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In a surprise turn of events, the U.S. Supreme Court declined appeals of federal court rulings in regards to same-sex marriage bans on Monday, requiring Wisconsin, and several other states, to recognize same-sex marriages. Last summer, Wisconsin began recognizing same-sex marriages; however, the decision was later appealed, and marriages performed during the seven-day period were […]

What can a nickel and a few pennies buy? To many individuals, such loose change does not go very far. It doesn’t even cover the cost of a small package of gum. For the Creative Corrections Education Foundation and UWM’s Helen Bader School of Social Welfare, however, change can make all the difference. Giving as […]

Representatives and supporters of the Milwaukee Teachers’ Education Association (MTEA) greeted students and faculty in front of UW-Milwaukee’s School of Education on a recent Thursday afternoon with chants in protest. “We are demanding that the UWM Chancellor stop [its] chartered Urban Day School from paying $100 a head for students to enroll at its school,” […]

The UWM Childrens Learning Center opened its doors to a brand new environment in the Northwest Quadrant last winter, ending the Learnng Center’s 40-year run at the old building located on Kenwood Avenue. And parents and staff members say they’re thrilled with the change. That building was originally designed for university uses for classes and […]

There I sat, two days after semester’s end, journalistic gumption bleeding out my side from the final, decisive puncture wound in a miserable month of sporadic attacks. “I must deny this request because the information you requested is not a public record,” read the crippling message. The author: a UWM public records custodian with an […]

Disappointment. Confusion. Sadness. And, in some corners, anger. That is the reaction on the UW-Milwaukee campus to the surprise resignation of Chancellor Michael Lovell. It is not that he resigned that is bothering some students as much as the fact that he left for a rival school located in Milwaukee – Marquette University. “I think […]

Students, faculty, and the broader community came to the UWM Student Union to celebrate the UW-Milwaukee Panthers’ NCAA berth. The crowd gathered at a boisterous pep rally that some attendees said was bringing unity to a diverse campus. Tiffany Crouse reports.

Enrollment at UW-Milwaukee is on the decline. Since 2007, the number of admitted students is getting lower, and the university projects that enrollment will continue to drop over the next four years. However, those directly involved with the issue feel that they are taking the right steps towards correcting it. “I am very optimistic that […]

For UW-Milwaukee student, Ken Harris Jr., freshman year symbolizes struggle as much as it does growth. After his graduation at Rufus King High School in Milwaukee, Harris came to UW-Milwaukee to pursue higher education in music. “UWM was one of the schools I applied to that really allowed me to keep in touch with my […]

Campus-wide retention rates are down to 68.5 percent, according to UWM’s latest one-year retention rates. The rates have been declining every year since 2008. Keri Duce, the assistant director for student success, expressed UWM’s concern in regards to the rates. “The fact that we lose 30 percent of students for one year is troubling.” The […]

It’s 7p.m. in the Sandburg dorms and Autumn Siudzinski, a senior resident assistant, is on duty for the night and about to begin her round up and down the South tower. “We basically just go from floor-to-floor, not to intimidate anyone, just to make sure everything is okay,” she says. Tonight, however, Siudzinski will be […]

The University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee Graduate Faculty Committee approved to bring in an external reviewer that oversees the creation of new graduate programs in its monthly meeting on Monday. The Graduate Faculty Committee is a body representative of the Graduate School Faculty. The committee is responsible for the formulation of policies concerning the graduate programs of […]