Spring Break
A new state budget was finalized Tuesday by the legislature, paving the way towards relief for more than 6,000 students in the UW System who are still without financial aid, including 178 at UW-Whitewater. One week after the Assembly rejected a $58 billion proposal by Gov. Jim Doyle, the legislature finally agreed upon a two-year, $57.2 billion budget.
A new roundabout intersection has been completed on the eastside of Whitewater and was opened with a ceremonial ribbon cutting. The new intersection is one of a few new additions to the eastside.
Students can participate in a volunteer trip to Whitewater's sister city Bay St. Louis, Miss. early January to help rebuild homes devastated by Hurricane Katrina. Katrina, the sixth-strongest Atlantic hurricane ever recorded, struck the Gulf Coast in 2005 and is the costliest hurricane in U.
Students have the opportunity to participate in the Warhawk Rewards program at the University Bookstore and earn cash back for all purchases.
The Whitewater Common Council agreed last week to improve pedestrian crosswalks on Main Street at Whiton and Cottage across from the UW-Whitewater campus and by the Mulberry Glen retirement center across from Wal-Mart.