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Founded 1901

Royal Purple

Founded 1901

Royal Purple

Students from the CORE 130 class pose for   a photo while meeting with residents. (Jeanette Davis)
‘Generational wealth’
Eric Arguelles, Asst. Campus News Editor • October 20, 2025

At the start of each semester, CORE 130 students at UW-Whitewater are introduced to the Nursing Home...

Trees lining the center of Starin Road shine a brilliant red, October 17, 2025.
Late, but finally here
Chase Keller, Isabel Beasley, and Natalie Illikainen October 20, 2025

Harvest-related treats, fall-themed drinks and Halloween celebrations have been in full swing for weeks,...

UW-Whitewater Women’s Soccer Club’s Goalie saves a shot while competing against UW-Madison on Friday, Oct. 17th, 2025 at UW-Madison’s field. (Courtesy of women's club soccer)
Warhawk club soccer faces off against the Badgers
Karissa Dieterich, Journalist • October 20, 2025

For the second-to-last game of the season, the UW-Whitewater women’s soccer club team went up against...

The Young presents "Dungeons and Dragons: The Twenty-Sided Tavern" Wednesday, Oct. 15.
Bringing Dungeons & Dragons to life
Tony Recchio, Journalist • October 20, 2025

On Tuesday, Oct. 14, and Wednesday, Oct. 15, Whitewater students and the community gathered at The Young...

Sara Linares and Mia Wurgaft participate in the American Shakespeare Center Musical Program.
More than a song
Morgan Rego, UW-W Senior • October 20, 2025

As we begin to grow old, we are faced with many challenges as to how we care for our bodies and minds...

In My Opinion: Homecoming
In My Opinion: Homecoming
October 20, 2025

Our viewers will be all over the place for Homecoming this week, but you can find most of them at the...

The UW-Whitewater sophomore tight end  Collin Fritts scores in the end zone against UW-Stout on Oct. 17, 2025, at Perkins Stadium.
Warhawks soar under Friday night lights
Max Wallace, Journalist • October 20, 2025

In UW-Whitewater’s only Friday night football game of the season, they faced UW-Stout in a highly anticipated...

UW-Whitewater runner Dan Anderson crosses the finish line on the west side of the Kachel Field House at the Intramural Fields during the Tom Hoffman Invitational Sept. 20, 2025.
Leaves are falling, but Anderson is rising
Max Wallace, Journalist • October 20, 2025

While the air cools and the competition heats up, men’s cross country captain Dan Anderson has been...

Abi Anderson has quickly become one of the top cross country runners in her freshman season. Anderson finished second overall in the Tom Hoffman Invite with a time of 23:51. (Submitted by Abi Anderson)
Freshman runner finding her stride
Bri Hyler, Journalist • October 20, 2025

For most college freshmen student-athletes, their first season is about finding their rhythm. Building...

UW-Whitewater women's volleyball team playing against UW-La Crosse at the Williams Center
on October 1st, 2025.
Volleyball sweeps Dig Panici Classic
Sadie Elwood, Journalist • October 20, 2025

The No. 5 UW-Whitewater volleyball team swept the Dig Panici Classic, winning their respective matches...

The Royal Purple Archives
The Royal Purple Archives
September 1, 1901

The Royal Purple student-run newspaper for the University of Wisconsin-Whitewater has been published continuously for over one-hundred twenty...

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Whitewater Parks and Recreation board members met Oct. 15.
Parks and Recreation board discuss winter challenges, recreation costs and memorial project
Jaylen McGregory, Asst. Community Editor • October 20, 2025

The City of Whitewater’s Parks and Recreation board had a full agenda Oct. 15 as they discussed the...

An art display at the Whitewater Arts Alliance where the “Art of Healing” program took place.
Whitewater’s League of Women Voters hosts “Art of Healing” program
Macey Hotz, Journalist • October 20, 2025

The League of Women Voters of the Whitewater Area recently held an inspiring program, “The Art of Healing,”...

UW-Oshkosh Chancellor Manohar Singh hands a diploma to Barry Moodie, as his children Emmett and Kate and his late wife’s mother, Mary Altenburg, look on. (UW-Oshkosh)
Bachelor’s degree awarded posthumously, fulfilling dream of UWO student who died last year
UW News Service October 20, 2025

Mary “Christina” Moodie had a simple but powerful goal: to finish her college degree so her children...

Corn Maze Craze in Wisconsin
Corn Maze Craze in Wisconsin
Discover Wisconsin October 20, 2025

Autumn in Wisconsin isn’t complete without the thrill of getting lost in a corn maze! Across the state,...

Martino Journalism Scholarship
Water Main and Hydrant Flushing
Water Main and Hydrant Flushing
Alison Stoll, Public Works Administrative Assistant • October 2, 2025

Change in Fall Compost Site Hours
Change in Fall Compost Site Hours
Alison Stoll, Public Works Administrative Assistant • September 10, 2025

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Founded 1901
Founded 1901