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Jacqueline Schaefer, a psychology major, has been named the winter commencement speaker at the ceremony on Saturday, Dec. 17. After graduation, Schaefer says she hopes to attend medical school and enter the field of psychiatry.

Moments that make Warhawks

Nicole Aimone, Assistant News Editor December 14, 2016

For Jacqueline Schaefer, graduating college isn’t going to be the biggest moment of her life. Her life will be filled with moments that help to build the person she is going to be. As the December...

Lauren Kats, Kimberly Wethal, UW-Whitewater, Spring commencement

Commencement speaker prompts graduates to think of ‘little moments’

May 3, 2016

By Kimberly Wethal May 4, 2016 Four years ago, UW-Whitewater commencement speaker Lauren Kats sent in her housing payment check to Northern Illinois University and was ready to attend as a part of...

UW-Whitewater Welcome Week 2015

September 16, 2015

By Alena Purpero Sept. 3, 2015 University of Wisconsin Whitewater kicks off the school year with Welcome Week, a UW-W tradition. After the freshmen class arrived on campus August 30, Club U Dub...

Claws, scales, fur: exotics come to campus

Claws, scales, fur: exotics come to campus

October 9, 2014

  By Signe Trewyn By Abrielle Backhaus   Enjoy all the wonders of the zoo right here at UW-Whitewater with Zoozort. Chameleons, kookaburras, pythons and more will visit campus...

Freshman Matt Dawson lifts on an incline bench at the Williams Center.

How to get your fit on in Whitewater: Fitness realm offers students variety of options

September 25, 2014

By Amber Levenhagen Sept. 24, 2014 A new semester brings new choices for students choosing fitness and health as part of their semester. Whitewater has several options to enroll. SnapFitness,...

Students are welcome in Willie’s house

Students are welcome in Willie’s house

September 11, 2014

Sept. 10, 2014 By Signe Trewyn   Free food, a giant slide, airbrush tattoos, a mechanical bull, live reptiles and jousting are just some activities that make up an entertaining Saturday at...

Track and Field: Men finish fourth, women third at Indoor

Track and Field: Men finish fourth, women third at Indoor

March 5, 2014

  March 5, 2014 By Carson Taylor Hosting the Indoor Championships, the UW-Whitewater men’s and women’s track and field teams took on the elite competition of the WIAC last weekend in...

M/W Track & Field: UW-W records fall at WIAC Quad

M/W Track & Field: UW-W records fall at WIAC Quad

February 19, 2014

  Feb. 19 By Carson Taylor The UW-Whitewater men’s and women’s track and field teams had record-setting performances at the WIAC Quad hosted by UW-Oshkosh. Despite numerous career-best...

Men's and Women's Track and Field: Warhawks showcase talent in opening meets

Men’s and Women’s Track and Field: Warhawks showcase talent in opening meets

January 29, 2014

  Jan. 29 By Justin St. Peter The men and women’s track teams have high hopes for the 2014 indoor track season. A preseason ranking of third and eighth, respectively, reinforces those hopes...

Colleges Against Cancer raises more than $25,000 at annual Relay for Life

May 1, 2012

The UW-Whitewater chapter of American Cancer Society affiliate, Colleges Against Cancer, hosted its annual Relay for Life event from 5 p.m. through 5 a.m. last Saturday night at the Kachel Fieldhouse. During...

Whitewater loses an icon: Kachel donated millions of dollars to the athletic department over the years

February 9, 2011
To some, David Kachel was known for the millions of dollars he donated to the UW-Whitewater Athletic Department for more than half a century. But to those who were closest to him, it went much deeper. It went beyond money, facilities and sports. Kachel died last Thursday at the age of 83.
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