Culture

A former journalist and UW-Milwaukee grad, Clayborn Benson worked as a cameraman and producer for almost 40 years before he returned for his master’s degree in History. Today, he runs the Wisconsin Black Historical Society Museum he founded, sharing his knowledge of African-American history with community members and students. Benson spoke to the students about […]

The last stop and possibly one of the most eye-opening experiences students of Milwaukee experienced on the first organized “Divercity” tour was a stop at Brookfield’s Masjid Mosque. The Brookfield Mosque started when the Milwaukee’s Islamic Association of Greater Milwaukee, Inc, (IAGM) bought the closed down New Road School in Brookfield. After a long construction […]

A large crowd of UW-Milwaukee students rallied against the Palestinian-Israeli conflict on the afternoon of Oct. 28 at the campus’s Spaights Plaza. UWM’s Students for Justice in Palestine, otherwise known as SJP, led the rally.  SJP’s purpose is to work and stand in solidarity with the Palestinian people while creating awareness among the general student […]

Have you ever tasted Streuselkuchen (pronounced, shtroi-zuh l-koo-khuh)? Its crumbly, yeasty, sugary top and familiar coffee cake bottom captivated the appetites of many as they drank coffee and mingled Thursday afternoon at the UWM Union during the International Coffee Hour, sponsored by Sociocultural Programming, the Center for International Education, and Inclusive Excellence Center. “UWM is […]

When older adults in a day care center and students from an Intro to Women’s Studies at UW-Milwaukee started writing letters to each other, careers and dreams shifted. The letters written by students revealed deeply personal matters that involved family issues and their range of dreams, dreams that the older adults in the day care […]

Rick Richter’s living room in his empty house was, well, empty. Except for a few lamps collecting dust and a couple sets of string lights. But it would not be empty come 7 p.m. The living room has been known as the gathering place for ages. Families congregate there to share stories and laughs together. […]

Dressed in all black, a woman holding a photo of a young girl bowed her head during a vigil for peace put on during the Walker’s Square Point Dia De Los Muertos celebration. The girl in the photo was Izabel Laxamana, a 13-year-old who killed herself after sending a suggestive selfie to a boy and […]

The time was 7:33 p.m. when Steve Nelson-Raney arrived to the stage. He was dressed in black slacks, an olive green button up and a brown overcoat. His silver hair looked primped for the evening ahead. Standing about five feet in front of the piano, he crossed his arms at the wrists and bowed graciously […]

Pantherfest is getting some big help with its artist selection: The guy who books the acts for Summerfest. Bob Babisch sat in on a Pantherfest Working Group meeting recently to narrow down artist selection, as he ultimately deals with booking the band or artist. After this meeting, the working group released another planning survey recently […]

The Union Theatre was packed on May 8 for the 68th annual Student Film Festival where I Am Here won first place. The film is an art piece where a young female protagonist goes through deep psychological trauma after experiencing sexual assault. There are various images of drowning and her screaming in a street but […]

Soap Operas are amusing to say the least. The over-dramatic scenarios, next-to-impossible life events and the intertwined familial chaos provide quality entertainment. Spanish soaps, also known as telenovelas, are on a whole new level of drama. I never gave much thought to soap operas; they were over dramatized shows that had on been on air […]

Music can be a creative outlet that allows one to express their inner emotions and feelings in an artistic way. University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee junior, William Johnson, otherwise creatively known as Will The Glide, has been a part of Milwaukee’s “low-key” rap scene for a short time now but has been working on building his artistic […]