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Wisconsin Governor Tony Evers visits a research lab inside Upham Hall at UW-Whitewater and converses with student researchers Wednesday, Sept. 18, 2024.

Governor Evers meets with Warhawks

Parker Olsen, Editor September 22, 2024

UW-Whitewater had a special guest on Wednesday, Sept. 18, when Wisconsin Governor Tony Evers made a visit to speak with students and hear about what is going on at the campus. Evers toured parts of Upham...

The fight over chronic Lyme disease in Wisconsin

The fight over chronic Lyme disease in Wisconsin

Zhen Wang, Contributor March 13, 2022

If life had gone as planned, Maria Alice Lima Freitas would be in medical school, inspired by the career of her father, a surgeon who practiced in Brazil. But instead of changing careers, the 49-year-old...

Flint’s water crisis lacks accountability

February 2, 2016

Royal Purple Staff Opinion Feb. 2, 2016 Imagine turning on your sink and watching stinking brown water flow from the faucet. We’re guessing you’d have to be dying of thirst or monumentally hungover...

Whitewater hosts primary candidate forum

April 25, 2012

UW-Whitewater College Democrats will be hosting a candidate forum tonight for multiple political offices. Eight democratic candidates will be speaking at a public forum 7 p.m. in Timmerman Auditorium...

Walker visits Whitewater Generac plant, company announces 400 new jobs

November 7, 2011
Gov. Scott Walker was at Generac Power Systems in Whitewater this morning where CEO Aaron Jagdfeld announced the creation of more than 400 jobs over the next year.

UW System should remain united

March 2, 2011
At UW-Whitewater, every student, faculty and staff member is part of a community. Likewise, UW-Whitewater is a member of a greater family: the UW System.

Time for state politicians to grow up

February 24, 2011
In light of growing political tensions in Madison, both political parties have failed Wisconsin voters. Neither political party has handled the progression of Gov. Scott Walker’s budget-repair bill proposal in a mature and professional manner.
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