Elena Levy-Navarro, Vice President of UW-Whitewater AAUP Chapter
• October 29, 2018
We, the UW-W chapter of the AAUP join the AFT-WI, in endorsing Tony Evers for Governor of Wisconsin. As professionals dedicated to the university and our students, we write to urge you to vote in the...
Gov. Scott Walker (R-Wisconsin) announced a major welfare reform program last week. This program is a combination of what he says will be the best way to combat the abuse of welfare programs and older...
Construction of a new residential hall at UW-Whitewater will begin after 3 years of delays with hopes of opening by Fall 2019.
Although the building is still in the early design phase, The Director of...
Last year, University of Wisconsin-Whitewater officials were facing an unbalanced budget situation and were anticipating a necessary $1 million dip into cash reserves just to keep instruction going during...
April 12, 2016
Royal Purple Staff Opinion
Last month, the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) released guidelines in an attempt to rein in the prescribing of opioid painkillers to address...
March 15, 2016
When Scott Walker won the recall election in 2012, I said that if he were to be reelected in 2014 he would then attack the professors and tenure. One professor laughed, saying that he wouldn’t...
March 8, 2016
When it comes to politics, I identify as a Democrat. If I had to guess, I’d say I agree with 80 to 85 percent of liberal philosophies.
I believe climate change is a big threat to our...
Royal Purple Staff Opinion
Nov. 17, 2015
Gov. Scott Walker recently approved an administrative rule that will allow the state to drug test people who receive public benefits.
The rule took effect...
By Kimberly Wethal
News Editor
Emily Lepkowski
Staff Editor
While the University of Wisconsin-Whitewater didn’t lose the most money when the state budget was finalized (UW-Madison shouldered...
By Amber Levenhagen
Sept. 23, 2015
They’re small, they’re plastic, they clog our teeth and local water systems, and they exist in hundreds of commonly sold beauty and health products. Microbeads...
May 6th, 2015
By Alexandria Zamecnik
Weeks away from leaving the Joint Finance Committee and even being signed into law, the 2015-17 biennial budget is already causing waves in the higher education...
