Spring Break
It's often said the finish is more important than the start, but the Warhawks began Saturday's Stagg Bowl XXXVI in too deep a hole to overcome. The 'Hawks were defeated in the Division III national championship game in Salem, Va., 31-26, by the Mount Union (Ohio) Purple Raiders.
Proud, accomplished, relieved, excited and a little bit sad are all emotions invading the lives of 661 former UW-Whitewater students. A crowd filled the Kachel Fieldhouse Dec. 20 for the winter commencement of the class of 2008. Following the procession of students, faculty and staff, junior Michael Roemer sang the national anthem to a mass of cap-less students.
Eric Lund, an alumnus of UW-Whitewater, will be the keynote speaker at the Winter Commencement Ceremony Dec. 20 in the Kachel Fieldhouse.
Lund graduated in December 1991 with a bachelor's degree in public policy administration. He co-founded a hospitality development and management business called Stark and Lund Hospitality four years later.
Two more students have been arrested for possession and delivery of marijuana, making the total count 11 in the mass arrests made by the Walworth County Drug Enforcement Un
UW-Whitewater has 662 students scheduled to graduate Saturday. The winter 2008 commencement ceremony will be held at 10 a.m. in the Kachel Fieldhouse.
December graduates might find it more challenging to find a job during the ongoing recession, but in certain sectors, such as health care and education, prospects are brighter.
On the heels of the year's first snow storm, the UW-Whitewater Facilities Planning and Management has geared up for another snowy winter.
A state-wide program called "Booze & belts," aimed at increasing the enforcement of drunk driving and drivers without seatbelts.