Gamers, Sci Fi and Anime Fans Gather in Milwaukee

Concinnity is a small science fiction and gaming convention held on MSOE’s campus. Just one of Milwaukee’s various conventions, Concinnity has helped to grow small communities trough it’s promotion of subcultures. Sarah Thomas Reports.

Campuses Might Merge Academic Programs, Mone says (with audio)

This story is cross-published with the UWM Post. You can listen to Chancellor Mone’s Q and A with the Milwaukee Press Club below. Audio by Jordyn Noennig. UW-Milwaukee Chancellor Mark Mone again suggested consolidating with other campuses as an option for slimming the UW System budget, but this time he said academic programs from different campuses could […]

Novelist Gabriel Garcia Marquez Remembered on Anniversary of his Death

Yale professor and critic Aníbal González-Pérez presented a lecture to honor Latin-American novelist Gabriel Garcia Márquez one year after his death. González-Pérez focused on Márquez’s novel 100 Years of Solitude. The UWM Department of Spanish and Portugese and UWM Libraries sponsored the event. Emily Zantow listened in.

Unions, Students Rally on UWM Campus Against Proposed Cuts

A group of about 60 students gathered in Spaights plaza Wednesday at a rally organized by the Progressive Students of Milwaukee to protest the recently proposed cut of $300 million to the UW-System. Speakers addressed the crowd and fired them up for a march around the campus. At the protest, students participated in chants calling […]

Chancellor Defends Workload, Shared Governance, Unaware of Walker Remarks

UW-Milwaukee Chancellor Mark Mone said late Wednesday afternoon that he had not heard Gov. Scott Walker’s comments earlier that day on faculty workload but stressed that he’s “never met a harder working faculty and staff than at UWM.” Listen to the Mone audio here: Asked about Walker’s comments that faculty should teach more, he added, […]

Stephanie Wallock: Teaching Children Art

Stephanie Wallock is continuing a family tradition of attending UWM. She wants to teach children, especially those in the inner city,  how to use art. Alex Shun reports.