Articles by Layla Czaplewski

This is part of a series of stories called “Parents of UWM” that showcases the parents of UW-Milwaukee journalism students. Randy Czaplewski is your average Wisconsin man in more ways than one. He loves to fish, will strike up a conversation with anyone, and is always willing to grab a beer with friends at the […]

The Milwaukee Housing Authority held a public listening session, hearing concerns about the lack of sanitation, an inability to reach building management, and uncashed rent checks, among other concerns, at the Becher Court Apartments on Wednesday, March 5.    The main complaint many residents had was concern with the management of the building, citing an inability […]

A new Marquette Law poll finds President Trump’s approval rating at 48%, but voters are deeply divided on party lines about policy issues. Despite the president’s approval rating rising from 41% to 48%, party lines remained a major factor in the way people responded to the poll. Many of the results of the poll showed […]

Stepping inside the Lake Effect Surf Shop, customers will note the walls lined with surfboards of every color, and a store overflowing with merch celebrating Lake Michigan’s surfing culture. This little shop on Capitol Drive is a first stop for many hoping to get involved with Milwaukee’s bustling surfing community that keeps growing every year. […]

With how politically tense the nation seems right now; it can be hard to imagine anyone would be able to tune out the noise. However, Jordyn Krause, a fourth-year biomedical engineering student at UWM, has been unmoved by either campaign. With a family history of political inactivity, she says she has just never been motivated […]

While art and engineering are rarely associated with each other, the Milwaukee School of Engineering seamlessly blends the two at the on-campus Grohmann museum. The museum dedicated to the “evolution of human work”, according to their website, features an impressive collection of paintings, drawings and sculptures all celebrating human progress. Kathleen Miezio, a regular volunteer […]