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Sophomore Morgan Jefferson practices a yoga pose with her instructor Crystal Voigt recently opened her own yoga studio in Downtown Whitewater. Voigt’s passion for yoga began in 1996 after she suffered a back injury while water skiing.
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Suspicious packages lead to evacuation The City of Whitewater Police found two suspicious packages outside of Whitewater High School Monday morning, Feb. 27, causing the school to go into lockdown. Students were moved to UW-Whitewater’s Young Auditorium.
According to an updated news release from Whitewater Unified School District and Whitewater Police Department, the packages were investigated to be non-threatening and all students were safely picked up by guardians.
The inside of the school was searched and no other packages were found. Local law enforcement and fire departments worked with the school district and the Kenosha Bomb Squad to manage the situation.
While the school remained closed Monday, classes were back in session on Tuesday, Feb. 28. - Emily Lepkowski
‘Hawks win first WIAC tourney title Tyler Job Staff Writer
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Paczkis pack the house
For those of the Christian faith looking to get their final splurges in before the season of Lent, the SweetSpot offered one solution – traditional Polish paczki. Co-owner Karen Moline says paczki became a traditional Fat Tuesday food as people wanted to use up much of the sugar, fat and alcohol in their homes before Lent in order to avoid the temptations. The SweetSpot made close to 650 of the pastries for Tuesday, with lemon and cherry fillings being the most popular. Left, employee Amanda Podlesak serves freshly made paczki into the bakery showcase. Right, employee Keely Rink displays the different glazes on the paczki sold on Tuesday.
The UW-Whitewater women’s basketball team won its first ever WIAC Tournament Championship after dethroning UW-La Crosse 69-54 Feb. 24 and UW-Oshkosh 65-56 Feb. 26, and have earned an automatic bid into the NCAA Tournament. UW-W will appear in its ninth tournament in the last decade. The Warhawks will travel to Thomas More College in Kentucky for the first round of the NCAA Tournament. The team will battle No. 14 Hope College (Michigan) with the winner facing the outcome of undefeated and defending national champion No. 4 Thomas More College and Eureka College (Illinois). The last time the ’Hawks faced Hope College was in the 2013 Elite Eight in Whitewater. UW-W won that game 65-60 en route to the
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Forensics team seals first-ever state title Shannon Columb Staff Writer
For the University of Wisconsin-Whitewater forensics team, winning a state championship has been a “slow progression.” However, the race for the state championship ended on Feb. 18 when the team scored first place at the annual Wisconsin Collegiate State Tournament. “[Winning a state championship has] been a goal we’ve been working towards for a very long time,” assistant coach Brian Schanen said. Last year, the team placed second behind University of Wisconsin-Eau Claire, state champions for the past 32 years. “Taking home the state title is a monumental achievement,” UW-W Forensics coach Jim Disrude said.
Disrude has been the coach for the last seven years and has seen significant growth since his first year with the team. The program struggled for several years with little participation and a low budget. For some time, the possibility of discontinuing the program loomed in the air. “We really had to build up the program from the ground up,” Disrude said. When Disrude first started as coach, only two students showed up to the first meeting of the season. At his first state tournament, his team received zero points. “We were really just a non-factor at that point,” Disrude said. Over the years, the team started to receive more attention from students as well as administration. UW-W started hosting high school tournaments, which brought greater awareness
to the program. More high school students were recruited into the program and with growing numbers and more attention brought to the team, their need for a larger budget became apparent. The Segregated University Fee Allocation Commission (SUFAC), the Dean of the College of Arts and Communication and Chancellor Beverly Kopper started contributing to the program’s budget. “[Kopper was] really the first in the administration to get behind our program,” Disrude said. With a larger budget, the team was able to broaden their travels and compete at more competitions. With more opportunities to compete,
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Commencement re-structured due to growing participation Kimberly Wethal Co Editor-in Chief
The University of Wisconsin-Whitewater is having growing pains when it comes to spring commencement. With recent spring undergraduate ceremonies featuring over 1,400 students during a 3.5 hour affair, the event is undergoing change for this semester’s graduates. In the past, spring commencement has been split into two separate ceremonies between undergraduate and graduate degrees; however, the ceremonies at the end of this semester will be divided between the Arts and Communication and Business and Economics colleges in the morning, and the Letters and Sciences and Education and Professional Studies in the afternoon. Jodi Hare-Paynter, coordinator of commencement ceremonies, says changing the structure of the ceremonies will lead to a better graduation experience for students. “We realize that this is a very important date in student’s lives,” Hare-Paynter said. “We want to let them have as many people there as possible … it’s very hard to choose five people that can have the tickets. Allowing at least two more I think would make graduating students happy.”
Well, as many guests possible as fire code regulations will allow, she added. Part of the need for a change in ceremony structure is a growing student body and a growing interest in undergraduate students participating in commencement. Higher participation made the ceremonies more heavily populated, Hare-Paynter said. “It was a good problem to have,” she said. With the ceremonies split between the colleges of study, students will be able to invite seven guests in comparison to five in past ceremonies. In addition to providing more flexibility for guest attendance, Hare-Paynter said the other major objective in changing the ceremony structure is to bring the length of the ceremony down. Previously the ceremony has been 3.5 hours. The goal is to bring it back down to a little over two hours, closer to the length of the fall semester commencement ceremonies. With restructuring of the ceremonies, students who earn associate degrees will know be able to participate in the afternoon graduation festivities. Hare-Paynter says she doesn’t see a lot of drawbacks to changing the structure of the commencement ceremonies, but acknowledges that
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Students’ decorative graduation caps sit on display during the Fall 2016 commencement ceremony. Changes in this year’s commencement activities are due to the large crowds from students and families.
