Ashley Julka
05 May 2011
Student Senate declines support for Zimride
Student Senate declined to support a ride-share plan because of safety and other concerns, said Facilities and Fees Chair Beth DeLong. Zimride is a ride-share program that can be utilized on Facebook and Twitter. Its benefits include eliminating need for […]
21 Apr 2011
Benefit concert for Japan relief to be held downtown
A benefit concert for disaster relief in Japan will be held on April 28 from 7 p.m. to 1 a.m. at Junior’s Bar and Grill located in the Riverview Hotel and Suites on Main Street. The benefit concert has been […]
14 Apr 2011
Senate to spend reserve funds
The Student Senate reserve fund currently boasts a total of approximately $110,000, which is technically subject to a UW-System raid. During the 2009-2010 school year, the UW-System raided the UW-River Falls HHP Building Fund. The raid took $2 million from […]
07 Apr 2011
Campus administrator has many responsibilities
Special Assistant to the Chancellor Blake Fry has had many responsibilites since he came to UW-River Falls in 2005. When he joined the UWRF staff in 2005, he served as the dean for student development and campus diversity. “As the […]
01 Apr 2011
Melting snow threatens to flood parking lot
As the snow continues to melt and the rain starts to fall, the threat of flooding in the South Fork of the Kinnickinnic River near the N parking lot increases, said University Police Officer Steve Nygaard. N lot, located south […]
24 Mar 2011
Gov. Walker’s budget threatens congruity of UW Systems
The Board of Regents is working on an amendment to Gov. Scott Walker’s 2011-13 biennial budget that would give flexibility to all UW System schools, while keeping UW-Madison intact, according to the Wisconsin Idea Partnership. As a part of Walker’s […]
10 Mar 2011
AFAB set to review funding policies
The Allocable Fee and Appropriations Board, or AFAB, will begin to review their policies for the coming school year, which could give organizations that charge dues, such as sororities and fraternities, the chance to receive AFAB funding for the first […]
03 Mar 2011
Basketball goes to first NCAA tournament
The UW-River Falls men’s basketball team continues to the NCAA Division III tournament for the first time in UWRF history, according to UWRF Sports Information. The announcement of the 61 team tournament was made Feb. 28. Although the team lost […]
24 Feb 2011
Student receives award for involvement in community
Nikki Shonoiki, a senior majoring in intercultural communications studies, has been selected as a recipient of the University of Wisconsin System’s 2011 Outstanding Women of Color in Education Award, according to the UW System award letter. Shonoiki received the award […]
17 Feb 2011
UW-River Falls professor promotes awareness of crisis in Egypt
“People said, ‘Egypt is going to have a revolution’, and it ended up that way,” said trip participant and fine arts major, Liz Novak. We all heard people say the president has it coming, Novak said. Eleven UW-River Falls students […]
