Ken Weigend

13 Nov 2008

Restructure causes shift in University communications

The UW-River Falls Office of Public Affairs and the Publications Office will merge to become the Office of University Communications on Nov. 24 as a result of an institutional restructure. The shift comes in response to the resignation of the […]

06 Nov 2008

Filmmaker delivers crass humor with 'Zack and Miri'

There are a select few filmmakers in the business today that have commanded such an extreme cult following as Kevin Smith. The eight films which he has written and directed have spawned a colorful little multiverse of convention center icons-characters […]

30 Oct 2008

‘High School Musical 3’ same old song and dance

At the heart of it all, films are intended to elicit a reaction, good or bad, emotional or physical, something needs to happen to the viewer on a deeper level. In that respect, “High School Musical 3” works to perfection […]

23 Oct 2008

Reviewers disagree on movie’s George W. Bush portrayal

Fact: Bush is done as president. Forever. Do not pass go, do not collect another term. Why, then, is our culture over-saturated with overt torrents of pseudo-hatred? There are books on colloquial missteps labeled “Bushisms”; clocks counting down the time […]

16 Oct 2008

Residence Life adopts new alcohol policy sanctions

The UW-River Falls sanctions for alcohol policy violations in the residence halls have been revised for the 2008-09 academic year and addresses violations with educational interventions in place of tickets.  “The revised policy calls for confrontation and documentation by the […]

16 Oct 2008

‘Quarantine’ reflects Hollywood’s laziness, lack of creativity

The leaves are changing, the days are getting cooler and the theaters are getting scarier. I use the word loosely. Film content isn’t getting any scarier - quite the opposite, actually - but the quality of what’s now showing is […]

09 Oct 2008

Annual visit by Chiefs provides more than just a team

The Kansas City Chiefs have, for 18 years running, made UW-River Falls their summer home. For roughly four weeks in each of those past 18 summers, the Chiefs have used the University for their offseason training camp. The Chiefs first […]

09 Oct 2008

‘How to Lose Friends and Alienate People’ lacks comedic focus

“How to Lose Friends & Alienate People” attempts to play out like a ‘gaining popularity for dummies’ user guide. Instead, it comes off as a crass, in-your-face party favor. I couldn’t help feeling slighted as I walked away, wondering how […]

02 Oct 2008

'Eagle Eye' fails to live up to expectations

There was a time when American cinema was a gold mine of opportunity — filmdom’s fountain of youth. But now, as the well of fresh ideas begins to dry up, we as viewers are left with little more than recycled […]

25 Sep 2008

'Igor' wastes potential, misses target audience

Boy meets   . Boy loses   . Boy gets     back. And we all saw it coming. It’s the same old song and dance, sung so many times that I’m sure we could all dance the steps in […]