it will take some getting used to. The process for selecting the speaker for graduation wasn’t prompted by the change in ceremony structure, but had to adapt to the registrar’s office’s plans. It was a process that Hare-Paynter said they left to Marketing and Media Relations and the chancellor, but said it’s exciting to see more students get to participate and represent their field of study. “It’ll be really nice to see more than one person getting the opportunity and having it be college-spe-
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members were able to improve their skills. In 2013, the forensics team placed second at the state tournament, the team’s “first major milestone” according to Schanen. Last year was a big year for the team, as they claimed both state and national titles. The team placed sixth at the Pi Kappa Delta National Tournament, the team’s highest national ranking in its history. Breaking UW-EC’s 32-year winning streak served as motivation for the team and is yet an-
“ We don’t just [want to] be like a one year, two year, flash in the pan; we really want to have a program here that is consistently strong year in and year out and I think we’re getting to that place now,” –Jim Disrude
other way UW-W is gaining notoriety. “We don’t just [want to] be like a one year, two year, flash in the pan; we really want to have a program here that is consistently strong year in and year out and I think we’re getting to that place now,” Disrude said. Sophomore Anna Messerschmidt competed in three events at state, placing second in Communication Analysis and in fifth in Prose. She was introduced to forensics in high school and instantly fell in love. “Sports weren’t really my thing,” Messerschmidt said. To Messerschmidt, winning state “means that
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The UW-Whitewater Forensics Team celebrates their first-ever state title at the WFCA tournament on Feb 17-18. The group has dealt with many forces but owes their win to the program development and evolving.
we really have a passionate team.” Sophomore Logan Mahone also performed at state, competing in five events and taking home the title of state champion for Extemporaneous Speaking. Like Messerschmidt, Mahone started forensics in high school. Along with their fellow teammates, the two are aiming to improve themselves for future competitions. Messerschmidt is planning to try
new events and Mahone aims to “continue writing speeches and doing things [he is] passionate about.” The team is in preparation for national competitions in March and April.
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Founder of SAO speaks about his journey, American dream Brandon Concannon Colter Staff Writer
The history of the Hmong people was the topic of Dr. Phillip Yang, a speaker for the Asian-American Heritage lecture series. He spoke from 3:30 to 4:30 p.m. on Feb. 23, in the University Center. He spoke of history, of pain and of joy. He began with “The achievements that I have accomplished only happen in America,” Yang said. “This is the best country in the world.” Dr. Yang and his family came to the U.S. in 1986 after being refugees for three years in Thailand. When asked to describe life in a refugee camp, “A lot of pain, suffering, being confused and hunger.” Dr. Yang said. The history of the Hmong people throughout their time in China, Laos, Cambodia and Vietnam is long and dreadful. There was one hope and that was the American dream. The American dream was accomplished for Dr. Yang when he and his family finally arrived in Eau Claire, Wisconsin. Dr. Yang is a graduate of the University of Wisconsin-Whitewater with a Bachelors degree in Social Work and a Masters degree in Counseling. He then moved on to Edgewood College in Madison to achieve a life long dream of receiving his Doctorate of Education in Educational Leadership. Dr. Yang was one of many Hmong people in the room. When asked to react to Dr. Yang’s story Kaying Lor, a freshman at UW-Whitewater responded “I was able to connect to it because as I have grown up my dad has always told me especially about his family story of how
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Dancers preform for a crowd at the Asian America Heritage lecture series on Thursday, Feb 23. Yang, a Whitewater graduate, shared his journey to the states after being a refugee for three years.
they came over here,” Lor said. “My dad was 15 years old and Dr. Yang was 13 years old so their stories were similar.” Dr. Yang is one of seven founders of the South Asian Organization (SAO) at UW-Whitewater. The SAO still hosts many events throughout the year but particularly during the month of April which is Asian Culture month. The three big events are the annual volleyball/ basketball tournament on March 4, 2017 held at the Wil-
liams Center. Culture Shows on April 13, 2016 in the Hamilton room of the University Center. The last event is Taste of Asia on April 26, 2017 at the Craveth Community Center which is open to the public. “The more students that come to the Asian Culture Month the more they will know about our history and who we really are.” Freshman, Mai Her Cheng said of how students can be more involved.
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Non-profit to hold election for Board of Directors Downtown Whitewater, Inc. is holding elections to fill open seats for its Board of Directors. Nominations can be made via the organization’s website.
A meet-and-greet with nominees will be held March 8. The voting period begins March 13 and ends March 16. Results will be posted March 17.
Finding balance
through practice Water ski performer opens local yoga studio By Brad Allen Biz & Tech Editor
Crystal Voigt’s four years of performance for the Janesville Rock Aqua Jays water ski team ended after she suffered a back injury in 1996. In hopes of regaining balance in life, she says she became inspired to begin practicing yoga. After seven years of teaching yoga privately to clients, Voigt opened her own yoga studio in Whitewater, finally taking the first step towards achieving her dream job — teaching yoga on a tropical island where there is no winter weather. Youphoria Yoga and Healing, located at 149 W. Main St., opened its door to the community on Jan. 16. Youphoria Yoga offers hour-long sessions for yoga, pilates, piyo and Reiki healing. Her hobby gave her the chance to recuperate from her injury, and she was able to return to water skiing. She has since competed for Team Belgium at the bi-annual water skiing world tournament in 2012, 2014 and 2016. On opening day, Voigt led yoga practice at 8:30 a.m., in the midst of a bitter ice storm. The session yielded a high turnout of University of Wisconsin-Whitewater students and community members, some of whom were Whitewater High School teachers who had the day off due to inclement weather. Voigt’s first experience with practicing yoga was watching a VHS tape in her living room — an experience she describes as a total throwback. “I never really noticed improvement until I started taking progress photos,” Voigt said. “I still struggle with some poses — anything like balancing on my hands.” Her advice for beginners: Keep trying. “You always have to practice to get better,” Voigt said. “That’s why it’s practice and not a ‘yoga perfect.’ I just have to remind myself to keep working on it.” Voigt said yoga provides many benefits, such as balance training, flexibility improvement and stress relief. For some, an additional benefit to visiting a downtown yoga studio is having the chance to get off campus
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Above left: Sophomore Morgan Jefferson, left, and studio owner Crystal Voigt, right, practice a yoga pose at Youphoria Yoga and Healing, located at 149 W. Main St. Above right: Jefferson, back, and Voigt, front, hold the adho mukha svanasana pose.
