Man Buns Go Mainstream Posted on May 3, 2016May 20, 2016 by Tiara Allen When it comes to making a fashion statement, nothing is off limits these days. From ripped denim, cool sneakers, jeggings, to man buns, the millennials find a way to make everything trendy. As the celebrities like Chris Brown, August Alsina, and Justin Bieber have always been the go-to people for fashion inspiration, they have definitely […]
Admirals Clinch Playoff Berth By Taking Down Rampage Posted on April 22, 2016May 19, 2016 by Derrick Mason Saturday night’s Admirals game was one of few sporting events where it seemed the closer the game came to ending, the more fans filed in. Dennis DeYoung, lead singer of the band Styx, performed after the game, giving the Admirals one of their biggest crowds of the season. Those who actually showed up for the […]
Forty Years No More: UWM Center Slated to Close Posted on April 18, 2016 by Xing Qi The Center of Urban Initiatives and Research is facing shutdown this coming June after providing services to the community for more than 40 years, the latest ramification of a multi-million dollar budget deficit at UW-Milwaukee. CUIR was first established in 1972 as the UWM Urban Research Center with what it describes as a clear service […]
Zeta Sigma Chi Open Mic with David Romero Posted on April 12, 2016April 12, 2016 by Jakayla Phillips Anticipation filled the quiet, dim-lit room of nearly 20 people as David Romero stood before the crowd with the mic in his hand. Romero has opened for many musical acts and performed at several locations prior to UW-Milwaukee, such as the University of Central Florida, Champlain College, University of California at San Diego and more. […]
UWM Celebrates International Women’s Day Posted on April 9, 2016April 10, 2016 by Alyssa Wiese UWM showed its support for this years International Women’s Day by holding an event in celebration of the holiday on March 8. The event, which was made to inspire women and bring attention to the day of celebration, caught the attention of women passing through campus. The Women’s Day celebration event, which was held in […]
Weather Sends UW-Milwaukee Planetarium Stargazers Inside Posted on April 5, 2016 by McKenzie Huckabay Participants showed up hoping for a glimpse of the night sky. However, the UW-Milwaukee Stargaze event moved into the Planetarium Feb. 9 because of the cloud cover. It turns out all but one of this year’s Stargaze events, at least by the February event, had to move inside. This year’s eighth Stargaze event was moved […]
Police Talk to UW-Milwaukee Audience about Homicide, Campus Crime Posted on March 31, 2016 by Kristopher Schimmel The year 2015 in Milwaukee will be remembered as an infamous year that generated the most homicides in the city since 1993. Capt. Aaron Raap, the commander of the Milwaukee police Investigative Management Division which houses the Homicide, Cold Case Homicide and Robbery Units, is optimistic about making 2016 a year of improvement. “On a […]
Admirals Break Through in Overtime Posted on March 20, 2016 by Derrick Mason Saturday night was weird. The sidewalks outside the BMO Harris Bank Center were filled to the brim with green-clad, inebriated, Shamrock Shufflers braving the 30-degree temperatures in nothing but their emerald T-shirts for warmth. Strangely, that’s not far-off from a normal Milwaukee night. It was the hockey game between the Milwaukee Admirals and their division […]
Inside the World of a Super Packer Fan Posted on March 4, 2016March 4, 2016 by Jonathan Powell If you catch Andrew Zimmerman any given Sunday between September and February, you know what kind of Packer fan he is. Not just because he’s sitting in the same seats at Lambeau Field his family has had since the 1960s. And it’s not because he’s missed only one game in well over a decade, regardless […]
The World of Zines Posted on March 4, 2016March 4, 2016 by Mike Holloway For the past eight years, Milwaukee Zine Fest has brought together like-minded artists, authors, and poets to display, sell, and trade their works. With a safer space policy encouraging attendees to treat each other with respect and to be assertive when oppressive or aggressive situations occur, it’s an event for participants of all ethnic, gender, […]
Audio Slideshow: Scenes and Sounds of the Democratic Debate Posted on February 12, 2016February 12, 2016 by Olivia Schmidt For one day, campus was taken over by the Democratic debate. Olivia Schmidt reports.
Storify: The Social Media Conversation on the Big UWM Debate Posted on February 12, 2016February 12, 2016 by Zoe Benjamin [View the story “The Democratic Presidential Debate at UWM” on Storify]