The Piano in the UW-Milwaukee Union: The Glue of Friendship

Students taking the shortcut from the Union Art Gallery to the UW Credit Union, or taking a study break next to the Alumni Fireside Lounge, will often be greeted by the sounds of a piano. Chances are, the man behind the music is Teddy Breihan. In his fourth year at UWM, Breihan spends most of […]

Outdoors in the City: Earth Month at Milwaukee’s Urban Ecology Center

Everyone gathered around as Sam Huenink stepped towards the tank, preparing to feed the snake a dead mouse. “Please no screaming when he grabs the mouse,” Huenink, the community programs educator for Milwaukee’s Urban Economy Center, told the gathered children. “Then he’ll be scared and won’t want to eat.” With Earth Day of Service quickly […]

The UW-Milwaukee Grad Behind the Colectivo Coffee Skull

From the skull stickers smoothed onto UW-Milwaukee students’ laptops to the skull designs underneath the sleeves of paper cups, Colectivo decorates its coffee and the city of Milwaukee with its colorful design. And though the sugar skull design is instantly recognizable by any Milwaukeean, the face behind these calaveras is not as well-known. Kevin Callahan […]

The Man Behind the Black Shirt and Bow Tie

As James Christensen walks into the UW-Milwaukee Cambridge Common, he’s ecstatic as usual. His security badge picture matches the smile on his face. Wrapped around his neck is a bowtie, the one thing he’s especially known for around campus. He clocks in. He straps on a heavy set of keys to his belt. He sits […]

From Vampires to Vision: Meghan’s Story

Meghan Murphy-Lee is not just your average teacher. Along with teaching Russian, she also teaches another course that might come as a surprise.  Murphy-Lee simply calls it “Vampire Class.” “I thought it would be an interesting class for the students, but also something that’s interesting to teach,” said Murphy-Lee about her vampire class. This vampire […]