Closer look at Wisconsin farms
Olivia Storey, Staff Writer
February 11, 2019
Filed under News
The traveling exhibit The Lands We Share made its way to Andersen Library this week, showcasing farming and culture across Wisconsin. “This exhibit is the result of collaborative research from faculty and students at four UW campuses (UW-Whitewater, UW-Oshkosh, UW-Milwaukee, and UW-Madison),” said Sarell...
Fun through filming
Brenda Echeverria, Arts & Rec Editor
September 25, 2018
Filed under Arts & Rec
Sophomores Nick Borowitz and Bradley Ripp think it is important for fellow University of Wisconsin-Whitewater students to reserve time for their passions. The pair, along with their friend and UW-Madison student Nate Smith, has directed and released a music video for the song “Bloom,” produced ...
Putting ‘super’ in super senior
Brad Allen, Copy Editor
September 10, 2018
Filed under Opinion
Syllabus week icebreakers felt bittersweet and awkward this semester. I wasn’t able to graduate in four years. Now, I’m a super senior. My first senior year was a rocky road. Dropping classes to reserve more time for a management job set me back.School should always come first. Anxiety and hearing a m...
Sounds saving lives
Brad Allen, Biz & Tech Editor
April 13, 2017
Filed under Biz & Tech
A safety alarm device created by California-based company ROBOCOPP offers one possible solution to deterring crime or violent encounters. The Sound Grenade – the world’s smallest and loudest alarm – is fairly simple. Users pull the pin at the top of the device, and a 120-decibel noise alarm...
US backs out of TPP; is NAFTA repeal next?
Brad Allen, Biz & Tech Editor
February 1, 2017
Filed under Biz & Tech
Machinery, medical supplies, energy and electric materials and dairy goods. The top four industries of the badger state will not see increases in exports due to a recent executive action that could harm Wisconsin’s economy. A proposed free trade deal between the U.S. and 11 other nations that would...
Permitted pets and loose lions
December 14, 2016
Filed under Lifestyle
Permitted pets and loose lions Exotic animal ownership regulations vary across Wisconsin If you could own any animal in the world, what would it be? You’ve probably heard this question before. Many times, probably. Some people would say dogs all the way. Other may claim cats are ...
Budget cuts 40 positions, 42 courses
April 19, 2016
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Information compiled by Nathan Kober April 20, 2016 Faculty and program cuts are on the way for UW System colleges, according to a report from the Board of Regents. The portion of the report focusing on UW-Whitewater did not say how the campus will deal with the new cuts. According to...
WSUW permit will double listener range
April 12, 2016
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By Emily Lepkowski April 13, 2016 The Federal Communications Commission (FCC) is rewarding UW-Whitewater a tower permit – an airspace compromise a decade in the making. Last December, a Transmitter tower permit was issued to UW-W’s campus radio station 91.7 “The Edge.” It’s a proc...
Crowd divided over Trump rally
April 6, 2016
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By Kimberly Wethal and Amber Levenhagen April 6, 2016 Presidential hopeful Donald Trump held a rally at the Janesville Connection Center in the Holiday Inn Express on March 29. His rally drew in thousands of people, both in support and opposition to his first campaign stop. Trump was the last of the...
Forums offer campus climate solutions
March 30, 2016
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By Kimberly Wethal and Maddy Scheel March 30, 2016 The UW-Whitewater Campus Culture Working Group discussed short- and long-term plans for campus betterment during open forums the week before spring break. The forums were the result of the Feb. 23 Action Forum and feedback from students, faculty an...
Trump antics reflect negative campus climate
March 8, 2016
Filed under Opinion
March 8, 2016 For college students, the presidential campaign seems like a far-off land where a rich bigot and two career politicians are in a street brawl for the GOP nomination, and the two Democratic candidates, one an “email-deleter” and the other a “socialist,” are politely disagr...
Faculty respond to tenure changes
February 9, 2016
Filed under News
By Nathan Kober Feb. 10, 2016 Policy changes granting UW campus administrators the ability to fire staff with tenure was approved by the education committee of the UW System Board of Regents on Feb. 5, at UW-Madison. The changes are part of the 2015-7 biennial state budget which removed tenu...