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Corporations acquire smaller related companies all the time. Sometimes it is advantageous to both companies, other times it causes both companies to regress. At times one company may benefit more than the other. As of last week, American e-commerce company Etsy has acquired London-based Depop, a fashion marketplace app. Was it a smart move for […]

With three COVID-19 vaccines making their way steadily through the country, states are hustling to open up and get the public back to the office (and to the mall). As of today, two states require everyone to wear masks, 15 states require unvaccinated people to wear masks, and 35 states do not require anyone to […]

Maxim magazine has named 20 women its “Sexy Woman Alive” since 2000 with a non-diverse group of women until June of 2021, when Teyana Taylor graced the cover and claimed the title of being named its “Sexiest Woman Alive.” Maxim magazine is absolutely overdue in naming a black woman as its first “Sexiest Woman Alive.” […]

In case you haven’t been paying much attention to current events lately, some states in America are attempting to ban abortions past the first trimester. In mid-May the supreme court agreed to hear a case on a law from Mississippi which would ban all abortions after 15 weeks gestation. This case directly challenges Roe v. […]

Scrolling through Twitter, I was targeted by two Love, Victor ads. It’s Pride Month. I wasn’t insulted by the painfully obvious rainbow-marketing by yet another corporate entity. I love rainbow things and if the Internet wants to serve them to me on a silver platter, the only person who’s going to be upset is my […]

As the weight of the world keeps dragging everybody down, there is yet again another huge controversial bill put into act, creating a bigger divide in our society.  In mid-May of 2021, Texas lawmakers announced their “heartbeat ban” bill, which is expected to become law in September.  This law states that a women may not […]

Summerfest, the world’s largest music festival, is known best for being held in the middle of summer. Walking through downtown Milwaukee’s Summerfest grounds, while embracing the hot sun and winds of Lake Michigan, is what makes this music festival so memorable. But with the 2021 dates being changed from June to September, is it bad […]

The past year has required students and educators to account for a lot of changes, from a change of plans to changes in learning systems. As we adapted to a new sense of normal (in the many iterations of that term), we may have found life a lot more difficult than we experienced before. I […]

Jim Paschke announced his retirement from the Milwaukee Bucks Tuesday night in an interview before the game with Giannis Antetokounmpo. “This decision is mine alone,” said Paschke. “It comes as I have had the privilege of broadcasting Bucks basketball for precisely half of my life.” Jim Paschke has been the award-winning television play-by-play announcer for […]

The Honors Association for Research and Publication (HARPY) of the UWM Honors College hosted “The Beast” on Friday, May 7, an event creating a space for connection and storytelling among students, faculty and staff about dealing with the “beasts” they live with both within themselves and in the outside world. HARPY is a student-led organization […]

In this short documentary, Abbie Theis introduces us to HYPE, a hip-hop dance club at UWM. Take a closer look at HYPE during a regular weekly practice and learn of its impact on UWM as well as the Milwaukee college community.

In this short documentary, Aaron Granados introduces us to Tyler and Ron, two locals who besides being family members are also part of the same firefighting crew.