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The pandemic presents unique challenges and changes for band ensembles. UW-Milwaukee musicians are adjusting to safety precautions so they can rehearse together in person.

Nou Thao, a junior at the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee, waited in line to vote in-person during the primary election in April amid the COVID-19 pandemic. Three weeks before Nov. 3, an opened envelope with her absentee ballot sat beside her. “I can’t decide between Trump or Biden,” Thao said. “I don’t know much about the […]

What was once an extremely busy building with students everywhere you look, now resembles a bit of a ghost town. The University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee Student Union has always been a place where UWM students can study, do homework and get to know other students. Due to the Covid-19 pandemic, things at the Union have changed […]

As the pandemic has hindered the allowances of canvassing and physical outreach, presidential campaigns have demonstrated an increased reliance on the virtual world to engage voters for the 2020 election. Peer-to-peer texting, or P2P, has become a prevalent tool for political campaigns to reach thousands of people by text at a time, especially in states […]

Newly acquired quarterback Nick Foles is the next iteration in a long line of leading men for the Chicago Bears, as he recently took over for former 2017 2nd overall draft pick Mitchell Trubisky. Foles is the 24th quarterback to start a game for the Bears since 2000. Quarterback Nick Foles during his tenure with […]

Based on survey information from 2019, UWM students believe more can be done to achieve diversity on campus. UWM ranks slightly above average, coming in at number 794 when it comes to racial diversity and representation at a national level, according to College Factual statistics. “I think UWM has what it takes to make students […]

The Wauwatosa Common Council held a special meeting on Tuesday to discuss Mayor Dennis McBride’s Emergency Proclamation for a city-wide curfew held in the city. The debate continued, and questions emerged about the emergency order. McBride signed the order for a city-wide curfew on Sept. 30. This occurred one week before Milwaukee County District Attorney […]

With a viewer count of over 60,000, C.J. Halliburton, better known as CJTV, kept his live-stream going as the chaos erupted in Kenosha after the shooting of Jacob Blake. He captured the altercation between Kyle Rittenhouse and protesters along with the shootings. “I make it halfway up the block, and I see Kyle Rittenhouse, with […]

The state of Wisconsin has broken COVID-19 records since the beginning of the global pandemic that began in February. According to the website of Wisconsin Department of Health Services, Wisconsin currently is ranked the third biggest hotspot in the United States for COVID-19 cases, with Milwaukee County showing 37,706 positive cases currently. Records of COVID-19 […]

For years, Whitefish Bay mom Deb Andraca spent her weekdays as a substitute teacher at local elementary schools and rode bikes with her husband Marc along Lake Michigan. In December 2019, Andraca faced an unexpected career change when she announced her candidacy as a Democrat for a long-held Republican seat in the Wisconsin State Assembly. […]

Working in the service industry can tend to be an underappreciated job but since the pandemic has hit, it has made it a little more frustrating at times. Working at the grocery store Sendiks has been difficult at times for people. Whether they don’t feel safe working due to Covid-19 or just the extra stress […]

The Wisconsin Elections Commission finds that in Milwaukee as of Oct. 13 over 114,679 voter absentee ballots have already been returned as of Oct. 13 with over 229,769 absentee ballots being sent out to voters already around the Milwaukee area. For the 2020 presidential election, there are almost more people in Milwaukee county that have […]