UWM Desi Student Association Celebrates Holi Posted on January 28, 2018January 28, 2018 by John Fennimore The UWM Desi Student Association brought Holi to Spaights plaza, and with that a little bit of home.
What Sets UWM’s Film Program Aside From The Rest Posted on September 28, 2017 by John Fennimore Variety named the UW-Milwaukee Peck School of the Arts one of their “Stellar Film Schools in 2017.” Here’s what they had to say: “The program places a dual focus on the theoretical and practical worlds of filmmaking. Because of the program’s commitment to transforming its students into expressive filmmakers with a mature grasp on creative, […]
Star Power and Community at the Midwestern Gaming Classic Posted on April 18, 2017 by John Fennimore The Midwestern Gaming Classic had star power and love to spare. Mortal Kombat Actor Daniel Pesina and Crush 40’s Johnny Gioeli welcomed fans.
BuzzFeed’s Ashly Perez takes Milwaukee for Geek Week 2017 Posted on March 23, 2017 by John Fennimore BuzzFeed’s Ashly Perez visits UW-Milwaukee for Geek Week 2017, giving advice to fans and aspiring video creators.
UWM Cosplay Dance Party Highlights Appeal of Geek Culture, Costume Play Posted on March 2, 2017March 2, 2017 by John Fennimore UW-Milwaukee students dressed as Batman, The Flash, Link and Zelda from The Legend of Zelda and more flocked to the UWM Wisconsin Room for the 2017 UWM Cosplay Dance Party on Feb. 25. Cosplay – or costume play – is when people dress up and role play as characters from popular culture. Think the character […]
Scott Walker Budget: Mandatory Internships for UW Students Debated Posted on February 25, 2017February 25, 2017 by Naomi Wilson, Joel Kananen, David Watters, Andrew Boldt, Cassie Bretl, Chardanay Hunt, Charles Johnson, Ethan Duran, Evan Heffelfinger, Hailey McLaughlin, Harald Reynolds, John Fennimore, Kaylin Newman, Maren Orlowski, Marty LeMense and Ryan Ramos 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 […]
Faces of UWM: The Skateboarder Posted on December 23, 2016July 23, 2021 by John Fennimore Harald Reynolds started out with cheap skateboards 13 years ago, but he’s traded up since.
4 Reasons to be Skeptical About a New Pokémon Movie Posted on September 6, 2016 by John Fennimore When a non-movie property becomes insanely popular, chances are that hundreds of movie studios will be clamoring to turn it into a movie. And that appears to be the case yet again with Pokémon, whose recent game Pokémon Go has topped Twitter’s daily users and has people spending more time with it than Facebook. According […]
Bad Rats Show Review – Rude Goldberg Posted on August 28, 2016 by John Fennimore Bad Rats Show Developer: Invent4 Entertainment Publisher: Strategy First Format: PC Released: July 20, 2016 Price: $4.99 (And it’s $4.99 too expensive!) Entertainment media are more and more pushing the envelope in terms of realism and representation. That’s why, for example, many media works featuring women are written by women. So for Bad Rats Show, […]
Pokémon Go Review – Slowpoke Servers Mar Game Posted on July 24, 2016July 24, 2016 by John Fennimore Pokémon Go Developer: Niantic Publisher: Nintendo Format: Android (reviewed on Samsung Galaxy Note 3), iOS Released: July 6, 2016 Price: Free-to-play with microtransactions There’s no denying the global phenomenon Pokémon Go has created. The game has topped daily Twitter users and sees more engagement than Facebook as well as created hundreds of headlines both good […]
Why Are Our Heroes Turning Their Backs Against Us? Posted on July 13, 2016July 13, 2016 by John Fennimore What do Saints Row 2, Crysis 2, Tron Evolution, Just Cause 2, Star Wars Kinect, God of War II, Yakuza, Tony Hawk’s Proving Ground, Avatar: The Game, Dark Souls, Dark Souls II, Bloodborne, Rise of the Argonauts and Uncharted: Drake’s Fortune all have in common? They all have the exact same layout for their box […]