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Foreign professor Nontraditional Studying abroad brings philosophical students renew provides students knowledge college dreams cultural experience TUDENTUNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN OICERIVER FALLS NovemberS 2, 2007 www.uwrfvoice.com V Volume 94, Issue 7 May Hall evacuated due to bomb scare UWRF hosts annual Halloween festivities Jenna Nelson [email protected] On Oct. 27, 2007, Brittany Kerschner, a student employee of May Hall was organizing mail at the front desk when she noticed an unusual “ticking” noise coming from one of the packages. Upon first investigation of the package, she noted that it was excessively taped, and could not find the resident’s name or address that the package was intended for. The parcel did however, contain a return address. After the May Hall man- ager was contacted, the decision was made to call public safe- ty, and later the River Falls Police Department to further assess the situation. After evaluating the situation, at 3:25 p.m., the RFPD chose to take precautionary measures, and evacuate both May Hall and the connecting Emogene A. Nelson Center. Not wanting to cause unnecessary panic, the RFPD knocked on residents’ doors and asked them to leave the building immediately, instead of pulling a fire alarm. Also, if authorities proceeded to sound the fire alarm, it could have detonated the potential bomb, as some bombs are designated to be triggered by pulling an alarm. The police also closed Spruce Street and opened Karges Center for May Hall residents. Given that the situation occurred on Saturday after- “We weren’t able to noon, the majority of stu- dents residing in May Hall confirm any data had left for the weekend. about the package.” Thus, only 25 students were Roger Leque, asked to leave the building. At approximately 4 p.m., River Falls Police Chief authorities determined that the package had caused enough suspicion to contact a Kenny Yoo/Student Voice bomb squad. Top: Ashley Sollman portrays a mad scientist at the Haunted Pavilion held “We weren’t able to confirm any data about the package,” at Lab Farm 1, Oct. 31. The Haunted Pavilion provided a family oriented River Falls Chief of Police, Roger Leque said. place for children to take part in Halloween activities. Bottom left: Melissa Due to out of state insurance liability issues, the bomb squad Spriggle takes her two daughters, Ayana and Madasyn trick or treating in from the Twin Cities was unable to assist local authorities. the decorated Crabtree Hall. Bottom right: The first floor of Prucha Hall also Thus, the bomb squad from Marathon County was called upon participated in the decorating festivities that took place across campus. for assistance at 6 p.m. However, because Marathon County is roughly 158 miles away, they were not able to arrive on the scene until 8:30 p.m. The River Falls ambulance crew and fire department joined the RFPD and UW-River Falls officials to give aid whenever necessary. Upon the bomb squad’s arrival, the parcel was immediately inspected through and X-ray when it was determined that the package did contain suspicious wires. It was then decided that the package would have to be detonated within the May Hall mailroom. At this time, a call from police dispatchers reported a fire at Lab Farm One. While a number of authorities remained on the scene of May Hall, members of the police force as well as the fire department, reported to the Lab Farm immediately.

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Flames engulf Lab Farm Combat Marine adjusts to UWRF after deployment

Amy Bohrer combat,” Barclay said. Barclay finds it “disrespectful and heartbreak- [email protected] ing” when he hears students and professors on Sitting in the University coffee shop, sipping campus voicing their negative opinions of the coffee and reading the Student Voice is an aver- war, but he understands that people have their age looking student. He is wearing a white col- opinions. lared shirt with the sleeves rolled up. On his arms Political Science Professor Neil Kraus has is a tattoo that says, “Carpe Diem”—Seize the Barclay as a student and enjoys having him in Day. By the tattoo, you can see this student is not class. average after all. “Brandon is hardworking, and he actively par- This individual’s name is Brandon Barclay. He ticipates in class,” Kraus said. “His experience is a retired Corporal in the Marines and a Combat gives him some insight into the material we are Veteran. Barclay was deployed in Ar Aanadi, talking about in class.” Iraq, for six months in 2004. While deployed, A classmate of Barclay’s and a Combat Marine Barclay suffered three injuries. According to Veteran, Nick Carow has gotten to know Barclay. medical records from the Department of Veterans “He is a normal, nice guy,” Carow said. Jens Gunelson Affairs in St. Paul, Minn., Barclay was hit by an Being a veteran himself, Carow knows what the transition of returning to school after the military Two River Falls firefighters battle flames at Lab Farm 1, Oct. 27. Although the fire did Improvised Explosive Device (IED). Shrapnel is like. not cause any injuries to anyone or livestock, it claimed 5,000 bales of hay. from the IED hit the right side of his body; he was also hit by a bullet in the knee and right hip. “Its hard for a veteran to return to school Eric Pringle as the men and women of the ments as well as River Falls because things do not seem that important in the River Falls, Ellsworth, Police Department and Barclay was also struck by a Rocket Propelled [email protected] Grenade (RPG) in a separate occasion which sev- short time, the day to day,” he said. Prescott and Hudson fire UWRF’s Public Security offi- Barclay and Carow are planning on starting a departments successfully tack- cers, the staffs from both Lab ered the nerves in his right and left arms and shat- A hay storage building on tered his right wrist. A sharp piece of metal also Veteran’s club on campus. Barclay would like the Lab Farm 1 on the UW-River led, contained and extin- Farm 1 and 2, and our faculty club to be a “support group for veterans ... where guished the stubborn blaze,” and students whose dedication severed a section of his vertebrae. Barclay can Falls campus was destroyed still walk but, due to Post Traumatic Stress veterans could share their stories and bring the Saturday night after a fire Chancellor Don Betz said in a have built the reputation of the comradry back on campus.” statement regarding the fire. equine program and the Disorder, is unable to work. broke out around 8:45 p.m. At 21 years old, Barclay’s plans of being a life- Looking back, Barclay does not have regrets Firefighters from River “UW-River Falls lost a build- farms,” Betz said. “All joining the military and when asked if he would ing and hay, but our colt barn, responded to this challenge.” long Marine were shattered. He moved back to Falls, Hudson and surrounding his hometown of Cottage Grove in 2005. Barclay do it over again, communities arrived on the horses and other invaluable The campus lab farms are “Yes, I’d make the decision again regardless of property were not damaged.” located south of the decided to go to UW-River Falls. scene and had the fire under Barclay, now 23, is in his second semester at the injuries ... it wouldn’t be right if I didn’t,” control by approximately 9:45 The River Falls Police University, near Cemetery Barclay said. “We all make decisions in life; you Department (RFPD) believes Road and South Cudd Avenue. UWRF, as a Political Science and International p.m. No one was injured, and Relations major. He is still getting used to the have to deal with it, good, bad or indifferent.” horses were evacuated from that two juvenile River Falls Built in 1981, the hay storage Barclay’s plans for the future are unclear. males are responsible for start- building was made of metal change of lifestyle. the other lab buildings. “In the Marines, it’s a brotherhood,” Barclay “Finishing school is step one, I can’t go any fur- However, nearly 5,000 bales ing the fire. The juvenile’s and wood and measured 2,580 ther,” said Barclay. “[my injuries] stop me from ages are 13 and 14, according square feet. Though the build- said. “You never turn your back on each other, of hay were destroyed, an esti- you won’t find that in the real world.” doing things in life that I wanna do.” mated loss of $18,750. to the RFPD, and they will ing is self-insured by the State His “Carpe Diem” tattoo reminds him to “never have to make an appearance in of Wisconsin, the estimated The transition from the battlefield to the class- “As the fire built in intensity room can be difficult, and Barclay is still adjust- be scared, do what you have to do.” He received inside the corrugated struc- juvenile court. cost of replacement is the tattoo as a gift before deploying to Iraq. “I want to publicly thank the $28,000. ing to campus life, such as the political environ- ture, producing billowing ment on campus. smoke, I watched at the scene men and women from all the above mentioned fire depart- “Politics go out the window when you are in Student Voice 2 NEWS November 2, 2007 VOICE SHORTS Leadership opportunities, campus

