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District 2 representative arrested on drug charges

May 18, 2011

UW-Whitewater student Javonni Butler charged with two counts of delivering THC, faces up to three years and six months in prison and a $10,000 fine for each count.

Fischer Hall shutting down for 2011-12 academic year

May 11, 2011

The next few years will mark drastic changes in on-campus housing as Fischer Hall is planned to go offline for renovations throughout the 2011-2012 academic year, Director of University Housing Frank Bartlett said.

State budget could limit spending at university

May 11, 2011

Wisconsin’s proposed budget for 2011-2012 could cost UW-Whitewater to cut $4.3 million from its base budget. Faculty met last week at the senate meeting to discuss the potential outcomes of UW-Whitewater, which is dependent on Gov. Scott Walker’s proposal.

McCall to inspire, humor graduates

May 11, 2011

Brookfield native Casey McCall, a senior secondary English education major, was selected to be the student speaker for the spring semester’s graduation ceremony.

Communication department making changes for next year

May 4, 2011

Massive changes in the journalism and advertising programs are going to help prepare students for the “real world.”

Innovation Center welcomes first private tenant

April 28, 2011

Blackthorne Capital, an innovative financial management start-up company, became the first private tenant at the Innovation Center in the Whitewater University Technology Park.

Earthday gallery

April 27, 2011

photos by: Alyssa Miles, Giovanni Lopez, Kelsey Welke

Campus Briefs

April 27, 2011

Adult and Child Triathlon A not-for-profit youth group that offers swim lessons, a swim team, and adult and child triathlons will host an Adult and Child Triathlon this Sunday at the Williams Center....

Print Farm Club makes debut with sale

April 27, 2011

The new Print Farm Club will make its debut on campus by holding a sale today. There will be sale tables set up from 10 a.m. to 7 p.m. in the Center of the Arts atrium.

University should not butt-out smoking

April 27, 2011

Though health is always a concern for college students, a recent push to make UW-Whitewater a smoke-free campus is a little unreasonable and unrealistic.

No explosives found in Williams Center last week

April 27, 2011

The bomb threat that closed the Williams Center for more than a day last week ended up being a false alarm.

New Web site brings new features

April 27, 2011

The UW-Whitewater home page got a fresher look as a result of design changes that took over a year to hash out. The website also got a new content management system, which allows Marketing and Media to easily update information.