The Superbowl of Old Guard Games Posted on December 19, 2024December 19, 2024 by Casmir Byrne Most nights at Old Guard Games, a gaming store across the street from the UWM campus, there is some kind of open play event. Here, experienced fans or total newcomers can stop by and play some tabletop games. On Wednesday nights, the event is Bloodbowl, a miniatures game based on American football made by Games […]
Gen Z Drinking Habits Drain Profits from Local Breweries Posted on December 15, 2024December 16, 2024 by Casmir Byrne Connor Brhely is a 21-year-old computer science major at the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee, and despite being the golden age for drinking, he has no interest in alcohol. He grew up in a family of drinkers and saw how drinking has hurt the people around him. “I don’t see the point in it,” said Brhely. “It’s […]
“Both sides are representing almost a toxic side to being Republican or Democrat.” Posted on October 28, 2024October 28, 2024 by Casmir Byrne Joseph Morley, 25, is a kinesiology major wrapping up his last semester at the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee. Like many young people, he is dissatisfied with his options in this year’s presidential election. With election day looming, he is trying to make sense of the candidates and their positions in an increasingly toxic race. To come […]
“Everything is gonna be retro at some point.” Posted on October 18, 2024 by Casmir Byrne Retrospekt is Riverwest’s resident retro-tech refurbisher and manufacturer, founded by Adam and Kori Fuerst. For the past decade, Retrospekt has been repairing and reselling vintage Polaroid cameras to a global market. The couple got their start thrifting vintage cameras for the film left in them and selling the actual cameras back to Polaroid. Now they’re […]