FamilyThe Turkey Day Trot startsbegins off the with Annual Turkey Family Day. Trot The 9th annu- al Turkey Trot is presented by the UW-River Falls Health and planning are Senate's high priorities Human Performance Department. There will be a 5k run starting at 9 a.m. at Knowles arena followed by a one mile walk starting Performance facility are just a couple of projects in the University’s at 9:05 a.m. for all ages to participate in. To register now the fee Chancellor Betz speaks at Senate meeting near future. Again, it is important that students be involved, Betz is $18 for everyone. Registration fee includes a long sleeve t-shirt. Lee Ann Bjerstedt said. Top female and male participants in each division will receive “I’m looking forward to not a monologue, but a dialogue with stu- awards. All proceeds will be going to Y Partners, a YMCA schol- [email protected] dents,” Betz said. “No one person is smarter than all of us com- arship program for youth. Registration forms will be available at Strategic planning, leadership opportunities and campus architec- bined.” the Health and Human Performance office located in Karges cen- tural projects were all brought up by Chancellor Don Betz in a pres- Kristie Feist, area coordinator for Residence Life, spoke to a ter or in the University Center. For more information visit entation to Student Senate during Tuesday’s meeting. motion proposing funding for prizes that will be given to residence www.uwrf.edu/fye/familyday.htm. or call the First Year Betz spoke about the strategic plan “Living the Promise” and halls that conserve the most energy. Experience office at 715-425-4444. stressed its importance, as it will “guide what we So far, UWRF residence halls have been successful, with all but do [as an institution] for the next five to seven two halls having reduced their overall amounts of energy expended years.” as of September’s averages. It’s good to see the halls doing such a great job already, Feist said. BAteethoven 3 p.m. Nov. and4, in William Handel Abbott feaured Concert Hall at inconcert Kleinpell Among the goals he outlined were continuing “I think we’re on the right track,” Feist said. “It’s encouraging to Fine Arts, new Faculty member Laura Edman will be performing to work at sustainable community development, see so many students get on board.” Handel’s Concerto in G minor for Organ and Orchestra. She will increasing global literacy and engagement, creat- The motion to help fund prizes for the halls that conserve the most also perform music by Aaron Copland, Beethoven andProkofiev. ing a culture of inclusiveness, and encouraging steam, electricity and water passed by a unanimous voice vote. There will also be a guest appearance featuring musicians from the development of engaged leaders. To meet The expiration of Chartwell’s contract was discussed as well. the Czech Republic. these goals, it is vital that all students be Students with input are encouraged to contact the Dining Services Admission for the concert is adults $5, seniors $3, students with involved, Betz said. committee; input will also be sought through an in-depth survey that ID $2. “This institution is as big as it’s ever been and will get bigger,” Betz said. “We need to be aware will be sent out to students soon. of our students, and feedback is essential to Don Betz Various committee representatives were appointed in a lengthy Trio from the Czech Republic to perform that.” motion passed by a unanimous voice vote. At 7:30 p.m. Nov. 5, in William Abbott Concert Hall in Kleinpell Recently, UW-River Falls received the largest donation in the his- Overall, the meeting was meant to encourage input from senators Fine Arts, Prague Castle Woodwind Trio, established in 1992, will tory of the institution. Leona Spriggs, a 1938 graduate and longtime and students alike. It is shared governance opportunities such as be performing. The Prague Woodwind Trio is one of the smallest leadership advocate, recently passed, leaving a $1.4 million legacy Senate during which students get their voices heard, Betz said. chamber units of the Prague Castle Guard and Czech Police Band, to UWRF. The money will be used for leadership program recruit- “We encourage [students] to use the full range of opportunities whose main concert opportunities include performances for the ing, which is just the “nucleus of a much broader leadership effort,” available to you,” Betz said. “It’s good to be around [students and President of the Czech Republic and his guests during state visits. Betz said. faculty] being the change they want to see in the world, as Ghandi The Trio’s repertoire is focused on Classical Czech music, includ- Improvements to Ramer Field as well as a new Health and Human said.” ing music composed by members of the Mannheim school and Czech composers located throughout Europe, such as Stamitz, Myslivecek, Druzecky, Nudera, Krommer, Vanhal, Dusek, Kozeluh and others. A $5 donation is requested from those who attend. Nontraditional students pursue college education Derrick Knutson on graduating from UWRF in the next year Nontraditional students are also coming and a half. into college after stints in the military. [email protected] Circumstances like Murphy’s keep stu- “Military-wise, we have right around 160 CoffeeThe Coffee With With TheThe Times Times series continuescontinues at 12:30 at p.m.UWRF Nov. Years may go by, but the drive for educa- dents away from college for a time, but there students,” Steve Holmes, a representative 6 in the Falls Room in the University Center. Coffee with The tion still stays the same for nontraditional are numerous reasons why students drop out for the UWRF veterans office, said. Times is a conversation series on current issues. The next topic is students at UW-River Falls. and come back. The veteran’s office helps military mem- “Restorative Justice” with Kris Miner, director of the, St. Croix College may be seen as an environment “I went to college for a very short time; I bers fill out their GI bill paperwork in order Valley Restorative Justice Program. For more information on solely for 18-22 year-olds, but nontradition- failed miserably,” senior geology major to receive financial aid from the military Coffee with The Times, including the articles that will serve as the al students are making Patti Roettger said. “I was not in the right that they can use for education purposes. starting point for this discussion, visit their mark on the UWRF mindset to tackle something like that at the “Depending on your amount of active duty http://www.uwrf.edu/adp/#Activities. campus. time.” time [the GI bill] pays a monthly stipend The series is sponsored by the UW-River Falls American There is no exact defi- Right out of high school, responsibility and for Wisconsin residents the state actual- Democracy Project, Pi Sigma Alpha, S tudent Voice , WRFW and nition for nontraditional was an issue for Roettger. ly pays for their tuition,” Holmes said. The New York Times. students, Alan “I was a typical 18 or 19 year old; I just The GI bill is a help to military veterans, Tuchtenhagen, the asso- wanted to go out with my friends all the and it would be a mistake to not take advan- ciate vice chancellor for time,” Roettger said. “I just wasn’t responsi- tage of it, Holmes said. HudsonA bank in bank Hudson, robbery Wis. was robbed leads at gunpointto suicide Wednesday enrollment services, ble enough to stick with my classes.” “I get about $1,100 a month from the GI morning. Shortly later, the suspect was spotted in Minnesota by said. The age for nontra- After dropping out of Lakewood College, bill,” Lee Massey, a former army member Oak Park Heights Police. A chase led into Stillwater, Minn. and ditional students varies now Century College, Roettger started and UWRF junior majoring in applied the suspect fatally shot himself. from 22 to 25 at differ- working and eventually got a job at physics and mechanical engineering, said. The Hudson Police Department described the suspect as a white ent universities in the Alan Tuchtenhagen Anderson Windows. Massey was a member of the Army from male, 30 to 60 years old, about 5 feet 5 inches to 5 feet 7 inches UW System, “It paid really well, especially when 1996 to 2000 and from 2000 to 2004 he was and weighing about 250 to 300 pounds. He had a pocked face and Tuchtenhagen said. At UWRF it is general- you’re 18 or 19 years old, but when I got a member of the Army National Guard. In was wearing a gray stocking cap, dark sunglasses, black jacket ly accepted that students 25 and over are older I realized that it was pretty much a 1998, Massey was shipped overseas, and he and blue jeans. considered nontraditional. In the graduate dead end,” Roettger said. “I realized I had to spent time in Bahrain and Kuwait as a patri- It is suspected that the same man robbed another bank in Hudson program, being over 30 years of age is gen- have some further schooling.” ot missile operator and worked as a systems last Friday. erally considered being nontraditional. At Roettger is now 42 years old and is close to maintainer. As a systems maintainer, UWRF 8 percent of undergraduate students finishing her degree, which has always been Massey worked with radars and launched are nontraditional and 5 percent of graduate a dream. guidance computer systems. During his time students are nontraditional, according to a Some students may have maturity issues in the military, Massey found out that he has ScamOver the le pasttters few surfweeksace the Pierce in Pierce County SherifCountyf Department press release from the enrollment services when they first enter college and that may an interest in engineering, so after serving in has become aware of a possible scam that is taking place in the office. cause them to postpone their education, but the Army he came back to college in his county and surrounding areas, according to the River Falls People from all different walks of life are other issues also cause students to delay hometown of River Falls to pursue a college Journal . A letter comes in the mail addressed with the header of coming back to college to pursue an educa- going to college. education. The Army has been helpful to “Winning Notification.” The letter indicates that you are one of tion. “I ended up getting married, and we had a Massey in terms of financial aid, but he has the winners of a contest they were sponsoring for a prize of “I wanted to get my bachelors in some family afterward,” Valerie Rolling, a sopho- to do a juggling act with many different $120,000 cash. kind of engineering after getting my two more majoring in broad area English and aspects of his life. Along with the letter is a check made out to you, the recipient. It year degree,” Shawntel Murphy, senior secondary education, said.” “We just kind of “ I have two [children], and their ages are indicates that part of the money is to pay for taxes. The recipient mechanical engineering and physics major, decided to do the career thing instead of four and almost two,” Massey said. is instructed to cash the check at their bank and use that money to said. Murphy initially went to college for school.” “Realizing that you don’t get homework pay for the taxes through Money Gram or Western Union. one semester, but dropped out because she Rolling now has three children. She decid- done at home is an important thing. That’s The letter states that they will be charged $115 to send the didn’t have any idea of what she really ed that they are now old enough for her to go why I come here [campus] at 6 a.m. to get money to the tax agent. Once there is a confirmation that they wanted to do with her life. During her time back to school and pursue her education. my homework done before class.” have made their tax payment, they will receive the remaining away from college, Murphy worked as an Rolling spent one semester at UW- Along with his two children, Massey also $115,275. The public should know that this is a scam. engineer for Ford Motor Company, and she Whitewater right after she graduated high has 18 credits and a job at 3M. had her son, Dylan. school, and she completed one year at Nontraditional students with different “There was no way I could do it while he Milwaukee Area Technical College. Life backgrounds are finding ways to go to col- KansasThe Kansas City City Chiefs will will return return to UW-River to UWRFFalls in 2008 [Dylan] was a baby,” Murphy said. “I came just seemed to get in the way for Rolling, lege and pursue higher education. for spring training. This will be the 18th year the Chiefs have down and looked at the college, and I real- but she is now back at school working Sometimes work, children, maturity issues used UWRF for their preseason training exercises. The Chiefs ized that once my son started kindergarten, I toward a degree. or serving in the military may defer the have two more one-year options to return to the University. could go back.” “I always wanted to get my four year dream of a college education for a time, but Chiefs President Carl Peterson said team is highly satisfied with Murphy is now 30 years old and she plans degree, and this time I’m going to,” Rolling these issues haven’t stopped some from the changes that UWRF has made over the years, including the said. obtaining a college degree. addition of the new University Center improvements made in the Knowles Center. RIVER FALLS POLICE/PUBLIC SAFETY Editor's note: Information for this section is taken from River Falls Police and UW-River Falls Public Safety incident reports.

Nick Sortedahl valued at $120. Oct. 28 Oct. 27 - A UW-River Falls Public [email protected] Oct. 25 - Ted L. Cannady, 20, and Safety officer reported vandal- Briefs compiled Oct. 20 - Christopher P. Janner, 18, Duran F. Shaw, 19, were each ism to the Ramer Field tennis - Skylar J. Christoffersen, 21, was cited $249 for underage cited $172 for possession of courts. The nets on the courts by and Daniel O. Odden, 22, were consumption. marijuana. Cannady was also were cut and ripped on the north each cited $172 for disorderly - Brett A. Ward, 19, was cited cited $109 for driving after sus- side of the court. conduct. Christopherson and $249 for underage consumption. pension. - Ryan H. Mulhern, 18, and Marta Olson Odden were observed fighting - Luke P. Leahy, 18, was cited - Nicholas W. Vignalo, 18, was Joseph H. Gillen, 18, were each outside of Gemini Jewelers, $249 for underage consumption. cited $293 for an absolute sobri- cited $172 for underage con- located at 120 S. Main St., by ety violation and $716 for oper- sumption. River Falls Police. Oct. 26 ating a motor vehicle while - Alexander V. Figi, 19, was - Cory Windorff, 21, was trans- intoxicated. Vignalo took the cited $293 for an absolute sobri- Oct. 21 ported from May Hall to River intoximeter test at the River ety violation and $109 for oper- - Tyler J. Owens, 22, was cited Falls Area Hospital to be treated Falls Police Department, which ating a motor vehicle after sus- $109 for public urination at 101 for an alcohol overdose. showed his blood alcohol con- pension. E. Elm St. - Ryan M. Miller, 23, was cited tent at a .10. - Public Safety officials report- $235 for theft. Miller was cited - At approximately 3:20 p.m. Oct. 30 ed damage to Ramer Field in the because of an of an unreturned River Falls Police and UW- - Devin L. Underwood, 24, form of garbage scattered movie rental from Mr. Movies, River Falls Public Safety offi- was cited $406.50 for entering a around the 50-yard line on the located at 222 N. Main St. cial were notified of a suspi- playing field during an athletic Surfing the Web? football field including refuse, - Cory L. Lindenberg, 22, was cious ticking package that was event and $280.50 for disorderly tractor tires, a dumpster, garbage cited $172 for shoplifting. in the May Hall mailroom. May conduct. The citation stemmed cans, benches and tables. The Lindenberg was issued the cita- Hall was evacuated shortly after from the streaking incident at Check out the only permanent damage noted tion by River Falls Police for and a bomb squad was called in the UWRF homecoming foot- was to a folding table valued at eating a Snickers ice cream bar from Marathon County. The ball game Oct. 13. Underwood Student Voice $50. There are no suspects at inside the Holiday Convenience bomb squad arrived on the scene was identified from photos this time. Store, located at 302 S. Main at approximately 8:30 p.m. and taken at the event. online: St., and leaving the store with- at 9:30 p.m. detonated the pack- Oct. 23 out paying for it. age inside the May Hall mail- St. Croix County www.uwrfvoice.com - A parking permit was report- - A blue Trek road bicycle was room. The package appeared to Crimestoppers Tip Line: ed stolen from a dorm room in reported stolen from the bike have contained a malfunctioning 1-800-303-8477 Hathorn Hall. The permit was rack outside of the Chalmer musical birthday card. Davee Library.

