Greg Baxa Finds Balance as a Student Athlete

UWM sophomore Greg Baxa is one of thousands of Division I student athletes across the country to find a balance between athletics and academics while attending college. A native of Houston, Texas, Baxa came to UW-Milwaukee in the fall of 2017 on scholarship to play goalie for the Panther soccer team. Although he grew up […]

Senate Candidates Tammy Baldwin and Leah Vukmir Butt Heads at the First Debate

Senate candidates Tammy Baldwin and Leah Vukmir butted heads on nearly every topic at the first of three U.S. Senate debates held on UW-Milwaukee’s campus on Oct. 8. The candidates pointed fingers as they argued back and forth over issues including healthcare, immigration, equal pay, veteran’s rights, tariffs and gun violence. An issue that sparked […]

Why Westworld Season Two Needs a System Check

With two weeks having passed since season two finale aired, it’s a perfect time to breakdown Westworld season two and where it went wrong. When Westworld season one ended, I had mostly positive feelings for the show. Despite some slow, plodding episodes the first season mostly delivered on the hype of sophisticated androids rebelling against […]

Imperfect Produce: The Go-To For Cheap Produce Delivery?

As a college student, I have experienced just about every struggle from dealing with crazy roommates to paying insane amounts of money for parking -or parking tickets. But the worst thing about dorm living, would have to be food.  Surviving without kitchens, forced to eat mediocre cafeteria food can really take a toll on your […]

Why It’s OK To Be Single In College

Before I went to college, I had a plan. In order for me to fall in love, get married, have kids and live happily ever after, I had determined that it was essential I meet the perfect boy in college.  I’m sure I’m not the only one who was discouraged by parents in high school […]

Jeff, Who Lives At Home Is a Must See for Any Lover of Comedy and Drama

Anyone comedy-lover who sees Jason Segel and Ed Helms starring in a movie together would most likely be very excited. I know I (a comedy-lover) was at least ready to laugh a lot before viewing Jeff, Who Lives at Home with zero prior impressions or knowledge on the premise or tone of the film. Needless […]

Keep Families Together [OPINION]

June was Immigrant Heritage Month and America celebrated it in the best way possible. If you haven’t paid any attention to the news, you definitely missed all of the great things that have been done this past month. Yesterday, all across the United States, numerous rallies were held to protest Trump’s immigration policies. This was […]

The America For the Chosen

It seems that in the America that we all currently inhabit that there is a different catastrophe each day. From an escalating trade war to political uncertainty, it has been hard to keep track of what is even going on anymore. This week however was a different story. Journalists have been reporting non-stop coverage of […]

Dittmer’s Unusual Path to Division 1 Basketball

After about two weeks of not hearing anything back after a tryout in hopes of walking onto UWM’s basketball team, Seth Dittmer thought the chances might be slim he was going to get another look. However, Dittmer eventually got an email back, asking him to come play with the team at an open gym. “It […]

True Crime Shows: The Reality of Victims and their Families

Audiences are drawn to media that takes them out of their own reality and into someone else’s, and sometimes that can be fiction or non-fiction. The reason so many people love Game of Thrones, is because it allows the audience to take a risk and fight battles from the comfort of their home. This is […]

‘A Day Without Latinxs and Immigrants’ in Waukesha

Crowds gathered in Waukesha to march for Latino and immigrant rights on May 1 during, ‘A Day Without Latinx and Immigrants,’ an annual march that, in previous years, was held in Milwaukee, but made it to Waukesha this year in opposition of the federal 287(g) program. Last year in August, Waukesha Sheriff Eric Severson applied […]