“You always have to practice to get better. That’s why it’s yoga practice and not a ‘yoga perfect.’” — Crystal Voigt, owner of
Youphoria Yoga and Healing
for an hour practice session. “It lets you get away from the university atmosphere,” sophomore Morgan Jefferson said. “You’re able to escape from being a college student for a second. Students looking for an escape from school can find a safe haven.” Jefferson said she has practiced yoga for two years. She attends sessions in her hometown as well as in Whitewater. She said practicing yoga in a studio setting is more structured than on her own. Despite stereotypes about yoga, the hobby is not limited to women. “There’s a stigma about yoga that it’s a girly thing, but I don’t think it should be thought of that way,” Jefferson said. “Anyone can do it. The studio is very welcoming to everyone.” Attendees have come from mostly within Whitewater and the sur-
rounding communities. Some men will attend sessions with their wives or girlfriends, with some others coming alone. “It’s been very well received by the community,” Voigt said. “There’s all kinds of different age groups coming in. It’s been wonderful to watch the studio grow.” Jefferson said she enjoys going to yoga practice off-campus because it allows her to support local businesses while learning more closely from an instructor. “Crystal is amazing,” Jefferson said. “She has a lot of knowledge to share.” The name of the business was a borrowed idea, Voigt admitted. Several of her friends donated yoga mats to Voigt, who took inspiration from the specific brand of mats: Youphoria Yoga. Voi-
“There’s a stigma about yoga that it’s a girly thing, but I don’t think it should be thought of that way.” — Morgan Jefferson, sophomore gt reached out to the company in hopes of borrowing their name with the company’s permission, and her request was granted. The company reportedly had been looking into sponsoring a business dedicated in part to Reiki healing for some time, and found a contender in Voigt. “We set our goal to branch out into the healing realm,” Voigt said. “Healing for yoga is the mind-body connection. We’re often too focused on other things in life that
we forget to take time for ourselves.” Voigt said she is hoping to hold outdoor yoga classes in the future, as soon as she finds a suitable location. “I would teach yoga outside yearround if it was an option,” Voigt said. Despite her own allergies, Voigt said she would like to open a second studio where people could practice yoga in the presence of cats. This would require a separate studio, because she does not want to exclude some members whom are allergic. Voigt holds certification for completing 200 hours of yoga exercises. She has worked with the Vince Lombardi cancer clinic in Elkhorn and has taught yoga privately to various individuals since 2010. Voigt said her most memorable experience was practicing yoga with a client who has become a close friend, Jackie Bever. Voigt worked on pre-natal yoga with Bever during two pregnancies, and Bever’s young daughter and son both practice yoga with their mother. “Every day there’s a reason for me to go home and say, ‘wow,’” Voigt said. “It’s such a rewarding job.” Voigt’s own children practice yoga regularly either with her or on their own as well. She has two step-daughters and a biological son. For a schedule of classes, contact the owner of the business via email at crystal@youphoriayogahealing. com.
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March Forth and Do Something Day March Forth and Do Something Day is a made-up holiday celebrated each year on March 4. The holiday encourages people to do
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Allocable segregated fees up for debate Royal Purple Editorial Staff Opinion
Over the last few weeks, the university, as well as many other organizations, have been subject to inquiry as Gov. Scott Walker’s budget rolled out. Walker has proposed a five percent tuition cut for students in the ‘18-’19 budget along with the option to opt-out of allocable segregated fees. These fees are what fund many organizations on campus making them absolutely vital to the outof-classroom learning experience. In 2010, the Supreme Court ruled in Citizens United v. FEC that money is a form of speech. This allowed companies to claim they are individuals in order to make campaign contributions. Despite the court’s ruling that money is speech, it’s important to understand that as a student at a higher learning institution, your funds are vital to student success. Just because you don’t agree with a organization’s mission doesn’t mean that they aren’t heavily benefiting the university, which in turn benefits you as a student. Nathan Kober, Royal Purple reporter, reported that UW student representatives opposed Walker’s position on this issue. They said, “reducing the funding for vital resources will have a detrimental effect on student success across the board, disproportionately impacting the ability of first gener-
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ation and low-income groups to fully access educational opportunities. We urge Governor Walker and Wisconsin legislators to reject this harmful proposal.” Some organizations have been observed as not being able to survive if this proposal is passed. The athletics department also said they would be hurt through this. However, proponents have claimed that is capitalism and that if they do not survive, they should not exist. Far too many students do not understand where their segregated fees are going to. If students have the option to opt-out of spending more money, they most likely will, not thinking about how directly it will affect them and their peers.
