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The script, music and lyrics of a new musical at the Black Box Theatre in Kenilworth Studios were all products of the imagination of one creative student. Rachel Pagel reports.

UW-Milwaukee’s new production club Reel Women just wrapped shooting on their very first film Bottleneck. Reel Women is a club that strives for equality not just in film but in everything they do. Bottleneck featured a predominantly female cast and a crew that, although mixed genders, was led entirely by women. Reel Women set out […]

A new UWM production club, Reel Women, wrapped filming on its first short film. With a mission of spreading equality in the industry, the crew featured an equal number of women and men. The stars of the movie, called Bottleneck, were two female characters – sisters coping with the death of their mother.

Since 1979, Woodland Pattern has been a Midwestern outpost of literature. Nicholas A. Brown and Sarah E. Kanouse visited Woodland Pattern to present their book Re-Collecting Blackhawk: Landscape, Memory, and Power in the American Midwest. Ed Makowski was on-hand to learn about the legacy of Blackhawk’s likeness.

Artist and activist David Solnit told UW-Milwaukee students that they can make a difference in the world through art as part of Artist Now!, the Peck School of the Arts’ lecture series.  Solnit is co-founder of Art Revolution, which promotes art for happiness, health and education.  Christina Luick reports.

After the fatal shooting of 1-year-old Bill Thao in 2014, the Milwaukee Police Department’s District 4 and members of the Hmong community decided to collaborate together to start a task force in the hopes of having a safer community. The MPD Hmong Advisory Task Force had its first dialogue about crime and safety Saturday afternoon […]

The Peck School of the Arts held their annual Kenilworth Open Studios on Saturday, April 9. KOS started at 11 in the morning and continued until three in the afternoon. The event showcased over 100 students’ work. Pieces of work came from all PSOA departments, including art and design, film, music, theatre and dance. KOS […]

For the 38th consecutive time, UWM’s Center of Latin American and Caribbean Studies (CLACS) hosted its annual Latin American Film Festival on April 8-14; the festival was host to a number of award-winning Latin films, which were completely free of charge for the public at the union cinema. The Center for Latin American and Caribbean […]

When it comes to making a fashion statement, nothing is off limits these days. From ripped denim, cool sneakers, jeggings, to man buns, the millennials find a way to make everything trendy. As the celebrities like Chris Brown, August Alsina, and Justin Bieber have always been the go-to people for fashion inspiration, they have definitely […]

Matt Campbell found out how an old time, bluegrass folk band came together at an unlikely place and how their life-long hobby grew into something bigger.

There is one place at UWM where students from all over Africa can come together to meet with other students just like them. The African Student Association welcomes members from various African countries each week. Ngozi Osademe is one such student. “I joined ASA because I thought it was the way to connect with people […]

Legacy Pro Wrestling stopped by Milwaukee again Sunday for its “Night of Redemption” event. Around 50 Milwaukee residents crowded in the Miramar Theatre to watch wrestler “Ruff Crossing” take the championship belt from current champ “Eddie Smooth.” Legacy Pro Wrestling is an amateur wrestling league that travels across the entire country. Legacy’s wrestling events are […]