Spring Break
The UW-Whitewater campus has its own connection to last Thursday's shooting tragedy that left six dead at the Northern Illinois University through University Police Chief Matt Kiederlen and former journalism professor Bill Cassidy.
Students braved frigid temperatures and ice-coated pathways to vote for the first time on campus Tuesday. The students voted in the Wisconsin presidential primary and for a Whitewater municipal judge.
Disbelief followed by fear and panic were the initial reactions of students at Northern Illinois University Feb. 14 after a former student opened fire in a classroom.
Throughout the week students login to their campus e-mail to contact professors or classmates, but they also find their inbox filled with spam e-mail and announcements from the university.
The Royal Purple received a third place Best of Show award Sunday at the Best of Midwest 2008 convention sponsored by the Associated Collegiate Press. The student-run newspaper's Feb. 13 issue was recognized for general excellence among various college newspapers from 12 different states.
Nutrition information is not available through the dining halls directly, but healthy-minded individuals can find information to make their selections online.
Whitewater Student Government Sen. Dane Checolinski is heading up a committee to help students work with landlords and make sure rentals are to code.
Actors Tate Donovan and Kerry Washington joined state Rep. Kim Hixson, D-Whitewater, and Gov. Jim Doyle's sons Gus and Gabe Doyle, visiting the UW-Whitewater campus Saturday afternoon in support of Sen. Barack Obama, D-Illinois, for the Democratic nomination in Wisconsin's presidential primary Tuesday.
State Rep. Kim Hixson, D-Whitewater, spoke at the University Center Thursday in reference to a package of bills called the Syllabus for Success. The proposed plan highlights access to higher education, health care for those burdened by student loans.
Sen. Julie Lassa, D-Stevens Point, and Rep. Robin Vos, R-Racine, are seeking to remove cases where the defendant was found not guilty, or the charges were dismissed from the Consolidated Court Automated Program.