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Warhawk Almanac: Accessibility and Progress: A Warhawk Tradition – 1974

Posted on October 4, 2021 by Riley Bartsch

On October 7th, 1974, Chancellor James R. Connor participated in an Awareness Day program that sparked accessibility reform across campus. Continue reading →

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Warhawk Almanac: And So the Season Begins – 1993

Posted on September 20, 2021 by Riley Bartsch

On September 20, 1993, the Irvin L. Young Auditorium began its first season with a production of “Sunday in the Park with George.” Continue reading →

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Warhawk Almanac: The Halverson House Arrives – 1907

Posted on September 6, 2021 by Riley Bartsch

In 1907, a new feature was added to Whitewater’s campus. The Halverson Log House found a new home as the campus’s personal museum of pioneer life. Continue reading →

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Warhawk Almanac: President Phelps: A Two-Year Term – 1876

Posted on August 16, 2021 by Riley Bartsch

On August 17th, 1876, the Whitewater Register published a series of letters praising President William F. Phelps. However, that praise was short lived. Continue reading →

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Warhawk Almanac: Comedy, Community, Collaboration – 1968

Posted on August 2, 2021 by Riley Bartsch

On August 2nd and 3rd, 1968, a mixed cast put on the first play organized through the collaboration of the University of Wisconsin Center – Rock County and local theatre companies. Continue reading →

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Warhawk Almanac: Whitewater Welcomes an Important Guest – 1961

Posted on July 26, 2021 by Riley Bartsch

In the Summer of 1961, Whitewater was honored to host a special guest: Martin Luther King, Jr. Continue reading →

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Warhawk Almanac: A School by Any Other Name – 1951

Posted on July 12, 2021 by Riley Bartsch

On July 10th, 1951, the Board of Regents passed a resolution that would give Whitewater a new name and a new view for the future. Continue reading →

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Bizarre history of Wisconsin

Posted on January 15, 2021 by Barbara

Chad Lewis will talk about the “Bizarre History of Wisconsin: Strange Stories from Our Past” on Tuesday, January 19th, at 6 p.m. via Zoom (online). This free event is sponsored by Whitewater’s public library, the Irvin L. Young Memorial Library. … Continue reading →

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The Librarian of Auschwitz (New Stuff Tuesdays)

Posted on November 10, 2020 by Naomi Schemm

Most everyone knows by know the horrible story of Auschwitz and the Holocaust, and in this trying year of 2020, one can be forgiven for passing by a story about that depressing time period in our recent past! But (being … Continue reading →

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Spiritualism and the Morris Pratt Institute

Posted on October 29, 2020 by Barbara

Many current and former students at UW-Whitewater have been curious about some of the legends of Whitewater related to witches, and these tales have often been associated with the spiritualism institute that existed in Whitewater from about 1889-1939. Carol Cartwright … Continue reading →

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