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Five days into the 2020 presidential election, the protracted race was called in favor of the Democratic candidate Joe Biden and his running mate Kamala Harris by news media outlets. President-Elect Biden and Vice President-Elect Harris will be inaugurated into office on Jan. 20, 2021. Regardless of this projected outcome, President Donald Trump has yet […]

Based on survey information from 2019, UWM students believe more can be done to achieve diversity on campus.  UWM ranks slightly above average, coming in at number 794 when it comes to racial diversity and representation at a national level, according to College Factual statistics.  “I think UWM has what it takes to make students […]

The Wauwatosa Common Council held a special meeting on Tuesday to discuss Mayor Dennis McBride’s Emergency Proclamation for a city-wide curfew held in the city. The debate continued, and questions emerged about the emergency order. McBride signed the order for a city-wide curfew on Sept. 30. This occurred one week before Milwaukee County District Attorney […]

The “before” and “after” reality of the pandemic in MKE.

A day in the life of Chief Jenny Minter at the Mount Horeb Area Joint Fire Department could not be more different from just a few months ago. With the COVID-19 virus reaching this small town, the department now needs to wear masks, add more cleaning chores to their list and install hand sanitizer stations. […]

The COVID-19 pandemic has caused businesses to close, sports to suspend activities and schools to transfer online. Because high schools are shut down, seniors will not be able to attend defining high school events. Ryan Pollak reports.

When facing a pandemic like the one at hand, schools have been forced to navigate a situation unlike anything they’ve experienced before. As a result of the COVID-19 virus, many students have been forced out of their dorms and back into their parents’ homes. Others have been stuck inside to quarantine in their college towns. […]

Media Milwaukee reporters interviewed food service workers, nurses, teachers, students and health care aides to learn how Wisconsinites are coping with Covid-19. “To be honest with you, I’m worried about everybody.” Buffalo Wild Wings shift manager Jasmine Dickerson tells Everett Eaton about living with fear — and a smaller paycheck. “It sure isn’t the same […]

The water of the Milwaukee River cascading over the Kletzsch Park Dam in Glendale is first heard before it can be seen. One could mistake the dam for a natural waterfall rather than a man-made installation. Oak trees estimated to be more than one hundred years old stand on the west bank of the river, indicating the area’s rich history. Built […]

The National Basketball Association announced March 11, that the remainder of the season has been suspended indefinitely following the news that Utah Jazz Forward Rudy Gobert has tested positive for Covid-19. As first reported by Adrian Wojnarowski of ESPN, the NBA has suspended all games. Players for the Utah Jazz and Oklahoma City Thunder, who […]

UW-Milwaukee’s Lubar Entrepreneurship Center hosted a Diverse Ideas Talk featuring the Franciscan Peacemakers to talk about the root causes and solutions for trafficking and to foster discussion and empower women. The Franciscan Peacemakers work to provide a pathway to a sustainable, healthy, safe and productive life for women engaging in prostitution due to trauma, human […]

Conversations about potential employment filled the Wisconsin Room at UW-Milwaukee between employers and potential employees at the Diversity Career Fair Thursday morning to late afternoon. Hair: clean cut. Dress code: on point. Attitude: confident and full of initiative. Vanaro Thorn is a senior at DePaul University in Chicago and sophomore at UWM. He is father […]