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UW-Whitewater club basketball team members run across the Kachel Gymnasium floor during a
team practice in November of 2019.

Club sports plan for spring 2021

Nay Salter, Assistant Sports Editor December 6, 2020

Due to Covid-19, many student athletes are on the edge of their seats wondering when club sports will continue. The good news is that club sports faculty for UW-Whitewater are working very hard to give...

Students are encouraged to get their free COVID Antigen tests done before going home to see family members over the holiday break and also when they return to keep our campus safe. Student Madeline Lewin is getting her free Antigen test done at Ambrose Health Center, on Nov. 24th.

COVID-19 testing increases amid holiday season

Carina Lopez, News Editor November 29, 2020

COVID-19 testing increased as the holiday week began to approach. Going home for Thanksgiving, rewarding responsible behavior, or simply being a good Samaritan all drove people to the testing centers available...

UW-Whitewater men’s wheelchair basketball senior Jeromie Meyer #44 passes the ball during
game against Illinois, in November 2019.

Cheering for wheelchair basketball

Devin Ulrich, Sports Editor November 29, 2020

Wheelchair basketball is a prestige sport at the University of Wisconsin-Whitewater. The sport contains the same amount of contact as able body sports, and it still creates the same type of competitive...

Kellie Carper, Executive Director of the Whitewater Area Chamber of Commerce and Tourism Council, works on her computer in the downtown office.

Bundle up!

Nichole Learman, Journalist November 29, 2020

With temperatures dropping and the holidays right around the corner it’s time to start giving back to the community. The Whitewater Chamber of Commerce encourages the Whitewater community to stop by...

Royal Purple Graphic Designer Aaron Holliday

I am who I am, because I’m all that I am

November 29, 2020

My name is Aaron Holliday, and I’m a 21-year-old  senior at UW-Whitewater studying graphic design from Homewood, Illinois. Growing up as a person with a disability has definitely been a unique experience....

A picture of a Native American family

“The Sun Goes Around the Earth and Gives Us Life” 

Jake Klein, Journalist November 15, 2020

How far in the past must we go to call it history? How much planning must we do to prepare for the future? Those were just a couple of several perplexing topics discussed by Dona Yahola at the Native...

The fall sun begins to set over Hyland Hall the evening of Nov. 14.

Thankful for UW-Whitewater

Karley Garcia, Photographer November 15, 2020

Director of undergraduate research Jalal Nawash speaks to panelists Nov. 11 on his experience during undergraduate research day.

Research moves you forward

Kali Anditon November 15, 2020

Some students might dread the hours spent on long research projects assigned by their professors - papers pushing students to delve into topics of a class and synthesize an idea onto a double-spaced page....

“I am thankful for my friends who keep me sane and bring good vibes in my life.”
-Brooke Menzies, 22

Giving thanks

November 15, 2020

Screenshot of the Common Council meeting.

City budget on track for 2021

Ben Yang, Journalist November 8, 2020

The Whitewater Common Council met Thursday, Nov. 5 to receive updates about the 2021 city budget from council members and to discuss updates from the District Administrator Caroline Pate-Hefty of the Whitewater...

UW-Whitewater professor and author on “learning to stay” Erin Celello

Honoring veterans the Whitewater way

Matt Ellis, Arts and Rec Editor November 8, 2020

Veteran's Day is a time to remember those who have honorably served in the active military, naval or air service, as well as those who still serve the country today. While many young people learn about...

Pictured (left to right):
Jakob Koran
Mykayla Kuhn
Nicole Carter
Alexis Zello
Kensi Narkis
Angie Carchesi
Amanda Eaton

Speaking to succeed

Kali Anditon, Assistant Business & Technology Editor November 8, 2020

For many people, public speaking fuels the fire of nightmares about stuttering with knees knocking against one another while standing in front of a critical audience. But this isn't the case in the world...

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