Amanda White
Amanda White
Amanda White is a junior majoring in journalism. She appreciates good books, good style, and good conversation.
02 May 2014
Students plant trees for Arbor Day
Thanks to a group of horticulture students, there are new trees on campus in celebration of Arbor Day.
25 Apr 2014
Finals Fest features trio of Twin Cities musical acts
The annual Finals Fest at UW-River Falls will be on May 9 and the Office of Student Life is bringing in three musical groups from the Twin Cities.
17 Apr 2014
Sumnicht, Tauchen leave Senate legacy
Move over, Clinton and Bush families: there’s a new political legacy in town. Former Student Senate President Sam Tauchen and current Senate President Tony Sumnicht have made this year a family affair.
17 Apr 2014
Admissions names director
Sarah Egerstrom has been named interim director of Admissions and New Student Programs, a new department created by merging Admissions and New Student and Family Programs.
09 Apr 2014
Student Senate election results announced
The Student Senate election, which wrapped up on April 3, had a total of 728 votes.
04 Apr 2014
Student Senate passes inclement weather motion
Student Senate pushed through a motion after continued debate in order to change the way the administration handles inclement weather.
03 Apr 2014
‘Divergent’ brings action story to life
March 21, 2014, was a date I eagerly awaited. That was the day the movie adaption of “Divergent” was finally released. “Divergent” is the first book in a trilogy written by Veronica Roth and the series is often hailed as the next “Hunger Games.”
28 Mar 2014
Student Senate presidential candidates face off
The Student Senate election will be held April 1-3, and presidential candidates Anthony Sumnicht and Nicholas Vanden Heuvel are both ready to work for a better campus for students.
15 Mar 2014
Students protest oil pipeline project
A group of UW-River Falls students recently traveled to Washington but the trip was not merely a vacation. They were protesting the TransCanada Keystone XL pipeline project, which would extend from Alberta, Canada, to Nebraska, and it would span across the Ogallala Aquifer, one of the largest aquifers in the world.
07 Mar 2014
Student Senate addresses proposed budget increases
For the past few weeks, Student Senate has been hearing presentations for budget increases for campus departments for recommendation to the chancellor Budgets are capped at a 3 percent increase, and many departments are requesting budget increases near or at the 3 percent cap.