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Recent UW-Whitewater graduate Mike Chaloupka, 23, has died from injuries sustained when he was struck by a car.
Chaloupka, who was in a wheelchair, was struck by the car Aug. 26 while crossing the Whiton and Main streets intersection.
"It's a tragedy. We're very upset that this happened in our community. We want to address those locations," Whitewater City Manager Kevin Brunner said Tuesday.
The body of a UW-Whitewater freshman was found Monday in Calvary Cemetery.
Joseph R. Hummer, 18, was discovered by maintenance crewmembers at approximately 2:59 p.m., said City of Whitewater Police Department Lt. Lisa Otterbacher.
The cause of death has initially been ruled as death by asphyxiation, according to an autopsy conducted Tuesday morning.
The City of Whitewater is taking initial steps to secure crosswalk safety on Main Street after recent graduate Mike Chaloupka was hit, and later died, while crossing the Whiton Street intersection Aug. 26.
Chancellor Richard Telfer addressed the Whitewater Common Council about the university's concern for student safety on near-campus intersections.
Off-campus student housing has become a major concern in Whitewater with a change in university policy allowing sophomores to move into single-family neighborhoods.
UW-Whitewater student Whitney Clapper sang the national anthem at the McCain campaign rally last Friday.
Singing is just one talent of the freshman, who also plays for the women's soccer team at UW-Whitewater.
Students who drive can expect a 10 percent price increase for parking passes during the fall semester due to inflation, increased operating costs for the parking services department and ongoing construction projects.
Tentative discussions for a campus-wide smoking ban have begun to arise as the risks of secondhand smoke have become more apparent to students and staff.
A new emergency alert system will soon be installed on campus in an effort to notify students and visitors of any kind of crisis situation.
University officials have suspended the brothers of Tau Kappa Epsilon- the fourth in the past few years- due to hazing and underage drinking.
Three males sexually assaulted a female student Sept. 4 in parking lot 11 near the Williams Center.