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Who really won the Super Bowl? Last Sunday was not any other football Sunday; it was the 50th Super Bowl. The Denver Broncos defeated the Carolina Panthers with an ending score of 24-10; but were they the real “champs” of this event? Not really. I am sure most people would agree-especially the black community. Any […]

By Sierra Wolff Jada Pinkett-Smith. Will Smith. Spike Lee. Mark Ruffalo. These are just a few names on an increasing list of celebrities boycotting this year’s Academy Awards. For the second straight year, the Academy has no nominations for people of color in the big categories. The Academy itself has a historic background lacking in […]

  Originally built in 1914 as a Model T Ford plant, UWM’s Kenilworth Square East building now houses classes in the Peck School of the Arts. These programs within the school came together on Dec. 16 for Arts & Tech Night. The long, stretching hallways of studio, gallery and performance space on four floors were […]

It was a couple weeks before final exams began, and the weeping and screaming of college students lingered through the UW-Milwaukee area. Luckily for some individuals, they had the chance to sneak away from the books and make delicious cream puffs and éclairs Dec. 3 in the Sandburg Cafeteria. The event was hosted in a […]

Michael Newman grew up in Toronto, Canada and always wanted to be a writer. “I approach the world ready to do a critical interpretation. This means looking below the surface,” Newman said. Newman is a media scholar at UW-Milwaukee who majored in English Literature at the University of Wisconsin- Madison. He later got his PhD […]

Gina Barton spends her days interviewing criminals and racing to the scene of the crime, working as a criminal justice investigative reporter for the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel. Recently, Barton has taken up a story that sounds like it’s straight out of a mystery novel. She created a seven-week serial called “Unsolved,” and every Wednesday of […]

Why not listen local? Here are 6 Milwaukee bands you should be listening to. Fever Marlene This quirky pop/rock group does Milwaukee proud. Their melodies sound experimental, while fitting seamlessly within the rock genre. Their unique rock n’ roll attitude towards pop is appreciated by more than just us locals, Fever Marlene has toured with […]

A year and a half ago, 35-year old Brian Tebbitt quit his job as a scheduling manager and became the first in his family to attend college. Upon returning to the United States after traveling overseas, Tebbitt and his wife struggled to find a job. “A high school diploma will no longer get you where […]

Have you ever tasted Streuselkuchen (pronounced, shtroi-zuh l-koo-khuh)? Its crumbly, yeasty, sugary top and familiar coffee cake bottom captivated the appetites of many as they drank coffee and mingled Thursday afternoon at the UWM Union during the International Coffee Hour, sponsored by Sociocultural Programming, the Center for International Education, and Inclusive Excellence Center. “UWM is […]

People will always want to protect themselves. There’s nothing wrong with that. But when toting firearms around a college campus is the result, then we have issues. BIG issues. Pouring more guns into this equation is like trying to put out a grease fire with a garden hose. It’s guaranteed to be wet, hot, and […]

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The Union Theatre was packed on May 8 for the 68th annual Student Film Festival where I Am Here won first place. The film is an art piece where a young female protagonist goes through deep psychological trauma after experiencing sexual assault. There are various images of drowning and her screaming in a street but […]