Body Cams for UWM Police: Student Reactions Posted on September 28, 2017September 28, 2017 by John Gomes, Ethan Duran, Evan Casey and Maren Orlowski UWM Police are now going to be wearing body cameras, according to an email sent by the campus yesterday. Reporters Ethan Duran and Maren Orlowkski ask students in the Union what they think. https://youtu.be/oF0i0dsMKTU&w=700&rel=0
Patrick Fowler Murder Ends in Life Sentence Without Parole Posted on September 28, 2017 by Maren Orlowski For his sentencing, convicted murderer Patrick Fowler styled his hair in devil horns. As he was brought in to the courtroom in a wheelchair, the people assembled, which included court security and members of the victims’ family, gasped in shock at the hairdo. Chillingly, Fowler, sentenced May 5 to life in prison without possibility of […]
UWM Welcomes Milwaukee Speaker MVP to Lyrical Sanctuary Event to Motivate Students Posted on April 2, 2017April 2, 2017 by Maren Orlowski T.J. Thao stood in a corner of the Fireside Lounge at the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee. The scene around him was bustling: a student recited poetry at a microphone from the front of the room, the audience shouted encouraging commentary, and a live band accompanied the whole scene. For T.J., though, it was as if it […]
Scott Walker Budget: Mandatory Internships for UW Students Debated Posted on February 25, 2017February 25, 2017 by Naomi Wilson, Joel Kananen, David Watters, Andrew Boldt, Cassie Bretl, Chardanay Hunt, Charles Johnson, Ethan Duran, Evan Heffelfinger, Hailey McLaughlin, Harald Reynolds, John Fennimore, Kaylin Newman, Maren Orlowski, Marty LeMense and Ryan Ramos By Charles Johnson with reporting and writing from JAMS 320 class at UW-Milwaukee An internship or work experience would be required to obtain an undergraduate degree from a UW System school under a proposal in Gov. Scott Walker’s new budget. The topic was not brought up in the actual budget address, and Walker has not […]
Opinion | Students Should Not Tolerate a Culture of Violence Posted on January 22, 2016 by Maren Orlowski We need feminism. We need feminism because walking past a group of men on campus is scary. Because although you keep your eyes down when striding past them, and don’t acknowledge that they even occupy the same planet, you are still showered with catcalls and invitations to come closer. We need feminism because “no” is […]