Editor’s Note: *Names have been changed to protect source integrity.
In a continuation from the story “‘No matter who won, we lost’” from two editions ago, three of the many conservative voices...
At 3 a.m. on Nov. 9, tears were shed, emotions were raw and jaws were picked up off the floor, as Republican nominee Donald Trump surpassed the projected 270 electoral college vote to be...
The 30th state in the United States was the late-night deciding factor for the nation’s 45th president.
Wisconsin was the final push needed for the first step of now-President Elect Donald Trump’s...
It is that time of year again. The time when millions of people head out to the polls to cast a vote, more often than not, for the president of the
United States.
What is unapparent to many is that the...
This year, three presidential candidates will be on the ballot in all 50 states, but only two were in the nationally televised debates. Those two are Democratic nominee Hillary Clinton and Republican nominee...
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
April 6, 2016
The HawkCard office was a busy place on April 5, Wisconsin’s primary election day.
After months of primaries, it was finally Wisconsin’s turn, making...
March 8, 2016
When it comes to politics, I identify as a Democrat. If I had to guess, I’d say I agree with 80 to 85 percent of liberal philosophies.
I believe climate change is a big threat to our...
Royal Purple Staff Opinion
Feb. 23, 2016
With both Democratic candidates trying to get an endorsement from millennial voters, you’d think the audience at their UW-Milwaukee debate two weeks ago would...
By Kimberly Wethal, Andrew Eppen and Emily Lepkowski
Feb. 17, 2016
Former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton and Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vermont) were the only two candidates on stage at the Democratic...
By Kimberly Wethal
Feb. 11, 2016
Just days after the New Hampshire caucus, the two remaining Democratic candidates held their sixth presidential primary debate in the heart of the midwest.
Former...
Nov. 10, 2015
Graduation is a day we’re all anxiously awaiting. We’ll finally be able to stand tall, chest puffed out, smile and say, “It wasn’t easy, but we made it.”
Mom and dad, brothers...
