Culture

Moss crawls up the decaying walls to reach cracks of light through the broken windows. Shadows accompany a silence that yearns to be broken. Tools, notepads and remnants of a factory blanket the floor where feet once did… a different side of Milwaukee than most people see. Milwaukee resident and photographer Jackie Nytes stumbled upon […]

  Originally built in 1914 as a Model T Ford plant, UWM’s Kenilworth Square East building now houses classes in the Peck School of the Arts. These programs within the school came together on Dec. 16 for Arts & Tech Night. The long, stretching hallways of studio, gallery and performance space on four floors were […]

It was a couple weeks before final exams began, and the weeping and screaming of college students lingered through the UW-Milwaukee area. Luckily for some individuals, they had the chance to sneak away from the books and make delicious cream puffs and éclairs Dec. 3 in the Sandburg Cafeteria. The event was hosted in a […]

Wajahat Ali used humor to bring light to anti-Islamic bigotry in America during his Understanding Muslims: Islamophobia and Turning Villains into Heroes event. His colloquial banter and sarcastic jokes helped make this event about a touchy subject interactive. Ali is of Pakistani decent, and he sarcastically acknowledges that, “In 2015 America, nothing says popularity like […]

The room was filled with the boom of Victor Huyke’s passionate voice Monday, as he shared the ins and outs of El Conquistador Latino Newspaper with University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee students interested in media professions. Huyke strolled into the classroom, at noon Monday, with a stack of newspapers under his arm and a smile on his […]

Student film buffs gathered to appreciate the role of women in the movie industry. Kaliice Walker reports.

Why not listen local? Here are 6 Milwaukee bands you should be listening to. Fever Marlene This quirky pop/rock group does Milwaukee proud. Their melodies sound experimental, while fitting seamlessly within the rock genre. Their unique rock n’ roll attitude towards pop is appreciated by more than just us locals, Fever Marlene has toured with […]

Students Yuehua Zhao and Yan Yan Wang drew students’ names in Chinese, revealing the meaning. Student Hannah Thao was serving tea. Black and green teas are very popular in China. There was also helper Sylvester Schilteis, cutting paper into beautiful designs that are popular in China. During this time of the month, it is known […]

The Riverwest Public House was filling up with people eager to attend the show that Tyler Mantz, who was celebrating his 23rd birthday, had put together. While a show being held at the Public House one recent October evening is nothing out of the ordinary, the artists performing weren’t exactly similar in genre. What they […]

Wake up, make coffee, check Instagram, Facebook, and Twitter, and brainstorm different ideas of what to film on the Internet for the day. Film, that is, in a makeshift studio in a two-bedroom apartment on Milwaukee’s east side. This is a typical weekend morning for University of Wisconsin-Eau Claire graduate, Brandon Bennett, who has his […]

Surviving Hate, Preaching Love: Nathan Taffel DiverCity Stop One: A Holocaust Memorial; A Story of Hope DiverCity Stop Two: The Story of African-American History DiverCity Stop Three: A Controversial Mosque; a Lesson The Milwaukee college students heard from a local Holocaust survivor about the power of hope. They learned about the rich history of African-Americans […]

It was a gusty Sunday afternoon at the Jewish Community Center located in Milwaukee’s North Shore, where a local Holocaust survivor, Raye David, 87, shared her story with community members. In an attempt to educate and unify those who may be unfamiliar with the Jewish faith, the Center hosted students from Milwaukee-area universities and provided […]