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Royal Purple

Editor bids adieu after four great years

Kimberly Wethal, Editor-in-Chief May 8, 2018

Editor's Note: Much of this column involves inside jokes to former members of the staff and are not meant to be disrespectful in any way. Back when I was a weird combination of not-quite-an-intern-anymore...

Catino and Camardo continue comradery

Catino and Camardo continue comradery

Jack Miller, Assistant Sports Editor May 7, 2018

From AIM buddies to college roommates, UW-Whitewater softball players Julia Camardo and Caitlin Catino have been friends for over half of their lives. Camardo and Catino met while in elementary school...

Warhawks track and field claims seven top spots

Warhawks track and field claims seven top spots

Cal Steed, Sports Reporter May 7, 2018

The UW-Whitewater men’s and women’s track team competed at the WIAC Outdoor Championship in River Falls May 4 and 5. The men’s team placed second, while the women took fifth. The Warhawks finished...

Change coming for IFC in '18

Change coming for IFC in ’18

Benjamin Pierce, Assistant News Editor April 30, 2018

Greek life on campus is changing. Every UW System campus that supports Greek life needs a governing body. Here at University of Wisconsin-Whitewater, that body is the Interfraternity Council (IFC). A...

Take Back The Night event vital to moving forward

Take Back The Night event vital to moving forward

Royal Purple, Editorial Staff Opinion April 30, 2018

It has always been important for us, both as individuals and as a society, to take April as Sexual Assault Awareness Month seriously. Each year, the month needs to serve as a check on ourselves. We...

Campus engages in sustainable gardening practices

Campus engages in sustainable gardening practices

Brenda Echeverria, Arts & Rec Editor April 15, 2018

Campus Garden Opening Day is scheduled to take place from 2 p.m. to 4 p.m. April 20 at the campus garden located between the Bookstore and Health Center. The event will be a part of Make a Difference...

Innovation Center wins Impact Award

Innovation Center wins Impact Award

Dana Hockbein, Staff Reporter April 15, 2018

The Whitewater University Innovation Center won the Impact Award in Mixed-Use from the International Business Innovation Association (InBIA) in February of 2018. InBIA is the largest member-based entrepreneurial...

UW-W Enactus chapter leads food growth project

UW-W Enactus chapter leads food growth project

Sutton Rettig, Staff Reporter April 15, 2018

Some may find it incomprehensible that real world change can manifest via the social entrepreneurship initiatives of ordinary college students, but UW-Whitewater fosters the furthest thing from ordinary...

Resident assistants aim to better UW-W campus

Resident assistants aim to better UW-W campus

Kaarin Lorum, Staff Reporter April 15, 2018

On-campus residents rely on numerous people for safety needs, academic resources or a guiding hand to achieve success. Resident Assistants (RAs) say they hope students living within residence halls...

Video game used for STEM workshop education

Video game used for STEM workshop education

Garrett Kluever, Biz & Tech Editor April 15, 2018

Children gathered last week at Irwin. L Young Memorial Library in Whitewater to build their very own virtual city. On Saturday, April 7, the library hosted its Super STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering...

Warhawks Split Doubleheader with Titans

Warhawks Split Doubleheader with Titans

Joe Byers, Sports Reporter April 15, 2018

On Wednesday April 11 the No. 2 UW-Whitewater Warhawks split a doubleheader with the No. 16 UW-Oshkosh Titans at Miller Stadium in Whitewater. The Warhawks (15-3, 7-1) took down the Titans by a close...

Softball bounces back from slow start, wins five of six

Softball bounces back from slow start, wins five of six

Tyler Job, Senior Sports Reporter April 15, 2018

The UW-Whitewater softball team turned things around quickly this past week, going 5-1 in a span of three days. The Warhawks improve to 14-8 overall and 4-0 in the WIAC following a shaky regular season...

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