November 2, 2007 NEWS Student Voice 3 Bomb scare: Suspicious package Dairy judging is cause of panic in residence hall team places high Addie Carlson given 20 minutes to prepare their reasons, he said. [email protected] When students first arrive on The UW-River Falls dairy campus, their strongest part of judging team has been placing competition is in overall evalua- high in competitions this semes- tion skills. This comes from par- ter, staying consistent with past ticipating in organizations such years of competition. as 4-H and FFA, Kelm said. The senior members took first By the time students leave, place at the All-American however, oral reasoning Invitational Youth Dairy Cattle becomes their strongest aspect Judging Contest in Harrisburg, in the competitions. Penn. The sophomore members “We work a lot on reasons,” he took third place at the said. Accelerated Genetics As the coach, he concentrates Intercollegiate Dairy Cattle the most on the overall structure Judging Contest in Viroqua, of oral reasons: providing a per- Wis., and the junior members suasive argument and justifica- have yet to compete in tion, making Louisville, Ky., this fall. sure the rea- The team has typically been in sons are easy the top 10 nationally, Steve to follow Kelm said. and under- Kelm has been coaching the stand, and team for 10 years. getting the “Our senior group has been main points extremely consistent,” he said. across while The senior members have been displaying very easy to work with, as they proper pub- are similar in their approach to lic speaking Steve Kelm judging and evaluation, Kelm skills. said. The members of the team have “They were always on the worked around and altered same page,” he said. schedules to take part in prac- Students begin their judging tices and competitions. careers by taking the “I’ve been just super Introduction to Dairy Cattle impressed by everyone’s dedica- Ben Brewster/Student Voice Evaluation course the spring of tion,” Kelm said. The River Falls Police Department responded to a call to May Hall on Oct. 27. A student employee reported a suspi- their freshman year. The next Practices include going to a cious “ticking” noise coming from a package in the mailroom. The RFPD cleared students out of the residence hall fall, students take the advanced farm and placing a class, then before contacting the Marathon County bomb squad who detonated the bomb. Upon destroying the package’s exteri- course. Students can begin com- giving their oral reasons to or, it was discovered that the package was a musical greeting card which produced the noise. peting when they become soph- Kelm. omores. “He’s a really, really good from page 1 precautions,” said Leque. coach,” Johnson said. “I’ve Special Assistant to the “It’s fairly competitive to get “We have an expecta- on the team,” Drew Johnson, learned a lot from him.” Although an additional emergency was now of concern, the Chancellor, Blake Fry was who has judged for three years, Kelm makes sure that every- bomb squad focused on the detonation of the package using their also satisfied with the way tion that we’re gong to said. one sees what needs to be seen own ordinance. The removal of the package’s exterior revealed the potential threat was utilize our training and At a competition, students in a cattle class and that oral rea- that the parcel’s contents contained a musical greeting card, handled. need to be famil- sons pres- which produced the “ticking” noise. Upon further investigation, “I am very pleased with experience. We have to iar with many ent the the address the package was intended for was located on the how the situation was han- always take the “There’s a lot of good different breeds informa- opposite side of the packaging. At 10:05 p.m., May Hall resi- dled,” Fry said. necessary precautions.” of dairy cattle, judges coming up. It tion that dents were allowed to return to their rooms. He also discussed including needs to be After the completion of the ordeal, Officer Leque praised city improvements that will be Roger Leque, should be a promising Holsteins, given, authorities and UWRF staff for handling the situation carefully. made in future situations, River Falls Police Chief Guernseys and future.” Johnson “I think it was handled the way it should have been and profes- which focused on a bomb Ayrshires, said. sionally. We have an expectation that we’re going to utilize our squad response occurring much quicker. Fry also hopes the cam- Drew Johnson, Johnson said. A class training and experience. We have to always take the necessary pus will become more proactive about informing the entire cam- Dairy team judge Team members session is pus community about future also held incidents. By communicating also need to be efficient in pub- once a to the campus, he hopes to week. By being a member of the prevent rumors with inaccu- lic speaking and visual evalua- tion when competing, he said. dairy judging team, students can rate information from formu- also earn one credit of independ- lating. Students place 10 classes and give oral reasons for five of ent study, Johnson said. those classes one on one with a There are 20-22 individuals judge at a competition. They are who practice with the team, but groups of only four are allowed to compete. By the end of the year, 12 individuals have the chance to compete nationally. Because of this, team members “take turns” and work together for competitions. “As a group, they’ve just had a general desire to help each other,” Kelm said. Johnson is done competing, as PART TIME TRUCK LOADERS a student can only compete in a collegiate competition once. 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EDITORIAL Bomb incidents raiseOn Oct. 27 the questionscampus community endured yet another bomb scare. The incident, which occurred in May Hall, was the second bomb scare this semester and the third in the past four semesters. The bomb threat last year was not handled ideally by UW-River Falls officials, who disregarded the bomb threat procedures listed in the university handbook by allowing people within 300 feet of a building that was feared to be housing a bomb. In this latest bomb incident in May Hall it seems that once again this procedural rule once again may have been ignored as students could be seen sitting on the west steps of the Karges Gymnasium, which is well within 300 feet of May Hall. But that is not nearly our biggest concern. First, infor- mation regarding this potential life-threatening situa- tion was sparse at best. In evacuating the building and creating a scene, many community members became curious about the situation at May Hall. While police and administration may be concerned with causing a panic, wouldn’t it be better to inform citizens of the sit- uation so they can maintain a safe distance rather than meandering around to see what’s going on? At one point a Student Voice staff member contacted UWRF Public Safety to get information regarding the incident; the official would not relinquish any informa- tion. All that withholding information does is cause further confusion and start the spreading of rumors and causing more concern and panic. ManagingEditor’s note: The Student Voice will be timelation. is key forproduct will success not be very good), lack of Another major issue with the latest bomb threat deals running a weekly faculty/employee col- It has been my experience that the most motivation to complete or more appealing with the bomb squad from Marathon County that was umn this semester. This is open to any common problem concerning academic options. Each of these “academic foes” UW-River Falls staff member who would time management involves unrealistic esti- requires a different self-regulation strategy. called in to assist with the situation. Marathon County like their opinion heard on the pages of mates concerning the length of time needed Concerning the fear of negative evaluation is a two and a half hour drive from River Falls. If this the Student Voice. The columns are opin- to complete a task. For example, a student keep in mind the following. Not complet- had been a real bomb, which would be considered a ion pieces between 450 and 600 words will wait until the night before an exam to ing the task will absolutely guarantee a life threatening situation, do we really have an extra and must be submitted to the editor by the read the four 50-page chapters that have negative evaluation. Also, the more time couple of hours to sit around and wait for a bomb Monday prior to that week’s issue. Please been assigned. They sit down at 10:00 p.m. you give yourself to complete the task the send any columns or questions regarding with the expectation of finishing by mid- more likely the outcome will be favorable. squad? them to: [email protected]. The night. Unfortunately, the reality is that this To combat the lack of motivation, you have This is even more perplexing considering the fact that Student Voice also reserves the right not to student’s actual reading speed with com- one of two main options. Option one would there are multiple bomb squads in the Twin Cities that print a column if it is not suitable. prehension is about 25 pages-per-hour. The be to focus on a reward that you can give could have just as easily assisted. Apparently the rea- outcome of this action is quite predictable. yourself for successful completion (exam- son those squads couldn’t be used stems from insur- n last week’s Student Voice column, Either the student will only complete half ple: an entire night of Halo III for a B or IBrian Schultz, Associate Dean of the of the reading (most common) or they will better) or a reward that you will be given to ance issues across state lines. College of Business and Economics, pre- be forced to stay up until the wee hours of you upon successful (e.g., earning a B or It’s disheartening to know that if this would have been sented some terrific advice about managing the morning, and although they might fin- better will make me feel great). Option two a real bomb that it’s more important to follow proper your money. I am going to continue with ish the reading, their level of comprehen- would be to focus on the punishments that insurance procedures, rather than looking out for the the management theme but in this case sion/retention of the material is minimal. may be forthcoming if you do not complete safety of the campus community and citizens of River focus on something even more important Both of these are losing the task (example: a bad than money, that being time. propositions. A similar sce- grade, or parental with- Falls. Having been a faculty member for over nario also often plays itself holding of funds when We feel that this latest incident, much like last year’s 20 years, I am acutely aware that as we out concerning the last they see your report card). bomb scare, has exposed more holes in the way these reach the eighth week in a fourteen-week minute production of a The “more appealing” situations are handled. This is not only something that semester many students are about to enter a research paper of project. Brad factor may be the hardest university officials and local police should be looking critical “crunch-time.” That second or third How can students reduce Caskey to learn to self-regulate. exam is a week or so away. The due date the likelihood of these nega- Study for an exam or party into, but state and federal officials as well. for that research paper or artistic project tive outcomes? The answer with friends? Write the you have put off is suddenly on the radar. involves developing a sense term paper or play your Editorials represent the opinion of the Student Voice Your social calendar is filling rapidly. In of self-awareness of your new Halo III game? Editorial Board and are prepared by the editorial staff. some cases job demands have increased in particular speed of process- Complete the art project or anticipation of the looming holiday sea- ing and the only way to do this is to begin watch “The Office” marathon? In this case sons. The length of each day seems to be keeping track of the length of time it takes the two best options are: 1) remove your- shrinking while demands on your time you to perform at the level you desire. In self from temptation (example: if you know UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN RIVER FALLS keep growing. How will you thrive or even my case, I have learned that I can read you will be tempted, head to the library or survive? about 60 pages-per-hour with good com- some other study space where no one can STUDENT VOICE My guess is that over the course of your prehension. Thus, when I am asked to read find you; 2) learn to say “no”—something academic career you have heard numerous a 90-page report, I know that I will need to often easier said than done. Editor Nick Sortedahl presentations on effective time manage- set aside an hour and a half of my time. If The bottom line is that over the course of Assistant Editor Sarah Packingham ment, and I will not bore you with too you have not developed this sense of aca- the next few weeks your academic self- many details like the fact that if you spent demic self-awareness, I can guarantee that awareness and self-regulation skills will Front Page Editor Jenna Nelson News Editor Josh Dahlke 15 hours a week in class, studied 20 hours doing so will really help with your time definitely be put to the test. I hope that you Sports Editor Lauren Bennett per week, had a 40 hour per week job, ate management. are able to use a few of the tips in this arti- Etcetera Editor Eric Pringle for one hour a day, slept seven hours a day, Equally as important as is academic self- cle to make sure that you successfully navi- Viewpoints Editor Katrina Styx partied three hours a day and played video regulation, which involves the ability to gate what lies ahead. Photo Editor Kenny Yoo games for two hours a day, you would still follow through on the school-related plans have two hours left for bathroom needs. you have made. The most likely academic Brad Caskey is associate dean of the College of Arts and Assistant News Editor Marta Olson But I will point out that the reality is that expression of a lack of self-regulation is Sciences and is in his third year in that position. A 1980 Assistant Photo Editor Abby Piette for most students there are enough hours in procrastination. Research has shown that in UWRF alumni, Dr. Caskey has received numerous awards including UWRF Distinguished Teacher (1997), UWRF Assistant Sports Editor Jim Jensen the week to accomplish their goals and fail- most cases procrastination is the result of Advisor of the Year (2004), and the Regents Award for ure to do so typically can be traced to one one of three factors; fear of negative evalu- Teaching Excellence for the University of Wisconsin System Cartoonist Stephanie Daniels of two issues: self-awareness and self-regu- ation (for example: worry that the end (2005). Chief Copy Editor Addie Carlson Proofreader Andrew Phelps ‘Bachelor’ style dating may have potential General Manager Kirsten Blake hen I was a kid, I remem- night and the next night go on who, for some reason, begins to Think about it. The million- Ad Manager Megan Leoni Wber my parents giving me another date with someone else. feel that she is actually aires on ABC get to closely Circulation Manager Vacant frequent advice about dating. For a while I thought that this involved in a normal relation- compare and contrast the peo- Both my parents come from the mentality was pointless. Why ship. ple and traits that they feel they Online Manager Phil Bock conservative side of the ‘60’s date someone if you’re not Not only are those involved might be interested. Why era, so of course they were con- willing to give all your atten- okay with the situation, but shouldn’t the rest of us have Faculty Advisor Andris Straumanis cerned about who I dated and tion to him or her? America eats it up. “The that luxury when it comes to how that dating It seemed Bachelor” is currently in its our love life? should take wrong to me, 11th season, and it’s counter- We can compare products in place. and I’d bet part, “The Bachelorette,” has the store and online, we can I remember that many run three seasons. And most compare auto insurance rates, Read the Student Voice online at thinking how people today everyone knows what the we can compare political par- funny it was how Katrina would agree. “Rose Ceremony” is. ties all at the touch of a button, www.uwrfvoice.com my dad defined Maybe. After So here’s my question: why is but we still submit ourselves to “dating.” You see, Styx watching “The this type of non-restricted so a style of dating that binds us to The Student Voice is a student-written and managed newspaper for UW-River Falls, he made a dis- Bachelor” I’ve popular by the ratings, and yet a person we’re not quite sure and is published Thursdays during the reg- tinction between begun to ques- if your boyfriend or girlfriend about. ular school year. the terms “dat- tion the notion told you that you were being So instead of instantly recog- All editorial content in the Student Voice is ing” and “going that society is passed over in favor of another nizing faults and concerns we determined by the newspaper’s Editorial steady.” all about the exclusive relation- date, you would be dumping can’t live with, we deceive our- Board. The opinions expressed in editorials and columns do not represent those of the I know, it’s been a while since ship. The show is wildly popu- the whole relationship. selves and try to “fix” things newspaper’s advisor, student population, we’ve heard that phrase. lar, and what do we see? One What is it about the TV cam- because we’re not sure if we’ll administration, faculty or staff. But while we chuckle now, it man dating, at one point, 25 eras, billion-dollar mansion and be able to find anything better. Letters to the editor must be 300 words or was serious to him. Dating in women at the same time. And million-dollar jewelry that Honestly, is there anything less, and include a first and last name and his mind was a part of the rela- not only that, but everyone makes diverse dating okay? wrong with this polygamist- phone number. They can be submitted at 304 North Hall or to tionship process which was knows it. The women live in Our entertainment defines our type view of searching for our [email protected]. much more open than going the same house, they are all society. Though the concept soul mates? The Student Voice reserves the right to edit steady, and going steady was aware that they are all sharing seems foreign and even wrong, any material for content, libel or space. It what we now call dating. In the attentions and affection of I’m beginning to think that Katrina is a senior majoring in English with also reserves the right to withhold letters. other words, dating in his terms this one man. allowing ourselves to go on a literature emphasis and a minor in print All letters, news releases, briefs, display was not exclusive. The best part about it is that “dates” without being bound journalism. She loves animals and travel, but ads and classified ads must also be submit- her passion is working with words—either ted no later than Wednesday at noon. It was perfectly okay to go on none of them seem to mind, exclusively might not be such a writing or reading them. She hopes to Single copies of the Student Voice are free. one date with one person one except for the odd lady out horrible idea. someday make a career of editing. Printing is paid for through student fees. November 2, 2007 VIEWPOINTS Student Voice 5 Taco Bell starts

