Due to the pandemic UW-Whitewater's Black Student Union (BSU) has not been able to host a Unity Walk to stand against discrimination on campus in recent years. But Tuesday, April 5, after two long years,...
The Black Student Union and Lambda Xi Chapter of Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority, Inc. presented the first annual Black history program called “My Black is Beautiful” on Feb. 3, 2022. The program welcomed...
Greetings,
My name is Rahenya Anderson. I am the president of Black Student Union and I'm a senior majoring in Sociology with a minor in Biology
Black Student Union is one of the largest identity-based...
The Black Lives Matter movement is rising up from all over the United States and across the world to build local power and to intervene when violence is inflicted on Black communities by the state and...
Two cultural organizations collide in a celebration of progress and success during the Our Future’s Past event put on by TIFU Cultural Ensemble (This One’s For Us) and the Black Student Union on Friday,...
Olivia Storey, Assistant News Editor
• February 25, 2019
The University Center hosted the Black History Month program on Wednesday Feb. 20 that showcased black culture and diversity throughout campus. The event consisted of many different presentations that...
At the University of Wisconsin-Whitewater, more than 9,000 undergraduate students identify as Caucasian/ White, almost enough to pack Perkins Stadium. Meanwhile, the amount of students who identify as...
By Ashley McCallum
Dec. 16, 2016
At the University of Wisconsin-Whitewater, more than 9,000 undergraduate students identify as Caucasian/ White, almost enough to pack Perkins...
The University of Wisconsin-Whitewater hosted a Peace Circles forum to bring people from campus and the outside community together for an open dialogue on issues of campus climate and policing.
The event,...
By Kimberly Wethal
May 4, 2016
Collectively, the Royal Purple’s staff of 17 editors and many more staff writers wrote about the good, the bad and the political news, penned editorials on...
By Kimberly Wethal and Maddy Scheel
March 30, 2016
The UW-Whitewater Campus Culture Working Group discussed short- and long-term plans for campus betterment during open forums the week before...
By Kimberly Wethal
March 16, 2016
Twenty-six letters.
It only takes that many letters to “help or hurt someone,” senior diversity advocate Betsy Jordan said at last week’s Residence...
