Ken Weigend

09 Oct 2009

Latest zombie flick creates rift

“I pledge allegiance to the undead of the United States of Zombieland, and to the flesh for which they feast, one nation under infection, inescapable, with survivors and headshots for all!” Enough said. “Zombieland” is everything a guilty pleasure ought […]

01 Oct 2009

'Fame’ remake breaks a leg

If Bob Fosse were to mate with a carnival—and I mean the whole damn thing—and the resulting bastard offspring were to be abandoned to grow up on the streets, it would grow up to be “Fame.” All the sights, sounds, […]

24 Sep 2009

Corporate crime film pays off

Americans have undergone a paradigm shift. Whether willingly or not, we no longer look at big city sky-rises with starry-eyed wonder, relishing in the fact that US big business is providing a utopian breeding ground of economic prosperity and power. […]

17 Sep 2009

Alternate history WWII film impresses reviewers

History is written by the winners. This sad political truism shines a telling light on our biased, prideful nature as humans, but Quentin Tarantino proves that it’s not always a bad thing in his latest, and dare I say greatest, […]

08 May 2009

UWRF area coordinator resigns

Jason Neuhaus, the east end area coordinator for the UW-River Falls campus, has resigned effective June 30. A search and screen committee has been put in place to find a replacement.

23 Apr 2009

Director of University communication resigns

The UW-River Falls Office of University Communications is going through its second restructuring in less than a year in the wake of Director Kevin Bertelsen’s resignation. Bertelsen, who will leave the University in June, will be replaced by Kevin Harter, […]

09 Apr 2009

UWRF alumnus excels at journalism career

Boyd Huppert, a broadcast journalist for KARE-11 out of the Twin Cities, has won four Radio-Television News Directors Association (RTNDA) Edward R. Murrow journalism awards, a National Headliner Grand Award, a Gabriel Award and was also awarded the first ever […]

26 Mar 2009

Fetus found in Ag Sci storage room

A human fetus, sitting idly for roughly 40 years, was discovered in a storage room in the basement of the Ag Science building on the UW-River Falls campus. The fetus, a stillborn approximately 18 weeks into development, was found along […]

26 Mar 2009

Falcon mascot rich in history, symbolizes leadership, strength

“Select a name that is original and well-suited to the college,” read the contest directions. “It should have as much tradition and local color as possible. Be sure to put in only those names which reflect credit on the college…” […]

05 Mar 2009

UWRF students exhibit poor crosswalk etiquette

Being a journalism and marketing communications double major, I frequent North Hall almost every day. Being such, I get to utilize the crosswalks intersecting Cascade Avenue quite often. For those obtuse individuals out there, the crosswalks are the handy white […]