Seoyeong Lee, Campus Journalist
• September 22, 2025
White Hall, a building constructed in 1963 that once served as a residence hall, is set for demolition. After its time as a dormitory, the building was used for academic offices and student support services,...
With summer approaching, many students will leave Whitewater when the semester ends. But for some around campus, there is still work to do. Various renovations will be happening around the campus of UW-Whitewater,...
Aliza Kaiser, Campus Journalist
• February 23, 2025
Plans for renovations to Winther and Heide halls are advancing. After the State Building Commission approved the funds for the $89.065 million project last month, the next step of the process can continue.
The...
The Irvin L. Young Memorial Library is undergoing a 4,400 square foot renovation and expansion project. The project runs through four phases within the span of a year.
“Things were a little frustrating...
Dear Royal Purple Reader,
The New Hall has become tiresome to become accommodated with. To begin, the time of estimated completion was scheduled for three to four months prior to the fall 2019 semester....
Carli Pope, Assistant Biz & Tech Editor
• May 6, 2019
Construction is definitely not everyone’s favorite thing, especially in a college town like Whitewater and especially on a main drag like Newcomb and Milwaukee Street.
The Newcomb and Milwaukee Street...
The new renovation to the Center of the Arts printmaking lab will cost over one million dollars. This project will take place from April to September 2019.
This project will compress several printing...
With the holiday season beginning, there are many things to look forward to. Snow, lights, family, all the things that make the holidays fun. With it, however, there is also one thing people do not...
University of Wisconsin-Whitewater is building a new engagement center next to Walmart on West Main Street. The building’s former occupant, a Sentry grocery store, sold the space to the university. The...
Time is money. For business owners in Whitewater, the extension of the East Milwaukee Street project was a tiresome affair.
“For big projects like this I understand things happen, but it’s still frustrating,” Jene Mills said.
Mills, owner of Mills Automotive, has been located on East Milwaukee Street since 2000, and she says her business dipped almost 30 percent over the summer, as a result of the construction.
As the winter season ends, construction season begins in Whitewater. Renovations on the $2.4 million Milwaukee Street project have already begun, and two more projects on Prince Street and Prairie Street...
“Do you know what it’s like to come to work for nine years and be a problem?” Associate Professor of dance Barbara Grubel asked referring to getting in everybody’s way.
