WUWM Subcommittee Suggests Resolution to Diversify Advisory Board Posted on March 28, 2021March 28, 2021 by Cherita Booker WUWM’s Advisory Board subcommittee concluded a series of meetings today. An area of primary interest was the expanding and diversifying of the advisory board. WUWM’s 2020-21 Diversity Statement reads, “Central to WUWM’s mission, vision, and values is maintaining an environment that recognizes and celebrates the power of diversity. We strive to grow a culture that […]
Milwaukee PD Denied the Opportunity to Appear on ‘The First 48’ Posted on March 28, 2021March 28, 2021 by Beckett Callan A Milwaukee City Council Committee voted Tuesday to deny the Milwaukee Police Department the opportunity to appear on A&E’s The First 48. The First 48 is A&E’s flagship program. Cameras follow real homicide detectives over the first 48 hours of a homicide investigation. This is due to the notion that the first 48 hours of […]
Jill Underly Fights Against Wisconsin School Choice Program Growth Posted on March 28, 2021March 28, 2021 by Lauren Breunig Unlike most states in the country, Wisconsin’s Superintendent of Public Instruction is elected by the public, not appointed by the governor or regulatory body. No state board of education exists in Wisconsin, so the superintendent stands alone while making decisions about school management, distribution of federal funds and licenses for public teachers. On April 6, […]
UWM Athletics Honors Black History Month Through Virtual Read Along Posted on March 28, 2021March 31, 2021 by Madison Rios UW-Milwaukee coaches and athletes continued fostering a relationship with students in the Next Door Program by participating in the virtual read-along in honor of Black History Month. From the tales of “Jabari Tries” and “Jabari Jumps” from the author Gaia Cornwall, to the piece from the two-time Kirk Prize recipient Derrick Barnes and his “I Am Every Good Thing,” athletes and […]
UWM Women’s Basketball Team Wins Horizon League Title but Falls Short in Tournament Posted on March 28, 2021March 28, 2021 by Jamie Winsted The University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee women’s basketball team won a share of the horizon league regular-season title but lost in their second game of the Horizon League tournament. The UWM Women’s basketball team went 15-5 in the Horizon League conference play and 19-7 overall. Along with Wright State, they won a share of the Horizon League […]
UWM Student Association Election 2021, Presidential Candidate Shares Her Plans Posted on March 28, 2021March 28, 2021 by Brianna Schubert UW-Milwaukee’s Student Association has only one presidential candidate on the ballot this year. Lone candidate, Amillia “Mia” Heredia said she will hold UWM accountable for using phrases like “most diverse,” plan events to fundraise for segregated fees and advocate for nontraditional students. The Independent Elections Commission usually holds a formal debate among the several presidential […]
UWM Plans for In-person Classes in the Fall Posted on March 28, 2021March 28, 2021 by Allison Peoples Chancellor Mark Mone is hopeful for an almost fully operational in-person Fall 2021 semester for the UW-Milwaukee campus with a projection for in person attendance estimated to be 77%. On Tuesday, March 9, Mone hosted the 5th virtual faculty and staff town hall since the pandemic began where he and other board members outlined a […]
UWM Students to Return to Campus for Fall 2021 Semester Posted on March 28, 2021March 28, 2021 by Morgan Betchkal University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee Chancellor Mark Mone announced UWM’s return to in-person classes for the Fall 2021 semester in a UWM Town Hall meeting on Tuesday, March 9. UWM has become a vaccination site for faculty, staff and students in order to facilitate immunity among those on-campus. Mone said the goal is for all students and […]
Budenholzer on the hot Seat as Bucks Season Continues Posted on March 28, 2021October 24, 2022 by Justin Brenner The Bucks are weeks removed from a five-game skid and their season seems to be back on track, yet head coach Mike Budenholzer’s job security is still up in the air. In his first season with the Bucks, Mike Budenholzer won AP Coach of the Year and seemed like the next coach for the Bucks. […]
UWM Searches For New Police Chief as LeMire Leaves Posted on March 28, 2021March 28, 2021 by Haley Krueger University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee Police Chief Joe LeMire has just ended his career at UWM. It was revealed in a press release that LeMire has officially accepted a job as chief of Campus Safety and Police at Elon University in Elon, North Carolina. His last day at UWM was March 12, 2021. While UWM focuses on finding a replacement by LeMire, his second-in-command Lt. […]
UWM Journalism Students Win 32 Milwaukee Press Club Awards Posted on March 14, 2021April 14, 2021 by Media Milwaukee staff UW-Milwaukee student journalists won 32 Milwaukee Press Club awards for 2020 work, more than any other university, the club announced March 12. The collegiate winners in the prestigious statewide competition included print/online, video and audio stories for Media Milwaukee, an online news site produced in Department of Journalism, Advertising and Media Studies classes. Some of […]
Judge Denied Motion to Raise Bail and to Issue Arrest Warrant for Kyle Rittenhouse Posted on March 14, 2021March 14, 2021 by Brianna Schubert Judge Bruce Schroeder denied the State of Wisconsin’s motion to raise Kyle Rittenhouse’s bail and to issue an arrest warrant for him in the motion hearing on Feb. 11, allowing Rittenhouse to go anywhere while facing numerous felony charges. Prosecution lawyer Thomas Binger and the State of Wisconsin asked for the bail to be raised […]