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Founded 1901

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Warhawks like to party

Warhawks like to party

Carina Lopez, News Editor January 17, 2021

In 2019 the university recorded 636 on-campus offenses, almost half of which occurred in residence halls with 397 offenses committed in them. Drugs and alcohol were overwhelmingly the main reason for these,...

A combination of fall and winter beauty surrounds students as they walk to class on the UW-Whitewater campus. Snow and cold settle in at UW-Whitewater during a rare Halloween blizzard on Thursday, Oct. 31, 2019.   (UW-Whitewater photo/Craig Schreiner)

Whitewater Event Calendar Jan. 18- 24

January 17, 2021

Jan. 18 Happy Martin Luther King, Jr. Day! Blue Through Brown Eyes: The Art of Mutope Johnson Exhibit can be viewed at Roberta’s Art gallery, located in the University Center either in person...

Word cloud of words used last week

Tweets of the week

Dr. Sumin Shin, Assistant Professor of Advertising January 17, 2021

Union criticizes cuts

Union criticizes cuts

University of Wisconsin-Whitewater United, Contributor January 17, 2021

Do your job! In August, Chancellor Watson announced a “Program Optimization” initiative that will assess the relative “priority” of different programs on campus so that campus resources (money)...

Chancellor Watson

Chancellor Chat: Capitol riot and new COVID-19 testing guidelines

Alicia Dougherty, Assistant News Editor January 17, 2021

Chancellor Dwight Watson opened this month’s Chancellor Chat Monday, Jan. 11 emphasizing the university's mission to educate in light of the Jan. 6 riots at the U.S. Capitol. He encouraged civil discourse...

Jacklyn Smith, Senior Class of 2021, from her recent trip to San Juan La Laguna, Solola in Guatemala.

Insight from a senior of 2021

Jacklyn Smith, Contributor January 17, 2021

As my four-year journey at Whitewater comes to a close, I reflect on some of my unique experiences here. I remember participating in ULEAD, helping fellow incoming freshmen move into the dorms though I...

The Whitewater Fire Department responds to a gas leak near the corner of Starin Road and North Tratt Street around 5 p.m. Tuesday, Jan. 12.

Residents evacuated after gas line break

Evan Halpop, Journalist January 17, 2021

Whitewater residents were evacuated from their homes Tuesday, Jan. 12 around 5 p.m. after the Whitewater Fire Department received a call about a break in a gas line. The break occurred near the intersection...

UW-Whitewater sophomore Mia Lubahn sets the ball during an intramural volleyball playoff
match at the Kachel Fieldhouse in November 2020.

Intramural Sports beat the COVID blues

Matt Ellis, Arts and Rec Editor January 17, 2021

Intramurals allow students on campus to play and compete in games they love. While fall semester games were scaled back to just badminton, volleyball, bag toss and basketball shooting competitions, the...

WIAC winter sports return to play in 2021

WIAC winter sports return to play in 2021

Devin Ulrich, Sports Editor December 13, 2020

The Wisconsin Intercollegiate Athletic Conference (WIAC) Council of Chancellors voted Friday Dec. 11 to resume winter sports competition for the 2020-21 season in February. The season is contingent...

A year unlike any other

A year unlike any other

Katie Childs, Assistant News Editor December 13, 2020

As 2020 wraps up with UW-Whitewater’s 150th commencement, faculty, students, and staff reflect on persistent challenges and emerging benefits of learning remotely during the COVID-19 pandemic.  UW-W...

Various holiday decorations including trees, presents and lights fill the front windows of
Reflections of the Past, on West Main Street in downtown Whitewater.

Windows of Whitewater

Dane Sheehan, Photographer December 13, 2020

The Whitewater Chamber of Commerce is celebrating hometown holiday spirit with a storefront window display competition across the city from Nov. 28 - Dec. 26. An official voting committee judged the...

The Instructional, Communication & Information Technology (ICIT) Department poses for a 2019 staff photo.

2020: Year of the [computer] mouse

Jaelyne White, Business and Technology Editor December 13, 2020

In the Chinese calendar 2020 is the year of the rat, but it will likely be remembered as the year of the [computer] mouse. Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, much of the world has had to live, learn, work...

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