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In 2020, residents in assisted living facilities were visited by loved ones in innovative ways, such as apartment windows, phone calls and other interactive digital means. Now, as the world opens with the accessibility to vaccinations, these facilities are continuing to struggle in both employment and life satisfaction for residents.  UWM Student Alexis Carr, 20, […]

After playing a shortened schedule in 2020-2021 with no fans in attendance for any games, UW-Milwaukee Panthers men’s basketball begins the regular season on Nov. 9 against the North Dakota Fighting Hawks and takes on the Eastern Kentucky Colonels on Nov. 13 to begin their home schedule.   Here are seven items to know heading into this Milwaukee Panthers basketball season:  Fans and Games are Returning to UW-Milwaukee Panther Arena   For the first time since Feb. 29, 2020, the […]

The City of Milwaukee’s Public Health and Safety Committee held a meeting Thursday in which they unanimously voted to approve an agreement that will unite Milwaukee with the Gun Safety Consortium, a group committed to the development and testing of gun safety technology.   The agreement is largely a product of Milwaukee’s ongoing four-year partnership with Common Ground, a Wisconsin-based affiliate of the IAF […]

Patrick Baldwin Jr. is the new face of panther’s basketball. Baldwin has worked toward his dream of in the NBA since he was a child. Baldwin attended Hamilton high school in Sussex, Wi where he averaged 24 points per game. Baldwin is a top-five NBA prospect going into next year’s draft and received offers from […]

Justin Blake, Jacob Blake’s Uncle, came to UWM on Tuesday to speak to UWM students and to protest the dropped charges in the Jacob Blake case.  The UW-Milwaukee chapter of Students for Democratic Society (SDS) organized the rally on Tuesday in Spaights Plaza to promote CPAC and demand justice for Jacob Blake.  In August 2020, a 29-year-old black man, Jacob Blake, was shot several […]

Milwaukee affordable housing contractor Travaux Inc. received $46 million in contracts from the Housing Authority of the City of Milwaukee (HACM) on Oct. 13., which secured funding for renovations of the Townhomes at Carver Park, and two construction phases at the Westlawn Gardens community. Westlawn Gardens is an income-driven urban development in Milwaukee near West […]

Student employment at the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee’s main campus has been short staffed since campus returned to in-person operations at the beginning of September and Student Union departments are operating at limited operations.  Chad Boppel is the director of retail services and restaurant operations at UW-Milwaukee and oversees the operation of 650 student employees. For full operation this year, they are 40 percent short staffed compared to pre-pandemic operations of 800 student employees.   “There’s been a struggle all over the entire […]

Students worked diligently, painting their pots as the sound of the mariachi band from the Roberto Hernandez Center began to cue in. The musicians turned to everyone in the crowd and urged them to all count in, “uno, dos, tres!” as the music erupted and the students in the Union at the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee joined […]

UWM students, staff and community are taking advantage of mix-and-match booster shots on campus. The Covid-19 vaccine clinic is located in the Student Union’s Wisconsin Room. Audrianna Hutchinson has the story.

After last year’s season was lost to the pandemic, the Panther Club Football team has come back better than ever and with a chance to accomplish a feat that the program has yet to achieve. Lucas Kovnesky has the story.

Aaron Rodgers tested positive for COVID-19 Wednesday and has been ruled out for Sunday’s matchup against the Chiefs. There are conflicting reports about whether Rodgers was vaccinated or not. Rodgers was asked on Aug. 26 whether he had been vaccinated, and he responded that he had been “immunized.” He added, “There’s guys on the team […]

The 15 and 1 UW-Milwaukee Panthers will be hosting UW-Green Bay here at Engelmann Stadium to close out the regular season and final home game for the Milwaukee Panthers. Matthew Hollandonner has more.