Articles by Mitchell Stewart

Warning: This article deals with topics that may be triggering including suicide and depression. If you or someone you know is struggling with mental health issues, it is important to reach out to loved ones or consider scheduling an appointment with a therapist near you. In May 2020, I was admitted to a psychiatric ward […]

It’s easy to see why the shoegaze band, Wednesday, would choose to intersperse their latest album, “Rat Saw God” with lyrics about drug addiction, specifically opioids. The group is from Buncombe County, N.C., where more than 10 million painkillers were prescribed to a population of 260,000, according to a study done by Red Oak Recovery, […]

Paris Procopis lives in Milwaukee and is a contributing author to the Wisconsin Conservative Digest. Procopis is one of the 4 million active users on Parler. Procopis made a Parler account because he was sick and tired of the censorship he believed was happening on sites like Facebook, Twitter and YouTube.  “They shouldn’t be allowed […]

A 15-year-old male was arrested in connection to the Mayfair Mall shooting that occurred on Nov. 20, according to Wauwatosa Police Chief Barry Weber. “The Wauwatosa Police Department is pleased to announce the arrest of a 15 year old Hispanic male in connection with the shooting at Mayfair Mall,” said Police Chief Barry Weber. The […]

Election day goes on through hurricanes, fires, or even a pandemic. The precedent was set in the 1918 midterm during the Spanish Flu, where poll workers and voters alike wore face masks. This pandemic puts the older poll workers who are already at risk because of their weakened immune system at an even higher risk […]

Joseph Steiner originally lived in Boise, Idaho but in 2013 moved to Milwaukee to pursue an arts degree at the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee.  He’s part of a small fraction of millennials emigrating to Milwaukee, according to a report by the Office of Workforce Development. But Milwaukee is home to exactly what he is looking for: […]

Since its 2017 release, Lorde’s album Melodrama has garnered praise from critics and fans alike. Mitchell Stewart tells what it means to him.

For Cedric Werner, “Go Gina” by Sza brings back memories.

The UW-Milwaukee Campus Activities Board held its first-ever Concert Under the Stars event at the Manfred Olson Planetarium. Mitchell Stewart reports.