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Founded 1901

Royal Purple

Founded 1901

Royal Purple

Founded 1901

Royal Purple

Freshman guard JT Hoytink makes a drive toward the basket against the University of Wisconsin - River Falls in the Kachel Gymnasium Jan. 22, 2022.

Warhawks tie for third in WIAC men’s basketball tournament

Mikey Rottier, Assistant Sports Editor February 27, 2022

The UW-Whitewater men’s basketball team saw their season come to an end Friday Feb. 24, at Kolf Sports Center in Oshkosh. The Warhawks, seeded fourth, fell to the first seed,  UW-Oshkosh in the semifinal...

UW-W student Isabella LeCaptain works out on the pulley machine in the weight room of the Williams Center.

Women in fitness

Felicity Knabenbauer, Lifestyle Editor February 27, 2022

Fitness culture is not something women were welcomed into until the early 20th Century. The Roaring Twenties brought in a slew of women with no-nonsense attitudes and a goal to unite the sexes in terms...

Leroy Butler stands proudly next to his daughter, UW-Whitewater student Maria Butler, at the Black History Acknowledgement event Tuesday, Feb. 15 in the Baker Tilly Lecture Hall of Hyland Hall.

LeRoy Butler backs the Warhawks

Felicity Knabenbauer, Lifestyle Editor February 20, 2022

LeRoy Butler empowered the UW-Whitewater campus February 15 at a Black History Acknowledgement event, along with a special performance by his Warhawk daughter as part of the TIFU Cultural Ensemble.  Butler,...

This is Trippe Lake during the drawdown process that the Stout Construction was doing.

Dredging up the lake

Dauntae Green, Managing Editor February 20, 2022
Progress Report
Members of the UW-Whitewater softball team huddle at the pitchers mound before the start of an inning, during the Warhawks game against the University of Chicago Mar. 27, 2021.

Warhawk softball remembers ‘why’

Mikey Rottier, Assistant Sports Editor February 20, 2022
Softball season preview
Tommy Thompson’s farewell

Tommy Thompson’s farewell

Mason Thompson, Journalist February 13, 2022

Interim University of Wisconsin System President Tommy Thompson held his final appearance in front of the Board of Regents Friday, Feb. 11. Thompson announced in January that he would be stepping down...

The original Warhawks logo, first published in a Royal Purple September of 1972

Did you know UW-W once had an Indigenous logo?

Parker Olsen, Sports Editor February 13, 2022

The world is changing, but not everyone is changing with the world. Indigenous nicknames and logos have been in sports for a century, recently professional, collegiate and high school teams have ditched...

UW-W student Andi Britton gives her romantic partner, Mackenzie O’Connor, a piggy-back ride during a hike.

What Valentine’s Day means to the LGBTQ+ community

Ivy Steege, Journalist February 13, 2022

Hearts are filling the air for Valentine’s Day 2022. The holiday has evolved to one celebrating the romantic partnerships in people’s lives. It’s hard to miss advertisements for meals, jewelry, and...

Jeromie Meyer

Olympics inspire student athletes

John Leahey, Journalist February 6, 2022

This Paralympic season, many in the Whitewater community are gearing up to watch the games, especially those in the sports community. Jeromie Meyer, a para-athlete on the Whitewater wheelchair basketball...

Junior media arts major Dalon Williams (right) and junior film studies CJ Hoze (left) take to the stage and perform some dances representing black culture for the annual Black is Beautiful event, Thursday night, Feb. 3, 2022.

Black is beautiful

Brooklyn Stevenson, Campus News Editor February 6, 2022

The Black Student Union and Lambda Xi Chapter of Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority, Inc. presented the first annual Black history program called “My Black is Beautiful” on Feb. 3, 2022. The program welcomed...

UW-Whitewater Warhawks Women’s basketball team is seen here breaking it down at the end of a timeout against UW-La Crosse Feb. 2nd 2022.

Warhawks win big on National Women in Sports Day

Mikey Rottier, Assistant Sports Editor February 6, 2022

The UW-Whitewater and UW-La Crosse women’s basketball teams put on a show for National Women in Sports Day at Kachel gymnasium Wednesday, Feb. 2. Warhawks edged out the Eagles in a back and forth affair...

SteveO’s Flip Flops and Tank Tops owner Steve Fairchild stands behind the bar ready to serve football fans during the Super Bowl.

Whitewater bars bring the Super Bowl fun

Dauntae Green, Managing Editor February 6, 2022

There is always a tradition in towns when it comes time for the Super Bowl. Citizens generally patronize the local bars and taverns to get a drink with their friends, shouting during the close plays, shooting...

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