Reagan Birthday Dinner Draws Area Republicans Posted on February 16, 2017February 16, 2017 by Stevan Stojanovic The Republican Party of Milwaukee County and fellow supporters celebrated their annual Reagan Day Dinner at Serb Hall in Milwaukee last week, honoring the birthday of the late President. February 6, 2017 would have marked President Reagan’s 106th birthday. The sold-out event featured speeches from some prominent Wisconsin political figures including Speaker of the House […]
UWM Students and Faculty Voice Concerns About the New Secretary of Education Posted on February 8, 2017February 28, 2017 by Stevan Stojanovic Media Milwaukee’s Stevan Stojanovic ventured to Enderis Hall, the home of the UWM School of Education, to talk to students and a professor about the new Education Secretary, Betsy DeVos.
Millennial Marchers at the Madison Women’s March Posted on February 1, 2017February 2, 2017 by Stevan Stojanovic Media Milwaukee spoke with some millennial voters at the Women’s March on Madison to find out what issues are most important to them.
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]
Peer Mentor Coach by Day—Panther Dancer by Night Posted on November 4, 2016November 4, 2016 by Stevan Stojanovic [youtube https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Q2LCE3WcXxA&w=700&rel=0]
Wisconsin Open Records Complaints are Few – When They’re Tracked Posted on December 30, 2015January 2, 2016 by Stevan Stojanovic The Open Records Law in Wisconsin was at the center of a big controversy when members of the State Legislature announced and then withdrew plans to modify the law. However, a three-month Media Milwaukee investigation found that there were relatively few Open Records Law and Open Meetings Law complaints filed with District Attorneys and Corporation […]
UW-Milwaukee Out of Step With Agreement on Open Records Posted on December 31, 2014December 31, 2014 by Stevan Stojanovic UW-Milwaukee is shielding information from the public in a manner that is out of step with a sweeping new agreement hashed out this summer by the state’s top newspaper association and the organization that represents Wisconsin municipalities. Furthermore, UWM’s open records custodian has cited federal privacy laws as one reason for blacking out information in […]
Frat/Sorority Life Growing at UW-Milwaukee Despite TKE Scandal Posted on December 31, 2014December 31, 2014 by Stevan Stojanovic This is third part of a series exploring issues behind the headlines of the TKE scandal. You can read parts 1 and 2 here. Although the TKE fraternity at UW-Milwaukee was embroiled in scandal this fall, Greek life at UWM is actually slightly on the rise- although it’s still a very small portion of the […]
Thirty-five People Struck By Cars Since 2009 Near UWM Campus, Records Show Posted on December 28, 2014December 28, 2014 by Stevan Stojanovic Imagine this. It’s a little before 7 p.m. on a Friday night in December. You’re walking north on N. Oakland Ave. towards E. Geneva Place. As you’re crossing Geneva Place, a UW-Milwaukee Boss van, stopped at the intersection, doesn’t see you crossing because the driver was still looking north. You put your hands up, hoping […]
UWM Planetarium puts on “Constellations of the Zodiac” event Posted on November 30, 2014January 22, 2015 by Stevan Stojanovic For just three dollars, students and the general public viewed a presentation on the various Constellations of the Zodiac, followed by a participatory activity where audience members looked at pictures of the night sky and tried to identify the constellations in the sky, as if they were outside. UWM’s Manfred Olson Planetarium was the sight […]
UW-Milwaukee Student Association Funds Religious Group, Army, Guitar Club Posted on November 4, 2014November 5, 2014 by Stevan Stojanovic A Student Association committee at UW-Milwaukee approved a total of just over $28,514 in grant money Oct. 17 to 10 organizations on campus, funding everything from conferences to office supplies for groups including the U.S. Army, a religious organization and guitar club. The committee awarded grants to fund trips to various conferences and other events […]
UWM Pow Wow Honors the Ancestors Posted on October 26, 2014January 22, 2015 by Stevan Stojanovic The 37th Annual UWM Autumn Pow Wow Saturday carried the theme of honoring ancestors. Stevan Stojanovic reports for Media Milwaukee.