Election flag under investigation
Katie Childs, Assistant News Editor
September 13, 2020
The campus opened to the first day of classes with a presidential election flag flying atop an evergreen tree near Hyland Hall Sept. 2. The flag violated UW System guidelines for political activity, prompting a police investigation and university email announcement. “Once we found out about it, I contacted F...
Local responds to Vukmir’s visitation to UW campus
November 28, 2018
To the RP Editor: In response to the article about Leah Vukmir’s visit to the UW-Whitewater campus prior to the election Nov. 6, if wha...
Incumbent Rep. Vruwink supports bills for veterans
October 15, 2018
Dear Editor, I have been talking with state legislators about an issue near and dear to my heart: the Deployed Parents Custody and Visitation Act. This law, if enacted, would conform Wisconsin law to the Uniform Law Commission model as it relates to placement of children when a parent or guardian is ca...
Warhawk alumna strives to change political landscape
March 18, 2018
Cassie Steiner is working to change the landscape in politics today. The 2015 graduate of UW-Whitewater’s international studies major hopes to become a politician and continue to bring women into a political picture that she describes as being currently dominated by men. “I think like many...
GOP tax bill will burden lower and middle class families
Royal Purple Editorial Staff, Staff
December 7, 2017
The tax plan that passed through the U.S. Senate last Saturday will not save American citizens an extra $4,000, as promised. Instead it will cost many of us in the long-run through increasing taxes on middle-class Americans and adding $1.4 trillion to the national debt. Meanwhile massive corporations will receive...
‘No matter who won, we lost’
Kimberly Wethal, Co-Editor in Chief
December 2, 2016
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 deemed the country’s President-elect in an upset victory against opponent Hillary Clinton. It’s...
Low turnout hurts local elections
Dusty Hartl, Opinions Editor
November 2, 2016
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 ballot contains far more candidates for office than just the presidential candidates. Many people might b...
Let’s talk politics: Do’s and Don’ts
Alex Salas, Staff Writer
November 2, 2016
Talking politics can be risky at any time, but with presidential candidates like Hillary Clinton and Donald Trump, conversations can take a sharp turn for the worst. Since politics are extremely controversial, it is best to not start the conversation. This is according to Diane Gottsman, a nationa...
Media endorsement of politicians is unethical
November 5, 2012
With the presidential election less than a month away, people across the United States are taking sides. This is to be expected because they must decide who to vote for. Media outlets including “The New York Times” and the “Milwaukee Journal Sentinel” also have a history of taking...
Wisconsin will shine in political spotlight this year
February 16, 2012
With a population of about 5.7 million people in Wisconsin, it’s easy to get lost in the grand scope of things relative to other larger states. This year, Wisconsin will get its day to shine. The state is going to play a major role in the politics of the United States. We are on the cusp of a...
Inspiring march for their rights
April 6, 2011
With our years at UW-Whitewater being a time of growth and maturation for many of us, we often look to faculty and staff members as role models. We look to them to not only guide us in our studies, but in life as well. When associate professor James Hartwick and assistant professor of geology and...
Letters to the Editor
March 2, 2011
Opinions expressed in letters to the editor and staff commentaries do not reflect the views of the Royal Purple. A hard learned lesson Many of the voters who elected handsome young Scott Walker are not old enough to remember Republicans Richard “I am not a crook” Nixon and the dirty tricks Wate...
