Features

Alesha Monk tells why Daddy, by Beyoncé, is a special song for her.

After taking a big break from school, a JAMS student addresses how she feels being back on campus.

UW-Milwaukee Journalism and Film Studies student Annabelle Hershelman takes inspiration from her mom and childhood in Colorado to develop her personal style.

Luis never took his grandparents’ indigenous rituals seriously while growing up in Mexico. 

UW-Milwaukee economics major Abram Zell grew up as an incredibly shy kid whose family moved frequently, and he learned to embrace the journey of overcoming timidity and realized he wanted to find out who he is.

Nina Marks tells about the various jobs that have helped her get through school.

Jordan Herbert reflects on when his baseball career made him change schools.

The AI data center is a specialized facility designed to handle massive AI workloads, featuring high-density machine learning that is extremely proficient at identifying patterns in the data. They solve problems at an unfathomable speed and arguably reduce the potential for human error. The future of AI will continue to evolve. The University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee […]

The Milwaukee School of Engineering is building a $76.5 million engineering building—the Robert D. Kern Engineering Innovation Center—at the southeast corner of State and Milwaukee streets. The builder will include flexible labs, AI, and robotics. This will be a space that encourages collaboration and firsthand learning in the Innovation Center. The roadmap for the AI […]

Wisconsin State Senator Dora Drake began her career the way many Milwaukee-born senators do, with roots that run deep and a community that she has never been able to turn away from. “I lived in the district I represent now, the 4th Senate District,” she said. “It comprises the north portion of Milwaukee to the […]

Meeting Professor Leslie Harris in her Johnston Hall office felt less like an academic interview and more like sitting with someone who had spent years listening, really listening to Milwaukee. Her space was warm, filled with books, and somehow made the conversation feel bigger than the room itself. As soon as we asked about her […]

Daran Wiley is remembered as a protector with a big heart by his mother, Rashawn McKenzie. “He wasn’t just my protector; he protected his siblings,” McKenzie said. “I learned that it didn’t just stop there, that he genuinely cared about everyone around him. He wanted everybody to be treated equally and fairly, and he stood […]