Class times will shorten by five minutes next semester
For the 2007-08 academic school year, Monday, Wednesday and Friday class times will be reduced by five minutes, making each class period 50-minutes long. Tuesday and Thursday sessions will be…
E-mail improvements cause problems, outages for users
Slow, annoying, stressful and frustrating are just a few of the words that have been used on campus when talking about the most recent batch of e-mail fiascos. Since the…
Professor to retire after 30 years
Bob Baker the associate dean for CAFES and a professor in the department, has decided to retire this spring. “I am young enough now that I can be healthy when…
Spirit Day shows school unity at UWRF
Chancellor Don Betz is trying to make Spirit Day a standard Friday practice at UW-River Falls. Spirit Day started on Jan. 26 and will continue to be held every Friday…
Future renovations of HHP buildings await governor’s approval
Plans to construct an addition to the Hunt Arena and Knowles Center, and to reconstruct the existing buildings may begin to be sketched out if funding for the 2007-09 budget…
Recent student influx changes dorm options
After applying to universities, getting accepted and officially deciding where to attend, the next issue that arises for a new student is housing.
Student Senate votes to change future class times
After much debate, Student Senate backed the decision made by the Calendar Committee to reduce class sessions on Mondays, Wednesdays and Fridays by five minutes. Tuesday and Thursday classes will…
University Center lacks definite location for student advertising
While the new University Center boasts a vastly different design from the current Student Center, even small-scale aesthetic changes will be evident when the facility opens in January.
Accreditation ensures quality of education
Imagine if students at UW-River Falls couldn’t get financial aid or earn money through work study programs, or if credits earned weren’t perceived as legitimate and were not transferable to…
Multidisciplinary, capstone courses lacking
The effects of UW-River Falls’ switch from the old general education program to the new one were felt by many students during spring registration.