Royal Purple News

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.

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.

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.

Two UW-Whitewater student entrepreneurs were invited to a closed event last week at the White House. Both students are involved with UW-W’s chapter of Collegiate Entrepreneurs Organization and have their own businesses.

Residents will face increased water rates, starting with their next billing cycle.

Whitewater City Council adopted the 2012 operating budget last Tuesday, in which members of the community will face a half-percent increase in the tax levy.

Multiple groups came together to form an ‘Occupy Whitewater’ movement last Thursday. A counter rally was organized by the UW-Whitewater Republicans later in the evening.

Whitewater City Council voted on UW-Whitewater junior Stephanie Abbott to fill the District 2 seat.

A new course in the Peace and Social Justice minor will begin next spring by Professor Holly Denning . The minor began last spring with Professor Zohreh Ghavamshahidi teaching the introductory course.