Founding History of Eagle Pass, Texas Posted on June 12, 2024June 13, 2024 by Juan Rodriguez-Mora You probably have heard the old saying, “Everything is bigger in Texas.” With the number of cities and towns, you would never have expected what you could find. Eagle Pass, Texas, is one of those towns with some history. Texans realize it is a town on the border of Texas and Mexico; it has a […]
Art In Eagle Pass Posted on June 12, 2024June 13, 2024 by Dominic Rodriguez EAGLE PASS, Texas — The border is such a very divisive topic and over the last eight years here in America, it has many sides going against each other with many wanting a wall across the border and stricter precautions when it comes down to immigration itself and many wanting restrictions to be loosened. My […]
Founding History of Piedras Negras, Coahuila Posted on June 12, 2024June 12, 2024 by Juan Rodriguez-Mora With the border crisis, you always hear more about the cities on the United States side, but you hear slightly less about the towns in Mexico. With Texas being one of the biggest states in the United States, you would expect to hear very little from its neighbor across the river. Piedras Negras is a […]
Immigration in Laredo: Another Port of Entry Posted on June 12, 2024June 12, 2024 by Sonia Spitz Laredo, Texas, although not the focus of mainstream immigration media, remains a port for immigrants from Mexico to the United States. A rich Mexican-influenced culture juxtaposes a struggling border town, where abandoned budlings and empty stores line the historic streets. The media have thoroughly investigated Eagle Pass, Texas after the surge of migration in December […]
Founding History of San Antonio, Texas Posted on June 12, 2024June 13, 2024 by Juan Rodriguez-Mora With many big cities in the state of Texas, you would have to expect which one would be the most historical. With the amount of history and how Texas was originally a part of Mexico, you would need to know what to expect. San Antonio is known for two of the biggest things (no pun […]
Ups and Downs: Local Businesses in Laredo Posted on June 12, 2024June 12, 2024 by Liliana Fannin Eagle Pass, Texas, has become the epicenter of the national immigration debate. The rise of immigration over the past year has caused the Governor of Texas, Gregg Abbot, to declare a state of emergency sending in the Texas National Guard and with them, a great deal of concertina wire and buoys. This has attracted other […]
Founding History of Whitewater, Wisconsin Posted on June 12, 2024June 12, 2024 by Juan Rodriguez-Mora Wisconsin has always been a state known for beer and cheese, and it has many unheard-of cities and towns. Whitewater is one of Wisconsin’s small towns with some history. Wisconsinites realize it as a school town; it has a history, from how the school began to when it was founded. Whitewater, Wisconsin, is a small […]
Spaghetti Night Every Monday Night Posted on June 12, 2024June 13, 2024 by Colton Pemble The City of Whitewater’s poverty rate is three times higher than the state average, at 32.5% according to 2022 US Census Bureau data. While news coverage surrounding the city in recent months has focused on immigration, it is not the only factor contributing to the cities poverty rate. Every year, about 11,000 students attend UW-Whitewater […]
An Event for One, an Event for All: Slayground Posted on May 22, 2024May 22, 2024 by Alex Stahl An almost empty room but it’s full of incredible music. A sweaty, crowded club but the music just isn’t hitting the ears right. So many different places. So many different groups of people. It’s hard to know where you fit in, or if you will fit in. In January 2023, three individuals decided they were […]
UWM Grad Students Collaborate with Public Museum Posted on May 18, 2024May 18, 2024 by Nathan Brown A birch bark vessel sat on a plastic stand. Painted on the outside of the vessel, mounted Cossack musicians plucked their banduras and clashed cymbals together. Behind these musicians, a Cossack host clad with pikes, swords and rifles filled the surrounding landscape. After about 30 years of storage in the anthropology collection at the Milwaukee […]
Milwaukee Zine Fest Celebrates DIY Publishing Posted on May 18, 2024May 18, 2024 by Graham Thomas As the voices of vendors and alt-literature fans reverberated throughout Milwaukee’s Central Library, a din of conversation filled a space typically reserved for quiet study. The building’s ornate, neoclassical style contrasted with the DIY charm of homemade zines scattered across rows of tables. Author Luke Geddes is a longtime fan of underground and self-published comics. […]
Saintly: Behind the Curation of UWM’s New Art Exhibit Posted on May 18, 2024May 18, 2024 by David Go As protests rage outside Mitchell Hall regarding the Middle East’s latest conflict, a small gallery tucked inside the century-old building pays tribute to some of the region’s most famous daughters. “Saintly,” an exhibit curated by UW-Milwaukee graduate art history student Nikki Ranney, highlights depictions of the Virgin Mary and female saints from the 15th through […]