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The Life Impact Program held a family bowling event for UW-Milwaukee student parents Nov. 8, from 3 to 5 P.M. The program was organized by the UWM Recreation Department and the Women’s Resource Center. Over 100 people registered for the event, with more people signing up at the event. Katie Eggers reports for Media Milwaukee.

It is around that time of the year as autumn turns into winter and the leaves on the trees start to fall. You can witness people around the neighborhood raking and blowing the leaves out of their yards. However, for some this may not be as easy as it looks. The University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee’s Center […]

When the sun rises on a Monday morning, it brings with it the start of Steve Schulteis’s work week and the favorite part of his job. Garbage pickup for the Village of Fox Point. “I do 300 homes a day,” said 53-year-old Schulteis, who has worked in the department of public works at Fox Point […]

Fifty years and 40 missions after NASA’s first spacecraft to Mars, “The Red Planet” astronomy show on Oct. 17 celebrated the exploratory history, current discoveries, and future NASA missions to the planet. The event, held at UW-Milwaukee’s Manfred Olson Planetarium, was the sixth astronomy presentation between Sept. 12 and Oct. 24 to highlight Mars and […]

Before he spent the past 16 years running the Milwaukee LGBT Film Festival, UW-Milwaukee’s Carl Bogner worked his way through a series of book stores, where he indulged in a love of reading and literature. Film was another interest. In those days, people could only see the films he was interested in at universities, and […]

Halloween is a colorful time on campus and an exciting time for kids. At the UWM Children’s Center, four- and five-year-olds are preparing for a spooktacular holiday.

The 37th Annual UWM Autumn Pow Wow Saturday carried the theme of honoring ancestors. Stevan Stojanovic reports for Media Milwaukee.

When hunger strikes UW-Milwaukee students that are in the union on campus they frequent places such as Taco Bell or Burger King. When the thought of an impending test is looming, they frequent the computer lab to do some studying. If students are simply bored or need a break from classes, there is a rec […]

A UWM cooking class is teaching students how to create recipes from locally-sourced groceries. Maggie Wuesthoff reports.

The Wisconsin Humane Society aims to provide dogs with exercise and supervised socialization with a program it calls “Pooch Playtime.” Tom Kelly checked it out.

It is said that students change their major at least once over the course of their college career. UWM junior Chris Laabs, 21, considered changing his major during his sophomore year. Despite the long nights in the studio and other challenges, Laabs continues to pursue a degree in architecture. He shares his reasons and experiences […]

Milwaukee’s Urban Ecology Center put volunteers to work this spring with an Earth Day Service Festival. Madeline Power reports.