Gunhis past weekend accident I was able to get out shot and it appearedinspires as if we both had Tom cautiondropped us off at Joel’s. He went to Tto the woods for my second hunting missed. We continued to proceed into the the hospital to get his injuries checked out. border-hopping trip of the fall. It looked like it was going woods. I spotted one of the birds off to my I spent the remainder of the night going to be a picture-perfect fall hunt. The target left and shot it on the ground. As I was over the situation in my head. merica is the greatest coun- success of that catchy slogan? was ruffed grouse, and I have heard noth- picking the bird up, Joel began shooting at A combination of factors contributed to Atry in the world. Who knows? ing but good reports about grouse hunting the second bird. I got up, assuming that we the accident. I had been to the land several Of course, I’ve always But I do think that with success this year. were all still in a straight line, and fired at times before, but I was still not fully accli- believed this—everyone knows enough pounds of Cheesy The weather was beautiful and I was the same bird that Joel was trying to take mated to the layout, especially to the par- we have the best everything in Fiesta Potatoes, even the most with two great people: UWRF senior Joel down. ticular strip of woods where the accident America. And that includes willful of challengers will back and a guy he knows, Tom. Upon first After I fired, Tom began yelling. I spot- occurred. Tom had never been there Mexican food. down and begin to think outside impression I could tell Tom was a great ted his blaze orange and it was clear that before, so he was completely unfamiliar. How do I know this? Well, the bun. guy. The drive northward he was not where I had We were spread too far apart, the woods last week, Taco Bell announced Mexico will not only experi- to the land we were going thought he was. Instead, were dense and throughout the day there that it was ence the fine to hunt solidified that Tom was slightly in front were times during which we did not all opening a chain quality of Taco impression. of us, and he was yelling have visual contact with each other, of almost 800 Bell food, but Before we knew it we because he had been despite the blaze orange. Tom got a little Taco Bell stores also the quality were at the land. Joel Josh shot—by me. too far ahead of us. We were all relaxed in Mexico. This of their excellent warned us that the first I have been around and ready to go eat lunch. The birds and nefarious and Joe customer serv- strip of woods was holding Dahlke firearms and hunting my shooting caused excitement amongst tasty plot will ice. grouse the last time he had whole life. I took gun safe- everyone. All of those things played into undoubtedly Hager The drive- hunted the land, so we ty when I was 12, and I the situation; however, the most important entice our through service were careful to pay atten- have been hunting since factor was of course me taking a shot Hispanic friends in these restau- tion. Before we knew it, then. I have passed on before completely assessing the situation. I to spend their rants will, of the rapid, pronounced sound of two grouse hundreds of shots at game, for hundreds of knew exactly where Joel was, but I made a hard-earned course, probably flushing had our hearts pounding. As the reasons. I have safely, successfully har- poor assumption that Tom was still in the pesos on the kind of zesty be outsourced to India. But the day pressed on, we covered a few hundred vested more animals than I can remember. safety zone. Luckily, that assumption did- Mexican fare that only Taco in-store employees will offer acres and saw a lot of birds. Joel and Tom All of these factors became worthless in n’t cost Tom his life. Bell can provide. food with the brightest of were each able to get a bird. one instant, and I knew I had committed The purpose of me writing this is to have Our amigos south of the bor- smiles and the deftest of touch- We were heading back to the truck for the worst possible act that anyone who anyone who is involved in hunting or any der will be impressed—nay, es. some chili and sandwiches. There was one carries a firearm, possibly could. handling of firearms learn from my mis- shocked—by the superior food And thankfully, in-store last piece of woods to push, and Joel was Tom took a few BBs in the leg, while take. No matter how many years of experi- quality of the Taco Bell menu. menus will be bilingual, in case confident that there could very well be another had gone through his lip and rico- ence you have, always second-guess the Hearty choices like the Nachos locals aren’t sure how to say “I birds in there. We all decided on which cheted off his tooth back into his lip. safety of every situation any place where a BellGrande dish—which resem- want a side of Cinnamon Twists positions we would take; I was on the far Thankfully, he was able to walk away. I gun is involved. Firearm safety can be bles a yummy plate of pureed with my Gordida Supreme.” left, while Joel was in the middle and Tom was utterly shocked about what I had just more complicated than it may sometimes squirrels and old cheese—will Yes, I predict great things was on the far right. A straight line is the done. Not for one minute did Tom place seem, and I hope my experience will help keep customers coming back from Taco Bell’s Mexican ven- typical way to drive any piece of land blame or try to make me feel guilty. All everyone be more cautious. for more. ture. when hunting birds with multiple people. three of us sat there and reflected on the On many occasions I’ve been And as a patriotic American, I It is a generally safe and effective method. moment in disbelief, me speechless. Josh is a senior journalism major and a conservation tempted by the am deeply proud Not long after getting into the woods, The details after the event are not all that minor. He enjoys the outdoors and playing drums for a wares of Taco With enough of my country’s sure enough, two birds flushed. Joel and I important. We ate lunch, drove home and metal band. Bell: heaps of imperial courage ground raccoon pounds of Cheesy to make such a meat piled on Fiesta Potatoes, move. cardboard tor- Relentless, Friendships survive across distance, time tillas and driz- even the most will- delicious and zled with the ful of challengers addictive. Could ugs are shared. Cheek kissing, luggage carrying, email The people you will meet and the acquaintances made are part finest melted Taco Bell be the Hexchanging—goodbyes don’t have to be this dramatic. of the fun. Networking has become my new favorite pastime. toenail cheese will back down and future of A good friend visited me in London for the weekend. After As everyone should know, it’s not what you know, but who you available. Throw begin to think out- American and being separated by post-high school university life for three know. For instance, meeting people in hostels and even in the in a 900 oz. Mexican cui- years, we reunited in Europe. He, doing a study abroad program train stations has rewarded me with loads of free accommodation fountain drink side the bun. sine? in Bilbao, Spain, brought me his irrevocable and shared meals. One after the other, each has that’s jacked I know that the humor and reminiscing conversation. Their com- presented something interesting as a human being. with caffeine and sugar, but next time I’m in Mexico I’m pany was most enjoyable, and I could not have The faith in humanity that was once lost in somehow still tastes watered heading straight for the neigh- dreamed of any better of visitors. Their weekend Residence Life has now been restored. down and you’ve got a menu to borhood Taco Bell. holiday to London, not surprisingly, turned to a You get what you give. I have only hoped that die for. And our Hispanic friends must four-night party and some missed classes. Teresa being generous to others will hit me back in the But what about those damn face it: a taco from Taco Bell A rendezvous from an old friend at the young Aviles same loving way. traditionalists? There are those may taste like salty plywood, and beautiful age of 21 is something I can look Thank you to all who have shared their couches, that will stubbornly resist fun and Taco Bell nachos may back on and look forward to. My dear friends washing machines, bus maps and company with little trends like globalization. resemble belly-button goo and back home, the mates I have bonded with abroad me as you will see wonderful things in return. Some might be worried that war crimes, but these foods are and the sweet pals of my previous ages that I Through these people I have seen another vision the little guys—the holes in the American. have not spoken a “hello” to in years; they may of humanity. From person to person there are ups wall and open-air Mexican And American stuff is be missed but our friendships will continue to be strong regard- and downs—the most sickening to the most elegant. This is cafés—will be ruthlessly rubbed always—always the best. less of the lack of an occasional phone call. exactly what makes a life to live so beautiful: rebuilding the trust out by the hot sauce-soaked fin- Starting out as a college freshman, I was quick to make new lost in the people onto a whole society. gers of American consumerism. Joe is a Marketing Communications major friends and gradually lost touch with my high school ones. To McDonald's is already there with a Creative Writing minor. This is his those who have run off to different cities, states, countries, conti- Teresa is a journalism major and a geography minor. She is enrolled in the Semester with their wildly successful “a first semester writing for the Student Voice. nents, I have faith that we will meet again one day. For their lack Abroad: Europe program and has done research on the River Thames in London. She is He is interested in movies, religion, politics, la Mexicana” menu. culture and people. of local presence is merely a measured distance. Their new loca- currently backpacking independently across Europe. Can Taco Bell copy the genius tion may be a fitting excuse to visit.

Celebrities’ status may not be deserved, but they do deserve our sympathy he most common way to define a the label and those who are not. “Supposedly, Monroe had had an abor- Bonaduce in the nude. your life.” Tcelebrity is to say that the individ- I stumbled upon a Web site called tion at Cedars of Lebanon Hospital on “The VH1 reality star and radio host I don’t sympathize with celebrities ual is in the state or quality of being celebritymorgue.com. The main page the 20th of July. It has went commando and only for the fact that their privacy is widely honored and acclaimed. Let me offers a list of links to celebrities such been said that she had showed off his impres- non-existent, but also because people repeat: HONORED and as John F. Kennedy, Marilyn Monroe, as many as a dozen sively small penis,” don’t see them as human. They are the ACCLAIMED. Now try to convince Kurt Cobain and Tupac Shakur. The abortions over the Hilton said about the people photographed without make-up me why half of our society’s “celebri- site gives brief descriptions of what years.” photo. “Years of ‘roid so our mothers can say, “They look ties” are considered celebrities. Do the celebrities are known for and how Supposing is all we Annee abuse could do that to a worse than I do without make-up on!” some of them truly deserve such an they died, but the main attraction of can do when it comes Mayer- person!” They are the people we can talk trash impressive title? the site is an assortment of photo- to the personal lives of Chapleau People love this stuff. about guilt-free. They are the people No, not really. Ideally, all celebrities graphs of their dead bodies. most celebrities. Perez People also love we can blame for not being good role would be intelligent, highly talented These disturbing photographs Hilton became a quotes, especially stu- models for children. Celebrities aren’t and beautiful. However, it seems that shocked me. Sure, privacy is rare celebrity by making pid ones said by actors, musicians or politicians. They the lack of these qualities is what when you are a celebrity, but posting fun of the personal celebrities. Many Web are the people who expose the rest of makes some of our celebrities so pictures of their dead bodies as a form and public lives of other celebrities. sites are constructed for this reason. our society’s insecurities. famous. I recently managed to of entertainment seems a tad... insensi- His Web site is “Hollywood’s Most- One site quotes Brooke Shields, scrounge up a little sympathy for tive. Under Marilyn Monroe’s photo- Hated Web site.” One of Hilton’s most “Smoking kills, and if you’re killed, Annee is a junior studying Creative Writing. She celebrities—those who are worthy of graph the description states: recent blogs shows pictures of Danny you’ve lost a very important part of loves astronomy and her main goal in life is to dance like David Byrne from the Talking Heads.

Greg Tobroxen, Sam Hawkins, sophomore STUDENT sophomore “My personal point of view is “I guess that they’re probably bom- if they’re celebrities then they barded by the paparazzi but they know should deal with it, but there is a what they are getting into when they fine line that is hard to define voices become a celebrity.” that can be crossed.” Do you think

Shanon Knudson, celebrities are Andrew Barker, junior freshman

“Not always. Sometimes I think treated fairly by “No. Just ‘cause they’re on they blow up stories. They tend to TV or movies doesn’t mean focus just on the negative.” they can invade their personal the media? privacy.”

