Juggling the Roles of Student and Parent

Si’Errah Murphy, a senior at the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee, is a full time mommy and student. Chardanay Hunt reports on the joys and challenges for this young mother.

UW-Milwaukee Geography Department May Update GIS Master’s Program

The University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee Geography Department is working on updating the GIS Master’s program, which teaches a technical mapping software. The faculty are looking to change different courses throughout the program. Allison Donnelly, associate professor at UWM, said that this program is very useful. “GIS is Geographical Information Science, and it’s a way of mapping […]

A Day in the Life of a Red Knight

  Ja’Cey Simmons, sophomore at Milwaukee Lutheran High School, shows off her talent at the Tom Burger Invitational Varsity Track & Field meet.  

Podcaster, Spoken Word Artists Take the Stage at Lyrical Sanctuary

Hip-hop artist Maal Himself introduced each Lyrical Sanctuary performer by hyping up the crowd with a little music and this saying, “Up next on the m-i-c, I say.” The UW-Milwaukee audience responded: “Gotta be too damn hot for me.” Himself, a Milwaukee-based podcaster, fashion designer and rapper, hosted the March 8 open mic event at […]

Scott Walker Budget: Mandatory Internships for UW Students Debated

By Charles Johnson with reporting and writing from JAMS 320 class at UW-Milwaukee An internship or work experience would be required to obtain an undergraduate degree from a UW System school under a proposal in Gov. Scott Walker’s new budget. The topic was not brought up in the actual budget address, and Walker has not […]