Essential Worker Posted on May 25, 2020August 31, 2020 by Sydney Ewert and Amanda Andrews During the COVID-19 pandemic, most US states issued Stay-at-Home executive orders which closed all businesses deemed unessential. People that work at businesses that are essential still have to work under the new social distancing guidelines from the CDC. Here are two are how two essential workers are navigating the new work environment in Minnesota and […]
Election Day: Did Students Vote? And For Whom? (Video) Posted on November 6, 2018August 8, 2019 by Andrew Boldt, Sydney Ewert, Dimitris Panagiotopoulos and Nia Wilson On this important Election Day, Media Milwaukee’s Sydney Ewert and Nia Wilson asked students in the UW-Milwaukee Student Union to share their opinions.
UWM Students Discuss Dallas Shooting Motive (Video) Posted on September 23, 2018September 23, 2018 by Sydney Ewert Students at the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee share their opinions on whether the recent Dallas shooting was due to racial profiling. Media Milwaukee’s Sydney Ewert reports.
UWM’s Deaf Community Asks For Respect Posted on May 25, 2018 by Sydney Ewert The white walls of a typical dorm room could have placed the group of five guys anywhere inside the country, except there was one thing that placed them in Sandburg Residence Hall at the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee. A yellow flag with the Panther in the middle and Milwaukee spelled over top of it. Inside this […]
Furry Mascots Promote Local Animal Shelters Posted on May 23, 2018July 15, 2021 by Sydney Ewert UW-Milwaukee’s 2nd Annual Pet Adoption Fair helped promote animal shelters in the Milwaukee area. Sydney Ewert reports.
First-Year Art Students Shine at Exhibition Posted on April 25, 2018July 16, 2021 by Sydney Ewert More than 100 Art and Design students from UWM displayed their artwork at the annual First Year Experience Exhibition in the Union Art Gallery.
UW-Milwaukee Speakers Label the Opioid Crisis as a Public Health Issue Posted on March 20, 2018 by Sydney Ewert The opioid war is a “major health crisis that we are facing” in Milwaukee county and needs to be treated as a public health issue rather than a law enforcement problem, a former state representative and policy manager said during a forum at the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee. “Here in Milwaukee county, we have more opioid […]
Studio Creator Keeps His Head Up On Entrepreneurial Journey Posted on March 3, 2018July 15, 2021 by Sydney Ewert “Keep Ya Head Up” by Tupac is a perfect description of Jordan Kellogg’s journey in co-creating J3 Studios.
Kids With Cancer Are Focus of Holiday Charity (audio) Posted on December 27, 2017July 15, 2021 by Sydney Ewert The end of the year is a generous time, and people will be making donations to many charities. One example is the Pinky Swear Foundation. Sydney Ewert has the story.
Faces of UWM: The Activist Posted on December 6, 2017September 13, 2021 by Sydney Ewert Morgan Langley hopes to use her journalism skills to promote equality
Doors Open Milwaukee 2017: Irish Cultural Heritage Center Posted on October 13, 2017October 13, 2017 by Sydney Ewert