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Two sexual assaults reported on campus Emily Lepkowski News Editor

Two sexual assaults were reported on UW-Whitewater’s campus this semester.

Only one ended up in the email inboxes of students.

The most recent, taking place at 7:45 p.m. Oct. 2, involved a student who reported being sexually and physically assaulted by two men.

One man was reported to be white, while the other man was identified as black.

Both men reportedly smelled of marijuana during the assault.

The investigation is ongoing.

According to the Daily Crime, Fire and Activity Log, another sexual assault was reported on Sept. 18 near Arey Hall, but there was no email announcement sent out via email. The Royal

Purple requested the incident report from the Sept. 18 incident, but were denied due to the case being under investigation.

Please see future editions of the Royal Purple for more information.

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Students who need to report incidences of sexual assault, dating violence and harassment are encouraged to go to the Dean of Students or Police Services.

If a student would like to speak with someone who is not required to disclose their name, they can go to University Health and Counseling Services or the Winther Counseling Lab.

Suspected gas leak sparks evacuation Nicole Aimone Assistant News Editor

The University of Wisconsin-Whitewater wheelchair basketball team has a reputation to uphold.

However, on Monday Oct. 3 the team and other students were evacuated from the Roseman Building, interrupting practice, due to a suspected gas leak caused by the building’s generator.

The Whitewater Fire Department detected a minor gas leak outside of the building and evacuated as a safety precaution, while they waited for We Energies and Facilities Planning and Management (FMP) to arrive on scene.

“Right now we are

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A firefighter for the Whitewater Fire Department stands outside Winther Hall during the gas leak evacuation. The cause of the gas leak, Whitewater Fire Department Captain Joe Uselding said while on the scene, was suspected to be the building’s generator.

going to disconnect the gas from the building, and monitor the situation until We En-

ergies and FPM are on scene and we can advise them of the situation and turn it over

to them,” Captain Joe Uselding said.

Some students had suspicions that some-

thing was not right.

Students reacted differently to the situation.

“We kinda knew there was something, we saw the firemen come in,” sophomore Marissa Bartels said.

The leak and evacuation interrupted the UW-W wheelchair basketball team’s practice, and many of the players were unhappy with the situation. With a tournament approaching for the team, the players believed they could have used the time to better benefit their game.

“It’s just less time we can work on what we have to work on, we have a tournament in two and a half weeks,” graduate student Dave Flemming said. “So instead of getting to be in there doing work, we’re sitting out here.”

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Peace circles offer open forum

BSU offers free flow of ideas for students, police Nathan Kober Staff Writer

The University of Wisconsin-Whitewater hosted a Peace Circles forum to bring people from campus and the outside community together for an open dialogue on issues of campus climate and policing.

The event, which was sponsored by the Black Student Union, was held Tuesday Sept.

27 at 6:30 p.m. in the University Center Hamilton room.

Officer David Howard from the campus police department was at the event to help build a connection between police officers and students.

“I think officers need to be proactive in gaining that connection with other cultures,” Howard said.

Howard was the only officer

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present for the discussions.

Being an African American police officer, he said he is sympathetic to the grievances many have with law enforcement.

Radaya Ellis, a senior and member of BSU, said the officers that students have trouble with do not show up for public forums. Howard was the only officer present for the discussions.

“What I want to know is where is the police department?” Ellis said.

Members of BSU said the community and police department do not understand their experience as black students.

Ellis told a story of an encounter with the police.

When she left the library on campus to go home, a police officer followed her and waited until she reached her apartment to pull her over. She said as her car was searched, a total of seven police cars showed up. Although the charges were

eventually dropped, Ellis was given three tickets.

“I was unjustly searched,” she said. “There was no reason for it.”

Ellis said her first negative experiences with police officers were in Whitewater.

“That didn’t happen to me until I got here,” Ellis said.

Police officers are less friendly when she is with her black friends, she said, compared to when she is with a group of white people.

Officer Howard said he will spread the messages he heard from students to the rest of the department and try to keep an open dialogue with the community.

“It’s our job to communicate the law to people,” Howard said.

The second Peace Circles event will be held at 6:30 p.m.

Oct. 5 at Whitewater High School.

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New org gives students a jump-start for future Hailee Jenson Staff Writer

The University of Wisconsin-Whitewater welcomed a new student organization specifically designed for students pursuing a major in corporate health communication: Communicating Health in Practice (CHIP).

CHIP was in the works beginning last January. They held their first meeting Wednesday, Sept. 28, to kick off the start of the school year. With many plans for their first academic year, CHIP works to accomplish their overarching goal to help students grow in the field of corporate health.

The purpose of CHIP is to help students get thinking about planning for the future. Students who become members of the organization are given access to a network of professionals, allowing for an opportunity to learn more about what life is like when they step out into the workforce.

CHIP offers students opportunities to participate in both fundraising activities and conference attendance related to health care communication.

The organization will be heading to its first con-

ference: Spark.

“Spark is affiliated with the American Lung Association, every other year they hold a conference to bring together universities and colleges, and are going to discuss tobacco free task force,” Dr. Kate Ksobiech, Associate Professor and advisor for the CHIP organization, said.

During this conference, students will get the chance to networks with other campuses, participate in networking conference calls and webinar events.

The experience will help students gain practical experience with working on tobacco prevention, as well as learn to be an advocate and help educate their peers on tobacco.

“I was apart of the tobacco free task force, that started with Chancellor [Richard] Telfer and Chancellor [Beverly] Kopper. Its an issue that’s important to me, put a lot of time to it,” Ksobiech said.

CHIP’s events will continue on Nov. 3 for a networking symposium. This is an event for bringing different fields together such as pharmaceutical and sales.

Students will have a chance to talk to professionals to gain insight on steps to take to get job

and experience a day in the life of the job. During this event, students will be exposed to information about graduate school, training and hospitals.

“It is not enough to just get your degree, you need to lay some groundwork,” Ksobiech said.

If a student is interested in becoming a member there are meetings bi-weekly on Wednesdays in Heide 311. CHIP plans to have speakers present, resume building opportunities and learning how to sell yourself. Students can also look into the ConnectUWW page as well as their for more information.

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What: Communicating Health in Practice Time: 6 p.m. Wednesdays, biweekly Place: Heide 311 More info: ConnectUWW page

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Students kayak Rock River with new device UW-W brings a sense of water quality awareness to the community Emily Lepkowski News Editor

As the water glistened and kayaks moved downstream, a group of students set out with University of Wisconsin-Whitewater professor Eric Compas in May for 11 days.

The group arrived at the Rock River equipped with newly developed water quality probes in hopes to expand knowledge, emphasize the importance of water and collect quality data.

“There is not enough information out there about local water quality,” Compas said. “A device like this, with the interactive mapping, to combine those would be a great educational tool to help people see what’s going on in the local streams and how they’re changing.”

Volunteers for the Rock River Coalition collect one water sample a month from the river basin.

“There’s a lot of effort and not much data,” said Compas.“The volunteers never see what happens to the information.”

However, the device Compas developed is able to collect data every 10 seconds and includes a GPS coordinate system, which allows water quality to be mapped as they moved through the water.

“So instead of that information disappearing into a black hole, it’s really available for the monitors to look to see if they see any changes or trends.”

The project served as a baseline and provided an image of what the river looks like during the spring.

Suzanne Wade, a board member of the Rock River Coalition, has been involved in stream monitoring for more than 20 years.

