COVID-19: Corrupting International Education on Every Continent Posted on May 25, 2020August 31, 2020 by Ryan Marincic and Lauren Fenrick
Quarantined Abroad Posted on May 25, 2020August 31, 2020 by Jodie Filenius and Jena Kleindl Benjamin Cadel is an undergraduate student from France and Shiv Issar is a doctoral student from India who is studying abroad at the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee during the COVID-19 pandemic. In this short documentary, they talk about what it’s like being abroad in the U.S. during the global pandemic and how it’s impacting them.
Essential Worker Posted on May 25, 2020August 31, 2020 by Sydney Ewert and Amanda Andrews During the COVID-19 pandemic, most US states issued Stay-at-Home executive orders which closed all businesses deemed unessential. People that work at businesses that are essential still have to work under the new social distancing guidelines from the CDC. Here are two are how two essential workers are navigating the new work environment in Minnesota and […]
Cats Find Forever Homes at Sip & Purr During COVID-19 Posted on May 22, 2020August 31, 2020 by Jessica Gatzow Sip & Purr cat cafe on Milwaukee’s East Side isn’t only known as a place to cuddle with cats in the popular cat lounge, but a place to adopt. During Gov. Ever’s Safer at Home order, the cafe has organized over 25 cat adoptions since closing its doors to the public. Increases in pet adoptions […]
Green Bay Packers 2020 NFL Draft Reactions Posted on May 21, 2020August 31, 2020 by Samuel Dehring The 2020 NFL Draft has concluded, and the Green Bay Packers had a very surprising class that left fans both angry and indifferent on why the team went about their selections as they did. Packers General Manager Brian Gutekunst came into his third draft with a mindset that nobody expected. The Packers were one game […]
Winners and Losers of The Last Dance Posted on May 20, 2020August 31, 2020 by Ian Tuck As the spring of 2020 has brought us a world of no sports, the 1990s Chicago Bulls took the stage as ESPN bumped up the release date for the much anticipated 10 part docuseries about Michael Jordan and his dynasty with the Bulls The Last Dance. All 10 episodes were a nostalgic ride back to […]
Milwaukee Nurses Remain on Front Lines During Pandemic Posted on May 19, 2020August 31, 2020 by Thomas Hoffman Day after day, Milwaukee nurses are on the front lines in the Wisconsin city hardest hit by Covid-19. Tom Hoffman reports.
UW-Milwaukee Students Win Three National Journalism Awards Posted on May 18, 2020August 31, 2020 by Media Milwaukee staff Two in-depth journalism projects and an audio story produced by students in the Department of Journalism, Advertising, and Media Studies won top honors in the National Society of Professional Journalists Mark of Excellence Awards, SPJ announced. The contest is among the most competitive in the country; UWM students joined winners from Northwestern, Harvard, Yale, University […]
Video Games Strengthen a Fragile Bond for Sisters Stuck at Home Posted on May 18, 2020August 31, 2020 by Payton Bachochin When her classes suddenly moved online, UW-Milwaukee student Payton Bachochin reluctantly returned home to Illinois. Since then, she and younger sister, Tenley, have been playing nostalgic video games from their childhood.
Restorative Practices Transform Milwaukee Public Schools Posted on May 15, 2020August 1, 2024 by Hannah Borchert “Tingggggggg” the ringing of a chime fills the air. “You are my other me. If I do harm to you, I do harm to myself. If I love and respect you, I love and respect myself,” students recite a poem called In Lak’ech, translated from Spanish to English, by Luis Valdez. The students then sit […]
Friends Get Out for Some Fresh Air and ‘Frolfing’ Posted on May 14, 2020August 31, 2020 by Grayson Sewell During the pandemic, one group of friends is finding a way to enjoy each other’s company and stay active by disc golfing west of Waukesha. Grayson Sewell went along.
The Once-in-a-Lifetime Companion Was a Blue Bicycle Posted on May 14, 2020August 31, 2020 by Joseph Arnold UWM Student Joe Arnold recounts his final bittersweet bike ride through the city of Milwaukee before leaving for college.