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Royal Purple

Founded 1901

Royal Purple

Founded 1901

Royal Purple

Starting the new semester right

January 21, 2015

Jan. 21, 2015 By Vesna Brajkovic Every new semester starts out the same way. I think, “This semester I’m not going to leave things off to the last minute” and “I’m going to try my best.”...

Column by 
Abrielle Backhaus
Arts & Rec Editor

January to February in the Young Auditorium

January 21, 2015

The Young Auditorium is always putting on new events, sohere’s a little schedule preview of all the things going on in January and February. The year will begin with a 75th anniversary celebration...

College journey leads to more than redefining

December 10, 2014

Dec. 10, 2014 By Amber Levenhagen Being the oldest child, with no close relatives or friends in college, I left for Whitewater with no idea what college would be like. I had the stereotypical idea...

Haute Hawks: Take sequins from tacky to classy

December 3, 2014

Dec. 3, 2014 By Jordan Gitten “Tis the season to be jolly, fa la la la la, la la la la.” What it isn’t the season to be, is tacky. Everyone seems to think just because Christmas is around...

Depression across the spectrum

December 3, 2014

Dec. 3, 2014 By Amber Levenhagen I’m not a stranger to death. Not to sound morbid, but it’s been a small part of my life. I’m not sure if part of it is due to the rumored curse of my high school,...

Imagination becomes reality

October 30, 2014

Stories of fiction come to life in a frightening way with recent news   Entertainment media has integrated itself into our everyday lives. Hardly a day goes by where a conversation about the...

Present-day society calls for better cyberbullying awareness

October 23, 2014

Oct. 22 2014 By Michael Riley If you give a teenager a handgun, a box of matches and a smart phone, the potential to do more harm with the first two is obvious, but maybe not so much with the third...

Haute Hawks: Personal style creates a personal brand

October 15, 2014

Oct. 15, 2014 By Jordan Gittens If there is anything you should believe in more than anything else, it is personal style. Having personal style means having a fashion sense of your own and not just...

Haute Hawks: The art of layering in Wisconsin

October 9, 2014

Oct. 8, 2014 By Jordan Gittens So you leave your first class of the day and walk outside. Suddenly, it’s about 20 degrees warmer than it was when you left your room, and you feel like you’re...

Column: More sustainable packaging beneficial for everyone

May 7, 2014

May 7, 2014 Commentary by Jacqueline Schaefer Imagine you are hungry, starving, haven’t eaten in two days. You rush to the store to get some food, because, for some strange reason, you don’t...

Column: I quit

May 7, 2014

May 7, 2014 Commentary by Michael Riley I quit. Oh really, Mr. Professor. Do the last homework assignment, you say? Nope. Yes, please Mr. Manager, ask me again if I want to cover another...

UW-Whitewater dominant at more than just football

April 2, 2014

April 2, 2014 Commentary by Lucas Wimmer It’s easy for the topic of conversation to go directly to football when talking about UW-Whitewater, and for good reason. The Warhawks have competed in...

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