Skip to Main Content
Founded 1901

Royal Purple

Founded 1901

Royal Purple

Founded 1901

Royal Purple

Review by Michael Riley
News Editor

Movie Review: ‘The Lego Movie’

March 5, 2014

  When you combine an everyday, rules-following plastic Lego man who is named the Lego messiah and is drafted into a Justice League-type group of strangers on an epic adventure to stop an evil...

Russia invades Ukraine

March 5, 2014

March 5, 2014   By Michael Riley   On March 2, President Barack Obama and other world leaders tried to resolve the current crisis in Ukraine, as its new government has placed its...

Polar Plunge makes a splash

Polar Plunge makes a splash

February 19, 2014

Feb. 19, 2014 By Michael Riley   The last words by UW-Whitewater Police Chief Matthew Keiderlen before he jumped into a pool of 18,000 gallons of frigid water on Feb. 15 were jokingly, “Someone...

State of the Union Student Reactions

UW-Whitewater students take stance on State of the Union

February 5, 2014

Feb. 5, 2014 Information compiled by Michael Riley Information compiled by Alexandria Zamecnik   The Royal Purple interviewed three different student political leaders on campus; Shane...

Target credit fraud impacts Warhawks

Target credit fraud impacts Warhawks

January 29, 2014

Jan. 29, 2014 By Alexandria Zamecnik By Michael Riley     Black Friday launched the start of the second-largest credit card scam in the United States, which still affects people...

UW-Whitewater Forensics competes in national tournament.

UW-Whitewater Forensics Team shines in California

January 29, 2014

Speech team finishes second out of 24 collegiate teams Jan. 29, 2014 By Michael Riley   The UW-Whitewater Forensics Team took second place out of 24 schools at the two-day Cal State University,...

A long road to graduation

A long road to graduation

December 11, 2013

Dec. 11, 2013 Student speaker to share story with graduating class By Michael Riley Michael Mifflin had to make a decision. After a less than ideal freshman year, he found himself on academic...

Bump in the Road

December 4, 2013

Dec. 4, 2013 2014 bus system funding uncertain By Michael Riley The Innovation Express bus service, connecting Whitewater to Milton and Janesville, is facing a funding shortfall for 2014. City...

Typhoon Haiyan hits home

Typhoon Haiyan hits home

November 20, 2013

Nov. 20, 2013 By Michael Riley Junior Matthew Buskirk was working on a self-portrait for one of his art classes on Nov. 8 while watching NBC Nightly News with Brian Williams when he began watching...

A gun salute and taps honor veterans
on Nov. 11 during a ceremony outside the Hamilton Room.

Honoring our heroes

November 13, 2013

By Michael Riley Ryan Lonergan sat in his high school English class listening to his fellow classmates ask their teacher about college. For him, these questions seemed like a foreign language.  His...

2013 Homecoming royalty crowned

2013 Homecoming royalty crowned

November 6, 2013

Nov. 6, 2013 By Michael Riley The Warhawks football players were not the only winners this past weekend. Seniors Joshua Kozlowski and Veronica Havard were named the 2013 Homecoming King and Queen...

Load More Stories
Activate Search
Founded 1901
Michael Riley