After graduating from Milwaukee’s Messmer High School, Jacob Walton went an hour west to attend UW-Whitewater in 2006. As a Black, first-generation college graduate, he says he faced financial obstacles while in school. Yet his eligibility for the UW System’s Lawton Undergraduate Minority Retention Grant Program helped him stay in school. He graduated from Whitewater […]
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UW-Parkside awarded $1.2 million to assist adult degree seekers
SOMERS — The University of Wisconsin-Parkside has been awarded a $1.2 million U.S. Department of Education grant to establish a new Educational Opportunity Center (EOC) aimed at helping more of the region’s adults complete four-year college degrees. The EOC project, being launched this fall, aims to serve 850 participants annually. It will be housed at […]
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UW-Whitewater School of Theatre and Dance: ‘Perfect Wedding’ opens Oct. 11, features local students
WHITEWATER, WI — The following students are members of UW-Whitewater’s production of “Perfect Wedding.” The production will run at Barnett Theatre in the Greenhill Center of the Arts, Oct. 11-14 at 7:30 p.m. and Oct. 15-16 at 2 p.m. Mount Pleasant Core Miller, from Mount Pleasant, is studying Theatre at the UW-Whitewater School of Theatre […]
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UW-Whitewater names 3 resident assistants from Racine County
WHITEWATER, WI — The following local students have been named resident assistants at UW-Whitewater for the 2022-23 academic year. Burlington Cameron Schrader, who is studying Media Arts and Game Development Racine Kymberli Morgan, who is studying Biology Mount Pleasant Dalon Williams, who is studying Media Arts and Game Development RAs are student staff members who […]
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Area football athletes make impact on State All-Star games in Oshkosh
Area high school athletes made their mark this past Saturday as they took on one more opportunity at playing high school-level football. Kenosha St. Joe’s DeAndre Baptiste, as well as Kenosha Bradford’s Christian Crump among others, seized that opportunity and raised money for a good cause on Saturday in the Wisconsin Football Coaches Association All-Star […]
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Norwood, defense fuel 2nd straight Raiders win
Age ain’t nothing but a number. Just ask Racine Raiders longtime wide receiver Will Norwood. The 37-year-old Racine Case grad and former Division 1 college football player snagged two touchdowns to lead the hometown team to a 21-6 victory over the visiting Midway Marauders Saturday night at Historic Horlick Field. It was the second consecutive […]
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Fourth Quarter struggles doom Warhawks in championship loss
The UW-Whitewater Women’s Basketball team went cold in the fourth quarter as the Warhawks fell one game shy of winning their first national championship. The Hope College Flying Dutch used a 13-0 run in the fourth quarter to hand the Warhawks their second National Runner-up finish in school history. “I couldn’t be more proud of […]
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Warhawks advance to National Championship game
The UW-Whitewater Women’s Basketball team is one step away from their first National Championship in program history. The Warhawks used a 12-5 run in the fourth quarter of a 55-51 win over Amherst College to advance to Saturday’s National Championship game. “I am really proud of our team as we just hung in there and […]
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UW-Whitewater Warhawk Women headed to Final Four
Saturday night was a night to remember as the UW-Whitewater Warhawks took on the UW-Oshkosh Titans in a thrilling match that would earn the Warhawks a spot in the Final Four. Two Whitewater High School graduates are closer to making their hometown dreams come true. Whippet alumni Rebekah Schumacher and Kacie Carollo played big roles […]
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Conference Rivals to play for chance at Final Four
Conference rivals will go at it tonight with huge stakes on the line as the UW-Whitewater and UW-Oshkosh women’s basketball teams will play for the right to go to the Final Four. Both teams notched wins to advance to the Elite Eight on Friday night at the Kachel Gym in Whitewater. Porath leads Titans over […]
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Warhawks fall in conference tournament title game, await NCAA bid
UW-Eau Claire used a 25-point free throw advantage over the Warhawks and got a big 31-point performance from Jessie Ruden to earn the automatic bid to the NCAA tournament on Friday night. Ruden scored 31 points and the Blugolds shot 28-for-31 from the free-throw line as they defeated UW-Whitewater 77-63 in the WIAC Conference Tournament […]
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Warhawks use late 12-2 run to win, make conference championship
In a battle of runs between conference rivals, the No. 11 UW-Whitewater Women’s Basketball team used a late run to help propel themselves into another conference tournament championship game. The Warhawks used a 12-2 run in the last three minutes to earn a 67-59 win over UW-Oshkosh at home in the semifinals of the WIAC […]
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Lambert posts career-high as Warhawks reach WIAC semifinal
Racine St. Cat’s graduate Elijah Lambert played a big role as the UW-Whitewater Men’s Basketball team advanced to the semifinal round of the WIAC tournament on Tuesday night. Lambert had a career-high 25 points in the Warhawks’ 72-49 win over UW-River Falls at home. “Great game defensively and offensively as he rebounded well,” UW-Whitewater Men’s […]
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Racine County 2021 UW-Whitewater Winter Graduates
WHITEWATER, WIS. – The UW-Whitewater winter commencement was held on Dec. 18, 2021. More than 762 students crossed the stage to receive their degrees at the ceremony, held at Kachel Fieldhouse in the Williams Center. The graduating class included 4 international students, 71 military veterans and 168 nontraditional students, defined as undergraduate students who are […]
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Capstran fitting in during freshman year at UW-Whitewater
In only his freshman year, Franklin grad Carter Capstran is fitting right in for the UW-Whitewater men’s basketball team. The former Saber currently is fourth on the team in points and rebounds and has been garnering minutes in the post this season. “There have been a couple of ups and downs all over the place,” […]