Chris Altschwager, Melissa Newman, sophomore sophomore

“I’d say no. If they want privacy “No, not even close. I think that with their families then they should because they’re celebrities they be left alone, but if they do stupid get special treatment.” shit then they’re treated fairly.” Student Voice 6 SPORTS November 2, 2007 Swim and dive team brings in talented newcomers Jim Jensen Anderson brothers chose to go the extra mile and show up all six days. Coach Henderson [email protected] looks forward to seeing their progression as Coming to a new school in a new place requires they strive to fulfill their potential. some degree of adjusting for any college student. Next in line is Sean Breneman, who comes to For most, the college experience begins slowly. the Falcons by way of Tartan High School in Students get to know their new surroundings as Oakdale, Minn. Henderson said he sees well as their new peers, and eventually once the Breneman bringing depth to the team, but students become acclimated with their schedules expressed expectations of him becoming one of and learn to manage their time, some find student the team’s best overall performers in the future. organizations or extracurricular programs to be a Expecting to transfer to UWRF and join the part of. This description of life at school paints a swim team at the semester break is Tom portrait of the average college student. A portrait Pierson, who attended Kennedy High School in of life so easy, the picture might as well have been Bloomington, Minn. Henderson and the rest of finger-painted by a preschooler. Another portrait the team are looking forward to having Pierson of college life exists for some, but like a magic- as part of the team. eye picture it may be very difficult for some to Mark Thorsen is a distance swimmer who see. A closer look at the lifestyles led by some of fills a very important role on the Falcon swim the people walking on campus will reveal a much team. The Eden Prairie, Minn., native competes harder, much more grueling description of college in the 500, 1000 and 1650 freestyles, and is life. This one describes life as a member of the expected by Coach Henderson to compete for a UW-River Falls Falcon swim team, and this por- spot on the 400 and 800 free relays in the near trait is one that the average college student could- future. n’t handle looking at. Rounding out the new recruits on the men’s It may be hard for some to get up for an 8 a.m. roster is Nico Wallat, a swimmer described by class a couple times a week, but imagine getting Henderson as a pure sprinter, who came to the Falcons by way of Champlin Park High School Kenny Yoo/Student Voice up for swim practice at 5:45 a.m. It may seem like Freshmen Josh Anderson (top) and Justin Anderson (bottom) are twins from Roseville, MN and a drag to some that classes are spread out in differ- in Brooklyn Park, Minn. Probably the most two of the newcomers to the swim and dive team this season. There are nine other fresh faces ent buildings all over campus, forcing students to consistent sprinter in the Falcon lineup, Wallat have to walk around to get where they’re going. excels at the 50 and 100 yard freestyles and is to the team this year including Katie Zappa who has been names WIAC swimmer of the week. Now imagine beginning the school day by getting said to be showing signs of being more versa- into a pool and not getting out before swimming tile. the daily minimum of five thousand yards. That Now, switching focus over to the women’s would mean getting up while it’s still dark out, team allows one to meet an even larger 2007 getting over to the basement of Karges where the recruiting class. pool is located and proceeding to swim the length At the top of the list, the Falcons welcomed of fifty football fields before the first class of the Abby Bachmeier from North High School in day. Imagine doing all this, and then walking all Eau Claire, Wis. Henderson describes over campus in efforts to keep up an average col- Bachmeier as a swimmer with an extraordinary lege schedule. sense of pace who has taken well to the dis- There is nothing average about the life of a tance events. Expectations are high for swimmer, and this year the Falcon swim team Bachmeier, as she seems to get stronger and welcomes a flock of new faces to the squad, all stronger each time she swims. prepared to make the sacrifices needed to make Next is Tamara Hughes, a breaststroker from themselves better, make the team better and con- Apple Valley, Minn. Hughes competes mainly tinue to live the above-average lifestyle that is in the 200 and 400 individual medaly (IM) and required of them to succeed. These new faces are is known for bringing a great work ethic to the welcomed by head coach Bill Henderson, who in pool everyday. his sixth year as head coach, credits the Falcon Another new face in the pool belongs to swimmers of the past seasons as those responsible Tamra Knight, a swimmer who’s heavy recruit- for developing the great chemistry that defines ment by Henderson began during her junior this year’s team, as well as making the transition year at Mounds View High School in that much smoother for the new recruits. Shoreview, Minn. Described as a versatile “We have a very close knit team where everyone swimmer, Knight excels in the 200 breast and supports each other,” Henderson said. “The team 400 IM and is said to bring a very positive atti- chemistry that has been established over the past tude everywhere she goes. fills is an extremely important one, and she is squad in route to the overall team win. Following few years has become a recruiting tool for us as a Another versatile freshman swimmer, Roxie known to do so with a strong work ethic that questions regarding the transition each had to deal program.” Pingry from Winona, Minn. comes to the Falcons spreads to the rest of the team. with after arriving at UWRF, the athletes of the When bringing a prospective athlete in for a with lots of natural ability and a concentration on Nearing the end of the list of newcomers finds week both had positive comments. visit, Henderson observes the way the athlete butterfly and breast. According to Coach freshman Ranndi Tutor, a swimmer hailing from “I enjoy it a lot more here,” Zappa said. works with the rest of the team and what kind of Henderson, there is no better swimmer than Washburn, Wis. Tutor is expected to develop “Everyone supports each other,and we know attitude they bring with them. He can see what he Pingry when it comes to having what he calls, much as a sprinter during the course of this sea- we’re competing for a coach who knows what he wants in a squad when he looks at his team, and “feel for the water.” son, and Henderson believes that her strength is is doing and who believes in us, both as athletes that makes it easy to weed out the ones he doesn’t. Another swimmer heavily recruited by the biggest positive in her development. and people.” This recruiting season has brought many new Henderson beginning with her junior year in high Finally, Katie Zappa is a transfer student who A true freshman at UWRF, Wallat described his faces to both the men’s and women’s roster, so it’s school is Emily Stein, who comes to the Falcons previously swam for Division I school Colorado transition to college swimming as an eye opener. only right that they be introduced to their peers. by way of Chisago Lakes High School and hails State University, but who hails from Hudson, Wis. “The guys I compete against are a lot bigger than Henderson had plenty to say about his new from Taylor’s Falls, Minn. Stein is regarded as Coach Henderson described Zappa as one of the they were in high school,” Wallat said. “I just try recruits, but more importantly, he knew something one the most, if not the most versatile free-styler most natural talents to ever come to his program; not to be overconfident, and take every race like significant about what each new swimmer brings on the squad, competing in many events whether a swimmer with an amazing natural feel for the it’s my first.” to the team. they are sprints or distance. water, one who’s versatility spans any distance of With the season underway the Falcons can The men’s list of freshmen swimmers begins The next newcomer is Samantha Strehlow from freestyle whether its free, fly, or back. Zappa is expect more of the same from their new faces at with the Anderson brothers, Josh and Justin, who Hurley, Wis, who has been hard at work trying to known for her amazingly positive attitude and the events to come, and as the swimmers continue are twins. They came to the Falcons by way of overcome past injuries and develop her true sprint smile that lets her team know that she is much to develop their skills and confidence in the pool, Roseville High School in Little Canada, Minn. freestyle ability. Coach Henderson expressed high more happy swimming for the Falcons than any- their coach has only one message for his young These brothers bring with them an unparalleled expectations for her future. where else. team. work ethic, one that is exemplified by the fact that Filling a very important role for the team this Zappa joined men’s swimmer Wallat as athletes “This team makes it a pleasure to step on the while it is only required of the swimmers to prac- season is freshman Katelyn Teske, who joins the of the week following their performances in the deck everyday,” Henderson said. “Regardless of tice five out of the six possible days to swim, the team by way of North Appleton High School in recent win over Macalester. Both swimmers won the outcomes, I have never been prouder of a Appleton, Wis. The role of backstroker that Teske two events apiece, helping contribute points to the group of swimmers.” Packers’ fantastic start seems uncanny to many fans year have only had one starting quarterback since out of the woodwork is Nick Barnett. While style football the fans seem to be some of the best Ahas 1992, while the only other team that comes close Barnett is a bit of a rotten tomato, he gets the job fans in the league. Fans of Green Bay sometimes begun in to that within the last fifteen years is Houston with done. Named defensive player of the week for the wait their entire lives to see just one game at Lauren which we four. Yes, he is 38 years old, and yes, he has gray Sept. 23 game for seven tackles and an intercep- Lambeau or anywhere else for that matter. While Bennett can all hair, yet, he is still one of the best, Lambeau tion returned for forty yards setting up a quick every fan is a true fan, and nothing will stand but breathe wouldn’t be the same without his smiling face for touchdown for the Pack. Not only has Barnett the best, these fans are some of the nicest people somewhat the last fifteen years. The one thing that seems to done well this season, but Kabeer Gbaja-Biamila in the U.S. of a sigh of have kept the Packers together for the past couple as well as Aaron Kampman are have both had over I have found that many Packers fans are just relief. The of awful seasons was the one and only number five sacks this season, and it’s only week eight. more pleasant to be around than a lot of other fans, Green Bay four. While they have had four different coaches and while, yes, they can most certainly throw just Packers have started the season with almost a since 1992, one thing remains the same; Favre is more than a few back, they also are some of the flawless record, and it seems to be an extraordi- the glue of the green and gold. Injuries plague Packers every year greatest people you will ever meet. nary occurrence. For the past, oh I don’t know, four years, Green Besides the fact that the team is performing well So far the Pack have beaten off the Eagles, Bay has had one word that they have been con- because of the players, you have to think that part Giants, Chargers, Vikings (thank God), the stantly associated with...injuries. of the reason for the success is the spirit that fills Redskins, and lost, sadly to the Bears. On Monday Offense, it’s actually doing its job While you have Mr. Favre at the helm of this Player after player has been down and out leav- not only the plastic green and yellow seats at night they beat the Broncos in over time with incredible season, he also has a great offense this ing the rest of the squad in dire need of help. In Lambeau, but the plastic seats at away games too. Favre releasing an 82-yard touchdown pass. year that is kind of actually doing its job. With the week eight alone there were twelve on the injured It seems to be that despite the fact that for the loss of used-to-be excellent running back, Ahman list, at least four more than any other team in the years since they won their last Super Bowl the Green, the Pack has a variety of new blood on the league. And while many teams are losing players Pack have been looked over, they somehow have field this year including four rookies on the first that really aren’t necessarily beneficial to the win FForinall years,y, the people outlook have hoped is prto omisingsee Favre play found a way to prove all of those over-lookers and second offensive teams, and the offense is that week, the Pack are continuously losing key one more season, and each time, he does. But if he wrong. What could possibly be attributing to this ranked tenth in the NFC. Rookies, however, are players like Bubba Franks, and a questionable Al takes the team all the way, then it might finally be winning record? not the ones getting the job done, the veterans are Harris or DeShawn Wynn. Last year Ahman time to hang up the ol’ number four. finally taking over the field in true vet style. With Green was out more times than a Viking was in The Pack have been playing consistently well the exception of guard Daryn Colledge and run- jail. The one thing they need to overcome to have and are ranked fourth in the NFL right now. If they ning back DeShawn Wynn, who is now out for the a truly successful season is injuries because when keep up their positive momentum, they could very FHeavr wase, ssettill to goretiret it now af tforer theall past the couple year ofs season, all of the offensive players on the first it is playoff time, they are going to need all of their well add another Super Bowl to the count. In order years, but every year he has decided that he can- team have three or more years of experience. The key starters. to do this they would have to take down the Colts, not take off his cleats and shoulder pads for the significance of this figure is the simple cama- Patriots, or the Cowboys, or all three. These last time just yet. raderie of the team. Since they have been playing teams, especially the Patriots, have been basically Last season he came close to beating almost with Favre for so long, they all know each other indestructible for the last five years. The biggest every quarterback record that was set, most by Nothing better than a Packer fan well enough to work in sync to complete the Fans are the driven force behind the success of thing to focus on is the here and now, but they also Dan Marino. Coming back this season allowed plays. Many teams out there right now are full of Green Bay. Lambeau field is practically a nation- need to be prepared for the Patriots who are 8-0 him to break more. Recently Favre stole number rookies or trades and have not had five, eight, or al monument housing the beautiful, flourishing right now and have won three of the last five one for career touchdown passes at the fifteen seasons under their belt, with the same pastime that Vince Lombardi created. And walk- Super Bowls. In the regular season their toughest Metrodome Sept. 30 and earned the top spot with quarterback. This is a prime example of the tradi- ing into the stadium, or more so just the entrance competition will be the Cowboys Nov. 29, but 422. A completed strike to Greg Jennings created tion of the Packers; they are very simple, down-to- to the newly-refurbished stadium, you feel like they can’t forget that they have to win their divi- the perfect 421st touchdown pass by Favre. earth players that make up a family, not just a you are in the most glorious place on earth. sion first and foremost. Not only is Favre the best in these categories he high-paid team of divas. Knowing full well that this is probably Favre’s Now is their chance, they are truly a contender also within the top five in many other areas too. last year and that he is going to break many more for the bowl, and hopefully they can stay that way. He is the NFL’s only three-time MVP (‘95-’97), records, fans seem to have become more spirited number one for wins by a starting quarterback, than in years past, although who could blame career passing attempts and only number two for Defense needs a lot of work Lauren is a 18-year-old freshman majoring in marketing communica- The shining star of the defense is Al Harris, as he them? tions. She is also the sports editor for the Student Voice, and career passing yards. was last year, and the year before that. But coming With such a beautiful, rich tradition of family- enjoys watching and playing a variety of sports. Another factoid to take home is that the Packers

