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Founded 1901

Royal Purple

Sophomore Gracie Holland was the national champion in pole vault in the 2022 outdoor track and field season. Now she plans to upkeep her mentality and practicing to hopefully maintain that level of performance.

Women’s track warrior

Kaitlin Geisler, Assistant Women’s Sports Editor March 19, 2023

Sophomore pole vaulter Gracie Holland had a strong performance her past two years on the UW-Whitewater women’s track and field team. Throughout the past two seasons she’s competed in long jump,  javelin...

Jaritt Shinhoster wins his second consecutive national championship to end his career as a Warhawk wrestler at the NCAA Division III National Championships in Roanoke, Virginia.

Most outstanding wrestler

Sarah Smith March 19, 2023

  Senior wrestling captain Jaritt Shinhoster earned his second consecutive national title to cap off his career as a UW-Whitewater wrestler. Also named “Most Outstanding Wrestler” at the NCAA...

: #33 AJ Fitzpatrick shoots a layup on Friday March 17th in the Kachel Fieldhouse against University of Missouri

Wheelchair hoops downed in national tournament

Chris Pittner, Men’s Sports journalist March 19, 2023

From March 15-18 the UW-Whitewater Warhawk Men’s Wheelchair Basketball team competed at the National Wheelchair Basketball Association tournament which they hosted at Kachel Gymnasium in Whitewater....

I am leaving very happy with my choice to attend UW-Whitewater

I am leaving very happy with my choice to attend UW-Whitewater

Carina Lopez, Campus News Editor December 5, 2021

I am exactly 27 days away from graduating from UW-Whitewater at the time of writing this. That’s less than a month away and I can’t wrap my head around the fact that I will never have to do homework,...

New editor Alicia Dougherty

Meet the new editor: Alicia Dougherty

Alicia Dougherty, Editor September 5, 2021

Hi everyone! My name is Alicia Dougherty, and I’m the editor this year here at the Royal Purple. Last year I was the assistant news editor and I really enjoyed the experience. I’m a public relations...

Happy holidays from the Royal Purple

Happy holidays from the Royal Purple

Makayla Fedler, Editor December 13, 2020

As the fall semester comes to an end and the winter season is upon us, the staff at the Royal Purple want to say thank you for a great year of articles and ads. With the global pandemic of COVID-19...

Donate to your Royal Purple!

Donate to your Royal Purple!

September 10, 2020

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Proud to find home at the Royal Purple

Kaylee Pryble, Arts & Rec Editor September 30, 2019

I am ecstatic to be the new Arts and Rec Editor for the Royal Purple. When I was a kid, starting just before kindergarten so four or five, I would be glued to the news whenever it was on TV (I was a bit...

The people of the RP have forever changed me

Benjamin Pierce, Managing Editor May 6, 2019

Writer Anna Taylor once said, “Some people arrive and make such a beautiful impact on your life, you can barely remember what life was like without them.” When I arrived at the Royal Purple and the...

Strive for your passions, take chances

Tyler Job, Sports Editor March 4, 2019

Getting to the sports editor position at the Royal Purple was not an easy journey. In fact, it took a lot longer than I hoped for. But I earned it by striving day in and day out to get here. I’ve...

Stay thankful this holiday season

Stay thankful this holiday season

December 4, 2018

We love Thanksgiving here at the Royal Purple. The holiday means good food with people we love, and it also serves as a reminder that through all the crazy, stressful things that happen in life, there...

Homecoming history at  ‘Meet the Archives’ event

Homecoming history at ‘Meet the Archives’ event

Katelyn Black, Lifestyle Editor October 15, 2018

Through the “Meet the Archives” event, staff at the Andersen library hope to introduce students to the elaborate archives that many students don’t know exists. “October is National Archives Month,...

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