Articles by JAMS Living Learning Community Fall 2015

By Cassandra Bretl UW-Milwaukee took time Monday to remind Panthers to take a deep breath and stay calm when preparing for final exams. Different clubs and organizations came together in the Union for the third time in UWM history to plan Panther Pause. The Wisconsin room was separated into two elaborate rooms. One room included […]

Surviving Hate, Preaching Love: Nathan Taffel DiverCity Stop One: A Holocaust Memorial; A Story of Hope DiverCity Stop Two: The Story of African-American History DiverCity Stop Three: A Controversial Mosque; a Lesson The Milwaukee college students heard from a local Holocaust survivor about the power of hope. They learned about the rich history of African-Americans […]

It was a gusty Sunday afternoon at the Jewish Community Center located in Milwaukee’s North Shore, where a local Holocaust survivor, Raye David, 87, shared her story with community members. In an attempt to educate and unify those who may be unfamiliar with the Jewish faith, the Center hosted students from Milwaukee-area universities and provided […]

A former journalist and UW-Milwaukee grad, Clayborn Benson worked as a cameraman and producer for almost 40 years before he returned for his master’s degree in History. Today, he runs the Wisconsin Black Historical Society Museum he founded, sharing his knowledge of African-American history with community members and students. Benson spoke to the students about […]

The last stop and possibly one of the most eye-opening experiences students of Milwaukee experienced on the first organized “Divercity” tour was a stop at Brookfield’s Masjid Mosque. The Brookfield Mosque started when the Milwaukee’s Islamic Association of Greater Milwaukee, Inc, (IAGM) bought the closed down New Road School in Brookfield. After a long construction […]

A team of freshman UW-Milwaukee students interested in media careers set out on campus with a simple task: Find a random student and, in non-leading fashion, inquire whether they support a controversial bill that would make it so qualifying people – including some students, faculty, and staff – could carry concealed weapons on campus. Some […]

University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee freshman students interested in media careers through a Living Learning Community were assigned to each interview a person at least 20 years older than they are about changes in the media. For these students, the news is immediate, individualistic, constant, on-demand, and often accessed through social media or a smart phone. Sometimes, […]

The people who came to UWM to see Hillary Clinton on Thursday spanned generations. Here are two of those stories: Waited Two Hours By Meggie Hall Amid the screams and the “Hillary” chants, stood an older woman; Hillary Clinton had arrived in Milwaukee.  Lines had stretched out and around past Maryland Avenue, and  one woman […]