Club Soda at UWM Highlights a New Trend Among Gen Z Posted on March 27, 2025March 27, 2025 by Jonathan Joseph Dirk Swayne and his brother Decklan are both undergraduate students at UW-Milwaukee and are both members of Club Soda, an on campus organization dedicated to sobriety. “It’s not really structured, it actually used to be called sober social to indicate that you’re just there to hangout with people who don’t drink,” said Decklan Swayne. Club […]
National Marquette Poll Discovers Polarizing Trends Posted on March 13, 2025March 13, 2025 by Jonathan Joseph The Marquette Law School national survey conducted from Jan. 27 to Feb. 5, indicates deepening polarization between Democrats and Republicans, but skepticism across the aisle has grown in regards to the state of the nation. The total opinion on President Donald J. Trump himself is at 54% unfavorable and 44% favorable with 2% of responders […]
Kathy’s Song is Also Kamila’s Song Posted on March 10, 2025March 10, 2025 by Jonathan Joseph Kamila Gutierrez reclaimed her favorite song from hard memories.
Faces of UWM: The Cookie Cake Curse Posted on February 19, 2025February 19, 2025 by Jonathan Joseph Stephen Wielebski discovered a love for sports through a tasty curse.
Riverwest Co-op Overcomes Challenges to Serve Neighbors Posted on December 15, 2024December 15, 2024 by Jonathan Joseph Adena Saigh remembers walking over to the Riverwest Co-op with her siblings and sharing a smoothie from the cafe throughout her childhood. “My dad would send us to walk over there with a little reusable glass jar,” said Saigh. “We would split one smoothie between the three of us.” Now a student at the University […]
“It feels like the energy around Harris-Walz has just died down since the summer.” Posted on October 28, 2024 by Jonathan Joseph Josh Skarda, 21, is a senior journalism student at the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee. Through their work as a journalist for Up North News, they have developed an understanding of the nuances within media, allowing for their political grievances and thoughts to be expanded upon with the 2024 election. Jonathan Joseph: How do you feel about […]
“We believe in the stories that can only be told here.” Posted on October 18, 2024 by Jonathan Joseph Elle Ellis is the vice president of content and programming of WUWM and was a guide at the Doors Open Milwaukee event. She’s been a part of WUWM for four years and manages the newsroom and shows such as the Lake Effect Talk Show. Ellis started her career in public broadcasting as a volunteer DJ […]