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Founded 1901

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Lydia X.Z. Brown, an activist, writer, adjunct lecturer for Disability Studies Program and Women’s and Gender Studies for Georgetown University.(photo taken from Lydia’s website, https://lydiaxzbrown.com)

The impact of ableism

Katie Popp, Campus News Editor March 5, 2023

On Feb. 26, 1987, President Ronald Reagn declared the month of March as National Disability Awareness Month. Thirty-five years later on Feb. 28, 2023, UW-Whitewater hosted the spring diversity forum in...

UW-Whitewater Women’s basketball team tip off playoff game against Webster University in the Kachel Gymnasium Mar. 3 2023

Sweet victory for women’s basketball

Mikey Rottier, Women’s Sports Editor March 5, 2023

The Warhawk women’s basketball team advanced to the Sweet 16 round of the NCAA tournament, for the sixth time in the program’s history. Of the previous five appearances, they have advanced to the Final...

Elijah Lambert shoots a layup through contact in Monday nights game against UW-River Falls in the Kachel Fieldhouse.

Basketball wins WIAC, heading to NCAA

Parker Olsen, Men’s Sports Editor February 26, 2023

The UW-Whitewater Men’s Basketball team (21-7, 12-5 WIAC) punched their ticket to the NCAA national tournament Sunday Feb. 26 with a victory in the WIAC championship game at UW-Oshkosh. The Warhawks...

Head coach Keri Carollo cuts down the net and waves it to her team after winning her third WIAC tournament championship in her 21st season as the Warhawks head coach

WIAC champs reap revenge

Mikey Rottier, Women’s Sports Editor February 26, 2023

The Warhawks handled unfinished business against the UW-Eau Claire Blugolds, who knocked them out of the WIAC tournament last year. The UW-Whitewater women’s basketball team claimed the program’s third...

Briahna LeFave, Public Relations Chair

Why are women’s voices important?

Briahna LeFave, Contributor February 26, 2023

Women exercising their right to vote is imperative for electing public officials that holistically represent the population. Thanks to the Suffrage Movement, long gone are the days where women are voiceless...

Best of Whitewater awards open for voting

Best of Whitewater awards open for voting

February 26, 2023

It's time to let your voice be heard, Whitewater! Place your votes for the Best of Whitewater 2023 awards, presented by the Royal Purple. The final results will be displayed in our 7th annual Best of...

Meghan Dunning takes an at bat last season against UW-River Falls at the Warhawks home stadium.

Pre-season confidence high for softball

Mikey Rottier, Women’s Sports Editor February 19, 2023

The Warhawk softball team is gearing up to enter a fresh new season with a roster full of experienced veterans and new faces.  Whitewater will open their season with a road trip to Florida, Sunday...

Newly hired UW-Whitewater football head coach Jace Rindahl addresses the media and Warhawk coaches and players inside the Bob Berezowitz Student Athletic Center in a press conference Feb. 9, 2023.

Football names familiar face as head coach

Parker Olsen, Men’s Sports Editor February 13, 2023

Jace Rindahl has been promoted from defensive coordinator/assistant head coach and has been named the 22nd head coach in the history of UW-Whitewater football. Raised just 30 minutes from Whitewater, the...

Judge Everret Mitchell speaks to Black Student Union and Psi Phi fraternity members about the importance of racial justice within the state of Wisconsin on Feb. 7, 2023.

Judge gives keynote to campus

Katie Popp, Campus News Editor February 13, 2023

In honor of Black History Month, the Black Student Union collaborated with Psi Phi Fraternity to welcome Dane County Circuit Court Judge Everett Mitchell as a keynote speaker Tuesday, Feb. 7 in Hyland...

Professor David Havas, Ph.D.

The psychology of love

Dr. David Havas February 12, 2023

Following the heart of Midwest winter, February has long been a time to celebrate purification that comes from darkness and cold, the return of fecundity and, on Valentine’s Day, the supreme emotion...

 Sarah Clancy competes against a defender for the ball during a D3 soccer match

Tapping the peak performance of a college athlete

Mikey Rottier, Women’s Sports Editor February 12, 2023

  College athletics provide a number of physical, and emotional health benefits, but there are also threats to the health of athletes participating. It is common for athletes to suffer one or multiple...

UW-W Athletic Director Ryan Callahan (left), ESPN & Washington Post journalist Kevin Blackistone (center), associate professor of journalism Keith Zukas (right)

More than entertainment

Katie Popp, Campus News Editor February 6, 2023

From the moment European nations were introduced to the Natives that inhabited the land soon to be known as the United States, the Natives have been misinterpreted. Throughout history, the misinterpretation...

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