With all of the talk, one major idea stands out. How can organizations prohibit those who opt-out from benefiting from the organizations their money would have gone on to benefit? Chancellor Beverly Kopper has spoken out about the proposal, saying, “We are extremely tuition dependent. We are already working on a very tight budget.” It is true that many organizations obtain a lot of support from allocated segregated fees and it is true that money if a form of speech. Where is the line drawn on this, in regards to students money? There really is no line. Allocated segregated fees can either create or destroy organizations and many of them put on crucial programs for the university and the
students who attend it. It is recognized that not all students would continue to pay these fees if given the option to opt-out and this is the idea that scares many people on campus. It is also concerning to think about how the university and the UW System will try to regulate this part of the budget. If someone does not choose to pay segregated fees, how do you know they are not benefiting from organization that use that money either directly or indirectly? And what about Whitewater Student Government, which enacts resolutions that are supposed to apply to the entire student body? If a student opts out of their fees, does that mean they also opt-out of being supported by the “It’s On Us” campaign, preventing sexual assault, or do they opt-out of the protection made by WSG to prevent the proposed tobacco ban? In theory, the option to choose whether or not your money is going to programs that directly benefit you makes sense, but if the UW System is not going to make any policy ensuring where your tuition money or room and board money goes, then why put this attention on segregated fees? In order to allow all students to obtain all they can from the university, it is vital that students continue to pay all of their fees and spread awareness about what these fees actually do.
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Former WSG President endorses Kind for WSG President
I’ve known Thomas H.U. Kind since he first started at UW-Whitewater. Immediately I took notice of his work ethic and his genuine disposition. While at first glance he may seem robotic in nature this man has so much more beneath the surface. I hired Tom in December of 2015 to be my Public Relations director when I was the Student Body President. By the following year Tom was both my Treasurer and Campaign manager for my State Assembly run. Most people thus far have described Tom’s work ethic and his ability to lead, but I feel it as equally as important to understand his character. During my campaign for State Assembly I went through many rough patches. Tom Kind went above and beyond in what it means to be
a true friend. He would sleep in my living room, make sure I ate food and he would clean my apartment even to my protesting. When he had found out I had been sexually assaulted while campaigning, he was right there next to me through my recovery. He continues to support me and many other survivors on this campus by being vocal about the need for administration to build upon sexual assault programs as well as speak about how it is unacceptable. Even after my election, Tom Kind and I have remained close friends. Whether it be going to church, hiking, having coffee together, singing to the oldies, or getting together with other friends, Tom Kind remains humble and genuine. He is often misunderstood but is the most authentic and realistic
person I have ever met. While we may disagree on a few issues, he doesn’t take it personally. Instead he sees things from other people’s perspectives and tries to ensure that their voices will indeed be heard. He will lead this campus to where it needs to be. He is my best friend, and I have no doubt he will be the best president we have seen in a while. On March 7th and 8th if you’d like to have some peace of mind, vote for Thomas Kind. — Allison Hetz Former Whitewater Student Goverment President
Editor offers explanation on editorial decision making
In response to Tiffany Woods’ Letter to the Editor last week, I’d like to supply an explanation as to why we address sexual assault – and specifically the case published on Feb. 1 – in our newspaper. Reporting on sexual assault is a tough topic, but it has importance to being in print. We understand that the details of the sexual assault are hard to read and lack discretion. As we look back on our reporting, the argument can be made that more detail was included than needed to accurately report the story. Our goal is not to make sexual assault victims relive traumatic experiences. Our reporting is meant to depict events
as truthfully as possible to what actually happened. When we report on sexual assault, we write on what we find in any legal documents, and nothing more. Our newspaper is also dedicated to holding people accountable. Seeing that our campus is owned by the State of Wisconsin and we are funded by taxpayers at the state and government level, we have a responsibility to make sure that our tax dollars are not being misused. This applies to covering sexual assault in the sense that we review these cases to make sure our University Police Services are acting in the best interest of students. It is up to us to make sure the Stu-
dent Affairs department is taking their students and their incidents seriously. We have a lot of government employees to hold accountable, and reporting on sexual assault is one of the ways we make sure students are being serviced to expectations. The decision to report on sexual assault is also determinable by looking at individual cases. We report when there is a viable threat to campus or there have been charges filed on campus property. In the case featured in the Feb. 1 edition, the latter was true. Felonies are serious crimes – if they happen on taxpayer property, then the taxpayers have the right to know.
If we did no reporting on sexual assault on campus despite its presence, it has the potential to give the impression that sexual assault does not occur on campus. That is neither honest or responsible. In addition to be dedicated to the truth, we want to be dedicated to transparency. I applaud you for writing in with your concerns, and I encourage anyone to write in with concerns on our reporting. We’re always more than happy to explain the reasons and justifications that guide our reporting. — Kimberly Wethal Co-Editor in Chief
Staff receives honors, experience at state-wide convention It has been an exciting few weeks to be a member of the Royal Purple family. This weekend, we took home third place in the General Excellence category from the Wisconsin College Media Association at the Wisconsin Newspaper Association (WNA) convention, one week after receiving honors from the Associated Collegiate Press. In addition to our team honor, our co Editor-in-Chief Kimberly Wethal won five individual awards including first place investigative reporting, first place news photography, first place feature writing, third place news reporting and third place column writing. Royal Purple alumnae Amber Levenhagen won two awards including second place photography and honorable mention photography. “I’ve always had the mentality that we don’t do anything alone in this newsroom, so winning any sort of award, whether it be individual or for the staff, is a testament to all of the hard work put forth on long Monday nights and throughout the whole week,” Wethal said. Members of our staff got to attend sessions with professionals during the convention, including sessions on open records laws, staff recruitment and mobile video recording.