“When Dr. Compas first talked about what he was doing I thought, wow, this could just be so valuable for monitoring programs in the future.”

Compas hopes the new device will change the way water quality monitoring is done and reflect the ‘Wisconsin idea that universities are supposed to and do help change the state by providing new information and technology.’

30,000 individual data points were gathered throughout the trip.

“To be honest we are still figuring out how to deal

with that many data points,” Compas said.

However, a few certainties are adjusting to calibration issues and filtering out data points where the arrays came out of the water.

Compas explained that what they are really looking for when analyzing the data are really high or low values to indicate something happening.

One indication Compas noticed from the river was an increase in connectivity when paddling through a tributary.

“It can’t tell us what, but we do know there is an increase of dissolved material in the water,” he said. “So I’m looking for those places where there’s kind of abrupt changes or that low or high values that may indicate a pollutant.”

Student Perspective Senior Jeffrey Smyczek was working for the UW-Whitewater GIS Center when Compas asked him to be part of the paddling and research.

“It was fun, I liked it,” Smyczek said. “I wasn’t used to that much paddling but I enjoyed it and it was anywhere from 7 to 17 miles per day being from like 4 to 8 hours.”

There was a set schedule before the project began, knowing where they would put in the kayaks everyday and what the paddlers had to look forward to each day.

“We would stay at campsites or people’s houses that invited us in, people that are part of the Rock River Coalition or just friends of people,” he said. “But they would cook us meals and it was a good experience.”

Despite concerns for the technology working properly during the 11 day paddle, Smyczek said the brand new equipment worked better than anticipated.

Behind the scenes Wade did a lot of the fundraising and organizing for the event as a volunteer.

Most of the fundraising for the project began almost two years in advance.

A River Planning grant from the Department of Natural Resources (DNR) helped Wade with initial mileage costs, printing posters and one of the kayak probe arrays.

The biggest grant they received was a $10,000 DNR planning grant, which allowed Wade to hire two people to help with planning as well as renting trucks to haul canoes and kayaks.

“It just wouldn’t have been anywhere near what it

photo by UW-Whitewater/Craig Schreiner

Dr. Eric Compas presents at the Fort Atkinson public forum. The goal of the project was not only to test the water quality

turned out to be without the two DNR grants, that was really the important part of this,” Wade said.

Campus support like Continuing Education and the College of Letters and Sciences also helped fund the river project.

A local impact Hiring students to help with the project was something very important to Wade.

“They are energetic and have current knowledge and they also learn a lot from us, our experiences of running these types of things,” Wade said.

Besides paddling during the day, the group would try to talk to communities at night about their findings..

One of the exciting parts about this project for Wade was the opportunity to show the Rock River as a community.

“It’s harder to get that sense of community on a river,”she said. “It may be one really long community, but we’re all here. We’re all impacted by the rock river and we all impact it.”

Two students, Rachel Terracina and Karl Brandstaetter, also went to local schools to talk with kids during the event.

They visited a variety of schools along the Rock River basin with prepared activities to help teach kids about water pollution and the paddle itself.

“This project was especially interesting because of the enthusiasm,” Terracina said. “It’s gonna sound cheesy but it gave me hope, these kids showed they wanted change.”

The students completed three activities to see how their actions and those of their peers affect the water quality.

photo submitted by Eric Compas

Testing discharge water into the Rock River from the Watertown Wastewater Treatment Plant.

graphic submitted by Jeffrey Smyczek

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Speaker Craig Childs shares adventures, insights

Shannon Columb Staff Writer

Students learned more about the ever changing landscape on Monday night as the College of Letters and Sciences held their first lecture of the year on Oct. 3, at 7 p.m. in the Young Auditorium, with guest speaker Craig Childs.

Childs is an award-winning, New York Times best-selling author who has written more than a dozen books that explore the relationship between humans and the earth.

In his lecture, “The Everending Earth or How the World is Always Ending,” Childs shared his journey from the oldest desert in the world to the Greenland Ice Sheet, in his desire to “uncover the workings of this planet.”

Childs took the audience through his adventures across the world as he

photo by Kim Gilliland/Photo Editor

Craig Childs gives his lecture “The Everending Earth and How the World is Always Ending” to a crowd of students and faculty in the Young Auditorium. Childs has written more than a dozen books on the relationship between humans and Earth, citing his “adventures” across the world in the process.

explained issues of climate change. He shared pictures and videos of his travels through the Atacama desert, Hawaii

and even an Iowa cornfield. Childs expressed an optimistic outlook on the future of the world.

“Even at the end of the

world, there was life,” Childs said.

Childs discussed his belief that the world will never end.

“The apocalypse is always going on, the end is a constant process, it’s not a moment, it’s not when everything is reduced to nothing,” Childs said. “It’s a process, it’s a pattern, and we’re in the pattern, we can still change the course of the future of our world.”

Afterwards, Childs held a brief question and answer session.

The lecture was insightful for many students, including senior Karl Brandstaetter, who described the lecture as ‘a positive reflection on climate change and human ability to adapt and our moral responsibility to preserve the special places of this planet.’

The next guest lecturer will be Tim O’Brien on Nov. 7 at 7 p.m. in the Young Auditorium. The event is free to attend and everyone is welcome.

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Downtown Whitewater to host dinner, local food event

Downtown Whitewater, Inc. will host “Farm2Feast,” an event to raise awareness of local farmers.

The event will be held from 5 to 8 p.m. Oct. 13 at Cravath Lakefront Park and will include drinks and

appetizers prepared by Tyler Sailsbery, owner of The Black Sheep and Casual Joe’s.

Tickets are $35 per person and available for purchase at downtownwhitewater.com.

Pacific trade spawns controversy Free trade agreement raises concerns over environment, job loss Brad Allen Biz & Tech Editor

Although incomplete, the Trans Pacific Partnership (TPP) free trade agreement could revive struggling foreign economies and would cause an increase in Wisconsin’s dairy industries’ manufacturing and trade.

The TPP is a trade agreement between the U.S. and nine other countries that calls for lower labor costs and expansion of trade through increased market access.

Currently the countries negotiating the deal include the U.S., Australia, Canada, Japan, Malaysia, Mexico, New Zealand, Peru, Singapore and Vietnam. These countries represent 38 percent of total global economic activity, according to the Communications Workers of America.

What do we know so far?

Little is known about the TPP, aside from information that has been leaked. Specific details have been kept out of public record, and backers want to rush it towards a vote in Congress, according to the Communications Workers of America.

“It’s not unusual for exact details to not be leaked, because these deals are negotiations between governments about market access,” Department Chairman and Associate Professor of Economics Jeff Heinrich said. “For example, we tell Japan we want access to their market and lower tariffs and goods, and in exchange we’ll give them more access to our market.”

Journalists, businesses, public interest groups and the majority of Congress have been denied access to the negotiating texts. However, 600 corporate advisors, including Verizon and WalMart, have been given access. The text will not be released until four years after the talks have concluded or a deal has been reached, according to Communications Workers of America.

Although official details of the deal remain under wraps, official statements on what negotiators hope the TPP will accomplish can be found at: http://ustr.gov/tpp.

Effects on local industries

The TPP would have a positive impact on Wisconsin’s overall economy.

Foreign countries seek American dairy products.

Wisconsin’s dairy industry would see an increase in exports if the deal is passed, according to Heinrich.

