Documentary: “Without Words”

UW-Milwaukee student Allison Steines takes a week long vow of silence in memory of her sister Kaitlyn, who was unable to speak for 13 years. Allison and fellow documentarian Stephen Coss discuss the project in the audio interview below. Then watch the powerful documentary.

UWM Love Your Melon Crew Has Come a Long Way

Back in 2012, Zachary Quinn and Brian Keller were just a couple of college sophomores at the University of St. Thomas in St. Paul, Minnesota. The two friends were paired up for a class project in an entrepreneurship course, where they came up with the idea for Love Your Melon. Love Your Melon’s mission was […]

A Day in the Life of a Red Knight

  Ja’Cey Simmons, sophomore at Milwaukee Lutheran High School, shows off her talent at the Tom Burger Invitational Varsity Track & Field meet.  

Water Polo, New Club Sport at UWM, Is Growing Fast

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

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

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.”

Unsung Heroes at the Milwaukee Birthday Party

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

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 […]