Culture

Graduating from college is an accomplishment for any individual, however, personally I savored the accomplishment slightly more being that I am a first-generation Mexican immigrant who overcame the odds. This with addition to the fact that I literally had been kicked out of UWM in the spring of 2012, but working with my advisor at […]

The musical takes place in the 1980’s with cast members dressed in flashy outfits favored in pop culture. The original film was in complete Spanish, however cast members in UWM’s version instead spoke English but professionally in Spanish accents. Students in the Peck School of the Arts performed in a musical, Women on the Verge […]

By Nelson Sederstrom Two students sit at a large round table at the Gasthaus bar and restaurant in the basement of the student union at the University of Wisconsin- Milwaukee, with a large orange, white and green flag draped over the glistening wood as they anxiously await the arrival of their first prospective inquirers. The […]

A group of students called the Coalition Against the Ultra Right delivered a petition to University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee Chancellor Mark Mone’s office today in protest of Breitbart News Editor Milo Yiannopoulos coming to campus next week as part of his “Dangerous Faggot Tour.” Yiannopoulos, who is openly gay and nicknamed the Dangerous Faggot, has been […]

Milwaukee got a visit from Hollywood as Butch Patrick, who played Eddie Munster on the classic CBS sitcomThe Munsters, had a booth set up at the Milwaukee Paranormal Conference. Patrick posed for a few photos with fans while showcasing Herman Munster on his shirt. He was also selling and autographing photos and other Munsters memorabilia. […]

When you live in Milwaukee and think your house is haunted, you don’t call Ghostbusters, you call a group like the Paranormal Investigators of Milwaukee. Michael Graeve, an investigator with the organization, has always been curious about the paranormal,although he considers himself to be a skeptic. He joined other paranormal investigators, Bigfoot hunters and skeptics […]

Black. Lives. Matter. The hashtag emerged in 2013 and changed social activism ever since. It’s 2016 now and those words still serve as a call to action. The co-founders of that hashtag aim to live in a society where everyone has the access to make decisions over their own lives. They have been traveling across […]

“I want to change your perception about every bite of food you bring to your lips.” Kyle Cherek’s “We Eat What We Are” TEDxUW Milwaukee talk, highlighted how flavor plays a role in our memory and identity. His talk explored how flavors formed us and how our food choices affect our future. Nearly 40 people […]

As I walked through Boerner Botanical Gardens I was transported back to my childhood in a suburb of Chicago. Every December, each resident on Forest Avenue would impressively adorn their home with Christmas lights, nativity sets and inflatable Santas in sleighs pulled by reindeer. People would park their cars nearby, get out and walk the […]

Every year, the Milwaukee Film Festival kicks off with a rocking party sponsored by local businesses that showcases the upcoming festival and brings together Milwaukee’s movie lovers. Since the renovation of the Peck School of the Arts building, the annual film festival party has taken place in the effortlessly cool renovated building which serves as […]

After watching and discussing Beyoncé’s visual album “Lemonade” this past Wednesday, October 12, participants learned one thing: “Lemonade” was made for black women. Angela Lang and Shavonda Sisson facilitated a group of roughly 30 people in UW-Milwaukee’s Inclusive Excellence Center in the Union, from 1 p.m. to 3 p.m. to chat about “Lemonade.” It is […]

On stage at UW-Milwaukee’s Korean Day were two black belt professors who were accompanied by 10 students. The students themselves had their own colored belts: five red belts, three black belts, one green belt and one brown belt. Each belt stands for what level that student has reached in the art of Taekwondo. During this act, there […]