“These increases are very small in a proportional sense,” Heinrich said.

graphic by Carlie Sue Herrick / Graphics Editor

The Trans Pacific Partnership is being negotiated by ten countries, including the United States, Canada, Mexico, Japan, Australia, New Zealand, Malaysia, Singapore, Peru and Vietnam. China is excluded from the trade deal’s negotiations.

“In some cases, they’re less than a tax. I say corporations pay way too percentage point of a difference.” much tax.”

Information compiled by the Effects on the nation overall United States International Trade Commission suggests Wisconsin’s Heinrich said the effects of the TPP dairy industry would see an 18 per- would depend on “who you are in the cent increase of $1.8 billion. But the economy,” and that the system would wheat industry will see an 8 percent create both winners and losers. decrease in income and 0.7 percent “In the large scale of jobs in the decrease in employment.

United States, the TPP is not a big LGO Group International, a private deal,” Heinrich said. “Trade agreeholding company based in Franklin, ments get a lot of attention because Wisconsin, works with manufactur- they come with them this sense of ‘us ers in the United States and abroad versus the foreigners.’” to create business portfolios and inDomestic automotive manufacturcrease quality of customer services. ing industries are expected to see an “I don’t think [the TPP] will have employment decrease of 0.3 percent, a huge impact on us,” CEO of LGO according to the United States InterGroup International Trade national Bill “Trade agreements get a lot Commission.

Osborne said.

“In an indusof attention because they “Most of my try that employs come with them this sense of 200,000 peobusiness occurs ‘us versus the foreigners.’ with people ple, that’s 600 — Jeff Heinrich, with specialjobs,” Heinassociate profesor of Economics ized skills.” rich said. “They Osborne said won’t necessariproducts range from zero to 60 per- ly be moved abroad. It might simply cent tariffs, and that tariffs in the be shrinkage of U.S. producers while U.S. tend to be lower than in foreign foreign producers expand.” countries.

Concerns for China’s economy Tariffs are taxes placed on products, such as steel or textiles, that are Chinese officials and corporations brought into the U.S. oppose the TPP, which may threaten Osborne said the cost of bring- China’s trading network in Asia. ing materials into the U.S. has risen China has been excluded from nefrom $600 to $6,000 per container. gotiations because the U.S. does not “Shipping has gotten pretty expen- want to allow China to dictate the desive,” Osborne said. “Some people tails of the deal before it’s passed. say corporations don’t pay enough “They’re [China] seen as a less-

than-friendly trade partner. The way the rules are set, the Chinese will have to take it or leave it,” Heinrich said. “China will probably experience some diversion of trade as some production moves to other countries.”

Humanitarian concerns

The TPP calls for lower labor costs and decreased tariff rates. This might allow foreign manufacturing companies to abuse their workers more easily without foreign interference, according to the International Labor Organization.

“If we imagine a country where labor protections are very weak, like Vietnam, then that’s a country where concerns are raised,” Heinrich said.

“If you believe workers in Vietnam are likely to be abused, then you’re expanding the employment of these abused workers.”

International lawsuit concerns

The North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA) gave companies in Canada, Mexico and the U.S. the right to file lawsuits against foreign governments over protectionism if regulations hurt their profits.

Taxes or tariffs are sometimes placed on imported goods to block certain countries’ industries from competing with domestic trading markets.

“This is bad, because it gives domestic industries the ability to price gouge domestic consumers,” Heinrich said. “But domestic industries claim they’re saving jobs.”

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Presidential Debate The presidential debate moderated by Martha will take place on Sunday, Raddatz and Anderson Oct. 9 at Washington Cooper.

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Mandatory participation is mandated misery Royal Purple Editorial Staff Opinion

will not participate because of the apprehension, but around 33% still participate, which may be explained in part by the finding that if students believe their ideas to be important and worthwhile, or if they are interested in the topic and knowledgeable about it, they are more likely to contribute to class discussions.”

A mandatory participation policy puts a lot of pressure on the student’s knowledge of the topic at hand. In some cases, a student might not have an interest in the topic and therefore is less knowledgeable about it.

Likewise, if a student is knowledgeable about a topic, but is not allowed to participate because someone else is being forced to, that is potentially taking away from another student’s contribution.

The mandatory participation policy is not only detrimental to those who have anxiety or a fear of participating, but it also hinders those who like to participate. We are disenfranchising students when we force them to do something they know they cannot do.

Not every student is the same and it is time we stop acting like they are.

Everyone has been there. There is always one professor each semester that has a mandatory participation policy.

When participation factors into a student’s final grade, there is a feeling of pressure to contribute something useful to the conversation.

What if the student has nothing to contribute?

This dilemma has come up again and again. Students have no choice but to do what they are asked to do.

Many students face anxiety when pressured to speak in front of a class. Students may find it difficult to contribute positively to a conver- graphic by Carlie Sue Herrick/ Graphics Editor sation, which pushes them further into isolation. mental health problems did so for that student be forced to participate There is no doubt that profes- that reason.” if there is a chance that it can lead sors have their reasons for having Is mandatory participation one of to them feeling uncomfortable? a mandatory participation policy, the causes of anxiety? Possibly. ReStudent Participation in the Colbut does that make it right? No, it gardless, it will hurt a student with lege Classroom: An Extended Muldoes not. anxiety rather than help. tidisciplinary Literature Review “Anxiety disorders are one of Even if a student does not have says, “Bowers (1986) found that the most common mental health an issue with anxiety, but prefers around 70% of students overall problems on college campuses,” to listen more than contribute, that reported feeling classroom appreaccording to the Anxiety and De- should be accepted. Sometimes a hension at least occasionally, and pression Association of America. student might face other dangers around 30% of students reported “A 2011 national survey shows that as well. feeling it more than once per week. more than 62 percent of students If a student has an unpopular Of those students who feel classwho withdrew from college with opinion about a hot topic, should room apprehension, around 60%

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Oct. 5, 2016

Letter to the Editor Monday’s debate was one of the most watched presidential debates in history with over 80 million viewers. During this debate, not a single question was asked about poverty, yet, new census data shows that 43.1 million people live below the poverty line. With 1 in 7 Americans living below the poverty level, it is critical that poverty become a priority in this election.

Staff Debate Yes, there was a Presidential Debate last Monday night where our two major party candidates bickered for an hour and a half – but there’s no room to argue as to who won.

As I waltzed around the University Center ballroom with my camera, photographing the viewing party, my eyes were focused on students through my viewfinder, but even with a divided attention, I could sense that Democratic nominee Hillary Clinton had the upper hand.

Clinton kept her cool when a man with zero political experience tried to explain to her – a law degree-holding public servant and former chief diplomat to the United States, behind President Barack Obama – how the government worked. She focused on the work she wanted to do for the country, instead of turning her moments of the debate into an infomercial about her accomplishment. As Trump forewent important policy conversations to instead boast about his income, his new hotel in Washington, D.C. and mentions of how he loved American cities because he had made business investments there.

I glanced up at one moment to see her jotting down notes, in order

One way that candidates could tackle the issue of poverty in America is by supporting the bipartisan proposal by President Obama and Speaker Paul Ryan to expand the Earned Income Tax Credit to childless workers.

In 2015, 9.2 million people were lifted out of poverty through the Earned Income Tax Credit and the Child Tax Credit. Expanding

the EITC is aimed at low income workers whose federal tax liability pushes them below the poverty line, meaning they are literally taxed into poverty.

