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Founded 1901

Royal Purple

Founded 1901

Royal Purple

LEAP program lets students, faculty make changes to campus

LEAP program lets students, faculty make changes to campus

November 13, 2013

By Lucas Wimmer Carmen McCray’s expectation in coming to UW-Whitewater was to have school change her, not for her to change the school. That is exactly what happened to McCray, however, with the...

A gun salute and taps honor veterans
on Nov. 11 during a ceremony outside the Hamilton Room.

Honoring our heroes

November 13, 2013

By Michael Riley Ryan Lonergan sat in his high school English class listening to his fellow classmates ask their teacher about college. For him, these questions seemed like a foreign language.  His...

Officers aim to educate

November 13, 2013

By Jacqueline Schaefer Students come to college to receive an education. The UW-W campus police department’s goal is to ensure this education includes more than just reading and memorizing facts. The...

For vocalist, path to recital began with major switch

November 6, 2013

By Lauren Piek   Senior Jennalee Brummel originally came to UW-Whitewater with the intention of majoring in flute performance after receiving a full scholarship. That was her plan until one...

Anti-bullying is focus of ‘It Gets Better’

Anti-bullying is focus of ‘It Gets Better’

November 6, 2013

By Abrielle Backhaus   Bullying is one of the most challenging concerns among youth and young adults today. UW-Whitewater will welcome the Gay Men’s Chorus of Los Angeles and the It Gets Better...

Melissa Buss

Fact or fiction: Myths behind common cold

November 6, 2013

  By Haley Beets   As winter approaches, so does the threat of coming down with a cold or flu. In a college setting, a case of the sniffles can spread easily and evolve into a crippling...

Internet speeds cause for concern

Internet speeds cause for concern

November 6, 2013

Nov. 6, 2013 By Kevin Demerath By Lucas Wimmer UW-Whitewater students have recently experienced slow Internet due to an overload of devices connecting to the Wi-Fi. With Internet being such a...

John Hoey

Students fight modern-day slavery

November 6, 2013

  By Vesna Brajkovic   Slavery seems like a relic of the past, but it continues to exist in the present day with an estimated 27 million slaves, according to slaveryfootprint.org. Freedom...

Whitewater’s own ‘Pitch Perfect’

Whitewater’s own ‘Pitch Perfect’

October 30, 2013

Vocal jazz ensemble performs modern a cappella music: By Elise McArdle   “Pitch Perfect” may have made it cool on the big screen, but a cappella performances are nothing new to the collegiate...

Movember comes back to campus

October 29, 2013

  By Dylan Meyer   The number is 30,090.  This is the number of deaths in the United States from prostate and testicular cancer to date in 2013, according to Cancer.gov. Today, there...

Bags, bottles focus of Sustainability Day

Bags, bottles focus of Sustainability Day

October 29, 2013

By Thomas Zimmer In the push to go green, the university hosted its annual Sustainability Day on Wednesday, Oct. 23. Student organizations Student Allied for a Green Earth, Earth Initiative and Creative...

What makes Whitewater the ‘Second Salem’

October 29, 2013

  By Robert Jansen   The city of whitewater has a surprisingly colorful past, filled with rumors and stories of witches, spirits, and murderers. The town has even been nicknamed the...

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