Pet Therapy at UWM Helps Students De-Stress During Finals Week (Video) Posted on December 14, 2017December 14, 2017 by Evan Casey Both dogs and cats were able to help UWM students reduce their stress levels during finals week at the Pet Therapy event held at the UWM Library.
ZIP MKE Showcases the Diversity of Milwaukee’s Neighborhoods (Video) Posted on November 16, 2017November 17, 2017 by Evan Casey The organization is collecting photographs from every different ZIP code in Milwaukee in an effort to fuel communication between citizens. https://youtu.be/4apWUl5BkSQ&w=700&rel=0
Kenosha Harbor Market Finishes Outdoor Season (Video) Posted on October 26, 2017November 1, 2017 by Evan Casey It was a rainy fall day by the Harbor in Kenosha, but that didn’t stop countless vendors from selling unique products at the Kenosha Harbor Market.
Body Cams for UWM Police: Student Reactions Posted on September 28, 2017September 28, 2017 by John Gomes, Ethan Duran, Evan Casey and Maren Orlowski UWM Police are now going to be wearing body cameras, according to an email sent by the campus yesterday. Reporters Ethan Duran and Maren Orlowkski ask students in the Union what they think. https://youtu.be/oF0i0dsMKTU&w=700&rel=0
Milwaukee Overdoses Already on the Rise in 2017 Posted on August 3, 2017 by Evan Casey There were 73 confirmed overdose deaths in Milwaukee County in the first three months of 2017, according to the Milwaukee Police Department, and 54 of the 73 deaths were from heroin-related overdoses. These numbers were presented to the Milwaukee City-County Heroin, Opioid, and Cocaine Task Force at its May 12th meeting in city hall. This […]
UWM Faculty Sign the “Fund the Freeze” Pledge Posted on May 7, 2017 by Evan Casey The UW-Milwaukee Faculty Senate Committee passed a pledge that supports funding the tuition freeze set in place by the UW Board of Regents. By signing the pledge, UWM Faculty are petitioning for the increase of state funding to offset the amount of money UW-System schools have lost since the tuition freeze. The 40 members of […]
Social Media & the News: Digital Media Manager, Journalist Visits UWM Campus Posted on April 17, 2017April 18, 2017 by Evan Casey Marcus Riley, the TMJ4 Digital Media Manager, talked to students about the importance of social media to a newsroom, as well as useful ways that student journalists can effectively sharpen their multimedia skills, while speaking at UW-Milwaukee. UWM students filled up a Bolton Hall classroom on a Monday afternoon to hear Riley, who has been […]
Opt In, Opt Out? UW-Milwaukee Student Groups, Centers Describe Their Value Posted on March 11, 2017March 11, 2017 by Ariel Goronja, Rhea Riley, Rukiya Stewart, Lillian Gonzalez, Dino Dominici, Amanda Maniscalco, Amanda Becker, Danielle Miller, Emily Gallagher-Schmitz, Evan Casey, Rebecca Otis, Samuel Schmitz, Taylor Strickland and William Tewes This is part 2 of a series by JAMS 320 reporting class exploring the possible effect of Gov. Scott Walker’s opt out segregated fee proposal. Kelsey Laas, a nursing student at UW-Milwaukee, had never heard of allocable segregated fees and was unaware that she had been paying them since she began attending UW-Milwaukee a year-and-a-half […]
LGBTQ & Women’s Center? BOSS? Sports Clubs? All Could be Gone, UW-Milwaukee Leaders Fear Posted on March 5, 2017March 11, 2017 by Ariel Goronja, Rhea Riley, Rukiya Stewart, Lillian Gonzalez, Dino Dominici, Amanda Maniscalco, Amanda Becker, Danielle Miller, Emily Gallagher-Schmitz, Evan Casey, Rebecca Otis, Samuel Schmitz, Taylor Strickland and William Tewes This is part 1 of a 2-part JAMS 320 series exploring the effect of Scott Walker’s opt out segregated fee proposal for UW-Milwaukee. Read part 2 here. This story was written by Amanda Becker with contributions from the JAMS 320 reporting class. UW-Milwaukee could look like a completely different campus in the future. Major high-profile […]
Faces of UWM: The Band Member Posted on December 23, 2016July 23, 2021 by Evan Casey Ask Mike Holloway about the time his pop punk band played Summerfest.