Articles by Brooke Dowden

On the corner of Oakland Ave and Newport Ave in the heart of Milwaukee’s upper east side lies an apartment complex, in which reside UW-Milwaukee senior Kayla Weyant and her ample amount of makeup. From mascaras, to eyeliners, lipsticks, brushes, concealers and foundation, Weyant has it all and more in case she runs out. “It […]

On Wednesday April 1, UWM’s CAB Coffeehouse crew, a club promoting local performers, presented a spring concert, the April Fools Music Bash, in the Unions Fireside Lounge. Essences of colorful lights circling the small stage in back of the room welcomed open mic performers onto the stage. The UWM CAB, Campus Activity Board, Coffeehouse is […]

Twelve teams brought everything they had to the floor. UW-Milwaukee’s Hype Team hosted the dance presentation. Brooke Dowden reports.

This is the first in a series exploring issues behind the headlines of the TKE scandal allegations. More than 50 years ago, the TKE fraternity at UW-Milwaukee did more than dance around wearing turkey suits along Oakland Avenue (which the fraternity members did for years for charity) or turn up in salacious, negative national headlines […]

Working at Cousin Subs wasn’t senior Jenna Stathus’ only job while studying at UW-Milwaukee. In just three years, Stathus has also been employed as a Domino’s delivery driver, a nanny, a computer lab supervisor at Enderis Hall, a marketing and communications intern at Froedert Hospital and as intern at Johnson Controls. While it may seem […]

UW-Milwaukee’s CAB Coffeehouse presented Amerikas Addiction and Dan Henig at the Union Fireside Lounge on Thursday December 4, 2014. Amerikas Addiction is a local Milwaukee group and Dan Henig is a YouTube star with millions of views. Other local artists were also welcomed to perform during the open mic. Brooke Dowden reports for Media Milwaukee.

Not once, not twice, but three times within the last four years, Scott Walker has claimed the title as governor of Wisconsin. Those who attended the Walker campaign election night rally at the Wisconsin State Exposition Center were able to share their excitement with one another as Walker defeated Democratic Candidate Mary Burke in the General […]

UW- Milwaukee Associate Professor of History, Joe Austin, has worn his heart on his sleeve for years. As a former engineer, Austin quit the workforce due to its environmental destruction and now informs society about the criminalization of African-American youth. Austin presented his project “Preparing for the Great Incarceration: The Criminalization of African-American Youth 1940-1970″ […]

Produced by Brooke Dowden Claire Chartrand brings pie-baking skills to campus.