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Music department holds holiday concert

December 9, 2013

Group will have ‘big-band sound’ according to director Matt Sintchak: By Elise McArdle   On Dec. 10, UW-Whitewater’s jazz ensemble and undergraduate research band will perform a holiday-themed...

Comedian moves from classroom to stage

Comedian moves from classroom to stage

December 4, 2013

Former high school teacher Jay Black has experience in what makes students laugh: By Abrielle Backhaus   Comedian Jay Black said timing presented him with an opportunity to follow his dreams...

Pianist ‘connects with people through music’

Pianist ‘connects with people through music’

December 4, 2013

Senior Josh Wang has played piano since he was seven: By Lauren Piek   At the tender age of seven, senior Josh Wang found the inspiration he needed to start his career in music. His older...

First Thanksgiving

First Thanksgiving

December 4, 2013

Dec. 4, 2013 Exchange student describes encounter with American tradition By Michael Riley Senior Chutilearn “Fai” Treechanasamoot, an international student from Thailand, spent her first...

Campus police conduct virtual ride-along

Campus police conduct virtual ride-along

December 4, 2013

Dec. 4, 2013 More than 170 police departments take part in nationwide program By Lucas Wimmer Sophomore James Sheets distracted himself from studying by browsing Facebook on Nov. 1, when he noticed...

Willie the Warhawk mascot

The person behind the mask: A day in the life of a Willie the Warhawk mascot

December 4, 2013

  Dec. 4, 2013 By Bethe Croy   Willie the Warhawk is most often seen giving high-fives, dancing around and getting students pumped up at a variety of athletic events, parades and...

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...

Derrick Hoverson

A survivor’s journey

November 20, 2013

Colleges Against Cancer president recalls personal experience with illness   Nov. 20, 2013 By Kayla Edgar   Derrick Hoverson was just like any other high school freshman starting...

Typhoon Haiyan hits home

Typhoon Haiyan hits home

November 20, 2013

Nov. 20, 2013 By Michael Riley Junior Matthew Buskirk was working on a self-portrait for one of his art classes on Nov. 8 while watching NBC Nightly News with Brian Williams when he began watching...

‘Something out of a movie’

‘Something out of a movie’

November 20, 2013

Nov. 20, 2013 By Katie Kane Highlighting the destruction and scientific make-up of the meteor, Dr. Paul Rybski spoke about the 2013 Russian meteor event on Friday night in Upham Hall. “We are...

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...

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Dueling pianos performance encourages audience interaction

November 13, 2013

By Abrielle Backhaus   A little friendly competition is what Joe Montanaro and Brian Griffin plan to bring to the UW-Whitewater campus with a dueling pianos performance where the pianists do...

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