Signs of the March Posted on February 1, 2017February 2, 2017 by Melissa Leverenz Protestors were very creative in their sign-making. Media Milwaukee’s Melissa Leverenz captured some of the unique phrases and drawings.
Election 2016: Sandburg Residence Hall Reactions Posted on November 12, 2016November 14, 2016 by Ean Holtz, Gabrielle Barriere, Melissa Leverenz and Stevan Stojanovic [youtube https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=09EmK4xw_tY&feature=youtu.be&w=700&rel=0]
The School That Never Sleeps Posted on October 24, 2016October 24, 2016 by Melissa Leverenz The atmosphere at The School of Architecture and Urban Planning from 2pm-3pm remained still, as students were in class, preparing for the most stressful time of the semester, critiques. I decided to head back into the action after sunset, around 9pm. “Aside from the twelve hours we spend in class throughout the week, we dedicate around 24-30 hours outside of class, in the studio,” Jackson Richard, senior, said. Students flooded the building with coffee in one hand and a bag full of tools in the other. Installations and sketches of a project on designing a residence hall at UWM covered the tables as creatively-driven students remained focused on their computer, crafting a brilliant future.
UW-Milwaukee Students Rally for Palestinians Posted on November 13, 2015 by Melissa Leverenz A large crowd of UW-Milwaukee students rallied against the Palestinian-Israeli conflict on the afternoon of Oct. 28 at the campus’s Spaights Plaza. UWM’s Students for Justice in Palestine, otherwise known as SJP, led the rally. SJP’s purpose is to work and stand in solidarity with the Palestinian people while creating awareness among the general student […]