Articles by McKenzie Huckabay

A “modern-day leper.” Those are his words. Ventae Parrow is branded by the state of Wisconsin as a “homeless sex offender” and, by many in society, an outcast to be feared, warned about, and shunned. He’d have more rights to move freely if he’d killed someone. He’s served his prison sentence (again), but the elaborate […]

UW-Milwaukee’s new production club Reel Women just wrapped shooting on their very first film Bottleneck. Reel Women is a club that strives for equality not just in film but in everything they do. Bottleneck featured a predominantly female cast and a crew that, although mixed genders, was led entirely by women. Reel Women set out […]

Debate over the new University Recreation Inclusive Locker Room policy draft broke out at the monthly UWM Chancellor’s Advisory Committee for LGBT+ Advocacy meeting on April 7, with some claiming it discriminates against LGBT students. The Klotsche Center currently has three locker rooms, a men’s locker room, a women’s locker room and a family locker […]

Participants showed up hoping for a glimpse of the night sky. However, the UW-Milwaukee Stargaze event moved into the Planetarium Feb. 9 because of the cloud cover. It turns out all but one of this year’s Stargaze events, at least by the February event, had to move inside. This year’s eighth Stargaze event was moved […]

Wonder what it was like in the spin room during the Democratic debate at UW-Milwaukee? And outside during the protests?  Media Milwaukee video journalist McKenzie Huckabay takes you there.