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Royal Purple

Founded 1901

Royal Purple

Parking rule could lead to drunk driving

February 11, 2019

It’s all fun and games until someone decides to drive home. In the City of Whitewater, it is illegal to park on city streets from 2 a.m. to 6 a.m. from Nov. 1 to March 31 every year. In theory, these...

Business gives tips on winter home and car health

Alyssa Brooks, Staff Reporter February 7, 2019

When the temperature is below zero and classes are cancelled, students automatically think only of how to keep themselves warm. However, most students don’t think that these dangerously low temperatures...

Polar Vortex tests Whitewater Wal-Mart, residents

Polar Vortex tests Whitewater Wal-Mart, residents

Carli Pope, Staff Reporter February 6, 2019

A snowstorm struck Wisconsin Sunday, Jan. 27 that kept the Whitewater community inside into the early morning the following day. Temperatures in the southern part of Wisconsin were consistently in the...

Toppers plans Super Deal for Super Bowl

Toppers plans Super Deal for Super Bowl

Dylan Piccolo, Biz & Tech Editor February 6, 2019

When the NFL hosts the 2019 Super Bowl on Sunday, America will be cooking up or taking out their favorite gameday foods with family and friends on what has become like a national holiday. With all food...

Irvin Young Library uses challenge to connect community readers

Katelyn Black, Lifestyle Editor January 21, 2019

In 2018, the Irvin Young Memorial Library gave readers around the Whitewater community the chance to rally around one goal: to read 1,000 books in a single year. For the staff at the library, like Claire...

Local businesses provide unique experiences

Nicole Aimone, Editor in Chief January 21, 2019

Whitewater is a pretty small town. When I was first looking at coming here, a family friend once described Whitewater to me as a city with nothing more than a college campus and a Walmart. When I first...

New eatery is a frozen flashback

Benjamin Pierce, Managing Editor October 22, 2018

It didn’t take Dick Kraus very long to settle on the theme for his new restaurant after buying a building in January. Brain Freeze, a 1950s and 1960s style burger and shake shop, is nestled at 525 E....

photo by Julia Graff / Assistant Photo Editor

Warhawk families get festive

Killian Jauch, News Editor October 8, 2018

   Hundreds of Warhawk families flooded campus  Saturday for the University of Wisconsin-Whitewater’s annual Family Fest. The day was an opportunity for the families of students and staff to experience...

The renovation of the Whitewater McDonald’s has added plenty of new seating and kiosks for customers to order food.

McDonald’s gets modern look

Benjamin Pierce, Managing Editor September 24, 2018

Michael Baxter needed just one word to describe the feedback he’s received on the newly renovated McDonald’s in Whitewater. “It’s just ‘wow,’” said Baxter, the restaurant’s general manager....

A trek through Whitewater

A trek through Whitewater

Shannan Lojeski, Assistant News Editor September 10, 2018

   Students and community members will participate in an upcoming trek through Whitewater to support local charities.    Discover Whitewater Series’ sixth annual Half Marathon, 5K and Fit Kid Shuffle...

Freshman Rina Tsumuraya applies a fresh coat of purple to Warhawk Drive as a part of the fall orientation process.

Professors, student share tips for success

Gabriella Neurock, Lifestyle Editor September 10, 2018

Between juggling new classes, organizations and jobs, starting a new semester can be exciting and stressful all at once. Some students overload themselves at the very beginning of the semester, causing...

Photo courtesy of Studio 84

‘Support the Arts’

Brenda Echeverria, Arts & Rec Editor September 10, 2018

Whitewater’s fifth annual Main Street Festival will return from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. Sept. 15, featuring multiple events similar to previous years’ including street painting. “The event will not only...

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