In Wisconsin alone, 246,000 workers benefit under Paul Ryan’s proposal (Which would increase to 297,000 in more robust proposals currently in Congress).

In particular, this would affect

veterans, rural workers, and young workers like myself. I urge Congress to expand the Earned Income Tax Credit to childless workers and for candidates to make poverty be a focal point of this election.

— Tiffany Wood Junior, Social Work

Who won the presidential debate?

Clinton

to properly respond to her opponent. She was poised and prepared.

However, I’d like to focus just on policy, because that’s what this election should be about. Personality attacks don’t change our country, policies do. While yes, Clinton dished out her fair share of personality attacks toward Trump (because that’s politics), she ran circles around him on her policy stances. Here’s how: First and foremost, it’s easy to rant about what’s wrong with our country. It’s harder to create plans and policies to fix it.

What I liked about the majority of Clinton’s responses is that she laid out concrete plans for creating jobs and fixing racial divides.

She argued the country needed to invest in their workers and sectors where the country has the room for economic growth, such as the clean energy sector, and to increase taxes on the rich to optimize the revenue (see: the Laffer curve).

Trump did nothing but tear her down (and tear our country down in the process), attempting to ridicule her for being transparent with her plans for the country to the American people.

Perhaps I wouldn’t feel this way,

should Trump have remained focused on his plans for economic prosperity, racial divides and security, instead of concentrating all of his speaking time on degrading our country, and Clinton for her transparency – when he wasn’t bragging about himself, that is.

In those moments of transparency and laid-out solutions to our nation’s issues, Clinton was presidential – and I believe it’s the strongest case of her win last Monday night.

Away from my election night coverage, I rolled my eyes as Lester Holt continuously had to stop Trump and ask for the third or fourth time to drift back to the question at hand as he spoke about his business accomplishments instead of giving the American people the answer they deserved.

There was never a moment where Clinton had to be reminded by Holt to stay on track. Not only did it demonstrate a level of trust and transparency Clinton has struggled with throughout the primary and beginning of the general election, but it put her a cut above Trump, who actively worked to dodge questions and went down rabbit holes.

Clinton made reasonable goals throughout the debate.

Part of the reason why Clinton was able to make those reasonable goals is because she did her homework. Granted, she likely didn’t need to do much studying, because active participation in our state and national governments in the past three decades allows her the experience to talk on issues because she was present, but she did her research anyway.

Doing that research allowed for her to present reachable goals: She urges investment in clean energy.

She’s realistic in the context of global trade practices, knowing that trade is beneficial to our economic prosperity. She acknowledging that trickle-down economics and deregulation in the wrong areas of business led to the 2008 financial downturn, and knows focusing on the middle class’ prosperity does not equate to tax cuts for those at the top.

Knowing the mistakes of the past and being fluent enough to present them to the American people only boosted Clinton’s ability to follow up with reasonable goals and plans to achieve them for the Americans she’ll serve. ­— Kimberly Wethal Co-Editor in Chief

Trump On Monday, Sept. 26, two candidates for the presidency of the United States of America, battled to the death to regain glory for the office of the president. Okay, that didn’t happen, but a lot of insults were flung and it was difficult to understand if it was actually a debate.

One victory did stand out though and that was Donald Trump. To his poise and answers, from his actions to his authenticity, he was by far the only candidate to shine.

As someone who has watched every presidential debate since 2008, both primary and general elections, it was clear before the debate began that this would not be like any other debate. Walking the floors in the residence halls, it became apparent that the consensus was that Clinton would reign supreme.

As I would pass through groups of huddled residents, whispers began to occur about the clear differences between Trump and Clinton.

Until this point it was clear hardly any of the residents had actually

heard Trump speak.

At one point when Trump brought up Clinton’s emails, an attack Sanders often avoided, I saw a lot of head nods in agreement. The residents began to see what they were denied during the primary.

Retribution for the lack of disagreement with Clinton’s and the Clinton foundation’s actions. Retribution for the many lies that have been shoved down our throats for the last year.

We could discuss the obvious differences in Trump’s and Clinton’s policies, but that is a classic argument. Let us move on to their different debate approaches.

From the very beginning it was obvious that Clinton was arrogant through her debate technique. She belittled Trump by calling him “Donald” and mocking his economic policy by calling it “Trumpedup, trickle-down economics.” She had practiced her attacks and used many of them for the debate.

At one point she said “Well, Donald, I know you live in your own

reality, but that is not the facts,” following him pointing out her hypocrisy on the TPP. While Clinton was focusing on personal attacks, Trump let his ideas on policy speak for him. He called her Secretary Clinton throughout the debate and even mentioned wanting her to “feel happy.”

During the debate someone mentioned how Clinton came off as arrogant. She even questioned earlier in the week why she wasn’t 50 points ahead in national polls. Even many of the polls after the debate show that Trump outperformed her.

Clinton’s hypocrisy really did shine through during the debate.

From her rejection of support for the TPP to her lack of responsibility for her email server.

Meanwhile Trump took full responsibility for his audits and his tax loopholes. It was obvious who was more “presidential.”

In my opinion, a presidential candidate should be judged based on their ability to take responsibility for their actions. While Clin-

ton dodged the questions about her previous statements, Trump charged his head on.

The debates to come, I believe, will only get better. Trump is only two points behind Clinton nationally and that gap will close in the coming month.

Strong leadership is a quality that is needed for this country and Clinton proved during the debate that she does not have it. Her points, ridicule and lack of accountability showed and shined.

Being able to memorize a script and a few insults is not how a presidential candidate should be judged. They should be judged on how they handle themselves during the times of feeling uncomfortable.

If medals were awarded during the debate, Trump would have taken the gold.

— Dusty Hartl Opinions Editor

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Health as a whole: An ode to the extraodinary mind Commentary by Alena Purpero Lifestyle Editor

The human brain is complex: an obvious statement. Yet, we continue to allow what we don’t understand about the mind to suppress us.

We as humans have been wired to see academic success as an objective matter from a young age. While grading might be a matter of right or wrong, your intelligence is not.

Being back in this academically concentrated environment, we can’t help but take part in the act of comparing.

We compare everything about ourselves to the people around us. While taking note of how you compare to others isn’t problematic, the mindset entailing that you must replicate everyone else is the toxic part.

The conversation regarding the left and right side of the brain has been well discussed but is continuous and ongoing. This subject matter suggests that some minds are more analytic and some are more creative.

Many people possess talents that are not as easily recognized through academics.

I want to convey a message to students, new and old, that their academic performance relies solely on knowing yourself and catering to your one of a kind, beautifully elaborate brain.

Through my time as a student, I’ve learned a lot about my brain and how to cater to my learning style. Many people study in the same way.

However, I realized the norm doesn’t work best for me.

How to cater to your brain: • Find your optimal thinking space: some need social interaction to stimulate their brain, some need to work away from other people.

Everyone has their own way of doing things.

According to quora.com, “every person thinks differently and while one explanation may suffice for you, for me it may seem confusing and vice versa. Your mind combines and works with ideas differently and thus your ability to explain things is different from mine or that of other people” • Discover your prime thinking time: people thrive during different times of the day for dif-

ferent reasons. Whatever your prime thinking time is, your work will be more efficient if you keep it routine.

• Quora.com says, “It is possible that the most important time of day for studying, writing and ideas is the same time of day you always write and come up with ideas.

Routines and habits could trump the clock.

In fact, the brain appreciates these habits. Routine reinforces neural circuitry, and the more you work at the same routine, the stronger those connections become.”

