Club Soda at UWM Highlights a New Trend Among Gen Z

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

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 […]

Riverwest Co-op Overcomes Challenges to Serve Neighbors

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 […]

“We believe in the stories that can only be told here.”

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 […]