November 2, 2007 SPORTS Student Voice 7 SPORTS WRAP Women’s hockey adds depth, fresh faces at goaltender

HatDerektrick Hansberry leads scored to the men’s hat trick andhockey TJ Dahl victoryhad five assists Ben Brewster Cranston said the number of seniors this year “is more than dou- ble of past years. I look for all seven to play a big part.” in the Falcons 9-2 season-opening win over Northland on Saturday [email protected] night at Hunt Arena. This being their last year has given some extra motivation. The Falcon offense didn’t wait long to start its scoring assault on Falcon women’s hockey is starting this weekend and is ready to “Our heart’s really in it [this year]. It’s now or never for us,” said Lumberjacks. Hansberry scored one of his three goals 4:30 in to make its run at the Northern Collegiate Hockey Association tourna- senior forward and captain Kelly Jensen. the contest, from Dahl and Pat Borgestad. Less than a minute later ment. Jensen, along with senior forward Jenna Scanlon are the team’s Mitch Kerns fed Wade Harstad the puck where he put it in the back The Falcons came close last year, but lost in the semifinals to UW- captains this year. of the net, giving the Falcons the 2-0. Stevens Point before losing their final game to Lake Forest. They “We have to do something this year and this is our best chance to The Falcons were able to control the puck a good portion of the finished the season with a record of 9-4-2 in the NCHA and 14-9-4 go,” said senior defender Renae Bergh. game, using their speed and size to dominate the offensive zone. overall. This could be the year for them, with a powerful combination of They were able to win face offs and stay aggressive the entire Head coach Joe Cranston said the team’s goal this year is “pretty youth and experience. game. The first period ended with the Falcons leading 2-0 much to win our conference and get in the national tournament.” Cranston said “our biggest obstacle last year was depth, and we In the second period the Falcons netted five goals. Hansberry One of the biggest obstacles for the Falcons to overcome is the have the depth this year [because of the freshmen]. I don’t know if scored his second goal of the game 12 seconds in to the period. Just loss of goalie Amber Lindner to graduation. Lindner was the NCHA we have a weakness yet--I haven’t seen one.” over 30 seconds later Harstad put in his second goal of the game, Player of the Year in 2007 and was named to the All-NCHA Team The freshmen could definitely be the difference maker this year. with Kerns getting his second assist. in 2004 and 2007. Others include defensemen Bailey Vikstrom, Kayleigh Bell and Northland’s Tony Huberty scored the Lumberjacks first of two Replacing her in the goal will be freshman Cassi Campbell, junior Lauren Conrad, and forwards Chelsea Nelson and Brittany goals 4:38 into the second period, on the power-play. Borgestad Katie Kantrud and senior Mandi Mohwinkel. Erickson. was in the box for interference. Campbell is an Anchorage, Alaska, native and played for the “There are a pretty good number of freshmen that are better than Three minutes later Hansberry scored his third goal of the game, Toronto Rattlers before coming to UW-River Falls. She also played all of us,” Bergh said. “It’s the best freshman class I’ve seen since earning him the hat trick assisted by Dahl and Jim Jensen. for Team Alaska that won the Alaska State Championship in 2006. I’ve been here.” Northland scored its second and last goal of the game on a power- Cranston has not decided who will start yet, but said he knows the Other returning players include sophomore forwards Cassie play, when forward Rick Delecke scored. team will be good in the goal. LeBlanc, Stefanie Schmitz and Abby Sunderman who were all in Freshman forward Nolan Craner netted the sixth River Falls goal, Other freshmen that should have a large role this year are forwards the top four goal scorers for the Falcons last year. taking advantage of the power-play. He was able to tap in a Ashly Berner, Jessica Thompson and Jamie Briski. Even with strong players up and down the lineup, Cranston said rebound that came from a Jensen shot from the blue-line. Jensen “Anytime two or three of those kids were out together on the ice, his expectations for the players are always the same. “[If we] out- earned his second assist on the goal, and defenseman Jason Usher something clicks,” Cranston said. “In the alumni game they had work every team we play, everything else will fall into place,” earned his first assist. more chances to score than any other line.” Cranston said. With 13 seconds left in the second period first year Falcon Tyler There are 12 freshmen on the team, which is contrasted by seven The Falcons first game is 7:05 Nov. 3 at the College of St. Czuba scored his first collegiate goal. seniors. Catherine. The Falcons entered the third period with a 7-2 lead. They tacked on two more goals, both by Borgestad. On both of these goals Borgestad scored from point blank range.

JordahlThe Falcon takes cross country second teams intraveled WIAC; to Oshkosh sets torecord compete Falcons gather, commit to playing hard in the WIAC championships, with women’s runner Becca Jordahl taking second overall in a school record time. The men’s team placed ninth with a total score of 219. First place went to UW-La Crosse with 40 points. The first two Falcon run- ners over the finish line over the 8,000 meter course were Chad Ernst at 24th with a time of 25:51:67, and Rich Mark at 57th with a time of 27:05:23. The women’s team placed sixth with 167 points. The women’s winner was Eau Claire with a score of 44. The top two Falcons in the 6,000 meter race were Becca Jordahl, taking second with a time of 21:28:34 and Maria Michaud coming in 19th with a time of 23:07:67. Jordahl set a school record with her time. It was the second straight race that Jordahl has set a school record.

VoThelleyball Falcon volleyball splits teamat Elmhurst ended its season to endon a positiveseason note winning two matches Saturday at the Elmhurst Tournament. The Falcons beat Westminister and Marian three games to none on Saturday. Against Westminister Kelsey Scheele led the team with 12 kills and 12 digs. Gina DeRosa had seven kills and three block assists. Emily Hagen had 18 assists and Becky Ponick had seven aces and 13 assists. Against Marian, Scheele ended the year with 27 kills, two aces and 18 digs. Andria Vetsch had seven kills. Hagen led the team with 28 assists and 21 digs. She had three aces. On Friday the Falcons lost to Concordia-Chicago and Elmhurst, three games to none. Against Concordia DeRosa led the team with 12 kills, a solo block and two block assists. Scheele had seven kills and a team-high 12 digs. Ashley Wheeler had six kills. Hagen had 18 assists and four aces and Ponick had 17 assists. Against Elmhurst DeRosa had 10 kills and two block assists. Courtney Schroeder led the team with 18 digs. Scheele had seven kills and 15 digs. Mandy McKenzie had 15 digs. Wheeler had one solo and six block assists and Margret Rubis had six block assists. The Falcons end the 2007 season with a 8-26 record. Kenny Yoo/Student Voice Zappa named Swimmer of the Week As the clock ticked and time moved closer to the Falcon men’s season opener the team gathers in the locker room for a Katie Zappa, a freshman from Hudson, Wis., won two events in final pep talk before they step out onto the ice. As they held hands and formed a circle in the center of the locker room a dual meet and has been named the WIAC women’s Swimmer of each player said, "Tonight I commit myself to sixty minutes of Falcon hockey." There was no cheer, no prayer, just a com- the Week, according to league Sports Information Director Matt mitment made by each player to play full on for the entired game. This commitment was seen Saturday as the Falcons Stanek. defeated Northland 9-2. They will look to continue their winning ways Nov. 2 and 3 as they face off against Augsburg She won the 50 free in 26.62 and the 100 free in 57.49 in the College and Hamline University. team’s 108-102 win over Macalester on Friday night.. She also swam on the 200 medley relay team that placed second with a time of 2:03.35. The Falcons will next swim at UW-Eau Claire on Friday at 5:30 Division III football proves to be exciting p.m. ’m hav- the Falcons still looked dead in the water. to a kickoff return by linebacker (Yes, I said Iing a Suddenly, in the third quarter, the Falcons linebacker, don’t see that in the NFL huh?) flashback defense showed up and started stopping the Bruce Baillargeon that brought the Falcons Chris right now Pioneers offense which had manhandled to the 45-yard line, they started marching to a couple them in the second half with the exception down the field in a drive that saw Zweifel Schad weeks ago. of Hudson’s pick six. Nathan Anderson drop a pass (the coaches reaction could be Sports Wrap courtesy One of my would eventually plow his way in from the heard on our broadcast as someone of UW-River Falls good friends one yard line, and the Falcons would get a screamed “Oh my God, he dropped it!”), the from high two-point conversion on a catch by Michael Falcons convert two fourth downs and drive Sports Information school Zweifel, who should be the WIAC all the way inside the five after using their that I have been begging to come over Freshman of the Year. last timeout right away in the drive. The from Eau Claire to have a good time in The fourth quarter was the best part of this Falcons would get to the two on a too many River Falls was on the phone with me and game. Both teams held each other to an men penalty on Platteville and Storm I was trying to convince her to come down offensive standstill until the end of the Harmon, yes, who had been benched in the for the Nov. 30 hockey game against Eau fourth. After converting a fourth down, the second, threw a fade to Zweifel in the end HOWCASE OME AME Claire. Her response was this: S H G “Well, I don’t really care that much about Falcons marched all the way down to the zone and then got the two point conversion one when Harmon, who remember had been to Ryan Hansen to tie the game and put it Men’s Hockey Div. III sports, but I’ll think about it.” Asked why she didn’t care that much she replied, benched in the second quarter, dove in for a into overtime. “They’re just not exciting. There isn’t an touchdown. The Falcons seemingly had the Platteville had all their momentum zapped atmosphere around it.” game tied as the extra point was on the way in the fourth quarter drive and went three Apparently, my good friend should have ... and was wide right, 29-28. The reaction and out before having a field goal swatted vs attended to the Falcon Football game with myself in the broadcast booth wanted back in their face. Oh yeah, then Platteville against Platteville last Saturday. If you did- to sound something like, “#@$%!!!” picked it up and ran it into the end zone! n’t go and you weren’t in Madison giving because it was the fourth missed extra point Officials converged and reversed the origi- this season, but instead it was just dead nal touchdown call after it was ruled a UWRF Augsburg College your liver an exercise in tolerance, shame on you. The game was probably the most silence and then, “It’s only an 18 yard field Falcon never touched the ball (No instant 7:05 p.m. Nov. 2 exciting game I’ve seen in years. Then goal! It’s not that hard!” Of course, once the replay in Div. III by the way). The Falcons Hunt Arena again, I am a Viking and Gopher fan so I adrenaline wore off, I reminded myself of then would surge into the end zone again on haven’t seen an exciting game in a couple of my kicking abilities and knew that it would- an Anderson touchdown run and the n’t have cleared the 10-yard mark at best. Falcons won the game 42-36. UWRF will take on the Auggies at 7:05 p.m. Nov. 2 at Hunt years. The game started with a bang for the The Falcons would attempt an onside kick, This game showed that Div. III sports are Arena. The following night, the Falcons will take on Hamline and Platteville would get it back. The posi- not boring at all. Like I said at the beginning University at 7:05 p.m. Nov. 3 at Hunt Arena. Falcons when they marched down the field to take a 7-0 lead with a five yard touch- tive thing for the Falcons at this point was of this column, this game was more exciting down pass from Storm Harmon to Ryan that Genslinger, who had 171 yards and 2 than any Viking or Gopher game I’ve seen Hansen, the WIAC’s answer to Antonio touchdowns on 23 carries, injured his shoul- in the past two years. Also, there were Gates. (Yes, I said that.) However, the der and was out for the game. The Falcons things you don’t see in the higher levels of wheels came flying off for the Falcons as allowed a first down however, and it looked football, such as linebackers and defensive Storm Harmon would throw two intercep- like the game was over. Then came the lineman returning kicks and a 17 catch Basketball: tions to Pioneer cornerback Quincy Hudson. biggest decision of the game. A ploy used in game without a touchdown celebration or a One of those interceptions would be Super Bowl XXXII, Former Packers coach third person reference. It was a pretty Men and Women returned for a touchdown. The Pioneers, Mike Holmgren allowed the Denver refreshing experience. So, if you’re just like lead by an awesome performance by run- Broncos to score late in the game so the my friend, maybe you should give this intra-squad scrimmage ningback Mike Genslinger, would jump out John Deere Cult could get the football back. whole Div. III sports thing a try, huh? to a 29-14 lead and Storm Harmon would be It didn’t work in that game, of course, but Nov. 2, 7 p.m. benched early in the second quarter. Ryan O’Grady called the same play and let Luessenheide came in for Harmon and did- Platteville score. 36-28 Pioneers. Fans were Karges Center n’t have too much success. Harmon then dejected, they left Ramer Field with their Chris is a 21-year-old junior majoring in journalism. He is would return late in the second quarter, but heads hung. also the sports director for 88.7 FM WRFW and is the play- The Falcons got the ball back and thanks by-play voice for the Falcon Football and Hockey teams.

