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Royal Purple

Founded 1901

Royal Purple

Founded 1901

Royal Purple

Impactful newspaper adviser passes

Impactful newspaper adviser passes

Chase Keller, Assistant Men's Sports Editor April 28, 2024

Former Royal Purple adviser, UW-W journalism instructor and award-winning journalist Samuel Clifford Martino died Saturday, April 20, 2024. After 85 years of service in the field of journalism, Martino...

Royal Purple says goodbye to trademarked logo

September 12, 2012

Sept. 12, 2012 By Andrea Behling There were big changes at the Royal Purple last semester when we debuted our new banner, replacing the Warhawk head logo, on top of the April 4 issue following spring...

Adviser looks back 12 years as journalism lecturer

Sam Martino, Adviser May 9, 2012

In journalistic sign language, the number  “30“ at the end of a news story means the story is finished. For the past 12 years I have had a second career as a lecturer in the Communication Department,...

Marathoner shares stories and shoes

April 27, 2011
When a worn pair of running shoes fall apart at the seems they are usually retired, in most cases, to the garbage. Yet, for world class ultra marathoner Roy Pirrung, his retired shoes are not only going to a good cause, they also create a timeline of his running career when put together. Pirrung, a Sheboygan resident, has won 64 national championship medals and 12 world championship medals. He has also run in 17 different countries and 35 states. Despite his great accomplishments, he didn’t consider himself an “athlete” at first.
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