College degree should be priority
November 22, 2010
Filed under Opinion
In America, having a college education is important. You’ll typically make more money than a person who did not graduate from college. You’ll typically get selected for jobs over someone who did not earn a bachelor’s degree. And in this country, we preach about how important higher education is. ...
Raebel defeats cancer
October 27, 2010
Filed under Sports
This Homecoming will be special for AJ Raebel. Actually, all the Homecomings from here on out will be quite special for him. Raebel, who graduated in May 2009, looks at life a little different these days. “I don’t take the little things in life for granted anymore,” Raebel said. “Just thi...
Donovan delivers in more than one way
May 12, 2010
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2009-10 Royal Purple Male Athlete of the Year: Jeff Donovan Jeff Donovan’s year has been a non-stop process. It’s been practice-after-practice, game-after-game. It’s also been win-after-win and one championship after another. After putting on a dominating display during the football season,...
Weyer leaves no doubt
May 5, 2010
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2009-10 Royal Purple Female Athlete of the Year: Justine Weyer Justine Weyer’s place in the UW-Whitewater gymnastics record books is very secure. The eight All-American honors help her cause, as do her two individual national championships. To cap it off, Weyer ended her college career with her second vault national title March 27 in Sp...
Warhawks eye WIAC title
April 28, 2010
Filed under Sports
All one could hear were the flags blowing in the wind. Silence filled the air. One would have thought the baseball team was in last place from the somber tone in the players’ voices after letting the series finale against UW-Stevens Point slip away Monday evening. The 15-9 loss was a disappointment for a team that entered last week as the ...
Softball team hopes to raise more money for Slakstrong
April 28, 2010
Filed under Sports
Tyler Slak was called one of the softball team’s biggest fans last year. “He came to all of our home games,” senior leftfielder Lauren Cruz said. Now, Cruz and the Warhawks are giving Slak’s family a helping hand. At Thursday’s home doubleheader against Lawrence University, there will be a...
Boston Marathon has local feel
April 14, 2010
Filed under Sports
Getting cut from a collegiate sport can end some athletic careers, but for junior Griffin Schroeder it has fueled his. While Schroeder did not make the UW-Whitewater cross country team his sophomore year, he will be one of 25,000 individuals competing in next Monday’s Boston Marathon. “The only thing ...
Raebel has new battle
April 14, 2010
Filed under Sports
It wasn’t the news AJ Raebel wanted to hear, but he’s sure not going to stop fighting now. The former two-time All-American linebacker, who was diagnosed with testicular cancer last November, learned last week he will need to have surgery to remove his lymph nodes. “There are days wh...
Benefit for AJ Raebel being held tonight
March 10, 2010
When the news first spread in January that AJ Raebel was diagnosed with testicular cancer, many knew that they had to help the former UW-Whitewater football player in some fashion. Led by former Warhawk running back Justin Beaver, the Cure 33 Fund was established, where people could simply give a...
Long road traveled
February 16, 2010
Filed under Sports
Dupree Fletcher counts his blessings each and every day. “By the grace of God I turned my life around,” Fletcher said. He knows, however, his life could have turned out quite differently if he didn’t change. He knows his life has been a struggle at times. And he knows his life has taken more detours than he ever anticipated. But he doesn’t hide from his past. “The...
Mitchell’s balancing act
February 2, 2010
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Dustin Mitchell was surrounded by children who came and left Saturday night at the Kachel Gymnasium. It’s something that isn’t out of the ordinary for him, however. It was Kid’s Day as the men’s basketball team battled UW-Stout, meaning after the game, many children lined up to get Mitche...
Vowing to take down cancer
January 27, 2010
The thought was in AJ Raebel’s mind for nearly eight months. Yet, he tried to put that thought out of his mind and no where near the surface. That is until he had no choice. “The pain got worse,” said Raebel, who last played on the UW-Whitewater football team during the 2007 season when...