Visiting the Young Scientist Club at the Urban Ecology Center

On Tuesday night, students gathered mats and began to set their stations for meditation and yoga. The excited younger students rushed to get their mats closest to the instructor while the reluctant older students dragged and hung around the back. As the class begins to get rowdy, the instructor uses standard teacher maneuvers to get […]

Hugo Ljungbäck: UWM Film Student Finds Festival Success

For the third semester in a row, one of Hugo Ljungbäck’s films has been selected to be featured in the student film festival here at UWM. The film “Last Words” was featured for the 73rd Student Film and Video Festival, which followed his spring 2017 submission of “When I Was Four,” and fall 2016 submission […]

UW-Milwaukee’s LGBT Community Says Challenges Remain

While UW-Milwaukee is nationally ranked as one of the top 25 LGBT friendly campuses in the nation, there are still concerns within the LGBT community on campus. Academic advisory Gary Cooper-Sperber expressed his view on the ranking and concerns with LGBT students of color  on UW-Milwaukee’s campus. “It’s a great acknowledgement,” said Cooper-Sperber. “But it’s […]

College Depression Rates Increase: On Campus Resources Abound

It’s seems like every time you get on Facebook there’s a new “national” day. A series of bitter Facebook statuses were posted on “National Boyfriend Day.”  The internet showed tons of support and stories on “National Coming-Out Day.” One week before that, on the same day as “National Taco Day,” “National Depression Screening Day” brought […]