CYAN MAGENTA YELLOW BLACK CRITICS’ REVIEW, PAGE 9 INAUGURATION, PAGE 10 TRACK, PAGE 6 ‘Scary Movie 4’ doesn’t A week of festivities ends Track star attempts match up with previous with the installment of new and old events sequels or original the 16th chancellor April 28 in the sport TUDENTUNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN OICERIVER FALLS April 21,S 2006 www.uwrf.edu/student-voice V Volume 93, Issue 22 Student Union offers new, old servicesShalena Brandt in centralStifter said. “We arelocation entering a great time of year.” The main entrance on the south side of the build- [email protected] ing will be similar to the Falcon’s Nest in Student With less than a year to go, the new Student Center. The area is completely open, allowing the Union’s construction is on schedule, growing clos- view of the three floors on the west end of the er to completion for students to soon enjoy the building. many old and new services it will offer. “The openness is a visual connection of the mul- Students walking on campus see the north side of tiple levels,” Stifter said. the building, the side facing into the campus, with All three floors are captured while standing in the black and clear plastic covering the walls, and red entrance of the building. brick that mimics the rest of the buildings on cam- On the main floor, four dining venues will be pus. located all on the same level, including a grill, a From the inside, wide open spaces, metal wall stir fry bar and a flexible eatery, Stifter said. The frames and cement floors start to resemble the fourth venue is still being determined. Between many rooms and areas to be located in the Student the retail and residential dining, the two areas will Union. be able to seat about 1,000 students, faculty and “It is a really neat, open space that takes in the staff. volume of the whole space,” said Michael Stifter, On the second floor, a fireplace lounge will be director of Student Life Facilities. next to an area that is temporarily being called the The warm weather in January allowed the roof to Involvement Center, Stifter said. This area will be completed so the inside of the building could be have similar functions and services as the Jen Dolen/Student Voice worked on during the cold winter days, he said. Additions of glass and brick to the south side of the new Student Union show how the fin- “Everything now is generally in our control,” See Student Union page 3 ished building will look. The building is scheduled to be open in January 2007. Students receive eminent awards to A SIGN OF THE TIME Election study, work abroad results Helen Clarke [email protected] pending Helen Clarke Two UW-River Falls German majors will work and study abroad next year thanks to prestigious scholar- [email protected] ships. Student Senate elections ended “It doesn’t come along very often,” said Peter April 12, but official presidential Johansson, chair of the modern languages depart- results are pending due to griev- ment. “We’re very proud of our students from River ances filed by candidate Joe Falls.” Eggers and Ben Plunkett con- Beth Eifler, a graduate student in the German edu- cerning candidate Dusty cation program, was offered a Fulbright teaching Pfundheller. scholarship to Austria. Pfundheller allegedly broke “It has been my dream for as long as I can remem- three rules during his campaign, ber,” Eifler said. including using a sign larger Eifler will be a teaching assistant from mid- than the allowed dimensions, September to early June at a college in Baden, campaigning at Rodli Commons Austria, which is 15 miles south of the capital city of and using a taxpayer mailing Vienna. Prior to that, she will be in Leipzig, list. Germany, for a scholarship from the American Parliamentarian and Ethics Association of Teachers of German. The one-month Chair Shaun Priesgen said program will send Eifler and 20 other future German Pfundheller denied any wrong- teachers with the intention of increasing oral compe- doing. tency. Priesgen said the election As an undergraduate student at UW-Eau Claire, results are still being discussed, Eifler studied abroad in Wittenberg, Germany. and an arbitrator has been “This was a wonderful experience, which further brought in to resolve the issue. instilled my love of German culture,” she said. “I Dean for Student Development wanted to learn more about other German-speaking and Campus Diversity Blake Fry countries.” will serve as arbitrator, and will Although she will be teaching in Austria, Eifler said examine the evidence and have a she will have to return to the United States for student ruling today, Priesgen said. Fry teaching. But she said she hopes her visa will be will give a recommendation as extended. to who the president should be. “I hope to spend a few years living abroad,” she Fry’s decision will be final, said. “I am also going to spend one month in Rome Priesgen said, unless it is getting my Teaching English as a appealed to the Student Senate Foreign Language certificate.” by one of the parties involved. Eifler is married, and her hus- Unofficial election results band Bob plans to join her in showed a victory for Pfundheller Austria in September. Jen Dolen/Student Voice by an 11-vote difference. Jackie Eckblad, a graduating A new clock and patio serve as a resting point between the Davee Library and the Wyman senior with a double major in German and biotechnology, was Education Building. Finishing touches were put on the project last week. awarded a U.S. Congress- Bundestag appointment in Germany. Her scholarship will allow her to utilize both majors as she plans Beth Eifler to do work in biotechnology. No tick-tock heard from this clock Eckblad’s time abroad will be spent in three phases. The first requires her to spend two months Swensen SundialJennie has Oemig fascinating history at a language school, which will adequately prepare her to work in [email protected] the country. Anyone who has ever taken a tour of the UW-River Falls “You can’t actually get fluent in campus knows some of the history behind the Richard D. a language without living in the Swensen Sundial, the largest vertical sundial in North country,” she said. “Knowing a America, and the most accurate sundial of its kind in the language comes in handy with world. lots of things.” Jackie Eckblad “In June I can read it to better than 15 seconds on the During the second phase, she hour,” former physics professor John Shepherd said. “For a will spend five months at a still undetermined uni- vertical south-facing sundial, it still is the largest and most versity. The school placement will be based on her accurate.” educational background and experience in phase one. Shepherd was in charge of designing the sundial, choosing During this time, Eckblad will be staying with a host to use figure-eight patterns, known as analemmas, instead family. of numbers, to tell the time. The final phase of Eckblad’s journey requires her to Many customary sundials are designed using numbers to have a five-month internship. The job will be based assist readers in determining what hour of the day it is. in the same city as the university she attends in Phase According to the Richard D. Swensen Sundial Web site, 2, and she will be able to continue living with the which can be accessed at www.uwrf.edu/sundial/, numbers same host family. were left off due to aesthetic reasons. This also helps avoid Eckblad’s appointment is part of a youth exchange confusion during daylight savings time. program for young professionals, and is almost total- The actual size of the Swensen sundial is a bit unusual. ly paid for by the German and U.S. governments. There are not very many vertical sundials in existence that “I’ll probably want to come back here,” Eckblad are as large. Jen Dolen/Student Voice said of the time when her appointment is over. “The Students walk by the Richard D. Swensen Sundial on the south side of the Kleinpell Fine Arts building last week. The sundial is the largest vertical See Abroad page 3 See Sign page 3 sundial in North America, and was completed in May 1995. Spot color BLACK Student Voice 2 NEWS April 21, 2006 VOICE SHORTS SENATE LOCAL Gay intolerance addressed by student Leadership Center hosts Volunteer Day Shalena Brandt regarding gays and a response to the mes- 25 feet from the buildings. sage occurred last semester, he said. “The placement is problematic because The UW-River Falls Leadership Center is hosting Volunteer Day shalena.br [email protected] Most recently, an issue of not supporting people have to walk through the smoke,” on April 22 from 8:30 a.m. to 1 p.m. On April 18, the Student Senate opened the the gay students on campus has raised many Cook said. Students will meet at the Student Center, and can choose where floor for a Student Association Meeting, concerns and problems this semester, Eberle After a long debate, the Senate voted not to they would like to volunteer. allowing students to address the Senate with said. pass the ban. Students can register online on the Leadership Center’s Web site. any issues, problems and suggestions. “It’s not acceptable to be intolerant of • A motion was passed to further resolve The cost is free.