One of the best parts of our yearly trip to WNA is the opportunity to meet with RP alumni. Our former editors and staff members are working in journalism all over the state and winning awards in the professional categories. Reminiscing on RP memories and discussing tips on how to get jobs and internship allows our staff to network and gain real-world insight as we strive toward our goals of being media professionals. “I remember attending WNA my sophomore year and attending staff critiques,” co Editor-in-Chief Ashley McCallum said. “I learned so much in the hour that the professionals spent with us and I still carry those lessons with me now as a senior.” Our staff is committed to providing the best possible content for our community. Opportunities like the WNA convention allow us to push our skills beyond the level we can in the classroom and helps us create and disseminate the best possible coverage of our community.
From left to right, faculty advisor Dr. Carol Terracina-Hartman, co Editor-in-Chief Ashley McCallum, co Editor-in-Chief Kimberly Wethal, Biz and Tech Editor Brad Allen, Arts and Rec Editor Hannah Maes and Copy Editor Monica Hart. The staff was recognized at the Wisconsin Newspaper Association for general excellence and honors in photography, investigative reporting, news reporting and column writing.
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L Lifestyle With less than three months left in the semester, I have tunnel vision for that moment I walk across the stage and receive my diploma. Not only because I will escape the stress of graduating, but it will also represent a recovery triumph. I did not think I would be alive to have this milestone to look forward to. Two years ago, I was 19, living in misery, slowly slipping away. I was dying. While it used to be my own secret, I have accepted, and I am not ashamed that I am one of the 20 million women in the United States who have been affected by an eating disorder. The National Eating Disorder Association (NEDA) hosts “NEDA week,” a time to spread awareness about the vicious disease and provide resources for those in need. This year’s theme is “It’s Time to Talk About It.” After building strength, I am able to talk about
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For anyone struggling, don’t ever be ashamed to talk about it. You were born to make an impact, your life has a purpose and your voice matters. –Column by Marisa LaBello
my battle, without shame, to let others know it is possible to win the fight. A large mixture of college transition, low self-esteem from relationships and negative media influences spiraled together and contributed to my development of anorexia, or in other words, an illusion of control. I struggled with change in all aspects of my life, kept my emotions bottled up eventually that bottle exploded. Food became the only aspect of my life I felt I could control, so I did. It started with restriction and transferred to being fixated by the number on the scale.
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lege experiences, but my end result is completely worth it. Recovery is by no means an easy road. There is no instruction manual or magic cure. Like all aspects of life, it’s a roller coaster of ups and downs. It takes time, effort and the will to fight. Weight restoration is incredibly difficult, but what is often overlooked is that there is more to an eating disorder than what is on the scale. It’s deeper than that. It’s working through the obstacles, identifying barriers that are affecting your life and finding alternatives other than eating disorder behaviors to help your body and mind instead of hurting it. It’s this year’s theme. The first step to recognizing the need for help is to talk about it. My greatest moments in recovery were the times I started to feel again. Through emotions, I began to remember who I was and can now use my strengths to become who I was meant to me. As I started to restore weight, I improved physically and mentally by talking through my fears and discovering life is worth so much more than my disorder. I’m still a work in progress, but I wouldn’t be where I am today without my medical and non-medical support systems and their encouragement to talk about it. My body and life feel reestablished. I’ve learned to love and be loved. I have a newfound appreciation for all things,I don’t dwell on what I can’t control or the minuscule issues that don’t matter. I eat what I want, when I want, and surround myself with positivity. I exercise appropriately to celebrate my body’s ability. I look in the mirror and love the reflection that I see. I’ve found that recovery has helped me discover that difficult roads can lead to beautiful destinations. My excitement for life is flourishing, and recovery is truly beyond words. For anyone struggling, don’t ever be ashamed to talk about it. You were born to make an impact, your life has a purpose and your voice matters.
Survivor story
I became exercise obsessed. With no nutrients to fuel my shrinking body, it had to work extremely hard to keep functioning. Excessive weight loss mixed with ridiculous amounts of cardio caused increased heart rate, hair loss, extreme weakness and I was always freezing. As time went on, my health problems got bigger, and my body got smaller, along with my desire to live. As my body was slowly shutting down, so was my mind. I stopped feeling all together. I stopped being me. My personality was gone, and you could see the emptiness in my big, blank eyes and shrunken, frail face. I isolated myself, and losing weight was my only concern. I had no emotion towards anyone as I was living in my own bubble filled with loneliness. I was numb to who wanted nothing more than for me to get the helped I so desperately needed. Anorexia was not only killing me, but it was killing my friends and family too. “Please Marisa, you can’t leave me,” my sister Lauren cried to me when my parents insisted I go to treatment. Those words stuck with me even through my cloudy haze of struggle. I couldn’t leave my family behind. I wanted to give them the old Marisa back, the one filled with joy. I spent seven months in intensive treatment during my sophomore year while attending classes. It was a difficult task trying to hide where I was going to the few people I still had regular interactions with. I missed a lot of col-
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Kiki Smith Lecture World-famous contemporary artist Kiki Smith will be holding a free public lecture on at 7 p.m. on March 6 in the Young Auditorium. A Q&A session will follow the lecture.
