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Royal Purple

Founded 1901

Royal Purple

Founded 1901

Royal Purple

Ignorance is not bliss

Ignorance is not bliss

Shannan Lojeski, News Editor March 18, 2019

No one is immune to racial ignorance. That is just one hard truth that Dr. Crystal Fleming shared in her presentation on her book “How to Be Less Stupid About Race” given to students, faculty and...

Track & field takes 15th place tie in Boston

Track & field takes 15th place tie in Boston

Charlie Ward, Staff Reporter March 11, 2019

On March 8 and 9, the Whitewater track and field team sent seven athletes to Boston to compete in the NCAA Division III Indoor National Championship. Receiving 12 points throughout the two days of competition,...

Gymnastics squad goes for three-peat

Calahan Steed, Staff Reporter March 11, 2019

Don’t flip out about the UW-Whitewater gymnastics team missing nationals. Leave the flipping to the gymnasts. On March 9, the Warhawks finished third at the WIAC Championship/NCGA West Regional. The...

Whitewater Reverend invites growth through Lent

March 11, 2019

As we enter into Lent we do it with the full knowledge that God is with us and there is nothing to fear – and that is a relief, because if we take it seriously Lent could be pretty scary, but here, in...

SweetSpot captures coffee title

SweetSpot captures coffee title

Carli Pope, Staff Reporter March 11, 2019

The SweetSpot is on the top of the coffee world in Whitewater. The local café and bakery was recently given the Royal Purple Best of Whitewater 2019 award for best coffee. The SweetSpot is a family-run,...

Purple Pride

Purple Pride

Alyssa Brooks, Staff Reporter March 11, 2019

475 gallons. That is how much paint is used on Warhawk Drive at the beginning of each school year. First Year Experience (FYE) hosts ‘Warhawk Welcome’ to help incoming freshmen adapt to UW-W. Painting...

Gymnastics’ season-high score not enough

Scout Springgate, Assistant Copy Editor March 6, 2019

The Warhawk gymnastics team closed out the regular season this past Saturday against WIAC foe UW-Oshkosh at Kris Russell Arena, and dropped the meet by a close score of 190.675-191.850 on Senior Day. UW-W’s...

Bowling squad defeats top-ranked team in Big Red Invite

Ben Lokken, Staff Reporter March 6, 2019

The No. 13 Warhawk bowling team took home fourth place with a 5-6 record in the Big Red Invitational against nine other schools, including Big 10 host the Nebraska Cornhuskers March 1-3 . “This weekend...

‘Success is earned and not given’

‘Success is earned and not given’

Tyler Job, Sports Editor March 4, 2019

If there is one thing that senior guard Andre Brown wants people to realize about him, it’s that earning something is not as easy as some would assume. The Warhawk men’s basketball star recently wrapped...

Strive for your passions, take chances

Tyler Job, Sports Editor March 4, 2019

Getting to the sports editor position at the Royal Purple was not an easy journey. In fact, it took a lot longer than I hoped for. But I earned it by striving day in and day out to get here. I’ve...

Competition promises free tuition

Olivia Storey, Assistant News Editor March 4, 2019

High schoolers from all across Wisconsin had a chance to win one year of free tuition at UW-W. High school seniors, juniors and sophomores from Wisconsin came to Whitewater on Wednesday to compete and...

Vaping targets younger audience

Vaping targets younger audience

Shannan Lojeski, News Editor March 4, 2019

Roughly 30 students, staff and community members attended a forum focused on vaping and the dangers of tobacco use Feb. 19 in Heide Hall. The forum, “Tomorrow’s Potential Customer”, was sponsored...

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