Katrina: 15 Years Later Posted on May 25, 2020August 31, 2020 by Lily Maxwell The Lower Ninth Ward in New Orleans was one of the hardest hit areas from Hurricane Katrina. Now, 15 years after the storm, rebuilding is still taking place. In this short documentary, a group of journalists interview people to see how much help they received (or didn’t).
Milwaukee Police Chief Morales is Reappointed Posted on December 24, 2019December 24, 2019 by Lily Maxwell The Milwaukee Fire and Police Commission reappointed Police Chief Alfonso Morales for another term late Wednesday night, after a last minute decision to hold the meeting. Morales is the current Milwaukee police chief, who took over after Edward Flynn retired in the middle of his four-year term in February 2018. Morales’ interim term was set […]
UWM is Not ‘Transfer Friendly,’ Dean Says Posted on November 20, 2019November 20, 2019 by Lily Maxwell Despite struggles with the microphone, Scott Gronert, dean of the College of Letters and Science at UW-Milwaukee, did not struggle stating that transfer enrollment is down 10 percent. The town hall format allowed Gronert to present what is happening in the college, while allowing feedback from an open discussion. “We are not a transfer friendly […]
Student-Run Coffee Shop is a Haven in the Union Posted on May 28, 2019May 28, 2019 by Lily Maxwell The 8th Note Coffeehouse is a student-run organization located on the ground floor of the UWM Union. Lily Maxwell reports.
Pluto Pride Posted on January 13, 2019January 13, 2019 by Dazia Cummings, Royce Podeszwa and Lily Maxwell The hometown people of Pluto’s discoverer still think it is a planet; 3 UW-Milwaukee students drive to Streator, Illinois to find out why.