UW System and Robin Vos Clash Over Liberal Indoctrination Claims

University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee Chancellor Mark Mone expressed fear and anger and says he’s going on offense, after Speaker Robin Vos refuses to fund Wisconsin universities without accountability measures over concerns of liberal indoctrination and a lack of diversity of ideas. In a meeting with the UW-Milwaukee University Committee, on March 14, regarding the budget for […]

UWM TechStore and Panther Shop Victim of Burglary

On Monday, March 13, the UWM Techstore notified UWM police about a burglary that took place on Friday, March 10, after the store was closed due to a winter storm. The Tech Store is located in the UWM student union on the first floor and inside of the Panther Shop. The burglary was discovered after […]

New Museum Coming Without a Popular Exhibit

The Milwaukee Public Museum is a popular destination for families and school field trips. It is about enjoying and learning about the dinosaurs, Native American life, and other exhibits in the building. Changes are coming when the museum moves into a new building in the future. The most popular exhibit will not be going with […]

COVID-19 Takes a Toll on University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee Students’ Mental Health and Academic Performance

After investigating with senior counselor Laura L. Pagel at the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee’s Student Health and Wellness Center, it appears that prolonged quarantine measures and a lack of communication with the wider community have taken a toll on a significant portion of UWM students. Many students have reported experiencing an increase in symptoms of anxiety, […]

5 Summerfest Acts with Wisconsin Connections

Photo: Sheryl Crow, Instagram. Yung Gravy, Drake White-Bergey, the Daily Cardinal. Summerfest’s 55th anniversary is just months away. The Big Gig revealed seven of the nine American Family Insurance Amphitheater headliners, like Imagine Dragons and Eric Church, as well as the ground stage lineup featuring artists such as Coi Leray, Japanese Breakfast and Cheap Trick. […]

Interim Plaza Program Transforms Milwaukee Streets

The City of Milwaukee Common Council voted unanimously on March 21 in support of the establishment of the Interim Plaza Program, an initiative that would allow underutilized city streets and areas to be transformed into public gathering spaces. Led by Common Council Alderman Robert Bauman and supported by Mayor Cavalier Johnson, the program began accepting […]

Voices of Supreme Court Voters

A team of University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee journalism students set out to interview younger and older voters in Wisconsin’s contentious state Supreme Court race. What they found: The restoration of abortion in Wisconsin emerged as an overwhelmingly driving motivation for almost all younger voters, some of whom cast ballots for the first time. For older voters, […]

Community Goes “Above & Beyond” for Sheboygan Museum

Most children’s museums are all fun and games, but the community of Sheboygan got serious when their local children’s museum was in danger. After months of the community rallying, they finally celebrated a reopening. Madelyn Heimsch has the story.