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ndy Warhol’s artwork is like an all you can eat buffet for your eyes- it assaults your senses and makes you question reality. I was recently traipsing through the contemporary section of the Art Institute in Chicago, getting ready to leave, when something suddenly caught my eye... the Andy Warhol exhibit. The euphorically vibrant colors and controversial subjects of Warhol’s are overwhelming and intense because they defy the conventional concept of art and the purpose of art in our society. Column by Hannah Maes Arts and Rec Editor
Warhol’s art is all about taking pop culture icons and portraying them in non-conventional ways. He pushed the boundaries between the reality that society pushes us towards and what a little imagination can do for our conventional world. His art focuses on many relatable topics, such as politics and culture, but he relies on pop culture items that everyone knows of to transcend his message. He is able to take seemingly drab subjects and transform them into art with profound meaning. Warhol criticizes the consumerist society we have created by using popular ‘first world items’ as the topics of his pieces. The famous Campbell’s soup can painting takes something common-place and seemingly boring and transforms it into something fascinating. Warhol’s specialty
was seeing the extraordinary in the ordinary by transporting his viewers into a world where everything is beautiful and everything has meaning. According to “Artsy”, a magazine that features the most up and coming contemporary artists, before Warhol art was part of an elitist clique. Only established traditional artists could become famous and only the rich could afford the art they produced. He delved into some of the most controversial topics of the time, including sexuality and the rise of rapid consumerism. Most of his portraits were painted nude, and unlike any other artist of the time, his artwork was mass produced so that everyone could afford to have a little Warhol style in their life. Warhol, and pop-art in general, elevated the standard for art, using it as a way to make a commentary on our societal norms and raise awareness for social problems. Pop art became popular in the 1950s because it rejected traditional art and focused on intense emotional scenes and everyday objects that mocked the original structures of society. If you pick up an old comic book from the 50s, all of the “KA-POWS” and “WHAMS” are exaggerated ways of portraying reality, which is a staple of this style of artwork. Warhol is an inspiration for everybody, not just artists, because he pushed the limits and questioned the norms of our modern day society. He created beauty from the boring and proved that art is everywhere, you just have to learn how to see it. In Warhol’s own words, “Art is what you can get away with.”
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NBA trade rumors that included superstar names such as forward Paul George and guards Jimmy Butler and Derrick Rose were put to rest after the conclusion of Feb. 23’s trade
deadline. The biggest trade made on deadline day was the Philadelphia 76ers sending center Nerlens Noel to the Dallas Mavericks for guard Justin Anderson, a protected first round pick and veteran center Andrew Bogut.
Men’s hoopers set to host tourney
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Left, Junior forward Scotty Tyler finishes a dunk in the Feb. 23. 78-69 home victory in the WIAC tournament vs. UW-Stout. Tyler tallied 17 points and seven rebounds. Above, junior guard Chris Jones drives by his defender in the same game. Jones scored 12 points in the victory.
performed admirably. Sophomore guard/forward Derek Rongstad also contributes reliable numbers scoring, rebounding and passing to round out the ’Hawks starting five. With the formidable five starters and deep bench, it was a bit of a surprise to see the ’Hawks struggle vs. fellow NCAA tournament qualifier UW-Oshkosh. The ’Hawks fell to UW-Oshkosh 75-61 Feb. 23 on the road in the second round, after previously dispatching UW-Stout for the third time on the season 78-69 in the first round of the WIAC tournament on Feb. 21 at home. Unlike the previous times the ’Hawks beat the UW-Stout Blue Devils, this matchup was much
closer, yet Miller was not surprised. “Early on, we had some good looks that we missed and didn’t get off to a very good start,” Miller said. “I think that gave them energy, and they were in it from that point on.” Although it was a much closer contest than the previous meetings, Miller’s squad controlled the game throughout. The Blue Devils pulled within one point twice before UW-W went on runs to regain control. Woodley was in attack mode all night and finished with a career-high 24 points, while Tyler chipped in 17 points and seven rebounds. Jones and Rongstad were in double-figures with 12 and 10 points respectively.
In the second round matchup vs. UW-Oshkosh, the ’Hawks were forced to try and play catch-up after the Titans made nine of the team’s 12 first shots, including seven of 10 three-point range. The ’Hawks were never able to cut the Titans’ lead to single digits the entire game but were able to get extra rest for the NCAA tournament. Tyler led the team with 17 points and eight rebounds, while Rongstad added 16 points and six rebounds. Sophomore guard Andre Brown contributed 11 points off the bench. Well-rested and battle-tested, this ’Hawks squad will be a force to reckoned with in the NCAA tournament.
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of home-court advantage for the first few games. UW-W has played more games at home this year, going 13-3 at home vs. 6-3 on the road, and head coach Pat Miller’s squad will be a tough out in this year’s tournament with the advantage. The ’Hawks have a leadpoint guard dynamo in junior Chris Jones who led the WIAC in scoring per game (17.8), was fourth in assists per game (3.13) and was second in three-point percentage (47.8 percent). Jones is able to use the threat of his three-point shot to drive in the paint and pass to the Warhawks host of three-point shooters. Junior 6’8” forward Scotty Tyler gives the ’Hawks an option down and low and on the perimeter, averaging 14.4 points, six rebounds, while still shooting 40.8 percent from three-point range on 103 attempts for the year. Junior Demetrius Woodley has been on a tear offensively, and senior guard-forward Drew Bryson has been tasked with guarding the opposing team’s best player for most of the year and has
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Despite falling in the second round of the WIAC Championships, the Warhawks men’s basketball team will host games in the first and second rounds of the Division-III NCAA tournament. The ’Hawks (21-6) will face the University of N o r t h w e s t ern-St. Paul (207), who won the U p p e r Column by Midwest Justin St. Peter Athletic Sports Editor Conference Tournament championship at 7:30 p.m. on March 3 at Kachel Gymnasium. Augustana College (Illinois 19-8) will face St. Thomas University (Minnesota 19-7) at 5:30 before the ’Hawks matchup. The winner of both matchups will play at 7 p.m. the following night for a trip to the Sweet Sixteen. It was a mild surprise that the ’Hawks are hosting NCAA tournament games after not winning the regular season or conference tournament, but UW-W will get the luxury
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First: Hoopers travel to Kentucky
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The Warhawks women’s basketball team poses with the WIAC Championship banner after winning the first WIAC Championship in school history. The Warhawks received a first round bye before defeating UW-LA Crosse 69-54 at home on Feb. 24. The team then dispatched conference regular season champ UW-Oshkosh 65-56 Feb.
