Ashley Goettl

16 Jan 2012

Okan resigns as AFAB chair

The Allocable Fees and Appropriations Board (AFAB) chair, Patrick Okan, has resigned for personal reasons. Benjamin Blanchard, the vice-chair of AFAB, will be the interim chair until a new chair is appointed, as per Student Senate by-laws, said President Tyler Halverson.

09 Dec 2011

Student Voice editor spends day in life of UWRF chancellor

Growing up and going through the school system, the greatest fear of every young child was being sent to the principal’s office. As we moved on to pursue our college education, we no longer have recess or a principal; instead, we at UW-River Falls have a chancellor, Dean Van Galen.

09 Dec 2011

Chancellor exhibits experience, poise at UWRF

When Chancellor Dean Van Galen first stepped foot on the campus of UW-River Falls, he knew that if given the opportunity, this was the place where he wanted to be.

02 Dec 2011

UWRF teaches harassment solutions

There are many questions surrounding the sex-abuse scandal that has plagued Penn State. Many of these questions focus on the means and timing of reporting the alleged abuses.

02 Dec 2011

Music professor’s trial set for February

Music professor Thomas W. Barnett’s jury trial is set for 8:15 a.m. on Feb. 28 in St. Croix County Circuit Court in Hudson.

11 Nov 2011

Campus security report shows increase in alcohol usage

Although the number of citations for underage alcohol consumption and drug use across campus has increased since 2009, Chief of University Police Richard Trende states that UW-River Falls is still among the lowest offenders when compared to the UW-System and that a one-year increase is not cause for concern.

10 Nov 2011

Barnett pleads not guilty in sexual assault case

Music Professor Thomas W. Barnett pleaded not guilty Thursday in St. Croix County Circuit Court in Hudson to charges of second degree sexual assault of a minor and false imprisonment. The charges stem from an alleged incident at the Hudson Theatre on Aug. 16.

04 Nov 2011

River Falls School District puts referendum proposals for community to vote on Nov. 8

On Tuesday, Nov. 8, voters in the River Falls School District will be asked whether or not they would like to pass a referendum on three separate questions, with the total projected cost estimated around $38 million.

28 Oct 2011

Minn. holds unpredictable ride in politics, sports

There are two things that can drive a person in the Midwest, or anywhere, to the point of insanity: sports and politics.

28 Oct 2011

UWRF rugby team reaching new heights

For the first time since 2006, the UW-River Falls men’s rugby team reached the elusive final four in the Minnesota State Championships. However, UWRF took it one-step further by beating Bethel University to reach the semifinals before falling to St. Thomas in the finals.