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After writing numerous columns and reviews about videogames, my claim about being a casual gamer is starting to look a little unrealistic, and I can’t argue with that. But with all the pieces I’ve wrote, I want to address a feature that hasn’t been addressed in not only my writing, but of other video game […]

The Call of Duty series has been the most successful franchise since the developers launched Call of Duty: Modern Warfare back in 2007. With its loyal fan base, yearly release and simple mechanics, the franchise has created a legacy that shows no sign of slowing down. While its most recent project Call of Duty: WWII […]

Shooters are in a tough place. They’re fun and thrilling, but fleeting and forgettable. In a market with thousands of action video games, it’s hard to stand out from the rest. A greater challenge is making the player think beyond the videogame. Having the player question their own motives can be difficult but rewarding if […]

When I was a kid, my brother owned the second PlayStation. Every Friday night, I would go into his room, sit in the middle of the floor and play video games for hours. There are a few games that come to mind when I reflect on this memory from Tony Hawk’s Underground to World of […]

Every year, teenagers and young adults seem to be growing more and more infatuated with music festivals. It seems over the past decade the music festival industry has substantially grown in popularity. Many large-scale festivals such as Bonnaroo, Coachella, and Lollapalooza record attendance between 80,000 to 200,000 guests annually. These festivals often span over a […]

The Peaky Blinders Series recently released its fourth season on BBC 1 and Netflix. Series fans have been eagerly waiting for the return of the Shelby brothers and their ban of gypsy gangsters for a little over two years. This season was by far a fan favorite and a personal favorite of mine because of […]

One Day at a Time Netflix By: Mike Royce and Gloria Calderon Kellett Starring: Rita Moreno, Justina Machado, Isabella Gomez, Marcel Ruiz, and Todd Grinnell First aired: January 6, 2017 Two seasons Twenty-six episodes Genre: Sitcom/Dramedy   “One Day at a Time” is a good vessel for conversation in today’s day and age. Its important […]

On November 19, 2007 the UWM Student Association Senate voted in support of legislation that bans tobacco use on campus. The UW-Milwaukee Physical Environment Committee plans to form a sub-committee to update the campus smoking policy and fully ban smoking on campus property, according to David Heathcote, chair of the Physical Environment Committee. SA also recently […]

With an increase in new freshman admissions, some staff are concerned that services such as the Academic Opportunity Center may not meet the needs of all new students. The center has an increase of over 200 people from this past fall to this upcoming fall. Johannes Britz, the University’s Provost, expressed concern over the future […]

An enrollment decline at the two-year colleges University of Wisconsin-Waukesha and University of Wisconsin-Washington County has reached the mid-to-high 20 percent range, Chancellor Mark Mone announced at the bi-weekly Academic Staff Committee meeting on Monday. Mone said that the original numbers he had received were around the 7-9 percent mark, but new information shows the […]

UW- Milwaukee students gathered in UWM’s Gasthaus Monday night for a night of food, fun and Panther basketball.  “More people are at the games now that we are better,” Trista Deuster, a member of the Panther Pit crew, said. “A lot of students are more enthusiastic, and I’m seeing new faces at games.” School pride […]

Brett Johnson is constantly surrounded by food. For some, this sounds like heaven, for him, it’s a job.