Sugary Desserts and Career Tips: UWM Alum Drew Olson Talks Sports and More Posted on October 30, 2015July 30, 2019 by Andrew Boldt On Wednesday, Oct. 14, inquiries about desserts, as well as T-shirt slogans regarding the Packers are being doled out through the airwaves. Meanwhile, the host of 540 ESPN Milwaukee’s 11 a.m. weekday show, Drew Olson, inserts his earbuds, ready for more talk. Inside a suite on the city’s east side, a relatively small studio houses […]
Faces of Vietnam: A Premonition and a Guardian Angel Posted on October 24, 2015March 9, 2019 by Mike Holloway On December 2nd, 1969, Gloria Kinnee awoke to the sound of a sonic boom. Curious as to what could have caused the sound, Kinnee asked her neighbors if they had heard anything. Oddly enough, no one else had heard it, except for Gloria’s brother, Ronald Grieger. They would later find out that their brother Donald […]
Opinion column: Legalize Safety, and Approve Campus Carry Posted on October 23, 2015October 24, 2015 by Morgan Paradis Which would you rather your next significant other conceal and carry– emotional baggage, or a gun? A new bill by legislators Jesse Kremer and Devin LeMahieu would allow permitted individuals to carry their concealed handguns inside of university buildings. Currently, UWM policy bans guns on university lands or inside buildings, but the new bill would […]
Clinton at UWM: Audience Members Spanned Generations Posted on September 10, 2015September 11, 2015 by JAMS Living Learning Community Fall 2015 The people who came to UWM to see Hillary Clinton on Thursday spanned generations. Here are two of those stories: Waited Two Hours By Meggie Hall Amid the screams and the “Hillary” chants, stood an older woman; Hillary Clinton had arrived in Milwaukee. Lines had stretched out and around past Maryland Avenue, and one woman […]
Innovator in Academia: David Garman Posted on June 24, 2015June 24, 2015 by Molly Bryant The Dean of The School of Freshwater Sciences, David Garman, is the recipient of British Consulate’s Brit Weeks’s Innovation in Academia award. Garman has been the Dean of The School of Freshwater Sciences for about four years. His previous jobs have dealt with all different aspects of environmental management of water resources. The School of […]
City Attorney’s Office Pleads for More Money for Police Litigation, Finance and Personnel Committee Accepts Posted on May 28, 2015May 28, 2015 by Tyler Nelson The city is spending over $120,000 for outside lawyers every month to defend the city against police-related litigation, funds it anticipated would last a few months but now thinks will continue for the year, aldermen were told at a Finance and Personnel Committee meeting. The Finance and Personnel Committee adopted an overall Contingent Fund Request […]
New Project Turns to City’s Youth For Answers on Milwaukee Crime Posted on May 13, 2015May 13, 2015 by Nicole Beilke The city is looking for solutions to the Milwaukee crime problem from a new source: The young. Alderman Michael Murphy developed the newly announced MKE Peace Project, in conjunction with other Common Council members, and he showed up at a May Milwaukee Arts Board Meeting to highlight the effort. Murphy, the Common Council president, stressed that the project is […]
A Statue of Cesar Chavez Will Soon Stand on His Namesake Street Posted on April 30, 2015May 1, 2015 by Shannon Kirsch Community and political leaders pledged the continued revival of Cesar Chavez Drive at an 80th birthday celebration for the civil rights leader at the City Hall Rotunda, revealing plans to create a statute of the icon this summer. “He wasn’t just an icon in the Mexican community; I just want to make that clear, he […]
UW-Milwaukee Grad’s Blog Helps Students Get Professional Posted on April 30, 2015April 30, 2015 by Krista Flentje Since graduating from UW-Milwaukee in 2014 with a degree in Human Resource Management, Rachele Voigt has been busy revamping her closet to fit her new career oriented lifestyle. While studying at UWM, Voigt was interning within a financial services firm in the human resources department, where she has since transitioned into a full time associate. […]
From Earning Degrees to Paychecks: A Look at Recent UWM Graduates Posted on April 26, 2015 by Amanda Melkonian As spring 2015 graduation quickly approaches, many soon-to-be-graduates are on the hunt for jobs in their chosen fields. Two recent UWM graduates – and one soon-to-be graduate – share their job search experiences and look back on their time spent at UWM. All three majored in the sciences, and the two who have already graduated […]
UW System President Ray Cross Promises to Resign if Protections are Lost Posted on April 23, 2015April 23, 2015 by Shana Wilson On the morning of March 25, the Student Union’s Wisconsin Room was nearly filled to capacity with people ranging in age and professions who had one objective in common: Finding out what’s going to be done about the proposed $300 million budget cut in the UW System. They ended up getting something surprising: A promise […]
Outdoors in the City: Earth Month at Milwaukee’s Urban Ecology Center Posted on April 22, 2015April 22, 2015 by Gabrielle Barriere Everyone gathered around as Sam Huenink stepped towards the tank, preparing to feed the snake a dead mouse. “Please no screaming when he grabs the mouse,” Huenink, the community programs educator for Milwaukee’s Urban Economy Center, told the gathered children. “Then he’ll be scared and won’t want to eat.” With Earth Day of Service quickly […]