How I cater to my brain: • I am a morning person: I think more clearly and focus better opposed to nightime.

• I work best alone: While a lot of students might have never even been on the quiet floor, I thrive off of the lack of people and quiet environment.

• I am more creatively intelligent than analytically intelligent: I have learned that creative tasks come to me easier and tasks that require analytic thinking require more time and effort for me.

Ask yourself, how can I cater to my brain?

This is not to discredit a specific intellegence.

In fact, it is quite the opposite.

It is recognition of the variety of complex and beautiful minds out there. The focus in this subject matter is that some people have been given confirmation of their intelligence,

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early on from their report cards, tests or other on paper records that mark their success.

Therefore, it is important for for individuals to recognize their intelligence and all of the unique forms it is shown.

In order to use your intelligence to its full potential, you must be willing to accommodate to it. Love the beautiful brain you were given and learn about your mind.

DIY: McDonalds Egg Sandwich

By Alex Goodwin-Salas Staff Writer

What you’ll need:

What you’ll do:

• Whole wheat English muffins, $2.99 • Eggs, $1.67 • Vegetables (Cucumbers, tomatoes, lettuce or whatever you prefer, price varying) • Shredded cheese, $2.22 • Meat (price depends on the item) • Mug • Paper towel

1.) Crack the egg in a mug, add cheese and lightly scramble.

2.)Put the mug in the microwave and cover with wet paper towel. Microwave for 30-40 seconds (if there is still liquid cook for an addition 5-10 seconds).

3.)Put all ingredients in between the English muffin slices and enjoy!

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Dear Ellie: Introverted vs extroverted roommates

Dear Sara B.,That’s a tough one. Having a quiet roommate while you are bubbly and talkative can be hard.

At times, you may feel stupid or annoying.

Whether you want to start a conversation and don’t know how, or your roommate is a bit too talkative and you don’t know how to keep up, it’s never going to be a piece of cake.

There are several degrees of introverted and extroverted personalities. It all depends on where you get your energy and how well you recharge for the next day or week of school.

Some people get their energy from large groups of people, while others get their energy from a select few trusted individuals. Then there are other people who get their energy from being on their own. One degree is not any better than the other. There is no shame in needing some time alone.

The first few weeks of school will be the best

time to get to know your roommate. Find out what makes him or her tick and how you can try not to push their buttons. Establishing alone time is important and is a conversation that should happen early in the year. If you find yourself having a hard time talking to your roommate in general, it can be hard to talk about the more serious needs of living together.

I suggest starting with the simple things; Smile and say hello. Wish them luck when they leave for class, or even offer them food that you’d be willing to share. Eventually, through some endurance and trust, they will start to open to you.

Some people are just naturally introverted and need peace and quiet. It’s okay to be that way. On the other hand, certain people are just naturally extroverted and feel like silence needs to be filled, and it’s okay to be that way too.

The beauty of being in college, is that peo-

ple are so diverse. The key to developing relationships with different people is kindness and trust. People like knowing that you are someone to come and talk to, even if all you talk about is your favorite color and how many siblings you have.

Developing good people skills is necessary for situations you will encounter later in life. Unfortunately, there are people you will meet who will simply not get along with your personality type. But that does not mean you shouldn’t try.

Leave an offer to talk on the table, and include your roommate in plans, whether it is something as simple as going to dinner or studying together. Everyone likes to be included. If she becomes ready to socialize, you will be more than happy to oblige. ­­– Ellie Weidner Staff Writer

Whether you live on or off campus, life gets hectic. Sometimes it’s hard to balance everything and still get good grades. Use these simple life hacks to make your college life more manageable.

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Lifestyle

Where to eat in Whitewater after closing time

By Kate Larson Staff Writer

Graphic by Carlie Sue Herrick/ Graphics Editor

The lights go on. You spot your roommate across the crowded bar looking kind of lost.

As you make your way to them, your stomach growls and you realize neither of you have food at home.

You’re starving and it’s crunch time trying to find a place still serving food past bar close.

Here are some restaurants in Whitewater who (bless their souls) stay open past 2 a.m., and are even within walking distance from the bars in downtown Whitewater.

Rosa’s Pizza

Rosa’s located on 180 W. Main St. is open until 3 a.m. on Thursday, Friday and Saturday. Rosa’s offers pizza, pasta, ice cream, sandwiches and more.

Pizza Hut

Located on 1107 W. Main St., Pizza Hut offers carryout and delivery of all your favorites. On Thursday, Friday and Saturday nights, Pizza Hut is open until 3 a.m. Sunday through Wednesday, Pizza Hut is open until 1 a.m.

Toppers Pizza

Toppers is located on 325 W. Center St. and is open every day until 3:30 a.m. for takeout and delivery.

McDonald’s

Lucky for us, McDonald’s is open 24 hours, seven days a week. McDonald’s is located on 1069 W. Main St. With their new all day breakfast menu, why not get your most important meal of the day in at 2:30 a.m.?

Qdoba Mexican Eats

Thursday Qdoba is open until 2:30 a.m. on Friday and 3:30 a.m. on Saturday. Qdoba is available for dine-in or takeout.

We’ve all been there: Walked in on

Let’s talk about that one time I walked in on my roommate doing some very questionable things…

Compiled by Alex Goodwin- Salas Staff Writer

Some people get lucky and their roommate is completely normal, and other times people get unlucky and have some strange encounters.

We’ve all been there and these are the stories University of Wisconsin-Whitewater students shared with the Royal Purple.

Caught towel handed

“It was something that was recurring. I went home one weekend. I texted her [roommate] half an hour before I left my house, when I left my house, half way to Whitewater, five minutes to Whitewater, when I was in the building, it still happened. She pulled off the entire thing that they were both going to go shower at the same time, so they were both wearing towels.”

-Cassie Meyer, Senior

Namest...hey?

“When I was a sophomore, I came back to the dorm after work one night to find my roommate doing yoga. I was surprised at first, because it was 1 a.m. and he was usually asleep at that time. We said hey, and I decided to join the yoga session because why not? Then we started doing yoga all the time, and it really is relaxing, no joke. Unfortunately, he doesn’t go to UW-W anymore, so I lost my yoga partnerin-crime.”

-Brad Allen, Biz & Tech Editor

Save it for the elevator

“I was going downstairs to go work out and as I was boarding the elevator I was with one of my friends. There was me, my friend, this other girl and this guy. He had his laundry basket over his head and kind of watched us as we were in the elevator. It was really quiet, it’s the peaceful elevator quietness, and he turns to us and says ‘if you were ever to be murdered by a color what color would you be murdered

by?’ I look at my friend and we share glances. I turn to the guy, he’s wearing a green shirt, and I say the color green. He said, ‘wow that’s rad.’

We leave the elevator and ten minutes after we start working out we look out the windows and the guy is there again, only he’s doing this dance with the laundry basket still over his head.”

-Heather Wallman, Freshman

Burning Love

Last year my fire alarm kept going off in my room. I didn’t know what it was, so I knocked on my RA’s door and he was in there with someone. He peeked out his head, I looked at him and said ‘I’m just going to leave.’ It was super awkward, it’s still embarrassing and everyone on my floor ended up finding out about it and it was a huge joke for the rest of the year.”

-Leah Zimmerman, Sophmore

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the event will go toward two scholarships that will be rewarded to four students: two from Jefferson County and two from Walworth County.

