Rittenhouse Walks Free

KENOSHA, Wis. – Kyle Rittenhouse, the 18-year-old who killed two people and injured another last year, has been found not guilty from all charges in a criminal trial that has society troubled about disturbance at racial justice protests and gun rights.  Rittenhouse was facing first-degree reckless homicide and first-degree intentional homicide, but after the jury deliberated for more than 24 hours, they accepted Rittenhouse’s reaction was in self-defense. Prior to the jury’s decision, Rittenhouse testified saying that the two men were […]

UWM Experiences Understaffing Issues

The University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee has not been able to hire enough workers within many departments, especially in the dining halls.  It is no secret that students need jobs during their college years and many of them look for one inside the university. Although there are signs all around campus admiring the work environment of the union and dining halls, those signs don’t mention what happens behind the scenes.   The […]

University Committee Discusses Concerns on the Recent COVID-19 Vaccine Mandate at UW-Milwaukee

On Nov. 30, 2021, the University Committee for the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee gave their approval for the COVID-19 vaccine mandate, but are strongly urging that further disciplinary steps are specified, and that the dean or dean’s designee have these conversations with those concerned faculty members.  “All UWM employees must receive their COVID-19 vaccine shots and provide proof […]

Violence Prevention Conference Coverage

The Milwaukee office of Violence Prevention hosted the third annual “Love Without Violence” conference, a three-day conference with a variety of speakers and organizations hosted on Zoom to speak out against domestic violence and avoidance of it.  Only a week before the conference, Major Harris, a 3-year old boy, and his mother, Mallory Muenzenberger, were […]

Rittenhouse Has an Emotional Breakdown While Taking the Stand

Kyle Rittenhouse began to cry and panic on the stand of his trial on Nov. 10, 2021 in Kenosha, Wis. Rittenhouse was a 17-year old from Antoich, Illinois during the shooting. He is accused of shooting four people at protests in Kenosha on Aug. 25, 2020. The protests arose due to a police shooting of […]

Oakwood Mall Craft Fair Draws Local Businesses

Oakwood Mall in Eau Claire, WI, held a Craft and Gift show on Nov. 20-21, right before the holiday season. The fair was filled with booths featuring a variety of local businesses. Some of the booths featured homemade jewelry, crafts, hand crafted cabinets, gourmet popcorn, and other sweet treats centered in the middle of the […]

Overcoming Rejection with Resilience

Ashley Ray Garcia, 25, is a performer and dance major at the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee with a passion for dance that has led her to some of her greatest accomplishments to date. Early in her career, Garcia became a member of a touring dance group at a fine arts summer camp where she was selected […]

Closing Arguments Focus on Self-Defense in Rittenhouse Homicide Trial

The jurors heard two versions from the night of Aug. 25, 2020, as the prosecutor Thomas Binger and defense attorney Mark Richards gave their closing arguments in the Kyle Rittenhouse trial on Nov. 15, 2021.   Richards argued that the defendant’s behavior on the night of Aug. 25, 2020, is protected under the law of self-defense.   Richards said every person who was shot was […]

Why Dance is Not Only a Sport, But the Hardest Sport Out There

Many people will read this title and chuckle to themselves, and I know what you may be thinking, how could one make an argument about this topic? But trust me, being a dancer for 18 years and a dance teacher for five years, I could easily list about 50 reasons off the top of my […]

Vino Cappuccino: A Restaurant Too Good to Pass

Restaurant name: Vino Cappuccino Hours: 11am-9pm, Monday-Friday Address: 2848 N Brookfield Rd, Brookfield, WI Pricing: Entrée’s ranging from $12-$27 Rating: **** 4 out of 5 stars For the past two years, I have been regularly driving out to Brookfield for work. More specifically, I have driven down North Brookfield Road past the railroad tracks and […]

Milwaukee Road Rage Killing Suspect From Glendale Was Sentenced to Prison

A Milwaukee County judge said that without a justice system, we have anarchy and chaos, when she sentenced Davante Doss to serve 60 years in state prison Thursday, for the killing of Fabian Guzman, a 16-year-old passenger from a car that Doss fired an AR-15 style rifle into after a minor traffic accident in Milwaukee […]

7 Key Factors in Closing Arguments of Rittenhouse Trial

There were several heated moments during the closing arguments in the Kyle Rittenhouse Trial that took place on Monday in Kenosha. The trial is coming to an end as several key witnesses and Rittenhouse himself took the stand in the previous two weeks.   Rittenhouse shot and killed Joseph Rosenbaum and Anthony Huber, as well as injuring Gaige Grosskreutz the night of Aug. 25, 2020, in Kenosha […]