Founded 1901

Royal Purple

Founded 1901

Royal Purple

Founded 1901

Royal Purple

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 6, 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...

John Hoey

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 30, 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...

Bags, bottles focus of Sustainability Day

Bags, bottles focus of Sustainability Day

October 30, 2013

By Thomas Zimmer In the push to go green, the university hosted its annual Sustainability Day on Wednesday, Oct. 23. Student organizations Student Allied for a Green Earth, Earth Initiative and Creative...

Kalyn Maxfield

Helping those in need

October 30, 2013

  Students’ project benefits local food pantry By Kayla Edgar   Students in all residence halls on campus will have a chance to give back to the community during The Hunger Games...

UHCS health program offers free wellness products to students

October 23, 2013

By Jacqueline Schafer A program that aims to boost physical activity, improve nutrition and hydration in students debuted on Monday, Oct. 21. The University Health and Counseling Services will present...

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