Nick Sortedahl

07 Dec 2006

UWRF pays price to stop plagiarism

Turnitin.com allows registered users to turn in their research papers and have them cross-referenced with an extensive database of scholarly work.

07 Dec 2006

Gopher fan supports Bucky

I’m about to commit the ultimate form of sports fan suicide. I’m going to be an advocate for my team’s arch rival. There is nothing easy about this for me, but I have to do it.

30 Nov 2006

Work equals credit hours for students

Due to a statewide push and some new credit offers, the UW-River Falls student body could undergo a rapid aging process in the near future.

16 Nov 2006

Professor spellbound by witchery

Years of writing and research on early American witchcraft paid off for a new UW-River Falls faculty member, leading to a book contract and new history course at UWRF.

09 Nov 2006

UWRF seeks to improve student advising

Advising appointments are supposed to help students plan and evaluate academic and career goals, but the recent concerns of some faculty and students have led UW-River Falls officials to look into improving the process.

02 Nov 2006

Wisconsin Assembly incumbent challenged

On Tuesday River Falls voters will choose their representative for State Assembly between two UW-River Falls alumni with a 33-year age gap and ideological differences typical of today’s politicians.

02 Nov 2006

Grant makes stress services possible

Midterms are underway at UW-River Falls, and with the help of a $10,000 grant Student Health Services (SHS) is expanding its resources to help students cope.

26 Oct 2006

Rush River beer to flow in RF

This spring River Falls becomes the new home to a growing business owned by two young entrepreneurs, and their business is beer. Dan Chang, 34, and Nick Anderson, 33, started Rush River Brewing Co. in 2004 after years of researching the brewing industry.

19 Oct 2006

School spirit goes on strike

In an odd scene the week before Homecoming, UW-River Falls’ cheer and stunt squad left Saturday’s football game with five minutes on the clock without having done anything to support the Falcons.

19 Oct 2006

Seven memorandums initiate exchange with India

UW-River Falls Chancellor Don Betz traveled to India this September, signing seven memorandums of understanding with universities and colleges to further globalize the curriculum and establish future opportunities for students and staff. A memorandum of understanding is an agreement between […]