Joy Stanton
11 Dec 2008
Higher education gender gap a growing concern
Female enrollment at UW-River Falls has remained ahead of male enrollment by 17 percent this year, a growing trend that mirrors the nation. Males are not being encouraged to go onto post secondary education. Unaddressed, this trend will affect the […]
20 Nov 2008
Social Justice Series brings 'Lost Boy of Sudan' to campus
UW-River Falls’ Social Justice Series (SJS) will be drawing attention to the humanitarian crisis in Africa through a lecture by a “Lost Boy,” Benjamin Ajak. The purpose of Ajak’s lecture is to give students background of the ongoing issues in […]
06 Nov 2008
Campus clock strikes students as off
The University clock in the campus mall has raised questions after a student noticed that it uses IIII instead of the traditional Roman numeral IV. “It’s one of those things that you don’t notice, but once you do, you notice […]
30 Oct 2008
Obama, McCain on higher education creates mixed feelings on campus
Federal funding for higher education may not be on the forefront of either Sen. Barack Obama or Sen. John McCain’s talking points, but both of their platforms receive criticism from all sides. Seventy-five percent of UW-River Falls students use some […]
09 Oct 2008
Kinders to retire, will join Betz in Oklahoma
UW-River Falls Public Affairs Director Mark Kinders is retiring at the end of November and will join former chancellor Don Betz at Northeastern State University, beginning a new career as vice president for university relations in Oklahoma. There is no […]
02 Oct 2008
University chancellors and presidents across US debate drinking age
While 130 chancellors and presidents of colleges and universities across America have signed a public statement that declares that the 21 age drinking laws are not working to curb binge drinking, Interim Chancellor Connie Foster has decided not to sign. […]
18 Sep 2008
The Banks Center opens its doors
The basement of the Davee Library now houses an innovative new center for learning that through teaching and research is intended break through the boundaries between different disciplines at UW-River Falls. The Banks Center for Interdisciplinary Inquiry is named after […]
