Feature Stories

Panther Pause was created to reduce student stress during finals. There were some unusual things to do there. Barry Keefe reports.

Stephanie Wallock is continuing a family tradition of attending UWM. She wants to teach children, especially those in the inner city, how to use art. Alex Shun reports.

The Center for Community-Based Learning, Leadership and Research is putting on its 11th annual campus-wide food drive. The student organization is partnered with the Hunger Task Force in order to try and expand their donation options and outreach on-campus. On top of focusing on the food drive, the CCBLLR aims to connect the campus community […]

This is the first in a series exploring issues behind the headlines of the TKE scandal allegations. More than 50 years ago, the TKE fraternity at UW-Milwaukee did more than dance around wearing turkey suits along Oakland Avenue (which the fraternity members did for years for charity) or turn up in salacious, negative national headlines […]

A full crowd gathered inside the UWM Union Ballroom for the 2014 Winter Swing Dance, presented by the campus organization, Panther Swing. The event, held on Dec. 6, started with an introductory swing tutorial taught by Jumpin’ Jive Club’s Maureen Majeski and Stephanie Wise. The participants ranged from dance beginners to swing enthusiasts. After an […]

The Klotsche Center hosted Thriller Night on Oct. 30, a dance tutorial on Michael Jackson’s pioneering music video. Attendees included those who loved the King of Pop, people who wanted to learn more about the Klotsche Center’s events and programs, and those who just wanted to have fun on a Thursday night. The event was […]

UW-Milwaukee students volunteered to help the elderly rake leaves this fall. Jacob Hanson reports. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=w5YeSXD164Y

With exams and the holidays around the corner, the UW-Milwaukee Honors College recently welcomed its students to a holiday event, and even invited them to show their spirit through the holiday donation tree. Many students donated, even though, in some cases, they are struggling with financial issues themselves. According to Honors House staff, around 100 […]

One UW-Milwaukee student whose journey is loaded with curves and forks in the road is Bianca Haney. Haney, an honors student in nursing, is obtaining her second degree after majoring in Biomedical Science at Marquette University. “I tried to work in pharmaceutical sales and in real estate, but I knew it wasn’t for me,” she […]

As every student knows, you can’t go home for winter break without clearing that one last hurdle: Finals. Finals can bring major stress and frustration to students. At the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee, the residence life coordinators have just the thing to help their students combat their ever-rising stress levels: A spa in the dorms. On […]

Throughout the UW-Milwaukee campus, inspirational quotes by famous poets such as Walt Whitman, Edger Allen Poe, and Ralph Waldo Emerson and many others decorated the school’s landscape. Some of the quotations were accompanied with chalk art. “Don’t be pushed by your problems. Be led by your dreams,” a quote read written in yellow chalk. “Fear […]

It was dark. It was cold. Rain was in the forecast. Leaves changed from vibrant warm colors to darker shades as they fell from the trees above. Booming clanks from the industrial site across the river echoed throughout the aisles. But the white altar was luminous against the grey sky, and the rainbow stole of […]