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...
By Kimberly Wethal and Maddy Scheel
March 30, 2016
The UW-Whitewater Campus Culture Working Group discussed short- and long-term plans for campus betterment during open forums the week before...
Nov. 3, 2015
Last week, Kyle Brooks raised concerns about the proposed recommendation to have a tobacco-free campus. I hope to respond to some of those concerns by providing information about the Chancellor’s...
Oct. 27, 2015
“The right to swing my fist ends where the other man’s nose begins.” This quote from Justice Oliver Wendell Holmes Jr. encompasses the essential idea of American liberty. If an individual...
By Alexandria Zamecnik
April 2, 2014
The UW-Whitewater Faculty Senate unanimously passed a resolution on March 11 to prohibit students from recording in class and other curricular activities...
March 19, 2014
While the events described in the Royal Purple article, “From UW-W classroom to national media,” raise a number of concerns for me about academic freedom, I am compelled to address...
March 12, 2014
Like many others on campus, I am troubled by the incident involving former Milwaukee county supervisor Eyon Biddle’s visit to Monique Liston’s general education class, but perhaps...
March 12, 2014
Commentary by Lucas Wimmer
Recently, a speaker at the University of Wisconsin-Whitewater campus stirred controversy and garnered national attention, but should this have been an issue?
Freshman...
March 12, 2014
I am writing to discuss the viral video I took of a recent lecture in my GenEd 130, in which candidate for Milwaukee alderman Eyon Biddle is featured speaking about Republican racism...
Student captures controversial comments by guest speaker
March 5, 2014
By Alexandria Zamecnik
A speaker whose comments stirred up controversy in a general education class has pushed...
