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Royal Purple

Founded 1901

Royal Purple

Founded 1901

Royal Purple

Benjamin Pierce

Benjamin Pierce

Benjamin Pierce, Assistant News Editor September 5, 2017

I am Benjamin Pierce, and I am the Assistant News Editor. I’m a transfer student this year from La Crosse, Wisconsin, and I am embarking on my junior year as a journalism major. I am an Edmonton Oilers...

Nicole Aimone

Nicole Aimone

Nicole Aimone, News Editor September 5, 2017

I am Nicole Aimone, I’m the News Editor. I’m from Plainfield, Illinois. I’m a junior journalism major with a history minor. I enjoy reporting on campus events and breaking news at UW-Whitewater and...

Kyle Grotenhuis

Non-trad students welcomed with Adult Student Night

Benjamin Pierce, Assistant News Editor September 5, 2017

Nontraditional students were welcomed to campus last Wednesday at the sixth annual Adult Student Welcome Event in the University Center. The event was designed to get nontraditional students acquainted...

Advice from the Editors

Advice from the Editors

Catherine Smith, Lifestyle Editor September 4, 2017

Welcome to another semester filled with books, new memories and a life of bleeding purple. Coming to a college campus for the first time can be both a terrifying and exciting experience — sometimes...

Royal Purple goes ‘digital first’

Royal Purple goes ‘digital first’

Kimberly Wethal, Editor-in-Chief September 4, 2017

The beauty of working at a student-run college newspaper is our natural ability to learn and adapt to new concepts. Because students produce stories, make photographs and tap into their imaginations...

UW-Whitewater names new athletic director

Nicole Aimone, News Editor June 21, 2017

Todd Garzarelli was chosen as the director of intercollegiate athletics at the University of Wisconsin Whitewater on Tuesday, June 20, by Chancellor Beverly Kopper. Garzarelli is coming from the...

Track team dominates meet with no scores kept

Maddie Drain, Staff Writer May 2, 2017

The No. 10 Warhawks men’s track and field team and the No. 25 women’s track and field team had a strong performance at the UW- Platteville Invitational April 13-14 The Warhawks faced several teams...

New halls progress after years of delay

Nathan Kober, Staff Writer April 26, 2017

The University of Wisconsin System Board of Regents approved construction for a new residence hall at UW-Whitewater after  years of delays on Friday, April 7. The university expects construction to...

Local Farmers focus on health,sustainability with interns

Sydney Rakestraw, Contributor April 24, 2017

The Wisconsin Farms Oral History Project prides itself on many things, but what rises to the top are the interesting and diverse stories, unearthed by conducting interviews with small farms throughout...

Students share best ways to handle pre-exam stress

Marisa LeBello, Staff Writer April 24, 2017

Now that spring break is over, reality has set in. There are just four weeks left until the end of the semester. It’s the home stretch. For some, this means the start of a relaxing summer and for others,...

Haley “Rae” Ahrens has been a shot girl at Ground Zero for a year and a half.

Photo by Hannah Jewell 
Staff Writer

Shot girl shares how job has impacted life

Hannah Jewell, Staff Writer April 24, 2017

Being a shot girl is not as easy as it seems. Drunk college students, late hours and school are among the few factors that a shot girl might face. Rae Ahrens can attest to these issues. Haley “Rae”...

Interns with the Wisconsin Farms Oral History project conduct interviews to gather the history of farming in the whitewater area, as well as state wide to educate the public about the rich history of the state.

photo courtesy Wisconsin Farms Oral History Project

Internship focuses on educating about farm history

Kenneth Virdden, Contributor April 24, 2017

The Wisconsin Farms Oral History Project is a project born from the University of Wiscon- sin-Whitewater’s Public History program. It is now a statewide initiative that began in 2012 and is...

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