Founded 1901

Royal Purple

Founded 1901

Royal Purple

Founded 1901

Royal Purple

Eau Claire bar policy makes no sense

Eau Claire bar policy makes no sense

“Life ain’t all blueberries and paper airplanes. You know what I mean?” No, former Bachelorette contestant Chad Johnson, who eats tons of meat, drinks too much and soils himself, and made fun...

Ten partake in Track and Field nationals

Ten partake in Track and Field nationals

Kolton Hegstrom, Sports Editor March 13, 2018

The UW-Whitewater track and field teams wrapped up their indoor seasons in Birmingham, Alabama with the men’s team finishing in the top 25 of the nation. The UW-W men’s track and field team finished...

From left, Scott Wild inquires about Bobby Landsee’s collection of salt cellars, which were used in the Victorian era because salt was not yet shakeable from salt shakers. Landsee said she has over 1,000 salt cellars that she’s collected over the years.

‘Just the tip of the iceberg’

Kimberly Wethal, Editor-in-Chief March 11, 2018

Bobby Landsee sat behind a maroon-draped table in the Cravath Lakefront Community Center on Saturday with almost 100 salt cellars resting on the table in front of her. The salt cellars – miniature...

The graffiti seen around campus features the word “soon” and includes a crown and sometimes other words as well. The graffiti is not an active threat to campus.

Campus wants graffiti gone

Benjamin Pierce, Assistant News Editor March 5, 2018

It’s art – until it’s not. A graffiti perpetrator has taken their artistic ideas too far and is spooking the University of Wisconsin-Whitewater campus. The graffiti features a face with the...

Both the administration and the overall campus population at the University of Wisconsin-Whitewater need to be doing more to protect members of our community who are undocumented citizens. Steps we all can – and should – take involve contacting members of the House of Representatives and the Senate, and setting up emergency reserve funds for students who must continue their education without federal loan support.

We must stand beside our DREAMers

Royal Purple Editorial Staff Opinion, Royal Purple Editorial Staff March 5, 2018

A major deadline set for Congress to act on the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) legislation has run out of time. The ramifications could be devastating if the policy is repealed, which allows...

UW erodes students free speech

UW erodes students’ free speech

Royal Purple Staff, Royal Purple Editorial Staff February 19, 2018

Fellow students, you might want to start watching your volume. Thanks to a new University of Wisconsin System policy, if your speech, protest or demonstration “substantially disrupts” another person’s...

Crews from WE Energies survey the scene of a gas leak as they work to fix the issue Tuesday, Feb. 6.

Natural gas leak causes brief evacuations at UW-W campus

February 6, 2018

A natural gas leak near Starin Road caused brief evacuations from several campus buildings at the University of Wisconsin-Whitewater, university officials and campus police confirmed. Upham Hall, Ambrose...

Police services conduct active threat scenario training

January 16, 2018

The University of Wisconsin-Whitewater Police Services will host officers from the Delavan Police Department to conduct active threat scenario training in Hyland Hall on Jan. 16 and 17. An announcement...

In a 2016 photo, a crime scene where a Whitewater man was killed is taped off by city police.

Whitewater man convicted of reckless homicide in October 2016 murder

November 8, 2017

A jury convicted Alan M. Johnson of first-degree reckless homicide Tuesday, Nov. 7 in the fatal shooting of his brother-in-law in 2016. According to the Janesville Gazette, the jury did not reach a...

Opioid abuse opinion

Royal Purple Staff, Staff Writer November 1, 2017

Opioid abuse cases and deaths related to drugs such as methamphetamines, heroin and cocaine have been on the rise since 2000, and until a treatment facility not ran by local authorities is opened, that...

The UW-W poses for a photo during the conference. Two members competed in the pitch competition but did not make it past the preliminary round.

CEO shows innovations at conference

Garrett Kluever, Biz and Tech Editor November 1, 2017

The University of Wisconsin - Whitewater College Entrepreneurs Organization (CEO) chapter attended the Global Conference and Pitch Competition in Tampa, Florida Oct. 26 - 28. Conference attendees had...

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