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Royal Purple

Founded 1901

Royal Purple

Founded 1901

Royal Purple

Cleared for Construction

Cleared for Construction

Wisconsin Policy Forum March 23, 2026

Building projects in metro Milwaukee are approved more quickly in cities that allow development to move through a streamlined review process so long as it meets appropriate standards for its proposed location. Conversely,...

Whitewater’s water problem

Whitewater’s water problem

Chase Keller, Editor February 2, 2026

For decades, southern and eastern Wisconsin has struggled with hard water due to the region’s geology. Students at UW-Whitewater are feeling its effects. From damaged hair to dry skin, the city’s...

An old photo of White Hall, which is scheduled to be demolished beginning in May 2026. (Courtesy of the Whitewater Historical Society)

White Hall history to be demolished

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,...

Rendering of Winther Hall’s West and South Facade exteriors. Credit: Sommerville Architect & Engineers

Repairs and fixes

Bleron Grajçevci, Assistant Campus Editor April 20, 2025

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,...

Construction Workers build on Irvin L. Young Memorial Library for expansion project

Library enters phase two of construction

Jayden Kimpel, Community Editor February 3, 2025

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...

New Hall not prepared for students

Nick Matsunaga September 9, 2019

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....

Center of Arts to renovate printmaking lab

Dana Hockbein, Staff Reporter April 15, 2019

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...

Highway hang-up affects many

Highway hang-up affects many

Killian Jauch, News Editor November 28, 2018

   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...

photo by Julia Graff / Assistant Photo Editor

Connecting campus and community

Jeffrey Wardon Jr., Biz & Tech Editor September 17, 2018

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...

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