Royal Purple News

UW-Whitewater’s Collegiate Entrepreneur Organization chapter is trying to differentiate itself from other campus organizations this semester by searching for “passionate students.”

CEO’S Chief Public Relations Officer freshman Dan Fink said many organizations on campus have a large number of members, some even over 200 students. While having a lot of members can be beneficial to some organizations, Fink said CEO is more about the qualitative measure.

With increasing Adderall abuse on the rise on college campuses across the nation, nearly a third of UW-Whitewater students admit to taking it illegally for increased motivation and focus.

Students are increasingly looking elsewhere for their class books because of the “expensive books” at Moraine Hall.

Another small business takes a fall as Whitewater’s Greenhouse Café closes its doors permanently.

Whitewater City Council formed an agreement between the city and UW-Whitewater to help facilitate a new fee system for on-street parking on North Prairie and North Prince streets.

Whitewater Student Government swore seven new officials into office Monday night, including a new speaker of the house.

Frosty’s Frozen Custard closed its doors permanently because of the construction plans planned for the city. The family-owned business is worried the lack of traffic will hurt business.

College-bound Janesville high school students could receive a fair amount of funding due to the $1 million donation of UW-Whitewater alumni Quint and Rishy Studer.

The UW System has yet to hear a response to the memo they sent in October asking the Department of Administration for a more reasonable approach to the statewide budget lapse.

Just under 700 students are graduating from UW-Whitewater this Saturday, including 92 of which are receiving their masters.