Video graveyard: Horror films from the past Tyler McNamer Staff Reporter

1. Dolls (1987, R) Playing out like a Grimm fairytale, the movie focuses on a family finding a creepy mansion inhabited by doll makers. As the night goes on, dolls seem to be appearing in random places. The family only realizes what kind of trouble they are in when the body count starts to rise. The dolls on display will scare anyone into avoiding the toy section.

For the month of October, the Royal Purple is proud to present the first incarnation of the Warhawk Video Graveyard.

Each issue of the Royal Purple will include a top five list featuring some of the best of the best in the horror film genre. Movies terrifying enough to make your skin crawl and shock even the hardest horror film fan.

So turn off the lights, invite some friends over and prepare yourself for some frightening films you will never forget.

To celebrate the Warhawk Video Challenge being in its infancy, this week’s theme is Evil Toys. It’s time to put away your childhood toys, before they come for you.

According to moviepilot.com, “The Thing,” from 1982, is the scariest horror movie off all time.

2. May (2002, R) After a childhood of loneliness and an adulthood of being labeled an outcast because of her lazy eye and odd behavior, May has grown close to her childhood doll Suzie and socially isolated. When a relationship ends because of May’s bizarre behavior, she realizes she is better off making her own best friend…out of everyone else. The true horror starts when Suzie is broken, and May begins to construct her brand new doll, using the best features of her acquaintances.

3. Trilogy of Terror (1975, Unrated) Part of an anthology, the final story follows a woman who buys a Zuni fetish doll. The doll is possessed with the spirit of a warrior appropriately named “He Who Kills.” Unfortunately for the woman, she awakens the angered spirit of the doll. If the sharp teeth and misshapen form of the Zuni doll isn’t scary enough, his shriek can send a shiver down anyone’s spine.

5. Child’s Play (1988, R) After Chucky, a ruthless serial killer, is gunned down, he transfers his soul into the body of a ‘Good Guy’ doll. Eventually, this doll gets into the hands of a little boy. When Chucky begins killing, it is up to Andy to put an end to the

4. Dead Silence (2007, R) After being accused of kidnapping a child, a ventriloquist is murdered by the angry town folk. People who run into her favorite puppet Billy, the ventriloquist doll, meet a very grisly end. Cynical looking with bright green eyes, Billy is one dummy you don’t want to laugh at.

manic doll’s terror. Chucky is a clear example that size doesn’t always matter. This tiny pint of terror has caused enough mayhem to warrant five equally terrifying sequels.

Can you make it through all these films? Or will you be taken away by the bumps in the night.

Share with us your favorite horror movies on Facebook or Twitter using #rpvideograveyard.

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The United States beat Europe 17-11 in the biennial Ryder Cup tournament on Sept. 29 to Oct. 2 at Hazeltine National Golf Club in Chaska, Minnesota. It was the largest margin of victory by the United States team in the last 35 years.

Sophomores shine in ’Hawks win Wilber, Larson connect for game-winner

By Justin St. Peter Sports Editor

With 10:41 to go in the fourth quarter, the No. 2 UW-Whitewater Warhawks football team found themselves down 24-20 to the No. 8 UW-Platteville Pioneers.

With 3:58 remaining, a pair of sophomores scored the game-winning touchdown to seal the team’s 12th straight victory against UW-Platteville, when Cole Wilber found Canton Larson for a four yard score.

Following Larson’s dive into the end zone and an extra point attempt, the ’Hawks led 27-24 before adding a field goal to make the final score 3024 on Oct. 1 at Ralph E. Davis Pioneer Stadium in Platteville, Wisconsin.

Wilber said he had many thoughts running through his head after throwing the game-winner.

“It was just insane,” Wilber said.

“All the emotions, we were just all relieved.

We were excited, but we knew it Cole Wilber wasn’t finished yet.”

The ’Hawks continued the strategy of deploying both Wilber and senior Chris Nelson at the quarterback position throughout the game.

Head coach Kevin Bullis said he likes what both of

them had to offer.

“People don’t even notice when you switch D-tackles, or switch linebackers or running backs,” Bullis said.

“Quarterbacks, you do that,

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Junior tight end Tony Gumina sheds a tackler in UW- Whitewater’s victory against Morningside College on Sept. 24. Gumina caught a team-high five passes for 39 yards in the 30-24 road victory against No. 5 UW-Platteville on Oct. 1 in the WIAC opener.

and people think that there is something strange about that. We look to use one situationally … if one of them starts to take off and in a groove, you want to keep that groove going.”

Nelson started both halves of action and went 6-9 for 62 yards before Wilber was able to get a rhythm going. Wilber completed 14 out of his 23 pass attempts for 246 yards for three touchdowns and one interception.

Wilber was named Offensive Player of the Game while senior defensive lineman John Flood was awarded UW-W’s Defensive Player of the Game with two tackles for a loss and 1.5 sacks.

Wilber said that he and Nelson are growing comfortable with their roles in the offense.

“Chris and [I] are getting really close now,” Wilber

said. “It doesn’t matter who is in, all that matters is getting the ‘W.’ Whoever is in, we accept it, knowing that you had the better game, the better drive, you get in and win it.”

Sophomore runningback Drew Patterson contributed 18 rushes for 100 yards while sophomore Manny Jones hauled in three catches for 106 yards and a touchdown.

Senior Marcus Hudson also caught five passes for 91 yards and a touchdown.

On the defensive side of the ball, senior defensive back Colin Buck had eight total tackles and a game-sealing interception late in the fourth quarter.

Junior defensive lineman Ben Threloff and senior defensive back Mickey Morgan each forced a fumble.

As a whole, the defense gave up 435 passing yards to Pioneer senior quarterback Tom Kelly, but the ’Hawks recorded six sacks and two turnovers.

“When people throw the ball like that, it’s feast or famine,” Bullis said. “You are forcing a team’s hand by having them throw the football, and the potential for turnover is definitely there.”

The UW-W defense also held the Pioneers ground game to negative yardage for the second straight year on the way to claiming the Miner’s Axe for the 12th straight season.

The Miner’s Axe is the rivalry trophy between the two teams that began in 1995, the same year that the yearly match-up became known as the George Chryst Memorial Bowl, after a former UW-Platteville coach died suddenly in 1992.

In the 22nd annual bowl, the Pioneers opened up scoring with a 7-0 lead nine minutes into the game, following a botched snap on a UW-W punt that gave the Pioneers the ball in Warhawk territory.

The ’Hawks then scored the next 17 points, starting on a Will Meyer 48 yard field goal late in the first quarter.

Wilber then connected with Jones for a 68 yard touchdown and Hudson for a 25 yard score in the

second quarter.

The Pioneers knotted the score up at 17 halfway through the third quarter.

Meyer’s 26 yard field goal gave the ’Hawks a 20-17 lead 12 seconds into the fourth quarter.

Four minutes later, Platteville took the lead back on a touchdown before Wilber led the game-winning drive, and the Warhawks tacked on the late field goal.

After facing the No. 2 team in the NAIA in Morningside College and No. 8 in Division-III football, the ’Hawks host the No. 5 UW-Oshkosh Titans at 1 p.m. on Oct. 8 at Perkins Stadium during Family Fest weekend.

Historically, many of the ’Hawks top attendance records have been broken with either Family Fest or Homecoming games.

Clashes against UW-Oshkosh on Oct. 25, 2014 and Oct. 20, 2012 rank as No. 2 and No. 3 all-time in the attendance records at Perkins Stadium.

