Water Polo, New Club Sport at UWM, Is Growing Fast Posted on April 1, 2017 by Joel Kananen As the clock strikes 4 p.m., the pool in the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee’s Klotsche Center is transformed from lap pool to water polo pool by a group of swimsuit-clad coed students, while the greatest hits of the 80’s echoes faintly in the background. The water polo team is the newest club sport at UW-Milwaukee but […]
The pupil-turned-teacher Kareem Abdul-Jabbar holds speech at Milwaukee Theatre Posted on March 8, 2017July 30, 2019 by Andrew Boldt At a dais, nearly 50 years ago, on June 4, 1967 at Cleveland’s Muhammad Ali Summit, sat Lew Alcindor, who was then a sophomore at the University of California-Los Angeles. Alcindor sat alongside NFL player Jim Brown and NBA superstar Bill Russell, as they were supporting Muhammad Ali, who was objecting to his induction into […]
Women’s March on Madison Draws Massive Crowd Posted on February 1, 2017February 2, 2017 by Amanda Becker Madison, Wisc.- In a crowd estimated to be between 75,000 and 100,000 people Saturday afternoon, what filled the streets were thousands of pink hats and people holding signs emblazoned with vaginas, female gender symbols and phrases like “I am not a pretty girl” and “viva la vulva.”
Millennial Marchers at the Madison Women’s March Posted on February 1, 2017February 2, 2017 by Stevan Stojanovic Media Milwaukee spoke with some millennial voters at the Women’s March on Madison to find out what issues are most important to them.
Unsung Heroes at the Milwaukee Birthday Party Posted on January 27, 2017January 27, 2017 by Cassie Bretl The Milwaukee Press Club celebrated unity and growth at the city’s 171st birthday party Thursday night at The Grain Exchange. Members nominated superheroes who work nonstop to help Milwaukee remain a healthy and thriving city. Aggie Purcell and Debbie Crivello, owner and manager of Aggie’s Bakery and Cake shop, stole the room with their tall […]
Milwaukee Celebrates its Superheroes Posted on January 27, 2017January 27, 2017 by Amanda Maniscalco Milwaukee celebrated its 171st Birthday at the Grain Exchange on the eve of Jan. 26, with many public figures joining the top 10 nominated “superheroes” of the city. Once word was out that Milwaukee was in search of its own superheroes, nominations poured into the Milwaukee Press Club. Then it came time to deciding which […]
Jesse & Joy Posted on December 31, 2016 by Armando Manriquez Milwaukee – Over five-hundred spectators flocked to Milwaukee’s Turner Hall Ballroom to see the first-time appearance of the Mexican pop sibling duo, Jesse & Joy; which are recent winners of the Latin Grammy for best contemporary pop vocal album of the year. Earlier this year the duo announced their 17 city U.S. Tour titled “Un […]
Peck School of the Arts brings Musical Women on the Verge of a Nervous Breakdown to UWM Posted on December 11, 2016December 11, 2016 by Madison Goldbeck The musical takes place in the 1980’s with cast members dressed in flashy outfits favored in pop culture. The original film was in complete Spanish, however cast members in UWM’s version instead spoke English but professionally in Spanish accents. Students in the Peck School of the Arts performed in a musical, Women on the Verge […]
UW-Milwaukee Sports Clubs Face Staff Transition Posted on December 11, 2016 by Jenna Daroszewski With the growing popularity of sports clubs on the UW-Milwaukee campus, student athletes in University Recreation sport clubs and intramural sports alike face a significant faculty transition with the sendoff of former sports club coordinator Nick Tasich. University Recreation, or URec, has started off this current school year with two brand new sport club supervisors […]
UWM Professors Are More Like Us Than We Think Posted on December 9, 2016December 9, 2016 by Margaret Sponholz The first order of business at UWM’s Academic Policies and Curriculum Committee meeting on Nov. 14 was putting together a sub-committee that could make a decision about a change in the school’s psychology program. Three UWM professors with no stake in the outcome were needed to make up the ad-hoc committee, a committee that’s created […]
Malcolm Brogdon Playing Crucial Role as a Rookie Posted on November 25, 2016 by Gabe Stoltz Looking at teams in the NBA that have reached the summit of the sport by winning a championship, a common theme is interpreted: consistency. That word has an array of different meanings, all of which are vital and crucial toward maintaining that aggressive pedigree. Consistency is necessary on the court. It is needed in play. […]
Heaggan-Brown Fired as Aldermen Request Body Cam Release Posted on November 25, 2016November 26, 2016 by Jakayla Phillips The officer involved in the fatal shooting of Sylville Smith, 24-year-old Dominique Heaggan-Brown, was terminated from the Milwaukee Police Department for allegedly violating the Milwaukee Police Code of Conduct on Oct. 3, just a little over a week after being charged with five counts of sexual assault. Just one day after Dominique Heaggan-Brown’s preliminary court […]