team’s first-ever national championship appearance. In the semifinal game against UW-La Crosse, the Warhawks took control from the get go en route to a blowout victory. Despite a ragged first quarter – the Warhawks only led 12-5 – the squad started pulling away in the second and third quarters thanks to some consistent scoring from junior guard Brooke Trewyn and sophomore center Becky Deichl. Trewyn said Deichl’s presence on the court makes the team better. “She’s stepped up tremendously this season, especially in the long run,” Trewyn said. “This postseason, she’s been a great contributor to our team and has just really given us some good minutes.” Deichl finished the game with 17 points and six rebounds. The Eagles tried to make as many
runs as possible the rest of the way, but each time it seemed as if UW-L made a run, the Warhawks would quickly silence its foe as if nothing happened. UW-W held the Eagles to just 28.6 percent shooting, while the Warhawks scored on 44.3 percent on its shots. Trewyn ended the night with a team-high 18 points, along with eight rebounds and six assists. UW-W head coach Keri Carollo said Trewyn’s energy is a vital part to the team’s play. “She’s a gamer,” Carollo said. “She’s always going to come and try to hit big shots and defensively being able to get some rebounds when we need them. She lives for these moments and she always never lets us down.” Senior guard Reilly Stewart and junior guard Malia Smith each col-
lected 11 points. Stewart shot threeof-six from three-point land. “It’s obviously hard to beat a team three times,” Trewyn said. “We were coming in a little more confident because we had two wins over them this season.” In the WIAC Tournament title game, the Warhawks led UW-Oshkosh by 19 points in the first half, allowing just 15 points. UW-W essentially sealed the game after the third quarter with a score of 51-21. Although UW-O tried mounting a near miraculous comeback in the final frame, the ’Hawks were able to stave off the storming Titans. Perhaps the biggest highlight of the night came at the end of the first half when Trewyn scored a ridiculous buzzer-beater over a Titans defender. Trewyn received a pass from freshman guard Camri Conley, took two
dribbles around Conley’s screen, and heaved the ball like throwing a Hail Mary pass exactly on the three-point line that banked off the backboard. The Warhawks held the Titans to just 33.3 percent shooting, and 29.4 percent on three-pointers. While UW-W’s shooting was not that great either – the team shot 37.3 percent for the game and 30.8 percent on three-pointers – the team’s 23 total free throws deemed too much for the WIAC conference champions. Three Warhawks ended the night in double digits. Trewyn led all scorers with 19 points and 11 rebounds, her sixth double-double of the season. Carollo said winning the conference tournament title has not come without confidence. “I’m just really proud of how this team has grown and come together,” Carollo said.
Twinning inspires swimming and diving teams ‘STrong’, is a word that has many meanings with the UW-Whitewater swimming and diving team. It is a word that resembles the tenderness of life, being strong for your teammates and family as defined by the team. “‘STrong’, to me, means giving yourself the strength to push to be the best version of yourself every day because I really think that’s what Spencer did, not only in the pool, but academicalColumn by ly as well,” senior Bailey Johnston swimmer MargaStaff Writer ret Lotzer said. On Sept. 11 of last year, the swimming and diving team got the news – news they never expected to encounter. This was
the day they lost Spencer Twinning, a teammate, friend and brother, due to a motorcycle accident in Waukesha County. “It was something the whole team went through together,” junior teammate, Andrew Langenhahn said. This incident not only opened the eyes of many teammates, but it also gave them a new purpose to compete at their highest level. “Some people took it differently,” sophomore teammate Jarrett Malizio said. “It was extra motivation because we not only had to be strong for ourselves, but for our teammates.” Twinning swam the breaststroke for the team. He was known, by his teammates, as someone who was always there to pick everyone up with his humor during
tough practices. “He was always in a good mood,” Langenhahn said. “Even during the hardest workouts, he would be cracking jokes.” But this wasn’t the end of Twinning’s influence. He continued to make an impact on the team’s performances during meets. The ’Hawks finished the season out ‘STrong’ with both the men’s and women’s taking third overall at the WIAC in Brown Deer, Wisconsin. Although Twinning was not there physically, the team said he was there in every swimmer’s heart. Sophomore Melanie Carlson felt his presence when she took the top of the podium at the Championships. “It was surreal,” Carlson said. “It was definitely rewarding. It was
rewarding not only just for me, but knowing that I helped the team. In the long run, he would have wanted us to work harder for him. Twining’s ‘STrong’ flag was hung up during the WIAC Championships as extra motivation. Twinning’s loss brought the team closer together and gave the squad the opportunity to be more than just teammates, but a family. “I think it was something that brought people together,” Lotzer said. “It taught people how precious life can be and to appreciate the people around you.” The ’Hawks plan to continue the team’s success by carrying Twinning’s great attitude throughout the seasons to come while staying Twinning, ‘STrong.’ As Twinning would say, “knock em’ down!”