Student Voice 8 NEWS November 2, 2007 Reciprocity agreement reached, begins fall '08 Phillip Bock the U of M,” Junior David Blatz, a Minnesota resident going to In Wisconsin the money was put back into UW System budget. UWRF, said. However, when Wisconsin was paying Minnesota, the money was [email protected] Both states have been increasing their tuition rates in recent years, going to a general state fund and the Universities did not directly get The reciprocity agreement between Wisconsin and Minnesota but Minnesota has been increasing tuition at a faster rate. The UW- the funding. remains strong after a new agreement about how reciprocity funds System is raising tuition by about 5 percent a year while the A compromise was reached earlier this month that addressed the are distributed was reached by the two states. University of Minnesota is raising tuition by about 8 percent a year, concerns of Bruininks. “This reciprocal agreement between the two states has been Tuchtenhagen said. As a result of the new reciprocity agreement, the money that around for decades,” Alan Tuchtenhagen, UW-River Falls Since Minnesota’s tuition was rising faster than Wisconsin’s, Minnesota receives from Wisconsin reciprocity now goes directly Admissions Director, said. “It works well for both states.” Minnesota residents were actually paying more than Wisconsin res- do the Minnesota State Colleges and Universities System’s budget. Conflict over the reciprocity agreement arose this year when the idents to go to the University of Minnesota due to the reciprocity Wisconsin residents going to school in Minnesota are now billed University of Minnesota President Bob Bruininks threatened to agreement. differently as a result of the new agreement. The students are billed withdraw from the agreement due to budgetary concerns. “A Wisconsin kid sitting next to the Minnesota kid paid about Minnesota tuition the same as a Minnesota student, but the money “Reciprocity was made permanent in the late 80s early 90s, so $2000 less to go to the U of M,” Tuchtenhagen said. that comes in to Minnesota from the reciprocity agreement is used actually both States have to agree to withdraw,” Tuchtenhagen said. Bruininks also had issue with how the funds were distributed at the to fund a grant that gets Wisconsin residents a discount on “So they can’t just unilaterally stop it.” end of the fiscal year. Minnesota tuition. The reciprocity agreement between Minnesota and Wisconsin At the end of the year, the two states figure out who received more “It's a book keeping thing,” said Tuchtenhagen. “It looks like they affirms that a student will pay the tuition from their resident State. funds from reciprocity. The state that receives more funds cuts a are paying the same [as a Minnesota student], but the state of So a Wisconsin student going to the University of Minnesota would check to the other state to cover the difference, Tuchtenhagen said. Wisconsin is then subsidizing the cost to bring it down.” pay Wisconsin tuition rates. “That’s been to the tune of over $7 million now,” Tuchtenhagen The new agreement takes effect beginning with new students who “If [tuition] was twice as much I probably would have just gone to said, “Wisconsin has been paying Minnesota.” enroll in fall 2008. Philosophy professor enjoys temporary position Stephanie Daniels When she started teaching classes at UWRF, “Breathing, I think, is the tool Kucukkirca said she was pleasantly surprised to that brings the mind and body [email protected] find that students seemed to be genuinely interest- together,” Kucukkirca said. UW-River Falls is a welcome change for ed in learning. Kucukkirca also hikes through- Professor Iclal Ayse Kucukkirca who teaches and “I think the students are more open, and they ask out the year. lives philosophy. more questions,” Kucukkirca said. “I think nature is perfect in Kucukkirca grew up in a middle class household At Binghamton University, a large portion of her every single season,” Kucukkirca in Istanbul, Turkey, and lived there until coming to students aspired to get into law school after grad- said. the United States five years ago to pursue her mas- uating, so they were more competitive and overall Kucukkirca said that she ter’s degree. more worried about grades than learning. believes existence is limited to “I pretty much had a smooth life, smooth and “I don’t like that competitiveness much,” the physical features of the world protected compared with most people [in the Kucukkirca said. that can be directly observed. Middle East],” Kucukkirca said. The Existentialism and Late Modern Philosophy “I’m not religious,” Kucukkirca Though she didn’t experience war or major hard- class Kucukkirca is teaching now is her best said. “I don’t believe in any god.” ships like many in the Middle East, Kucukkirca teaching experience ever because the students are Kucukkirca said she also con- had to work very hard to get into the schools that very interested in the subject and make insightful siders herself to be a Marxist and would give her a good education. contributions to class discussions, she said. a feminist. Since class and gen- The best schools in Turkey accept a small per- Brianna Gullickson, a junior psychology major, der inequality are responsible for centage of the students who want to attend, and is in Kucukkirca’s Existentialism and Late many of today’s conflicts, lessen- enrollment is determined by “nightmarish general Modern Philosophy class. Gullickson said she ing inequalities would resolve examinations” taken before sixth grade and col- likes Kucukkirca’s discussion-based teaching much of the world’s conflict, lege, Kucukkirca said. method. Kucukkirca said. Kucukkirca traded one academically competi- “She talks to us like we’re humans,” Gullickson Kucukkirca is incorporating her tive environment for another five years ago when said. concern for women’s rights into she enrolled in the Master’s Program at Not everything about the move was positive for her dissertation as she works Kenny Yoo/Student Voice Binghamton University in Binghamton, New Kucukkirca. toward her Ph.D. York. After getting her Master of Arts degree in “I left many friends in Binghamton whom I miss “My dissertation is on female Philosphy professor Iclal Ayse Kucukkirca leads a UWRF class. a lot,” Kucukkirca said. seasonal workers in Turkey,” philosophy, Kucikkirca spent close to three years her research, Giresun in northeast Turkey, is fairly A few of her friends who lived in Binghamton Kucukkirca said. teaching philosophy classes at Binghamton. far from the area near the border between Turkey while she was still there introduced Kucukkirca to Turkey’s female seasonal workers are typically Kucukkirca is filling in for Imtiaz Moosa, a and Iraq most affected by the fighting. yoga, which has become a fixture in her routine. Kurds, an ethnic group concentrated in southeast UWRF philosophy professor, while he is on sab- Because they have few other job options, Kurds Kucukkirca said she didn’t think she would like Turkey and northern Iraq. Following news devel- batical for the 2007-2008 school year. will likely continue their migration to northeast yoga at first, but then she tried it and discovered opments about the Kurds has become especially Moosa recommended Kucukkirca over several Turkey for seasonal work. The male to female that there was a philosophical component to it. important for her now that Turkey is at war with other candidates who applied for the position ratio or overall number of workers may change in There is a distinction between the body and the them, Kucukkirca said. because her areas of expertise fit well with the some way she can’t yet predict, Kucukkirca said. mind, and people can run into trouble when they The war won’t stop her research. courses he normally teaches, Betty Bergland, Kucukkirca plans to go to Turkey to finish her can’t get the two to work together, Kucukkirca “I have to go,” Kucukkirca said. chair of the history and philosophy department, dissertation after her year at UWRF is complete. said. said. She practices yoga to help bridge this divide. Besides, the area where Kucukkirca conducts

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November 2, 2007 ETCETERA Student Voice 9 ‘Whorehouse’ builds relationships on UWRF campus Niki Paton cal in 1978, which opened in student performers donned their type in the center of the star apart from performing on stage. the opening night performance. New York City on Broadway in costumes and make-up in front above her mirror. Tjoflat, a per- Students participated in the tech Barker attended opening night [email protected] the 46th Street Theatre, now of the many warmly lit make-up former since age five, is now in crew running the soundboard, to incorporate what she has UW-River Falls Department of known as the Richard Rodgers mirrors. her freshman year at UWRF. ushering the Blanche Davis learned so far this fall in a drama Music and University Theatre Theatre. Following the success Names or nicknames on signs Tjoflat has enjoyed finding her Theatre during performances class to “The Best Little opened a whorehouse in the of the musical, a movie adapta- above the mirrors revealing the confidence on stage while get- and handling ticket sales for the Whorehouse in Texas” musical, Blanche Davis Theatre in the tion starring Burt Reynolds and performers’ character and per- ting to know fellow students and KFA box office. Kala Pedersen while Martin came to support Kleinpell Fine Arts (KFA) Dolly Parton hit theatres in sonality marked each individu- cast members, who have chose to handle ticket sales to everyone and build on her building in October. 1982. als green room space. Above become like extended family to fulfill a lab project requirement appreciation of the theatre. The musical, “The Best Little UWRF performers’ pre-show John McConville’s mirror, an her during production. for an introduction to theatre “I loved the dancing cow- Whorehouse in Texas,” official- jitters were not evident before image of an acoustic guitar and “For me, getting to know peo- course. boys,” Martin said. “The Melvin ly opened the first of six shows the first official performance of the name Johnathan on a Texas ple in the show and making “You can do 15 hours for the P. Thorpe Singers were hilari- to River Falls, Wis., audiences the musical under Professor and A&M poster were visible while these relationships,” Tjoflat semester ... ,” Pedersen said. “I ous... I really enjoyed watching Oct. 25. Director James A. Zimmerman, McConville got into make-up said. “Just really feeling like trained in last week. It’s stress- them.” “The Best Little Whorehouse yet the energy of opening night for his character as the narrator we’re a team and getting up ful, but fun; I like it.” The UWRF Department of in Texas” musical, based on a was unmistakable with the of “The Best Little Whorehouse there and having a lot of fun ... Audiences became a part of Music and University Theatre book written by Larry L. King actors and actresses in the green in Texas.” it’s been such a fun process.” that fun process on opening host the final two performances and Peter Masterson, inspired room. Actress Hannah Tjoflat, who UWRF students endeavored to night. UWRF students Casey of “The Best Little Whorehouse by the true story of the Chicken The camaraderie of the cast, performs the role of Miss Mona, make “The Best Little Barker, Delaine Martin and in Texas” at 7:30 p.m. Nov. 2 Ranch in La Grange, Texas, conveyed in laughter and con- had a simple paper sheriff’s Whorehouse in Texas” musical Megan Fellegy, whose neighbor, and Nov. 3. originally adapted into a musi- versation, bustled throughout as badge with, ‘HANNAH’ in bold come together in many areas Tjoflat, plays Mona, attended

Carl Platou’s Frozen Eve Letterdoku full of warm emotions clever guitar work abound in ern movie like High Noon, as Frozen Eve. Platou delivers “Someday we’ll That’s not to say that it’s make it...open the pearly entirely a guitar album. The alt- gates!” as bell chimes are country sound of “Sunday played overhead. It’s really Matt Morning” features some hefty clever stuff. Loosbrock work from violins, “Frozen There are a few bumps along Eve” has a vibraphone outro, the ride. “Happy” sounds too while “Memory Motel” uses it much like itself, which is more prominently within the strange since Platou doesn’t song, giving a cold feeling of seem to be convinced by his arl Platou is an interesting something lost. Platou’s sense own title. “The Second Cold Cdude. The proclaimed “king of musicality and instrumenta- Winter,” the sappy love tribute, of dark pop” (by his own Web tion is his strongest suit, as his is one too many; Platou’s vocal site, no less) exhales a deep, songs have a way of emitting line struggles to reach the lower relaxed tone through his vocal familiar emotions in each listen. range of his vocal pipes while pipes. He has the nature of The focus of Platou’s lyrical he delivers cheese like “I won’t someone who obviously has a writing is mostly a straightfor- last without you.” lot to say, but could care less if ward, literal approach to telling All is forgiven though, in you listened. His instrumental a story through nature-like Frozen Eve’s closing song, “I abilities are similar to those of images, like in “Winter Eve,” Go With the Sun,” a power your regular acoustic rock guy, where he sings painted visuals house of haunting guitars, but he throws in peppy chords like “mountains sleep,” “pine piano, cello, and what sounds and guitar hooks that show the trees dance” or “evening come like a harpsichord. “I go with excitement in his music for in the winter sun” while playing the sun by my side,” Platou him. laid back licks between each moans, “I go with the sun.” Take “Long Time Ago” Difficulty: Easy Submitted verse. When the song is finished, Rules for Letterdoku: Fill all of the empty squares so that the letters A to I where piano and keyboards The “dark” title he is given is you’ll swear he has. hover across a strummed, prominent in his songs like, appear once in each row, column and 3 x 3 box. jumpy, acoustic guitar, occa- “Pearly Gate,” which begins Solution for Letterdoku appears at www.uwrfvoice.com. sionally interrupted by a coun- Matt is a senior double majoring in Music with lone guitar picks taken and Creative Writing who likes lots of music try-infused electric, which straight from a spaghetti west- types, old and new (save for modern coun- mocks that of a banjo. There’s try, which is not his thing).

