Articles by Nicole Beilke

Cuisine type: Italian/ Pizza Price per entrée: $16.99-$28.99 Attire: Dressy Casual Reservations: Yes Payment: Credit Cards Accepted Pizza Barra 3011 Butterfield Rd. Oak Brook, IL (630) 861-6177 Monday- Thursday 11 am- 12 am Friday- Saturday 11 am- 1 am Sunday 11 am- 10 pm On a Wednesday evening around 6 pm, I visited Pizza Barra […]

Lemonade. Directed by Beyonce Knowles-Carter and Kahlil Joseph. 5/5 Beyoncé’s Lemonade was as much of a film as a musical album. Though titled a visual album, its brilliant artistry deserves to be reviewed like a film. Along with her sixth solo album, the film also premiered featuring the music. It begins with the realization of […]

The forum titled The Relationship between Communities of Color and the Police was summed up perfectly by panelist Angela Walker when she said that the problem in Milwaukee is that there isn’t a relationship. Many nods, snaps and murmurs of affirmation followed this comment as well as other points made throughout the event. The meeting […]

Many days, you can find Terry Kramer, a Vietnam-era veteran who lives in Baraboo, sitting in the Milwaukee Public Library and digging though records to find faces to put with names on a very important list. Kramer, who makes the 116-mile drive each way to Milwaukee for his research, has found many of the fallen […]

The city is looking for solutions to the Milwaukee crime problem from a new source: The young. Alderman Michael Murphy developed the newly announced MKE Peace Project, in conjunction with other Common Council members, and he showed up at a May Milwaukee Arts Board Meeting to highlight the effort. Murphy, the Common Council president, stressed that the project is […]

From the skull stickers smoothed onto UW-Milwaukee students’ laptops to the skull designs underneath the sleeves of paper cups, Colectivo decorates its coffee and the city of Milwaukee with its colorful design. And though the sugar skull design is instantly recognizable by any Milwaukeean, the face behind these calaveras is not as well-known. Kevin Callahan […]

Junior Kaitlin Grafmeier (pictured first) and sophomore Lydia Trusso (pictured second) share their experiences as baristas at The UWM Grind. Nicole Beilke records their 6 a.m. opening shift. Junior Kaitlin Grafmeier (pictured first) and sophomore Lydia Trusso (pictured second) share their experiences as baristas at The UWM Grind. Nicole Beilke records their 6 a.m. opening  […]

For students at UW-Milwaukee, the death of Tony Robinson hits home not only because of the closeness of Madison to Milwaukee, but because students could have likely crossed paths with Robinson next year when he would have attended Milwaukee Area Technical College if he had lived. At UWM, Robinson’s death is also igniting and rekindling […]

UWM student Kassandra Garcia has a new roommate.

It’s only been six months since the renaming of the U.S. Cellular Arena, but it seems that UWM’s new Panther Arena could be taken away. The Milwaukee Bucks are considering the space for their new home court.