Articles by Ellie Malone

The faint sounds of tennis shoes squeaking against the court floors echoed throughout the room and the smell of anti-bacterial cleaner mixed with body odor filled the air. The Klotsche Center is where plenty of UW-Milwaukee student athletes go to train and prepare for the season that lies ahead. Jonathan Stadler is one of them. […]

Customers all over the Milwaukee area and the country, including teenagers, are turning to spray tans thinking they are a safe alternative to UV tanning beds, but a Media Milwaukee investigation unearthed a pattern of consumers and employees who had no idea that some research has found potential health risks, including possible genetic alterations. The […]

Edith Schafer once described her living quarters growing up during the Holocaust in a room she cannot even describe as an apartment to a young group visiting her home.  She blocked off her living room to about the size of her area rug.  She laid down a few pillows and blankets, brought in one chair […]

James R. Neubauer grew up in Portage, Wis., a small town towards the center of Wisconsin. At a young 15-years-old, he joined the military and would spend the next 19 years as a dedicated American soldier. His only remaining loved ones are his niece and nephew Cheryl Barton and Dennis Simonson. “My uncle James was […]

Taylor Duffrin, 20, is one of the many students you can find hooping outside in the grassy areas of Spaight’s Plaza at UWM. Hooping is a popular new trend among many students. Ellie Malone reports.

The halls leading to the Union Theatre were filled with pleased faces last Friday after the first showing for the 18th annual UW-Milwaukee Festival of Films in French. This year’s festival is the biggest yet, boasting 17 unique and carefully selected films. Many stood and discussed the films they had seen, while others waited eagerly […]

For non-artist Doug Hoppe, a job in Mitchell Hall is a window on a different world.