Election Day: Did Students Vote? And For Whom? (Video) Posted on November 6, 2018August 8, 2019 by Andrew Boldt, Sydney Ewert, Dimitris Panagiotopoulos and Nia Wilson On this important Election Day, Media Milwaukee’s Sydney Ewert and Nia Wilson asked students in the UW-Milwaukee Student Union to share their opinions.
Fiserv Forum: Making Concert Dreams Come True (Video) Posted on September 24, 2018September 24, 2018 by Dimitris Panagiotopoulos There’s a buzz around the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee as the Fiserv Forum, the new home of the Milwaukee Bucks, released its schedule of home games and concerts. Dimitri Poulos reports.
Milwaukee Orthodox vs. American Easter: The Difference Between Posted on May 5, 2018July 15, 2021 by Dimitris Panagiotopoulos Krista Scheler, a junior at the University of Wisconsin- Milwaukee, remembers texting her friend Eleni Triantos “Happy Easter” followed by bunny emojis. Eleni responded, “Thank you, but I’m Greek Orthodox faith, I embrace celebrating Easter on a different day than the generic store-bought calendar says to.” For Greeks, Easter, also known as Pascha, is the […]
Language and Culture of Greece is this Teacher’s Specialty Posted on April 25, 2018July 16, 2021 by Dimitris Panagiotopoulos For 22 years, Angie Nassopoulos-Schmidt has been teaching children how to speak Greek. Dimitri Panagiotopoulos sits down with his former Greek school teacher and asks why she decided to become a teacher, and how she wants her students to remember her.
Turns Out the Easter Bunny is a Movie Buff Posted on April 25, 2018July 16, 2021 by Dimitris Panagiotopoulos Hundreds of people gathered at Marcus Cinema of Menomonee Falls to attend the fourth annual Hop to the Movies event.
UWM, A Veteran’s Second Home Posted on April 17, 2018April 17, 2018 by Dimitris Panagiotopoulos Tony Mitchler, a junior at the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee, remembers making the decision to enroll at UWM after a life-changing event. “After serving in the Army, I returned to my hometown of Waukesha,” said Mitchler. “I knew that the next step in my life was to attend college.” Mitchler is just one of 1,459 students […]
UWM Students Take Initiative To Stop Food Insecurity Posted on March 20, 2018 by Dimitris Panagiotopoulos Bridget Russo, a senior at the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee, remembers starving herself for three days. “The first day I felt fine, but on the third day I was unable to get out of bed because of how hungry I was.” Russo was one of many UWM student who stopped by the Union Ballroom to donate […]
When You Believe in Cherishing Family Memories Posted on March 3, 2018July 15, 2021 by Dimitris Panagiotopoulos Gianna Tarantino says the song “When You Believe” helped her during a difficult time.