May 7, 2014
By Andrea Behling
I’d rather do anything than write this goodbye letter after four years at the Royal Purple.
I’ve cried over dozens of them since my freshman year—written by people...
Dec. 11, 2013
By Andrea Behling
During my time at the Royal Purple student newspaper, I’ve come across quite a few situations that have challenged my ethical standards, my moral guidelines...
Sept. 12, 2013
Column by Andrea Behling, Royal Purple EIC
Why do I write?
The answer to this four-word question is, well, hard to put down in writing. Joan Didion did it in a piece first published...
By Andrea Behling
Mike Doyle remembers vividly the first time he donated blood as a student at UW-Whitewater in the late 1960s.
“I’ll never forget it,” Doyle said. “Whenever I give...
The Royal Purple office is a fun place to be on Monday production nights. From “quote-board-worthy” conversations to kazoo serenades, we somehow find the fun on deadline.
That being...
UW-Whitewater alumna Lindsay Markos would go to church every Sunday with a beeper in her lap, praying it would go off.
Markos knew that when it did, it meant the Herma Heart Center of Children’s...
Royal Purple Spotlight section gets new name:
“Imaginative, creative, and nonscientific branches of knowledge considered collectively.”
That is the definition of the arts.
“Activity...
Nov. 7, 2012
By Andrea Behling
Sophomore Cassandra Medved, a member of the UW-Whitewater College Democrats, was glued to her TV and her laptop taking in as much information as possible...
Sept. 12, 2012
By Andrea Behling
There were big changes at the Royal Purple last semester when we debuted our new banner, replacing the Warhawk head logo, on top of the April 4 issue following spring...
I love to be busy. All through out high school and even now, I pack my schedule to full capacity. I do this for many reasons. For one, I was taught at a young age the importance of involvement and activity....
