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Regents approve tenure changes

March 15, 2016

By Nathan Kober March 16, 2016   The UW System Board of Regents passed a new set of tenure policies on March 10, making it easier for campus administrators to fire faculty. The new policies...

Cancer fundraiser rakes in over $20,000

Cancer fundraiser rakes in over $20,000

March 15, 2016

By Emily Lepkowski March 16, 2016 Junior Clare Thompson celebrated her 21st birthday by shaving her head as a crowd of supporters sang “Happy Birthday” in support of cancer research. “It’s...

Hoverboard ban is a good move for campus

March 15, 2016

March 15, 2016 First, and I know I’m not alone in this, those things called “hoverboards” are not hoverboards. They are simply self-balancing “tool” scooters. They do not hover, and there is...

Snapchat video inspires student to speak out

March 8, 2016

By Kimberly Wethal March 9, 2016 Sophomore Shaun Raymond has decided no one makes him “the butt of their joke” after a Snapchat video of him gained popularity last week. Raymond was unknowingly...

Grant program expansion considered by community

March 8, 2016

By Brad Allen March 9, 2016 The Whitewater Community Foundation (WCF) is expanding its overall vision by implementing a new Active Grant Program. The grant program will serve to help raise funds for...

Trump antics reflect negative campus climate

March 8, 2016

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...

Column by 
Emily Leclaire
Assistant Sports Editor

There’s no place like Whitewater

March 8, 2016

March 8, 2016 I’ve spent my entire life in the Midwest. All I’ve ever known is flat lands, cows and the occasional farm here and there. It may make sense that all I’ve ever wanted is to see a big...

Attendees of the forum sit together in groups to discuss solutions for UW-Whitewater's campus climate issue. The room had been much fuller at the beginning of the event where students and faculty were encouraged to share their stories – close to 430 people were there.

Action Forum pulls in high numbers of attendees

March 1, 2016

By Kimberly Wethal and Nathan Kober March 2, 2016 Freshman Ahmya Cheatham said it shouldn’t have taken a “Bloody Sunday” for students to rally together about race issues on campus at the...

Sophomore Emily Schwartz answers the phone as a desk attendant in the University Center. The number of hours students can work on campus decreased from 30 a week to 25. The change in weekly hours is due in part to the Affordable Care Act, which forced UW-Whitewater’s Human Resources Department to even out the full-time hours students work during breaks and the rest of the year. Photo by Kimberly Wethal.

Employed students hit by decrease in hours

March 1, 2016

By Kimberly Wethal March 2, 2016 Student employees are feeling the effects of new Affordable Care Act (ACA) regulations and payroll policies. Student workers were previously been capped at 30...

Poet, world traveler and former mixed martial arts fighter Cameron Conaway presented “Bare Knuckle Warrior Poetics: On Fighting, Writing and the Worlds Between,” a lecture dedicated to sharing his learned experiences while living in Thailand. Photo by Amber Levenhagen.

MMA fighter, poet shares lessons

March 1, 2016

By Nicole Aimone March 2, 2016 Cameron Conaway went from being a poet to a journalist because of a story he saw on CNN about male sex trafficking in Thailand, he told a crowd of UW-Whitewater students. He...

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...

Economic impact of UW-W in the millions

Economic impact of UW-W in the millions

February 23, 2016

By Kimberly Wethal Feb. 24, 2016 Professor of economics Russ Kashian said his name might be in a slightly bigger, bolder font on a new study finding UW-Whitewater’s local financial impact, but...

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