Founded 1901

Royal Purple

Founded 1901

Royal Purple

Founded 1901

Royal Purple

150th kicks off on April 21

150th kicks off on April 21

Nicole Aimone, News Editor February 19, 2018

Since its inception 150 years ago, the University of Wisconsin-Whitewater has changed names, mascots and school colors – only for one year, as it was so disliked that it was changed back to purple –...

Game of inches

Game of inches

Kolton Hegstrom, Sports Editor November 8, 2017

It took two clutch defensive stops for the Warhawks to hold on to the Miner’s Axe in a thrilling 17-16 victory over the No. 20 UW-Platteville Pioneers. “As a (defensive) unit we enjoy the pressure...

How you can change life today

Ross Guyette, Staff Writer November 1, 2017

National Prescription Drug Take Back Day has passed, but your chance to make an impact remains.  University of Wisconsin Whitewater is trying to bring awareness to a big issue impacting each of us. The...

Meet the new voice behind WSG

Meet the new voice behind WSG

Benjamin Pierce, Staff Writer October 25, 2017

University of Wisconsin-Whitewater student body has a new voice. The sophomore accounting major Charles Kudy will serve as speaker of the senate for the UW-Whitewater Student Government for the remainder...

A Warhawks womens volleyball player positions to bump the ball back over the net during a home game.

Women’s volleyball wins eighth straight at home

Calahan Steed, Staff Writer October 13, 2017

The UW-Whitewater women’s volleyball team’s home dominance continued as the Warhawks dropped UW-Platteville in three sets. The ninth-ranked Warhawks were able to improve to 15-3 on the year, while...

This bar graph shows the recyclable items that UW-Whitewater students recycle the most. Paper is the most recycled item.

Survey finds drop with recycling trend

Brian Schanen and Katie Zwiefelhofer, Contributors May 3, 2017

University of Wisconsin-Whitewater students’ positive attitude towards recycling efforts does not appear to line up with behavioral intent regarding waste products, a public opinion course survey has...

Tim O’Brien, Veteran and author of The Things They Carried interacts with a student during his book signing after accepting the Chancellors Literary award on Mon Nov. 7. O’Brien also spoke to students in Young Auditorium.

Veteran, author receives Chancellor’s literary award

Brad Allen, Biz & Tech Editor November 9, 2016

Award-winning author Tim O’Brien told a crowd of students and faculty on Monday, Nov. 7 that he has learned to hate the Fourth of July and how our culture tends to celebrate killing people. “Killing...

Badger state tips the electoral meter to Trump

Badger state tips the electoral meter to Trump

Emily Lepkowski, News Editor November 9, 2016

The 30th state in the United States was the late-night deciding factor for the nation’s 45th president. Wisconsin was the final push needed for the first step of now-President Elect Donald Trump’s...

Administration’s actions censor press

March 1, 2016

March 1, 2016 As you read through the story about last week’s Action Forum, you might not take notice of the fact that we had photos of the event. We weren’t supposed to. The media was told...

Letter to the Editor: Finding fault in pop culture misses the point

February 16, 2016

Feb. 16, 2016 It has recently come to my attention that the Gender and Equality Center at the University of Oklahoma has launched an ad campaign decrying popular songs for “normalizing” sexual harassment....

Arrests of alcohol, drugs drop on campus

October 14, 2015

By Alexandria Zamecnik Oct. 14, 2015   When Chief of the UW-Whitewater Police Services Department Matthew Kiederlen looked at the numbers for 2014, he didn’t see anything that surprised or...

Plenty of pickins’ at the Apple Hut

Plenty of pickins’ at the Apple Hut

September 30, 2015

The warm sun shined down on my brother and I as we drove down the windy road to Beloit, Wisconsin. Picket signs led the way to our destination.  After a short drive down Walters Road, we found a break...

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