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Reid sets UW-W record Women’s soccer team records tenth straight victory

Lees than a minute later, Duhawk defender Madie Avery was ejected, leaving Loras down a player the rest of the game. It almost haunted them right away when senior forward Brianna Reid nearly scored her school record-breaking goal, but missed just over the crossbar.

The Warhawks regained the lead, 3-2 in the 75th minute when sophomore forward Emily Mouille kicked the ball from the corner that seemed to deflect off of junior midfielder Devon Polk to sneak the ball into the net.

“We spend a lot of time on corners,” Quamme said. “There are 20 people in the box, and you just serve it in there to make something happen.

I t ’ s a matter of

goal of the game in the 10th minute before history was made.

Reid, came into the game with 55 career goals, which was tied for most in UW-Whitewater school history.

Less than a minute after the Tyler Job first goal,, she received a reStaff Writer bound off the goal post and booted the ball into the back The No. 9 UW-Whitewater of the net to officially break the women’s soccer team extended school record for most career its winning streak to 10 games goals with 56. after a tough stretch of two “It felt pretty great,” Reid said. home games against Loras Col“It’s not just me, it’s the whole lege on Sept. 28, and UW-Stout team for having my success on Oct. 1. reach that far so it felt pretty The first game was a nail biter, great.” but the ‘Hawks were able to outAfter Reid’s record-breaklast the Loras College Duhawks ing goal, the ‘Hawks would not 3-2 to retain the Hawk Cup. give up the pressure they were UW-W came out of the gate bringing to the Blue Devil derather quickly when sophofense. UW-W had a couple of more midfielder Mackenzie chances later in the first half to Serbousek struck the ball off blow the game wide open in the the crossbar twice to go past 24th minute when sophomore the Duhawks goalkeeper Maria forward Emily Mouille was left Siebels and put the Warhawks alone and kicked the ball direct1-0 in the seventh minute. ly on goal but Stout’s goalkeeper Less than three minutes later, Lynn Johnson made the save. junior midfielder Marie LesperThe score was almost 3-0 ance put UW-W up 2-0 in the again when freshman midfieldtenth minute. Freshman forer Briar Schwardt’s shot scathed ward Kaci Schonert assisted on the top crossbar with less than both early goals. ten seconds remaining in the Head coach Ryan Quafirst half. mme said he liked the way “I don’t think we finished Schonert has been playing our chances as hard,” Reid for the team. said. “I think the conditions “Kaci is very technical, today ... threw us off a little has great vision on the bit.

For a first conference field, she’s been playing game, our nerves are ... out well and she’s got nine or ten creating of it now, so I think we can assists on the year,” Quamme a good c o r learn from this and move on said. “Marie Lesperance made n e r k i c k to Oshkosh next week.” a great run on the second goal a n d havIn a game that felt like the and Kaci saw her.”

Warhawks were ahead by five For the rest of the half, or six goals, the Blue Devils’ UW-W was very consistent on goalkeeper Johnson constantly defense and shut down Loras’ made key stops to keep Stout offense when needed. within striking distance. In the The Duhawks, however, 53rd minute, senior forward came roaring into the secCarly Pottle was denied when ond half when forward she made a nifty cross-over beGretchen Schutz freetween two Blue Devil defendkicked the ball out of ers and put a shot on goal. Reid Warhawk freshman goaltried to kick the fumbled ball, keeper Sara Klimisch’s but Johnson again came up big. reach to trim the score It became even more 2-1 just eight minutes in. nerve-wracking for Johnson in Loras had a chance to the 57th minute when Pottle and tie the game two minLesperance had two open shots utes later when forat the goal, but were once again ward Laugraphic by Carlie Sue Herrick/ Graphics Editor stopped by Johnson’s hands. ren Bolnius photo by Kim Gilliland/ Photo Editor However, neither Whitewabroke free between a ter nor Stout was able to regiscouple of Warhawk defenders, but Klimisch answered ing great service to make that ter any goals as the Warhawks happen.” topped the Blue Devils 2-0 to with a save.

The rest of the game was his- extend their winning streak to Minutes later, Gretchen Schutz came to bite UW-W tory as the ‘Hawks improved to ten games and advance to 11-1 again in the 70th minute with a 10-1 overall, while the Duhawks on the season. dropped to 5-3. UW-W finished UW-W finished with eight goal to knot the score 2-2.

“Credit to Loras, they played the night with six shots on goal shots on goal and two saves, to their strengths,” Quamme and 10 saves, whereas Loras while Stout ended with just two said. “Loras and us always bat- ended with 12 shots on goal and shots on goal and six saves.

The UW-W women’s team’s tle for close games, so I was three saves.

UW-W then beat UW-Stout next game is on Wednesday, proud of the ladies after giving Oct. 5 against UW-Oshkosh at up a two goal lead. They were 2-0 on Oct. 1.

UW-W junior midfielder Ma- Fiskum Field. able to find a good result against rie Lesperance scored the first quality play.”

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Hawk Cup comes back to UW-W Warhawks beat Loras for Hawk Cup, lose Viking-Warhawk Cup

By Josh Sinclair Assistant Sports Editor

The UW-Whitewater men’s soccer team won their second straight Hawk Cup when they defeated Loras College on Sept. 28.

The UW-W men’s soccer team topped the Loras Duhawks 2-1 to come away victorious.

This was the eighth edition of the Hawk Cup, which started back in 2009. Loras leads the series 5-3, but UW-W has won the last two.

The Warhawks sped out to a 1-0 lead just three minutes into the game when six-foot-eight, senior defender Justin Stanko bent a free kick around Loras’ wall, sailedn it into the goal.

“That was truly an All-American goal, from an All-American player,” head coach Tony Guinn said.

Junior goalkeeper Chris Lucatorto made several first half saves to keep Loras off the board and carry UW-W to a 1-0 halftime lead.

“He is one of the best goalkeepers I’ve ever coached,” Guinn said. “Every opposing coach comes to me after the game and tells me how good our keeper is.”

Freshman Hozai Ceballos added an insurance goal, which proved to be the game-winner in the 72nd minute after making a quick move to beat

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Sophomore defender Alex Bull fights for the ball in the ’Hawks 4-0 victory against Wisconsin Lutheran College on Sept. 30. He recorded an assist in th game.

the Duhawk keeper.

Loras continued to pressure the Warhawk defense, finally breaking through for a score of their own in the 80th minute.

Unfortunately for the Duhawks, it proved to be futile as the Warhawks held on to win the challenge.

UW-W continued the home stand with a victory over Wisconsin Lutheran Warriors on Sept. 30. The Warhawks put the pressure on Wisconsin Lutheran defense, outshooting them 22-8.

In the first half, an early goal by senior Jordan Kayser gave the ’Hawks a 1-0 lead. The Warhawks were quiet on the scoreboard for the next 55 minutes until sophomore Alex Whiteman put one in the back of the net in the 67th minute.

Sophomore Taylor Ortiz tacked on another goal just five minutes later.

Freshman Kevin Mesich scored his first goal of the season as the Warhawks closed out the scoring.

Junior Chris Lucatorto played a majority of the minutes in goal for

the Warhawks, making two saves and earning the win.

“I’ve felt prepared throughout every game and trust every player on this team,” Lucatorto said.

The Warhawks then took to the road to face Augustana College for the Viking-Warhawk cup.

