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Royal Purple

Founded 1901

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Herbology, wands highlight Harry Potter Fest

April 30, 2014

April 30, 2014 By Christopher Clapper Harry Potter has come to UW-Whitewater for the first time. A day filled with activities for wizards and muggles alike, UW-Whitewater students spent the afternoon...

Students stand for freedom

Students stand for freedom

April 16, 2014

UW-Whitewater organization participates in national event against modern-day slavery April 15, 2014. By Vesna Brajkovic   Although students may not be strangers to pulling all-nighters...

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Gallery exhibit wants students to ‘LEAP’ in

April 15, 2014

April 16, 2014 By Lauren Piek   In college students choose a major to study so that a dream job can be achieved after graduation. UW-Whitewater’s LEAP initiative was created to help...

Organizations team up for social awareness

March 12, 2014

March 12, 2014 By Vesna Brajkovic   Six different groups, normally with six different missions, will team up for a week to share one common goal: awareness. Justice Week, which started...

Lincoln impersonator performs for exhibit

Lincoln impersonator performs for exhibit

February 25, 2014

Feb. 27, 2014 By Alexandria Zamecnik   After two years of applying for grants, the University of Wisconsin-Whitewater was finally able to receive the funding it needed to host “Lincoln:...

WI-JEN Valentine’s Day Dance

WI-JEN Valentine’s Day Dance

February 12, 2014

Feb. 12, 2014 By Abrielle Backhaus By Sarah Steed   If you are struggling to find date ideas for Valentine’s Day, Wisconsin Jazz Education Network’s Valentine’s Day swing dance could...

Steam pipe break shuts down UC

February 5, 2014

Feb. 5, 2014   There was an apparent steam pipe break in the University Center around 10 p.m. tonight, flooding parts of the building including the Down Under area. According to an eyewitness,...

Creation of statue lacked student input

Creation of statue lacked student input

December 4, 2013

By Josh Hafemeister On Oct. 28, UW-Whitewater’s University Center became home to a life-sized bronze statue of Willie the Warhawk leaning over a bench. The $40,000 statue, funded through program...

Safer Sex Drive returns to campus, anonymous HIV testing available

November 29, 2013

  Nov. 29, 2013 By Amanda Ramirez   According to the Center for Disease Control and Prevention, there are more than 1 million Americans living with HIV. More than 250,000 of them...

The life-size sculpture of Willie the Warhawk leans on the back of an attached bench outside of Beans 
coffee shop. The bench cost about $40,000. Funding came from multiple sources, including gift funding.

New bench adorns University Center

November 20, 2013

Nov. 20, 2013 By Jacqueline Schaefer The most recent art installation on campus is one that exemplifies school spirit, former athletic director Paul Plinske said. And what better to symbolize...

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Students fight modern-day slavery

November 6, 2013

  By Vesna Brajkovic   Slavery seems like a relic of the past, but it continues to exist in the present day with an estimated 27 million slaves, according to slaveryfootprint.org. Freedom...

Movember comes back to campus

October 29, 2013

  By Dylan Meyer   The number is 30,090.  This is the number of deaths in the United States from prostate and testicular cancer to date in 2013, according to Cancer.gov. Today, there...

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