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The Celestial Celebrations show at the UWM Manfred Olson Planetarium drew visitors interested in learning about the cosmos and the holidays — and in stargazing from the comfort of a theater seat. Alyse Pfeil reports.

Alison Frede talks with her younger sister about the musical Beetlejuice and all the interesting songs and performances by the cast.

Every Tuesday and Thursday, the W.J. Niederkorn Library in Port Washington, Wis. hosts an event called Teen Café for teenagers after school. Alison Frede checked it out.

UWM Criminal Justice Student Alex Miller-Otto is responsible for making sure cashiers are doing their jobs at the Saukville, Wis. Walmart.

Juliana Rattin, a senior at UW-Milwaukee, spent more than six hours working on a class project in a single sitting, and she was feeling stressed out. She decided to attend Crafting as Self-Care on a Tuesday night with her friends. Hosted by Student Involvement, the event allowed Rattin to take time away from her studies […]

UW-Milwaukee students filled the Fireside Lounge in the union to do arts and crafts and learn about stress management. Adrian Hurd reports. Samir Murray, a UW-Milwaukee biology student, was sitting quietly by himself at a round table inside the Fireside Lounge in the Union. He took a red crayon and started coloring a mandala that […]

Milwaukee has one of the longest-running showings of the Rocky Horror Picture Show in the world. As a result, the cult movie has gained Wisconsin cult following.

The rapper Nipsey Hussle was an inspiration. Challenges growing up built character and persistence. Now two brothers, Mark Morgan Jr. and Laevaele Smith, have turned those influences and experiences into entrepreneurial success: They’ve opened a black-owned convenience store in West Allis, Wi. Morgan’s Mini Mart is bringing the Milwaukee market to West Allis. Morgan’s Mini […]

Alex Thome isn’t sure he wants to spend his whole life doing one thing, like his father and grandfather did. So he’s trying out sports podcasting.

Elizabeth Maier is a freshman from outside Madison, WI. She lives on a farm with her family, seven cats, and one dog. Being away from home for school makes her miss one specific cat from home. His name is Chester and he’s a small black and white colored outdoor cat. He’s very unbothered by the […]

On Friday, Oct. 4 the UW- Milwaukee Neighborhood Housing Office helped make the campus and surrounding neighborhoods a prettier place. The department held a Neighborhood Clean-Up event recruiting over 40 enthusiastic student volunteers who set out on a mission to pick up trash. In the weeks prior, it was hard to miss the 11 x […]

Jacob Gennrich, a beer in his free hand, looked down at the Marine Corps scrapbooks spread out on his coffee table. His wife Melissa made them for him so he could remember his ten years in the Marine Corps Reserves. The infantry platoon sergeant discharged in 2012. His hands gently grazed over the shiny plastic […]