean Van Galen signed off on the motion after approval from Student and Faculty Senate, along with the support of the Chancellor’s Task Force on a Campus Tobacco Policy.

26 Nov 2012

NFL punter Kluwe helps UWRF food drive

What started as a request on Twitter turned into an NFL player visiting UW-River Falls to help raise money and collect food for those in need in the River Falls community.

15 Nov 2012

Barnett: ‘For when I am weak, then I am strong’

UW-River Falls music professor Thomas W. Barnett has had the best year of his 18-year marriage during a time that could have easily been his worst.

25 Oct 2012

College graduates face unemployment rates, job search struggle

The unemployment rate for millennials, those under the age of 30, is pushing above 14 percent, according to the latest Bureau of Labor Statistics jobs report.

11 Oct 2012

Snakes invade UW-River Falls campus

In my four years at UW-River Falls I have never seen a snake on campus grounds. Until now.

11 Oct 2012

Eau Claire deaths spark safety talk

Two UW-Eau Claire students have died as a result of an apartment fire on Monday morning. While the UWEC campus community mourns the loss of these young students, campuses all across Wisconsin and the nation are reminded on how to prevent such tragedies during fire prevention week.

11 Oct 2012

Falcon volleyball digging for the cure

For the last five years, the UW-River Falls and the WIAC volleyball teams have participated in a breast cancer awareness match called “Dig for the Cure.” While “Dig for the Cure” hopes to raise money for breast cancer research, for one volleyball player, the event means celebrating her hero, her mother.

27 Sep 2012

NFL replacement referees stir debate

There is one thing that Minnesota Vikings and Green Bay Packers fans can agree on: the replacement referees have made this NFL season hard to watch. While the deal between the NFL and the referees was made in time to save the season, it is worth noting what got us into this mess in the first place.

27 Sep 2012

Division III athletes play for love of the game

Falcon athletics have made great strides in the past few years. Whether it is hockey, basketball, track or softball, UW-River Falls is rising among the national ranks of Division III athletics, and the campus and community have noticed.