Teaching Improv Posted on April 4, 2015April 4, 2015 by Shannon Kirsch Alan Guszkowski is a performer at ComedySportz Milwaukee and also teaches two improv classes off campus there. Shannon Kirsch reports.
SUP UWM Posted on April 1, 2015April 1, 2015 by Maggie Wuesthoff Outdoor Pursuits is bringing the latest trend in yoga to campus. It is a mash up between paddle boarding and Vinyasa flow yoga called standup paddleboard yoga, or SUP yoga for short. Mary Sherman, UWM student and SUP instructor explains that this type of yoga builds strength, flexibility, and is a great way to have […]
Exploring Religion Through Art at UW-Milwaukee Posted on April 1, 2015 by Shana Wilson In room 154 of Mitchell Hall, the Art History Gallery currently features one of the largest collections held in the UWM Art Collection, the Reflections on a Collection, an exhibition that commemorates the 50th anniversary of the arrival of the Rogers Family Collection of Greek and Russian Christian icons to University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee. The exhibit’s […]
Spreading the Word to End the Word at UW-Milwaukee Posted on March 27, 2015March 27, 2015 by Hunter Hanthorn Students gathered in the Union Concourse March 4 to make the pledge to “Spread the Word to End the Word” and to get their pictures taken afterwards. Tables aligned with piles of shirts containing the phrase “Spread the Word to End the Word” lead the front of this display along with large white boards with […]
Saturday afternoon Space Trek at the UWM Planetarium Posted on March 24, 2015 by Tyler Nelson UW-Milwaukee’s Manfred Olson Planetarium hosted a cross-campus scavenger hunt finishing up with a show hosted by director Jean Creighton inside the campus planetarium. Guests started the scavenger hunt inside the Union, went through Bolton, Lubar and Lapham halls, ending in the Physics building where the planetarium is located. Guests of all ages were encouraged to […]
UW-Milwaukee Authors Honored Posted on March 24, 2015 by Mike Holloway Marija Gajdardziska-Josifovska, Dean of the UWM Graduate School, apologizes to a conference center filled with UWM faculty and staff. “Apologies that there is no dinner,” Gajdardziska-Josifovska says. “I guess this is the start of our budget cuts.” The room erupts in laughter at the timely joke. The UWM faculty and staff members have gathered in […]
Vietnamese Students Move Student Org from Marquette to UW-Milwaukee Posted on March 11, 2015March 11, 2015 by Jamal Perry Raffles, free food, music, and a crowd of over 30 students, staff and alumni filled a classroom in Bolton hall March 4 for the Vietnamese Student Association’s first general meeting of the semester as the student organization has switched from Marquette to the UW-Milwaukee campus. UWM sophomore Tommy Nguyen, who is also VSA’s current president, […]
Good Facebook Etiquette Means Don’t Use These 5 Photos Posted on March 8, 2015March 9, 2015 by Amber Bak 5 Photos that Facebook etiquette says you should not post on social media. Here’s how you should post these photos if you do it anyway. Social Media brings many annoyances to individuals day after day. Someone’s online profile may have turned us off from a person completely. We may have lost a job because of […]
A Night of Milwaukee Black History at UWM African Culture Night Posted on March 8, 2015March 9, 2015 by Dylan Deprey The first performance at African Culture Night was a local group from Milwaukee. Jam Ak Jam, which means “Peace and peace” in Senegal’s Wolof language. The group utilized the beating of drums and energetic dancers to perform traditional African dance and folklore as UWM African Culture Night celebrated Milwaukee black history. Jam Ak Jam encouraged […]
The Festival of Films in French: A Dive into Language and Culture Posted on February 13, 2015March 25, 2015 by Ellie Malone The halls leading to the Union Theatre were filled with pleased faces last Friday after the first showing for the 18th annual UW-Milwaukee Festival of Films in French. This year’s festival is the biggest yet, boasting 17 unique and carefully selected films. Many stood and discussed the films they had seen, while others waited eagerly […]
Final Student Art Exhibit Shown at Peck Posted on December 31, 2014 by Mac Writt Mac Writt reports on the final student art exhibit at the Peck School of the Arts.
Honoring Maya Angelou Posted on December 31, 2014 by Evan Vogel Performers honored Maya Angelou at the Lyrical Sanctuary on the UW-Milwaukee campus. Evan Vogel reports.