Common Council President Michael Murphy Returns to UWM

In a small room in the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee’s Honor’s House, Michael J. Murphy, the 47th President of the Milwaukee Common Council, had an informal discussion with students and alumni about the future of Milwaukee, focusing on the city’s need to improve its public transportation system. With about only 10 people in the audience for […]

UWM Planetarium puts on “Constellations of the Zodiac” event

For just three dollars, students and the general public viewed a presentation on the various Constellations of the Zodiac, followed by a participatory activity where audience members looked at pictures of the night sky and tried to identify the constellations in the sky, as if they were outside. UWM’s Manfred Olson Planetarium was the sight […]

UWM Korea Day: A Concert with Seoul

Up the rain spattered steps of UWM’s Helene Zelazo Center, past the origami vending tables and traditional hanbok dresses sheathed in glass display cases, through the sea of audience members and into the Helen Bader Concert Hall, the members of the UWM Symphony Orchestra readies themselves for their impending Korea Day performance. Yeng Thao, 21, […]

UW-Milwaukee Art Students Display Handcraft

Metalsmithing major Ryan Socia displayed an array of crafts and necklaces formed from recycled scrap plastic and empty bullet casings he collects from a shooting range. He also uses scrap metals and plastics gathered from a junkyard near his home to imbue a “darker, grittier” theme to his work. He was one of several UW-Milwaukee […]

Broadcast Club Trains Students in TV

It’s time to suit up and bring out the salon-quality hair: Broadcast Club is in full swing at UW-Milwaukee and looking for aspiring broadcasters across campus. Broadcast Club encompasses a weekly student-produced television show known as “Student Showcase,” which highlights various activities throughout the student body at UWM. Each show consists of a host who interviews […]

Improvised Play Rings True on College Life

Throughout the beginning of fall semester, students took part in the creation and formation of a theatrical piece by the name Mil-wonky Too! (Sex, Drugs, and D2L).  The improvised production, designed to capture the realities of college life at UW-Milwaukee, provoked some audience members into tears with its stories of the system making it harder […]

UWM Powwow Creates Community

Indian community members gathered at the Union Ballroom to celebrate life and ancestors with dancing and singing at the fall UWM powwow. The grand entrance began at 1 p.m. in the afternoon on a recent Saturday. Songs were song for the veterans and the warriors. Flags were held high, and the marching and dancing was […]

JAMS Goes to the Journal Sentinel

The Journalism and Media Living Learning Community at the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee toured the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel newsroom, where editorial board members advised future journalists to obtain well-rounded skills. The LLC is part of a department that houses the majors of Journalism, Advertising, and Media Studies, hence the name J.A.M.S. The Living Learning Community (LLC) […]

Street Artists Featured in Exhibit on Folk Art at UWM

Prophet Blackmon was a local artist who would sell his work on the street. He established a series of storefront churches and enterprise centers throughout the inner city. These places offered religious services and served as a site to recycle goods, among other things. Blackmon produced hand-lettered signs made out of found materials to advertise these […]

Opinion | Should College Advising Be Determined by Race?

Walking through Bolton Hall, you may notice the handful of offices lining the first floor. A quick glance shows signs like “African American Student Academic Services,” “American Indian Student Services,” “Southeast Asian-American Student Services” and “Roberto Hernandez Center.” Ever wonder what’s behind those doors? Ever think, what do those people in those offices do? Or […]

Say Something Beautiful

Traciana Graves is not a typical lecturer.  She uses a multimedia method of her creation, including song, video, photos and sound bites to advance her ideas.  She is all about interactivity, and by using this approach, Graves keeps audiences interested and engaged in what she has to say. “I want what I do to be […]