Reel Women Group at UWM Showcases Women in Film Posted on December 5, 2015August 3, 2021 by Kaliice Walker Student film buffs gathered to appreciate the role of women in the movie industry. Kaliice Walker reports.
UWM Bookstore Going Virtual for 2016 Posted on December 4, 2015August 3, 2021 by Therese Elkins The UWM Union Bookstore is looking ahead to big changes for spring semester: a new online method for students to purchase, rent or download texts and a portal for selling back books at the end of the semester. Tess Elkins reports.
From Iowa to Milwaukee, Tiby’s Roots in Basketball Posted on November 29, 2015August 3, 2021 by John Gittings Matt Tiby, a senior forward on the men’s basketball team at UW-Milwaukee, certainly has not had the easiest road to playing Division I hoops. Despite averaging 19 points and 13 rebounds in his senior year at Urbandale High School in Urbandale, Iowa, Tiby did not have any offers from Division I schools. Not wanting to […]
Faces of UWM: The Manual Typewriter Buff Posted on November 6, 2015August 3, 2021 by Ean Holtz Ben Gauger is old school when it comes to word processing – really old school. He loves the clack clack clack of antique typewriters.
Faces of UWM: The World Traveler Posted on November 6, 2015August 3, 2021 by Jakayla Phillips When Ashley Haynes was growing up, her mother’s military duty meant frequent deployments and many moves. That was hard, but Ashley got to learn about life around the globe.
Faces of UWM: The Outdoorsman Posted on November 5, 2015August 3, 2021 by Benjamin Gauger Ean Holtz’s grandfather and a Wisconsin lake inspired his love of the outdoors.
Faces of UWM: The Radio Station Founder Posted on November 5, 2015August 6, 2021 by Keio Horton Armando Manriquez’s passion is music – especially Spanish music – and he hopes to bring more of it to Milwaukee.
Prescription Drugs Take a Young Life Posted on June 3, 2015August 6, 2021 by Danielle Stobb Reaching across the top of a wooden casket as it slowly rolled past more than 1,000 mourners in the pews of the St. Monica Parish, sisters Chloe and Hailey tightly held each other’s hands. Walking in front of them was their little brother, Bryce, and father Michael. Together, as their eyes welled with tears and […]
UWM Students Rally for Higher Minimum Wage Posted on May 20, 2015August 6, 2021 by Jaimie Anderson All across America on April 15th, people joined in protest, hoping to raise the federal minimum wage to 15 dollars per hour. Dozens of workers showed up to Milwaukee’s #FIGHTFOR15 rally in UW-Milwaukee’s union. Jaimie Anderson reports.
Student Tackles Pressures of College Posted on April 30, 2015August 6, 2021 by Matthew Campbell Overwhelmed by school and work responsibilities, UWM student Jake Hanson confronted his problems and found help.
Devotion to Vinyl is Theme of Record Store Day Posted on April 27, 2015August 6, 2021 by Elizabeth Lapointe On Record Store Day, anyone is welcome to purchase special- issued vinyl records and show support for the still-evolving art form. Elizabeth LaPointe reports.
Trash to Treasure – and Art – Hidden Away in Riverwest Posted on April 26, 2015August 6, 2021 by Erica Peckarsky To some it may be a gross thing to go dumpster diving, venture into abandon buildings or clean out farms. But on the edge of Riverwest in Milwaukee, there is a shop called the Riverwest Compound where artists do exactly that. As Erica Peckarsky discovered, they’re turning found objects into sculpture and musical instruments.