UW-Milwaukee Students Swing From Trees

On a crisp fall morning, a number of UW-Milwaukee students journeyed to the Riveredge Nature Center where they ascended to the canopy of a sugar maple and red oak tree forest by climbing trees. Once students reached a perch some 50 feet off the ground, some engaged in casual conversation while others admired the fiery […]

Opinion | Atwater Sculpture Promotes Contemplation, Not Hate

Though art is empowering, controversy can quickly strip away the message that is the source of its power. Recently, an East Coast blogger visiting his daughter in Shorewood was examining Jaume Plensa’s sculpture, “Spillover II,” that sits at the top of Atwater Park peering over Lake Michigan. The statue is of a contemplative, crouching man […]