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Royal Purple

Founded 1901

Royal Purple

Founded 1901

Royal Purple

Survivors and allies are “Taking Back the Night”

Survivors and allies are “Taking Back the Night”

Gabriella Neurock, Lifestyle Editor May 1, 2018

There is nothing more empowering than someone finding their voice through the support of many. The Coalition Against Sexual and Interpersonal Violence organization (CASIV), recently sponsored their...

Disco and Drag

Disco and Drag

Jon Ball, Staff Reporter April 23, 2018

Imagine a baseball field, a wide-open diamond made of freshly cut grass. Now picture a mountainous pile of burning vinyl stinking up center field. Whenever there is a blazing heap of anything, a pack...

Love songs and overcoming Nicotine addiction

Love songs and overcoming Nicotine addiction

Jon Ball, Staff Reporter April 23, 2018

Nicotine and I starting dating while I was studying abroad in London last semester. She comforted me rain or shine. We hung out before class and after, on the way to the metro, or whenever I felt like...

Students and advisors provide insight to first year students

Students and advisors provide insight to first year students

Gabriella Neurock, Lifestyle Editor April 23, 2018

With the semester coming to a close, registering for classes seems like just another thing we need to check off the to-do list before a well deserved break. For first year students, however, registering...

Advertise with the Royal Purple

April 16, 2018

Every year 12,000 NEW students come to UW-Whitewater and need to learn about your business! The Royal Purple advertising team can help educate your customers by publishing your advertisement each Monday...

Resident assistants aim to better UW-W campus

Resident assistants aim to better UW-W campus

Kaarin Lorum, Staff Reporter April 15, 2018

On-campus residents rely on numerous people for safety needs, academic resources or a guiding hand to achieve success. Resident Assistants (RAs) say they hope students living within residence halls...

Guns and bail money

Guns and bail money

Jon Ball, Staff Reporter April 9, 2018

Rap once found itself locked in a prison of musical ignorance that not only I, but everyone possesses in the deepest corners of their mind. Rap found itself cellmates with country and dubstep in my prison....

A day in the life working at the UC

A day in the life working at the UC

Kaarin Lorum, Staff Reporter April 9, 2018

The James R. Connor University Center, located at the heart of the University of Wisconsin-Whitewater campus, offers a sanctuary for students to eat, meet up with friends and enjoy other various activities...

Plato is not a punk rocker

Plato is not a punk rocker

Jon Ball, Staff Reporter April 2, 2018

When I look back on my childhood in bittersweet longing and regret, I distinctly remember the words “You do not have to be intelligent to enter government.” This bold statement was conceived by the...

Aspiring Educators hold annual conference

Aspiring Educators hold annual conference

Gabriella Neurock, Lifestyle Editor March 19, 2018

  On Saturday, March 10, the Aspiring Educators held their annual “Adulting Your Way to Financial Security Conference” in Hyland Hall. The event was put on by members of WEAC (Wisconsin Education...

University of Wisconsin-Whitewater Greek Life students gather in the chapter room at the Lambda Chi Alpha house last fall. Students have helped organized several biannual food drives over approximately the last 10 years.

Fraternity donates food for drive

Brad Allen, Managing Editor March 11, 2018

Last spring, junior Alex Zalewski walked into the chapter room at the Lambda Chi Alpha House only to be greeted by mountains of food blocking his way. “The room was overflowing with these bags of...

Warhawk track rolls into Bama

Warhawk track rolls into Bama

Kolton Hegstrom, Sports Editor March 11, 2018

The UW-Whitewater track and field teams wrapped up their indoor seasons in Birmingham, Alabama with the men’s team finishing in the top 25 of the nation. The UW-W men’s track and field team finished...

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