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Royal Purple

Founded 1901

Royal Purple

Founded 1901

Royal Purple

Photo Editor Amber Levenhagen

Future unknown; gratitude certain

Amber Levenhagen, Photo Editor May 3, 2016

I closed my camera bag today for the indefinite future. It’s a bittersweet feeling to know that graduation is so close and that the start of my life is here, but I can’t help but feel sad because...

Amber Levenhagen

Crowd divided over Trump rally

Presidential hopeful Donald Trump held a rally at the Janesville Connection Center in the Holiday Inn Express on March 29. His rally drew in thousands of people, both in support and opposition to his...

Death to female journalists: a reporter’s perspective

April 5, 2016

April 5, 2016 I’m not a political writer, but as a photographer and journalist I was still excited to cover the Donald Trump rally when he made a stop in Janesville last week. I knew it was going...

Trump’s campaign demonstrates “red flags”

April 5, 2016

April 5, 2016 Donald Trump’s TV makeup might paint him orange, but the warning flags I got from his Janesville rally were red. It took his campaign five days to get Royal Purple Photo Editor Amber...

Council discusses potential library expansion

Council discusses potential library expansion

March 8, 2016

By Amber Levenhagen March 9, 2016 Library expansions, waste treatment services and the protection of butts were some of the items discussed at the Common Council meeting held March 1. A plan...

Attendees of the forum sit together in groups to discuss solutions for UW-Whitewaters campus climate issue. The room had been much fuller at the beginning of the event where students and faculty were encouraged to share their stories – close to 430 people were there.

Action Forum pulls in high numbers of attendees

March 1, 2016

By Kimberly Wethal and Nathan Kober March 2, 2016 Freshman Ahmya Cheatham said it shouldn’t have taken a “Bloody Sunday” for students to rally together about race issues on campus at the...

Poet, world traveler and former mixed martial arts fighter Cameron Conaway presented “Bare Knuckle Warrior Poetics: On Fighting, Writing and the Worlds Between,” a lecture dedicated to sharing his learned experiences while living in Thailand. Photo by Amber Levenhagen.

MMA fighter, poet shares lessons

March 1, 2016

By Nicole Aimone March 2, 2016 Cameron Conaway went from being a poet to a journalist because of a story he saw on CNN about male sex trafficking in Thailand, he told a crowd of UW-Whitewater students. He...

Photo Editor Amber Levenhagen

Colgate ad endorses helpful initiative

Amber Levenhagen, Photo Editor February 23, 2016

Feb. 23, 2016 I didn’t watch the Super Bowl, unlike 111.9 million other people. Even though every TV at the bar was playing the event, I was busy celebrating a friend’s 21st birthday with craft beer...

The Veteran Honor Tree is on display in the University Center. Members of the University of Wisconsin- Whitewater community are able to tie various ribbons to the tree that represent different service members. The tree went up Nov. 9 and will be available until Nov. 13.

Photo by Amber Levenhagen

Veteran and active service members honored

November 11, 2015

By Jordan Moser Nov. 11, 2015 In accordance with Veterans’ Week, the University of Wisconsin- Whitewater Student Veterans and Military Services coordinated the annual decoration of the Veteran...

Junior biology major Kaitlyn Mckay discovers the I Am That Girl table at the Involvement Fair held Sept. 9 on the Wyman Mall. I Am That Girl had 104 women show interest in their chapter at their first appearance at the fair.

Photo by Amber Levenhagen

Communities merge: national community impacts UW-Whitewater

November 4, 2015

By Ashley McCallum Nov. 3, 2015 Hundreds of students join organizations and clubs to get involved on campus and in the community every semester, but few can say they took charge in starting something...

Shared governance demonstration voices student frustration

Shared governance demonstration voices student frustration

October 29, 2015

By Vesna Brajkovic Oct. 28, 2015   “I’ll light up, let’s march,” senior Rob Emmett told 19 sign-holding demonstrators before leading the students around the University Center water...

Pi Kappa Alpha hosts first-annual fire truck pull

Pi Kappa Alpha hosts first-annual fire truck pull

October 29, 2015

By Kimberly Wethal Oct. 28, 2015 It’s like tug-of-war, but instead of two evenly distributed teams, it was eight people versus a fire truck. That’s how fraternity Pi Kappa Alpha (...

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