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Candidates finish campaign trail at UW-W

Candidates finish campaign trail at UW-W

Ethan Maurice, Staff Reporter November 12, 2018

   Governor-elect Tony Evers and U.S. Senator Tammy Baldwin made a final campaign stop at the University of Wisconsin-Whitewater Nov. 5, one day before they each won their respective races in the 2018...

Vukmir says America should focus on border control

Leah Vukmir, U.S. Senate candidate (R) November 5, 2018

A 20-year-old college student in Iowa didn’t return home to her family after going on an evening run. Mollie Tibbets was brutally stabbed to death. Her loving parents, unaware of their daughter’s...

photo by Ivan Pomeroy / Staff Photographer

Vukmir draws large crowd

Killian Jauch, News Editor October 22, 2018

The University of Wisconsin-Whitewater College Republicans hosted Wisconsin Senate candidate Leah Vukmir Oct. 17. Vukmir is currently closest competitor to incumbent Sen. Tammy Baldwin. The event drew...

Perkins Loan renewal fails on Senate Floor

Kimberly Wethal, Editor-in-Chief October 5, 2017

The Federal Perkins Loan Program, which provides financial aid to half a million low-income university students, 1,213 of whom are University of Wisconsin-Whitewater students, has failed in the U.S. Senate....

Students and Community members applaud Feingold after sharing his stances on issues like healthcare and immigration.

Feingold, Baldwin visit campus ahead of election

Nathan Kober, Staff Writer October 26, 2016

With the election only a few weeks away, the various Whitewater Democratic campaigns are ramping up their effort to register voters and find volunteers. Former Senator Russ Feingold, who is running...

Emily Lepowski
Assistant News Editor

Young journalist finds place on News Team

February 16, 2016

Feb. 16, 2016 If someone told me I would be covering a national event as huge as a Democratic Debate this early in my journalism career, I would have laughed. Not because it’s unimaginable, but because...

Baldwin seizes victory, first female Wis. senator

November 12, 2012

  “Tonight, at the end of a long and hard-fought campaign, we have won a huge victory for Wisconsin’s middle class,” Rep. Tammy Baldwin (D) said during her victory speech. Baldwin has...

Obama visits Milwaukee

October 3, 2012

President Barack Obama, who visited Milwaukee last Saturday, delivered a campaign re-election speech touching on the economy, creating jobs and improving education. Joseph Bucklley from Racine, Wis.,...

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...

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