Culture

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 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 […]

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 […]

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. […]

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 […]

Introduction: Shannon Knowski sat in on a rehearsal with The Naturals, Marquette University’s all-male a cappella group, as they prepared for their final performances of the year. (Strawberry Swing song) Knowski narration: The Marquette Naturals currently consists of 14 members, and Nathan Wood is their president. Wood: The group was founded in 2003. I believe […]

Isabelle Day speaks about how meditation has helped her well being.

Down n Downer is a new local music venue located on Downer Ave. near the UW-Milwaukee campus. Saturday, April 27 was Down n Downer’s first show. Chloe Priatko was there.

Original Karma singer, Brit Smit, came to JoJo Siwa’s defense amidst allegations of her new song being stolen. Siwa was under a lot of fire from the internet when fans noticed evidence of both Miley Cyrus and Brit Smith working with the song in the early 2010s.  Smith originally recorded her version of “Karma’s a […]

After months of anticipation from fans, Taylor Swift released her eleventh studio album causing both fans and haters to claim if it lived up to its hype and if some lyrics crossed the line.   “The Tortured Poets Department” was released at midnight on April 19th with 13 songs, including one feature from Post Malone. Only […]

College students and video games tend to go hand-in-hand when there are things that one might do to avoid homework or to have a potential for nurturing psychological wellbeing. One study, “Positive effects of online games on the growth of college students: A qualitative study from China,” had 20 undergraduates from six universities play an […]

Hundreds of people lined up outside Lilliput Records on Milwaukee’s Lower East Side on April 20 for its Record Store Day 2024 event. The store opened its doors at 7 a.m., but some record collectors waited since as early as 6:30 a.m. the previous day in order to secure limited edition vinyl.   Record Store Day was […]