LGBTQ Pride in Milwaukee Evolved From Rallies to Parades Posted on September 28, 2017 by Taylor Strickland Most prominently known for Milwaukee Pridefest, Milwaukee Pride is a LGBTQ organization working towards making sure people of all gender and sexual identities and expressions feel included and safe in the Milwaukee community. Most prominently known for Milwaukee Pridefest, Milwaukee Pride is a LGBTQ organization working towards making sure people of all gender and sexual […]
UWM Love Your Melon Crew Has Come a Long Way Posted on May 7, 2017 by Taylor Strickland Back in 2012, Zachary Quinn and Brian Keller were just a couple of college sophomores at the University of St. Thomas in St. Paul, Minnesota. The two friends were paired up for a class project in an entrepreneurship course, where they came up with the idea for Love Your Melon. Love Your Melon’s mission was […]
Student Artists Showcased at Kenilworth Open Studios Posted on April 30, 2017 by Taylor Strickland One of the first things viewers saw as they entered Kenilworth Open Studios on April 8 was a mural depicting the history of the United Migrant Opportunities and LatinX activism in Milwaukee. It was also one of the biggest pieces on display. Painted by a UW-Milwaukee Community Arts class and Artworks Teen interns, the piece […]
Opt In, Opt Out? UW-Milwaukee Student Groups, Centers Describe Their Value Posted on March 11, 2017March 11, 2017 by Ariel Goronja, Rhea Riley, Rukiya Stewart, Lillian Gonzalez, Dino Dominici, Amanda Maniscalco, Amanda Becker, Danielle Miller, Emily Gallagher-Schmitz, Evan Casey, Rebecca Otis, Samuel Schmitz, Taylor Strickland and William Tewes This is part 2 of a series by JAMS 320 reporting class exploring the possible effect of Gov. Scott Walker’s opt out segregated fee proposal. Kelsey Laas, a nursing student at UW-Milwaukee, had never heard of allocable segregated fees and was unaware that she had been paying them since she began attending UW-Milwaukee a year-and-a-half […]
LGBTQ & Women’s Center? BOSS? Sports Clubs? All Could be Gone, UW-Milwaukee Leaders Fear Posted on March 5, 2017March 11, 2017 by Ariel Goronja, Rhea Riley, Rukiya Stewart, Lillian Gonzalez, Dino Dominici, Amanda Maniscalco, Amanda Becker, Danielle Miller, Emily Gallagher-Schmitz, Evan Casey, Rebecca Otis, Samuel Schmitz, Taylor Strickland and William Tewes This is part 1 of a 2-part JAMS 320 series exploring the effect of Scott Walker’s opt out segregated fee proposal for UW-Milwaukee. Read part 2 here. This story was written by Amanda Becker with contributions from the JAMS 320 reporting class. UW-Milwaukee could look like a completely different campus in the future. Major high-profile […]
Faces of UWM: The Big Sister Posted on December 11, 2016July 26, 2021 by Taylor Strickland Cassie Bretl finds herself growing closer and closer to her younger brother, even though he used to be a “little menace.”
Planning to Room With Your Best High School Friend? Posted on July 27, 2016 by Taylor Strickland Don’t do it. It may sound tempting and comforting to dorm with someone who you’ve known for ages during your freshman year of college. It serves as a kind of security blanket in a whole new world of strangers. How could it possibly be a bad idea? I promise you it is. I have known […]