Joey Gatto, Asst. Campus News Editor
• April 13, 2026
The UW-Whitewater campus gathered for the sixth annual Suicide Prevention and Awareness walk hosted by both UW-W Active Minds and the American Foundation for Suicide Prevention (AFSP) April 11.
The...
Everybody is impacted by mental health in some way, whether they struggle themselves or know somebody who does. Discussions about mental health have become more common in society, especially among younger...
Over 1,000 backpacks lined the grass in front of the University Center, with each one representing all the young people who pass away due to suicide each year. Every one of the backpacks lying in the grass...
Miranda Ward, Assistant Lifestyle Editor
• February 20, 2022
This year UW-Whitewater’s Active Mind’s Chapter received the honor of being selected for the Active Minds Chapter of the Year Award. It is a nationally recognized award given to one out of over 600...
Sydney Wojcik, Arts and Recreation Editor
• January 16, 2022
Phi Chi Epsilon founded on April 21, 1921 was the first fraternity in Whitewater, and to date is the only known chapter in the Midwest continuing to run strong today. The chapter focuses heavily on their...
Aaron Xiong, Assistant Lifestyle Editor
• October 10, 2021
As you walk past someone on the street in the halls of a building, you may not know what they’re going through. Thoughts of pain and suffering could be racing through someone’s mind, but those close...
According to Higher Education Today, “data indicates that in the past year, three out of five students experienced overwhelming anxiety, and two out of five students were too depressed to function.”...
Active Minds challenged the UW-W campus to document hugs for the HugMore challenge from Nov. 12 to Nov. 18 by posting pictures on social media of consensual hugs using the #HugMore tag.
“#HugMore...
The Royal Purple sat down with Kelsey Pacetti, the 2019-2020 president of Active Minds UW-W to ask a few questions about the organization.
RP: What is the goal of the org?
We are dedicated to saving...
On Tuesday, Oct. 8, Active Minds hosted a suicide awareness event known as Send Silence Packing on the University Center Mall.
Send Silence Packing is an exhibit of 1,100 backpacks to represent the amount...
Active Minds will be hosting a suicide awareness and prevention exhibit known as ‘Send Silence Packing’ on Tuesday, Oct. 8 from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. in the University Center Mall.
‘Send Silence Packing’...
This past week the of the UW-Whitewater chapter of Active Minds gave students a chance to tell their own mental health story in a unique way.
The Mental Health Monologues included different acts put on...
