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Founded 1901

Royal Purple

Founded 1901

Royal Purple

Warhawk football players smile for a photo with Katie Gruber, who loved cheering for her team at home games.
Tribute to a fellow Warhawk
Zoe Emerson, Campus News Editor • September 1, 2025

The UW-Whitewater community was notified of the death of one of its own Aug. 12. Katie Gruber, a student...

Welcoming Warhawks
Welcoming Warhawks
Nick Arnold, Asst. Campus Editor • September 1, 2025

As autumn approaches, many students are returning to the UW-Whitewater campus for another school year....

Christian Ellenwood (Music Department Chair)
Leading with passion
Natalie Illikainen, Arts and Rec Editor • September 1, 2025

Do you want to impact a community through your passion, hard work, and dedication? Dr. Christian Ellenwood,...

Kim Adams, the WAA Cultural Arts Center director, discussing the mission behind the First Annual Paint Wisconsin - A Tribute to Marilyn Fuerstenberg with a journalist at the UC’s Roberta's Art Gallery on Aug. 29, 2025.
The First Annual Paint Wisconsin
Isabel Beasley, Arts and Rec Assistant Editor • September 1, 2025

The Whitewater Arts Alliance (WAA) and Roberta’s Art Gallery partnered together to host the First Annual...

Which events are you most excited for to begin the semester?
Which events are you most excited for to begin the semester?
September 1, 2025

Watching UW-Whitewater athletics” was the runaway winner in this issue’s In My Opinion poll! Take...

Director of First Year Experience Jenny Krzyskowski
The first-year experience at UW-Whitewater
Jenny Krzyskowski, Director of First Year Experience • September 1, 2025

Welcome Home Warhawks!! The First Year Experience Office is so excited to welcome everyone back to...

UW-Whitewater Men’s Cross Country senior, Tommy Conklin races towards the finish line as the first runner to cross it for the men’s race at the UW-Whitewater Cross Country Alumni-Intrasquad Meet on August 30th, 2025 on the UW-Whitewater Campus Course.
New optimistic leadership for Men’s Cross Country
Bleron Grajçevci, Men's Sports Editor • September 1, 2025

The UW-Whitewater Men’s cross-country team will go into the new season with a new but optimistic leadership...

UW-Whitewater 2025 Baseball team celebrates as they leave for their parade around the City of Whitewater at Prucha Field at James B. Miller Stadium on June 5th, 2025.
ICYMI: Baseball takes home third national championship
Chase Keller and Charlie Clark September 1, 2025

Over the summer, the UW-Whitewater baseball team took home the program’s third national championship,...

UW-Whitewater Women’s Tennis freshman, Kaitlyn Remke studies the ball to be hit against her singles opponent at the UW-Whitewater Women’s Tennis Warhawk Fall Invitational on August 30th, 2025 at the Warhawk Outdoor Tennis Complex.
Tennis dominates in women’s season opener
Evan Boller, Women’s Sports Editor • September 1, 2025

Following a season where they finished second overall in the Wisconsin Intercollegiate Athletic Conference...

Andrea Wieland (left) enters her tenth season as head coach of UW-Whitewater’s Women’s Golf program, which has won eight straight WIAC championships.
Women’s golf gets set to tee off
Bri Hyler, Women’s Sports Journalist • September 1, 2025

The University of Wisconsin–Whitewater Women’s Golf team is heading into the new season with a mix...

The Royal Purple Archives
The Royal Purple Archives
September 1, 1901

The Royal Purple student-run newspaper for the University of Wisconsin-Whitewater has been published continuously for over one-hundred twenty...

Decorative Background
City Manager John Weidl
A community that supports you
John Weidl, City Manager • September 1, 2025

Dear Warhawks, On behalf of the City of Whitewater, it’s my pleasure to welcome you to a new academic...

Caryana Dominguez (left) a Whitewater Arts Alliance employee smiles with  (right) Jodie Raddatz a volunteer for the arts sale and exhibition artist Thomas Lance, Thursday afternoon, March 21, 2024.
Whitewater Finance Committee discusses tax increment funding
Jaylen McGregory, Assistant Community Editor • September 1, 2025

The Whitewater Finance Committee met on Tuesday, Aug. 26, to discuss the improvement of tax increment...

Just not measuring up
Just not measuring up
Chris Hardie, Contributor • September 1, 2025

A wise man once said “measure twice, cut once.” So let me tell you a tale about the fool who measured...

Stalled energy legislation the most lobbied bill in first half of 2025
Stalled energy legislation the most lobbied bill in first half of 2025
WisPolitics, Contributor • September 1, 2025

Stalled legislation that would give incumbent utilities the first shot at building new transmission lines...

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Founded 1901
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