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As men go to war and sports become popular entertainment, the girls and women take their chance at the plate and begin the game of women’s baseball. When people think about baseball in Milwaukee their first thought directs towards the huge Brewers Stadium/American Family Field in the middle of the city where the famously know […]

PIGEON FORGE, Tenn. — The line of guests waiting to ride Lighting Rod, a 1950s-era roller coaster, wrapped around gift shops and food stands in Dollywood’s vintage-themed Jukebox Junction area, just 15 minutes after the park’s opening on April 23. Among those anticipating a daring thrill on the wooden-and-steel-hybrid ride, Sydney Held, 24, and Amy […]

Chloe Zhao became the first Asian woman to win best director at the Oscars, and the second woman ever to do so. The 93rd Oscars were held April 25 and with Zhao and her work already winning a combined two Golden Globes, four Critics Choice Awards, and two BAFTAs, this year it was not a […]

The first time Jacob Stahl watched the Oprah Winfrey Show, he knew he wanted to pursue a career in reporting. Stahl was born in Iowa City, IA but grew up in Wausau, WI, a smaller town in central Wisconsin. Growing up in Wausau, the city is one of the best places on earth, from rural […]

Simon Armstrong, 20, is a psychology major at UW-Platteville. Armstrong was born and raised in Rockford, Ill. on the west side of the city. He was top ten in his class at Guilford High School. Armstrong is a free thinker who says what’s on his mind. In his free time, he likes to go on […]

Ryan Powers started working for Xperience Fitness in Suamico, Wis., 10 months ago, when gyms started opening back up. He worked his way to general manager at Xperience in Waukesha, Wis. after starting as a front desk worker. Q-Joe Eisenman: What brought you to Xperience Fitness? A-Ryan Powers: I knew that the gyms were starting […]

Acoustic/punk rock musician and political candidate Walt Hamburger is just as goofy and charismatic as his name. I met him while working at a pizza place in my hometown of Appleton. Hamburger’s music career came to a sudden halt during the COVID-19 pandemic, but he’s emerging from this treacherous year more content with life than […]

Taylor Wilcox is a junior at the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee taking 18 credits, performing lab research on campus, and working at Froedtert Health. Wilcox is 20 years old and grew up in Campbellsport, Wis. She is working toward her undergraduate Biochemistry degree and hopes to become a thoracic surgeon. Q-Micaela Luehring: What has been the […]

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Born in Grafton, Wisconsin, Sam Bulgrin, 19, studies criminal justice at the University of Wisconsin-Platteville. He enlisted in the Wisconsin Army National Guard in December of 2020. In the first few months of quarantine, Sam went to basic training at Fort Jackson in South Carolina. Q-Sonnet Bayer: What was your first reaction to COVID-19? A-Sam […]

Kimberlynn Vergara is a nursing student at MATC and is employed as a certified nursing assistant. Every day she witnesses the struggles of patients and families that have to deal with heartache and tragedy with the pandemic and the fight for social justice. Observing such pain has forced her to reevaluate herself, her priorities and […]

Anna Bromberger, 21, is taking a gap year from UW-Milwaukee. She is currently a daycare teacher in Hartland, Wisconsin. With the break in her college education, a move home and a change in jobs, the pandemic has influenced her life in many ways. However, her main focus has been appreciating her loved ones and making […]