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Track squad wins flurry of first places Men’s and women’s teams improve from last year’s finishes By Maddie Drain Staff Writer
The Warhawk men’s track and field team took third with 105 total points at the WIAC Indoor Championships on Feb. 25. The women’s team finished fourth with 84.50 total points. The women improved 30 points and jumped three spots over last year’s seventh place score of 50.5 points. The men beat last season’s third place score by 25 points. Junior Parker Witt won two individual titles in the 60-meter dash and the 200-meter dash. Witt earned a new career best of 6.75. Sophomore Celeste Madda won her first individual title in the 200 meter dash with a season best of 25.23. Madda placed fourth in the 60-meter dash with a 7.82 which ranks her fifth in the Division. “It felt amazing to win my first conference title,” Madda said. “The competition was really strong, I just had to want it more than them.” Freshman Christian Jackson, senior Levi Perry, and senior DeVaun Goodlow also earned their first WIAC Indoor individual titles. Jackson won the 60-meter hurdles with a career best of 8.18 and is ranked in the top 10 of the Division. Perry won the weight throw and is second in the Division with a throw of 61-09.5 (18.83 meters). “It was nice to win,” Perry said. “I’ve never been on top of the podium before.” Fouling out of last years conference meet, Perry said he was determined
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to use his final year of eligibility to get redemption. “I have to be better,” Perry said. “The medal is nice, but the season is far from over, and I want to win Nationals.” Goodlow won the high jump with a 6-09.25 (2.07 meters). Junior Cameron Magee leaped into second place with 6-09.25 also, and contributed to the 18 total points earned in high jump. Both Goodlow and Magee are ranked in the top 10 of the Division. Sophomore Matt Green earned eight points and placed second in the triple jump with a mark of 4509 (13.94 meters). On top of taking second, Green was also named to the WIAC All-Sportsmanship team. The 4x400 relay team of freshman Abbie Felton, junior Enyo Amet, senior Leah Richter, and senior Meredith Porter won the relay with a time of 3:53.57. Senior Amanda Strupp finished second in the weight throw with a 57-00 (17.37 meters), and freshman Sydney Rossow placed third in the 60 meter hurdles with the career-best time of 9.00. The WIAC All-Sportsmanship team also named sophomore distance runner Liz Mielke. Madda stated that the strength of the women’s team comes from the support they have for each other, and that will be a main factor for continuing improvement. “We have a very strong team this year,” Madda said. “We all contribute in our own ways.” The Warhawk men and women track and field teams will have one last chance to qualify for nationals on March 3 at UW-Platteville and March 4 at UW-Stevens Point.
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Sophomore Celeste Madda runs in her 200 meter race at the WIAC Championships. Madda won her event with a season best time and took fourth in the 60 meter race hosted by UW-Stout on Feb. 25 where the women’s squad took fourth.
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After a five-match winning streak, the UW-Whitewater men’s tennis team (5-3) was defeated on the road 7-0 on Feb. 24 vs. UW-Green Bay. The Warhawk loss was headlined by the duo of sophomore Rory Calabria and freshman Zach Wood, who were narrowly defeated in a 6-5 doubles match at the No. 2 spot. The pair surged ahead to a 3-0 advantage, but UWGreen Bay was able to knot things up a 5-5 before claiming the match in the tiebreaker. Head coach Frank Barnes said he wasn’t all that disappointed in his team’s play, instead it was more about the stiff competition faced in Division-I opponent UW-Green Bay. “The competition was on a different level,” Barnes said. “All t h e i r players are high l e v e l players with ITF Frank Barnes (International Tennis Federation) tournament experience.” Sophomore Jimmy Engelhart said he shared a similar view to his coach and doesn’t believe the play of the team vs. UWGreen Bay was all that different when compared to the winning streak. “I don’t think that we played worse,” Engelhart said. “Everyone stepped up and brought their game this weekend. A big thing we focus on is controlling the factors we are able to control.” Other notable Warhawk performances included junior Grant Thompson, who at the No. 1 singles spot was able to take six games (6-2, 6-4). Calabria and Wood were both able to secure four games in
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singles competition, with 6-1, 6-3 being the final score for both players. Although the defeat came in a sweeping fashion, the loss doesn’t shake the confidence of the ’Hawks. “We definitely have a positive mindset even after the loss to Green Bay,” Engelhart said. “All around we have been playing some really great tennis these past couple weekends and we are trying to build on that moving forward without this loss getting in the way.” The UW-W men’s tennis team annually bolsters one of the toughest schedules in Division III. The match against the Phoenix was the second Division I opponent faced for the Warhawks this season. “Anytime you can put yourself in an individual sport like tennis against some really good competition you have to push your body to the limit and you have to come up with the goods during the match,” Barnes said. “That’s the reason we do it, for the individual improvement.” Engelhart elaborated on that individual improvement that comes with squaring off against top level opponents. “It’s helpful to get to see how D-I guys prepare for the match and play their game,” Engelhart said. “I definitely learned a lot from this weekend.” Feb. 25 marked a more lighthearted match as the alumni event in Lake Geneva took place for the Warhawks. The event allowed current and former players to join together to play tennis, and bond over the commonality of being Warhawks. “It’s a good way to re-connect our alumni with the program, introduce them to the team, and have some fun with them.” Barnes said. The Warhawks will look to start a new winning streak when the team travels to St. Peter, Minnesota on March 4 to take on Gustavus Adolphus University and Macalester College.
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M a r c h 6 t h 2 0 1 7
7pm
Warhawks fall to D-I UW-Green Bay on the road
"My professors and these special guests left their prints, which remain to this day, on my life and work."
Y o u n g A u d i t o r i u m , GREENHILL CENTER OF THE ARTS
The Annette and Dale Schuh Visiting Artist Program | Established Spring 2017