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Green Bay Packers' quarterback Brett Favre may have retired, but he still remains in close ties with UW-Whitewater's wheelchair basketball team.
Since the 2000-01 season, the Warhawks have received about $60,000 from the Brett Favre Fourward Foundation, which aids disadvantaged children with disabilities in Wisconsin and Mississippi.
The dream was the same for UW-Whitewater running back Justin Beaver as it was for thousands of other kids who grew up loving the sport of football. Most of the dreams died long ago, and some may have figured Beaver's would eventually be extinguished as well.
Pumpers, a bar in downtown Whitewater, has started using an ID scanner to make sure patrons are over the legal drinking age. The scanner rejects driver's licenses that are underage or expired, and detects fake IDs.
The Delta Chi fraternity has entered the expansion process to have its chapter recognized by UW-Whitewater after suspension in Dec. 2004.
In 2000, voter participation from District 2 in Whitewater was 89. Eight years and one on-campus polling station later, the voter participation for the same district was 801.
Accounting students at UW-Whitewater continue to perform above the state and national averages on the Uniform Certified Public Accountant Exam.
The opening of the new University Center has created competition with local businesses. However, business owners are confident their establishments will remain profitable.
The new polling station in the Hamilton Center offers a convenient place for many students in District 2 to vote, yet there is a group making sure that it is accessible for students and citizens with disabilities as well.
A state committee board, along with the help of universities, is looking into alternate forms of funding tuition.
The UW-Whitewater bookstore isn't the only place students can find apparel showing support of the Warhawk football team's national championship.
The UW System Board of Regents is proposing to increase the pay of UW System chancellors to a minimum of $194,146 and a maximum of $237,290. The proposal has brought both positive and negative feedback from different parts of the state.
Individuals looking for a job in the UW System have one more test to pass now with the introduction of mandatory background checks added to the hiring process.