UWM Men’s Basketball Attendance Trending up; Program Looking for More Growth Posted on April 7, 2025April 7, 2025 by Jack Laude The Panthers average home attendance for the 2024-2025 season was reported at 2,147. The highest average attendance since the 2015-2016 campaign. The attendance has risen each season Lundy has been spearheading the program. Lundy’s first season brought in 1,717 fans on average, and his second season the average jumped to 2,035. For the three years […]
Five Proposals Addressed in Gov. Evers 2025-27 Budget and What it Means for You Posted on April 3, 2025April 3, 2025 by Colby Lamb Gov. Tony Evers released his 2025-27 biennial budget proposal on Feb. 18. Here are five key proposals addressed in his budget and what they mean for you. Although the budget address ended with representatives, Democrats, and a small number of Republicans standing and applauding the UW-Madison marching band performance of “On, Wisconsin!”, the budget is […]
Tosa Restaurant Week Highlights Hidden Gems Posted on April 3, 2025April 3, 2025 by Jennifer Gregorich This Spring, the city of Wauwatosa is welcoming visitors to get a little taste of the hidden gems they have to offer with Tosa Restaurant Week. One participant, Ono Kine Grindz, takes their open invitation one step further with their Hawaiian market and hospitality. “The two owners Uncle Dave and Uncle Guy, they’re really nice […]
Randy Czaplewski: Family Comes First Posted on April 3, 2025April 3, 2025 by Layla Czaplewski This is part of a series of stories called “Parents of UWM” that showcases the parents of UW-Milwaukee journalism students. Randy Czaplewski is your average Wisconsin man in more ways than one. He loves to fish, will strike up a conversation with anyone, and is always willing to grab a beer with friends at the […]
Milwaukee Protesters Call for Release of Mahmoud Khalil Posted on March 27, 2025March 27, 2025 by William Stauber Soik Demonstrators gathered in downtown Milwaukee shortly after the detention of Mahmoud Khalil, a pro-Palestinian student activist at Columbia University, and called for his release from US Immigration and Customs Enforcement. A key figure in the pro-Palestine encampment at Columbia last spring, which sparked similar campus demonstrations across the nation, Khalil is now being processed in […]
Club Soda at UWM Highlights a New Trend Among Gen Z Posted on March 27, 2025March 27, 2025 by Jonathan Joseph Dirk Swayne and his brother Decklan are both undergraduate students at UW-Milwaukee and are both members of Club Soda, an on campus organization dedicated to sobriety. “It’s not really structured, it actually used to be called sober social to indicate that you’re just there to hangout with people who don’t drink,” said Decklan Swayne. Club […]
Black Reality Celebrates 55th at UWM, Enrollment Rate Posted on March 27, 2025March 28, 2025 by Briceon Monk When the fall semester was ending, Milwaukee County Executive David Crowley graduated from the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee with his Bachelor of Science degree in Community Engagement and Education. Two decades after he dropped out of college at 19 and years after being in public office 20 years ago now, he is 38. He was juggling […]
Milwaukee Housing Authority Hears Residents’ Concerns on Building Management, Amid Attempts to Rebuild Posted on March 27, 2025March 27, 2025 by Layla Czaplewski The Milwaukee Housing Authority held a public listening session, hearing concerns about the lack of sanitation, an inability to reach building management, and uncashed rent checks, among other concerns, at the Becher Court Apartments on Wednesday, March 5. The main complaint many residents had was concern with the management of the building, citing an inability […]
UW-Milwaukee Students, Community Members Explore Pottery and the Power of Failure Posted on March 24, 2025March 24, 2025 by William Stauber Soik Tucked away on the ground floor, the Studio Arts & Craft Centre is a corner of the UW-Milwaukee Student Union brimming with creativity. From Monday until Saturday, students and community members come to create, experiment and learn. A “Project of the Week” table welcomes everyone through its doors as people work well into the evening […]
Trump’s Tariffs Poised to Impact Job Market and Consumer Prices: UWM Business Professor Posted on March 24, 2025March 24, 2025 by William Stauber Soik Although the US appears to be heading toward a possible trade war, the steel and aluminum tariffs imposed Wednesday by the Trump administration may affect the job market and prices of goods on their own. The Trump administration’s 25% tariffs on all steel and aluminum imports drew quick responses from Canada and the European Union, […]
UWM Student Journalists Win Major Wisconsin Newspaper Association Awards Posted on March 9, 2025March 9, 2025 by Media Milwaukee staff Student journalists at the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee won major journalism awards at the Wisconsin Newspaper Association awards contest on Friday, including the best multimedia, public affairs, and feature photography in the state. The above awards were won by students in the Journalism, Advertising, and Media Studies’ program’s journalism immersion class, which is funded through a […]
Pro-Palestine Students Walkout, Confront UWM Chancellor After Awards Ceremony Protest Posted on December 29, 2024December 29, 2024 by Graham Thomas The UWM Popular University for Palestine Coalition held a student walkout on Oct. 9, a day that included a rally at Golda Meir Library, a teach-in outside Chapman Hall and a confrontation with UWM Chancellor Mark Mone following a silent protest at the UWM Employee Excellence Awards Ceremony. Pro-Palestine students arrived at the Union Ballroom […]