Royal Purple News

All good things must come to an end. This is the reality I face as my time at the Royal Purple has come to a close. It’s tough to put this chapter of my life behind me, because working at this publication has meant so much to me. After all, when you’ve been at one place for so long, saying goodbye is the hardest thing to do.

It’s Game Day and Levell Coppage’s eyes are closed. He’s lying down and visualizing what will occur on the football field that day. He sees himself making hard cuts and breaking loose from defenders trying to take him down. He sees himself bursting through a gaping hole into the open field for a touchdown. “I’m a visual-type player,” Coppage said. “I like to picture things before I go out and do it.”

Behind an impressive defensive front, the Warhawks defeated Middlebury College (Vermont), 7-3, in Sunday’s Division II championship match in Pittsburgh.

It’s all about the future. That was the general theme of Gov. Scott Walker’s two-year $59.2 billion budget proposal he gave Tuesday inside the Capitol State Assembly in Madison. Walker addressed a slew of issues that ranged from UW Madison splitting off from the UW System and local job cuts.

The P.E.A.C.E. organization at UW-Whitewater has joined the efforts in displaying their dislike for Walker’s proposed bill, as they will hold a gathering at 12:30 p.m. near the University Center’s Fiskum Gallery.

The Royal Purple received second place for general excellence at the Wisconsin Newspaper Association convention and fourth place for Best of Show at the Best of Midwest convention over the weekend.

Phil Negri can’t believe where the time has gone, but still doesn’t like thinking about the finish line. “I’ve tried really hard not to,” Negri said. “[I’m] just trying to stay focused and not really worry about the end.” But the end of his basketball career is quickly approaching for the senior point guard.

One day after a flood ripped through Upham Hall Wednesday night due to a water pipe bursting, all classes are being held as scheduled in the building. Two general access computer labs are not accessible as of Thursday morning.

To some, David Kachel was known for the millions of dollars he donated to the UW-Whitewater Athletic Department for more than half a century. But to those who were closest to him, it went much deeper. It went beyond money, facilities and sports. Kachel died last Thursday at the age of 83.

There were plenty of question marks regarding the women’s basketball team entering the 2010-2011 season. After all, they lost many seniors from last year’s WIAC title squad and have three freshman in the starting lineup. A problem? Not for head coach Keri Carollo’s team, which is actually in better shape in the conference standings and rankings than it was at this time last year.