This time UW-W was unable to outlast Augustana as the Vikings pulled out a 2-1 victory over UW-W. The visiting Warhawks took the lead in the 20th minute. Senior Dylan Hottsmith scored his sixth goal of the season with an assist from Whiteman.

The Warhawks kept the pressure for the rest of the match, outshooting the Vikings by a tally of 21-8 and also had the edge in shots on goal, 10-4.

But it wasn’t enough as Augustana senior Michael Brazinski scored twice in the final 32 minutes to lift Augustana over the Warhawks.

“They were a decent team, at home, we just couldn’t score,” Lucatorto said. “Our strength of schedule is a lot harder right off the bat then previous years, but I honestly believe we will be prepared in the later stages against good teams.”

The Warhawks registered four more shots, including one on goal, and one corner kick over the final 10 minutes but were held without a goal.

The Warhawks will return home for their next contest when St. Olaf comes to Whitewater at 1 p.m. on Oct. 8 at Fiskum Field.

Pfiefer, Wagner soar as ’Hawk squad falls

UW-W goes 3-1 in UW-Oshkosh Women’s Volleyball Invitational, players earn honors

By Kyle Weaver Staff Writer

The No.12 UW-Whitewater volleyball team’s win streak ended at seven matches on Sept. 27 with a 3-2 loss at No. 11 UW-Stevens Point.

During the streak, UW-W (12-4, 1-1) hadn’t lost a set in five matches and only dropped one of its last seven.

UW-W took the first set 25-20 before the Pointers (19-2, 2-0) took the next two sets 25-19 and 25-14, respectively.

The ’Hawks were able to win the fourth set 2516 to keep the match alive before UW-SP won the match with a 15-8 victory in the fifth set.

Head coach Stacy Boudreau knows that the team can play better than they did versus UW-SP. “We didn’t execute when we needed to,” Boudreau said. “Yes it was a hard fought match, but I definitely believe we didn’t play our best.”

Senior outside hitter Lauren Pfeifer recorded eight kills and 12 digs. Junior outside hitter Sydney Racky led the team with nine kills, while junior middle hitter Courtney Wagner posted seven kills, five digs and five blocks.

Racky said the Warhawks’ ability to control matches can affect them at all times.

“We always control the game whether we play down or to our benefit,” Racky said. “No matter who our opponent has been, our wins and losses are determined by our quality of play.”

Over the weekend, UW-W participated in the UW-Oshkosh National Preview tournament.

The field consisted of 10 teams, three of whom were ranked in the top 25 including UW-W. The ’Hawks played in four matches in the tournament and came away with a 3-1 record.

In their first match on Friday, Sept. 30, the Warhawks swept St. Mary’s College (Indiana) three games to zero.

The ‘Hawks recorded eight errors in the match, a season low. Pfeifer led the offense with 16 kills, one shy of her season-high. Senior setter Staci Hasler finished the match with 27 assists and seven digs.

UW-W finished the first day of the tournament with a 3-1 victory over Carthage College.

Sophomore middle hitter Amanda Spera registered a team high 10 kills. Five Warhawks recorded eight or more kills or digs.

On Oct. 1, the competition heated up as UW-W faced Trinity University (Texas) who is receiving votes in the latest American Volleyball Coaches Association (AVCA) national poll.

UW-W dropped the first two sets 26-24 and 2522 to fall into a 0-2 hole. The ’Hawks then rallied to take the next three sets and win.

UW-W’s hitting percentage improved in every set and culminated with a .500 percentage in the decisive fifth set.

“It was really a gut check for us,” Boudreau said.

“They ran a really fast offense and it took our team a couple sets to learn to play that kind of style and pace of the game.”

Racky tallied a season-high 16 kills and a .500 hitting percentage in the match. Wager recorded 13 kills, four digs and four blocks. Sopho-

more libero Brittany Robinson led the team with 27 digs.

Racky’s offense helped rally the Warhawks, but she was unaware that she set a season high total.

“I didn’t really notice until after the game,” Racky said. “It just felt right, I tried to go out there and contribute and help the team as much as I can.”

In their final match, UW-W was swept by No. 18 Elmhurst College (Illinois) three games to zero.

Sydney Racky It was only the second time this season the ’Hawks were swept in a match, since defending national champions and No. 1 ranked California Lutheran did it on Sept. 9.

UW-W was only able to register 11 digs as a team compared to Elmhurst’s 36. Pfeifer registered 12 kills and two blocks in the match.

The match against Elmhurst was the ’Hawks fifth match of the week and Boudreau said that many games played consecutively can take a toll.

“That was our fifth match of the week so we were at a little bit of a disadvantage as far as energy level and games behind us,” Boudreau said. “But that’s division three volleyball you know you’re going to be playing four to five matches a week.”

Following the tournament’s Stacy Boudreau conclusion, Wagner and Pfeifer were named to the All-Tournament team.

The ’Hawks will continue play against Concordia University on Oct. 5 at 7 p.m. in Mequon.

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UW-W preps for WIAC tournament ’Hawks take 3rd, head to postseason play

By Cameron Schwarz Staff Writer

The UW-Whitewater women’s golf team concluded their regular season this past weekend by earning third place out of 11 teams at the UW-Stevens Point Invite.

The team has gained momentum throughout the season as they finished in the top three at four out of five invites, two being first place finishes.

On the first day of action, freshman Ashley Hofmeister and senior Stephanie Stair put up top 10 rounds. Hofmeister finished the day in second with a score of 80. Stair was not far behind at 82, which was tied for ninth out of 62 golfers.

“Ashley has been playing at our No. 1 consistently all year,” sophomore Kaitlyn Bowe said. “She’s a very strong freshman that has been helping our top five out and myself.”

Sophomore Maddie McCue, senior Kayla Asleson and Bowe rounded out the day with respectable scores of 84, 90 and 91 to land the ‘Hawks at third place with a score of 336, only trailing first place UW-Oshkosh by eight strokes heading into Sunday.

“We’re not just playing for one person,” Bowe said. “When we’re out there, you don’t give up. You keep playing for the whole team because you don’t know how anyone else is doing.”

Unlike Saturday, when Hofmeister and Stair led the team with the lowest scores, they ended up putting up the two

highest scores for the ‘Hawks on Sunday.

Hofmeister shot an 86 with a two-day total of 186, while Stair shot an 84 for a total of 168.

Head coach Andrea Wieland evaluated her team’s performance.

“Maddie McCue was a little more consistent this week which helped,” Wieland said. “Maddie and Kayla played better the second day.”

Hofmeister and McCue shot identical scores over the weekend as they tied for ninth. They were the lone Warhawk golfers in the top 10.

“It was definitely a total team effort between both days,” Wieland said. “Overall it was okay, but I know we have potential to do better.”

Asleson led the way Sunday with a team low score of 81 and an overall score of 171, which was good for a tie for 17th place.

“I think this weekend was an awesome showing of our mental game,” Bowe said.

“I think we’ve all started to get to the point where our mental toughness is better. We’re not losing the confidence or getting frustrated with ourselves any more.”

As the regular season wraps up, the team will now prepare for postseason play. The WIAC Championship will be held this weekend at the Reedsburg Country Club. A first place finish would give them an automatic qualifier for the NCAA Championships.

“The teams here (in the WIAC) are beatable,” Wieland said.

“It’s just going to take two of our best rounds to do that.

We can do it, it’s just a matter of actually doing it when we’re under pressure.”