Reviewers divided over Carell movie ‘Dan in Real Life’ a story this soapy could only there that have managed to bal- lood is thicker than water, brings such likeable exuberance exist in Hollywood. Movies ance laughs and life lessons just Bor so we are taught from to his role that he begins to aren’t supposed to be the pinna- fine. But instead of solving its infancy. Our moms would embody all of our own unre- cle of realism, but the aura of characters’ various neuroses, always be there to kiss our quited love and romantic sor- A.J. phony-baloney happiness pro- “Dan in Real Life” inspires a wounds, our dads always rows. We become connected jected on the screen here is set of new ones for its viewers. Ken imparting the perfect pearls of with him in inexplicable ways. Hakari enough to make you vomit. If Woody Allen had a grave, Weigend wisdom. A beautiful thought if He moves from mere stock Although ripe with the poten- he’d be spinning in it right now. only it were true. The cruel fact character to a personification of tial to deliver some hard-hitting is that families are far from per- our own heartbreaks and secret and emotional family interac- A.J. is a senior year journalism student. fect. That picturesque Brady desires. tions, the film offers nauseating He enjoys all genres, but he digs horror household is something we can and documentaries the most. The interactions between like to review films with all distractions such as random only dream about for 20 min- Carell, Binoche and the rest of Ithe fairness I can muster, both exercises in the front yard, utes at a time, in between com- the Burns clan are so beautiful- as a critic and a fan, taking on crossword puzzle competitions mercial breaks. ly awkward. These exchanges Peter Hedges, director/screen- each movie — no matter how and, in a scene more ghastly are often funny but the tension writer of the new family drame- lame — with at least some sem- than anything “Saw IV” dished and lustful pining is palpable dy “Dan in Real Life,” suc- blance of hope. However, out, a family talent show. The just underneath the surface. A ceeds in translating the perfect regarding “Dan in Real Life,” Burns clan makes the Brady touching musical scene family formula onto the big you’ll be hearing more from the Bunch look like a bunch of becomes a cathartic release for screen. Like all utopian visions, latter fella than the former. My degenerates. both Dan and the audience. this is far from perfection but it critic persona is currently lying Even if you shove the prob- Hedges may be criticized for bruised in a ditch outside of manages to carry such a charm- lems mentioned above to the crafting a family too soapy and Woodbury. ingly infectious quality about it side, “Dan in perfect for modern society, but After slogging his that “Dan” makes us fall in After slogging his Real Life” by keeping his supporting cast way through “Evan love, flaws and all. comes across subdued, he is able to use them Almighty” this past way through ‘Evan Dan Burns (Steve Carell) is a as a misfired as foundation. These people summer, Steve great advice columnist. He Almighty’ this past slice of serio- exist in the film’s framework Carell continues his helps countless people through comedy, albeit solely to support and enhance cinematic losing summer, Steve countless problems. He is so one probably Dan, the character. streak with this good he is even being consid- Carell continues his made with the The Burns family is indeed hamfisted dramedy. ered for national syndication. best of inten- too wholesome for real life, Carell plays Dan cinematic losing The only prob- tions. As complete with Burns, a popular lem is that he streak with this always, Carell morning exer- advice columnist isn’t listening to Carell brings such a remains an cises and tal- who’s had a mighty hamfisted dramedy. his own advice. intensely lik- likeable exuberance to ent shows, but hard time raising A widower with able performer they live in his three daughters three daughters, his role that he begins who struggles like a champ to the viewer’s during the four years following Dan is a sad earn the audience’s sympathy, to embody all of our mind as a his wife’s death. Luckily, the and miserable despite plot contrivances symbol of time has come for Dan to pack single parent own unrequited love exploding around him like what family up his brood and head out for a struggling to depth charges. and romantic sorrows. should, and beachfront get-together with the connect with The lovely Binoche is an could, be. It is rest of his family. increasingly actress who’s impossible to refreshing to be presented with Dan’s world gets a bit brighter distant children. This sad exis- make look bad, be it by way of a family you can, and do, envy when he runs into a beauty tence is rocked when he meets a bad hair day or a lousy script. instead of one drenched in named Marie (Juliette Binoche) Marie (Juliette Binoche), a But, alas, the romantic conflict agony and dysfunction. at a bookstore and virtually beautiful free spirit that embod- stems from a wholly uncon- Although “Dan in Real Life” falls head over heels in love ies everything Dan needs to be vincing “meet cute” scenario, has several flaws, they never after a few moments of chit- happy again. Things begin while Dan’s hypocritical daugh- overpower the feel-good mes- chat — until he returns home to looking up until Marie turns out ters are veritable slaves to sage. It is a film that revels in find that she’s his brother’s new to be the girlfriend of Dan’s screenplay, acting as spiteful as its own cheesy sappiness; it girlfriend. brother (Dane Cook). can be one moment and being Ratings for movies are based on a scale from one to five. portrays a simpler existence and Although Dan’s hands are The movie stumbles to begin sugary-sweet whenever the urges that we believe in love at already full with a trio of kids A film that scores five stars is worth seeing at least once. with. Dan is introduced as a story demands them to be first sight. Like your first kiss who all want a little breathing A film that scores one star is horribly acted or directed, stereotypical single dad, and his happy. or crush, there are things look- room, his affection for Marie with no substance. daughters are bland script-read- I’m not saying a tale like ing back that were not right but has him torn between letting ers who moan out their part of “Dan in Real Life” could never you don’t care; you wouldn’t sleeping dogs lie and doing the plot. But something hap- work, for dare alter it for the world. something to better himself for pens as the once. look at all the other movie pro- It’s ironic that “Dan in Real gresses; Ken is a junior Journalism major with a Life” is titled as such, because comedic minor in Film Studies. He is an aspiring dramas out Carell film critic and an avid DVD collector.

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Submitted Photo Left: Big Ben stands tall during a cloudy London day. The clock was constructed in 1859, and its official name is the Great Bell. Right: The 2007 J-Term Mexico Study Tour poses in Queretaro, Mexico. Spanish professor Terry Mannetter has taken students to Mexico seven times in the past 11 years.

StuSarahd yPackingham abroadI had ta rlongip interests ing Irishive students opportunnumberit ofy education to majors seneow I thaveh friendse wstudento teachingrld in history and literature,” Olson have traveled to Australia to Australia, New Zealand, South Africa [email protected] said. “I studied Irish Literature teach in their classrooms. and England...but they have the chance Imagine spending a semester travel- at Kent State University, and I Oh, the places This semester, there are 15 to go to other places.” ing across Europe, two months student teach Honors Irish Studies students teaching in teaching in Australia or a J-Term trip to Classes. I do the Ireland study Australia or New Zealand. Ireland. abroad experience because it is Lindsay Woychek gradu- A home away from home For students on the UW-River Falls a life-altering event for the stu- you’ll go... ated in May, but still needed Spanish professor Terry Mannatter campus, these trips are not something dents, and I love to see how to student teach before get- has gone with students for a Spanish students need to imagine, they are they change as we progress in Study Tours ting a job in the United 376 Winter Interim course seven times something that students here are able to our Ireland journey. It is very States. After doing some in the past 11 years. Mannatter’s experience. exciting.” Southern China student teaching this fall in favorite memories with the trips “Our programs range in length from Students who take part in the a suburb of the Twin Cities, include spending time with Mexican one week study tours to year long pro- J-term trip to Ireland spend 15 Egypt she is currently in Australia families. grams,” Carissa Williams, a student days touring around Ireland Ireland finishing up her required “We spend time with a Mexican fam- who works in the Global Connections and Northern Ireland. Cities student teaching. ily, which always makes a great office, said. “We also promote various they visit include Dublin, Japan Woychek left for Australia impression on students,” Mannatter programs such as IRSS (Inter- Belfast, Galway and Cork. Mexico Oct. 20 and will return in said. “They make us a traditional Continental Recruitment and Support Students are not the only December, and even though Mexican dinner and open up their home Services) and COST (Consortium for ones who enjoy meeting spe- Nicaragua & Costa Rica she has only been there for a to us.” Overseas Student Teaching). If a stu- cial guests while studying Italy short time, she has already Students are always amazed at how dent isn’t quite ready to study overseas, abroad. A few years back, noticed key differences. open and generous Mexican families we also offer the National Student Olson and his study tour met Morocco “There are so many things are, and how close their family struc- Exchange program. On this program, a Alex Maskey. Australia that are different in ture is—grandparents typically live student can study at one of the 180 plus “We met him [Maskey] at the Australia,” Woychek said. with the family, American universities (involved in this government center in Belfast, “They are all English and everyone helps out where they exchange) for a semester or a year.” and he met with my students Semester Programs speakers, but there are still can.” Students are given the opportunity for for about an hour on a very different words and things, Students and staff who have traveled study tours over J-term, spring break busy day,” Olson said. Wisconsin in Scotland so I have been getting used abroad all agree that study abroad and summer. There are also semester “Maskey was the only ever Semester Abroad: Europe to that. There is also a dif- opportunities are a must-have for any programs, which will keep students Sinn Fein, Catholic Lord ference in the way schools college student, regardless of major. away from River Falls for substantially Major, and he is also a former International Travelling Classroom are run. Kids will always be “I really would encourage anyone and longer than those who do the approxi- IRA member. Then, two years Taiwan kids who are anxious to everyone to study abroad at least mately two week long study tours. ago my students were able to learn, but things run in com- once...even if it is only for a week on a Semester Programs include: Scotland, meet with Mariead Corrigan- New Zealand pletely different ways. I study tour,” Williams said. “I cannot International Traveling Classroom, Maguire, Nobel Peace think teaching abroad has stress enough how important it is today France, Germany, Mexico, Taiwan and Laureate from Belfast, given me a whole new to have that experience, especially on a New Zealand; while the Study Tours Northern Ireland.” sense of what kind of resume. But don’t only do it for build- include: Mexico, Italy, Ireland, Egypt, Senior Maureen O’Donnell is ...and many more. teacher I want to be. It also ing your resume, do it to help yourself Japan, Uganda and Belize. grow as a person and gain new perspec- currently spending the semes- people are in them, whereas tutorials will allow me to bring dif- tives on life. Studying abroad, for me, ter in Limerick, Ireland, studying along get more in depth and there are only ferent experiences into my future class- has been such an enriching and life- with one other student from UWRF. around 10 to 20 people. The grade sys- room.” changing experience. O’Donnell has been in Ireland for tem is also different, but it’s a little too Woychek is currently in Western For more information on study abroad Studying abroad in Ireland almost two months and will return complicated to get into right now. It’s Australia, in a suburb of Perth. Ken Olson, an English professor, has opportunities, students can contact the shortly before the end of the semester. definitely a more relaxed atmosphere In January, senior Miranda Pogulis traveled with students to Ireland for six Global Connections office at 102 “Studying in Ireland is a little differ- than back home.” will be traveling to Australia for her years and will be going on a seventh ent. In the classes I have, there are no own eight weeks of student teaching. Hagestad Hall. In the office, staff mem- trip in January. midterms, only one or two papers and “I chose Australia because it was the bers are available to answer questions A strong interest in Irish history and then a final,” O’Donnell said. “So the only place that I could go to do my regarding any of the student travel Irish heritage are what got Olson inter- final is a big part of your grade. There Student teachers get global early childhood student teaching,” options. ested in traveling abroad. Every year, students get the opportu- are also lectures and tutorials; the lec- nity not only to study abroad, but to Pogulis said. “The COST program has “Both of my great grandparents on tures are very broad-based and many places all over the world, though. Right my father’s side were from Ireland, and teach abroad. In the past few years, a

Submitted Photos Left to Right: A peace memorial stands tall in Northern Ireland; UWRF students Amber Dallager, Alice Reid, Logan Spindler, Gayle Opheim and Kassie Yaeck pose in front of the Eiffel Tower in Paris, France; The Tower Bridge in London, England is one of the world’s most famous bridges, and leads to the crown jewels in the Tower of London.