Diversity in a Segregated City Posted on June 3, 2015June 3, 2015 by Jacob Hanson “He was killed.” Jasmine Jackson, a current student at UWM, described as she recalled the homicide of her child’s father. “I don’t know. Someone just found him in an alley, shot in the head.” For many UWM students of color, survival isn’t guaranteed while living in one of America’s most segregated cities. Yet, UWM is […]
UWM is at Forefront of Online Tutoring Posted on December 31, 2014August 9, 2021 by Jacob Hanson Stressed by finals? Academic support services at UWM provides weekly group tutoring and supplemental instruction. And it turns out the campus is one of the national leaders in offering webinars for tutoring. Jake Hanson reports for Media Milwaukee.
UWM Students Volunteer to Help Elderly Posted on December 21, 2014January 22, 2015 by Jacob Hanson UW-Milwaukee students volunteered to help the elderly rake leaves this fall. Jacob Hanson reports. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=w5YeSXD164Y
Inventors of the “next Facebook”? UWM Media Students Create Innovation Apps Posted on December 20, 2014December 20, 2014 by Jacob Hanson Students of the Journalism, Advertising and Media Studies Living Learning Community at the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee tried their hand at app development. The December assignment asked the students to develop a new innovative media or information sharing app. The next Facebook, if you will. Among the ideas were: Pocket Elf, the comprehensive wish list; Culture […]
Love in the City: Introducing Mrs. and Mrs. St. Nolde Posted on December 11, 2014January 22, 2015 by Jacob Hanson It was dark. It was cold. Rain was in the forecast. Leaves changed from vibrant warm colors to darker shades as they fell from the trees above. Booming clanks from the industrial site across the river echoed throughout the aisles. But the white altar was luminous against the grey sky, and the rainbow stole of […]
Registration Confusion Draws ACLU to UWM Dorms Posted on November 4, 2014 by Jacob Hanson Students of the University of Wisconsin Milwaukee gathered in the Sandburg Residence Hall to cast their vote for the midterm gubernatorial election only to be turned away when showing electronic proof of residency. The ACLU has sent representatives to the residence hall to enforce acceptance of electronic proof. Some UWM students said they were met with confusing […]
Supreme Court Allows for Same-Sex Marriage in Wisconsin Posted on October 7, 2014October 8, 2014 by Jacob Hanson In a surprise turn of events, the U.S. Supreme Court declined appeals of federal court rulings in regards to same-sex marriage bans on Monday, requiring Wisconsin, and several other states, to recognize same-sex marriages. Last summer, Wisconsin began recognizing same-sex marriages; however, the decision was later appealed, and marriages performed during the seven-day period were […]