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#CUBoulder students launch online petition asking chancellor to uninvite speaker Milo Yiannopoulos https://t.co/WIIv31eGnX via @SarahKuta pic.twitter.com/XPj4hn3abY — Daily Camera (@dailycamera) December 13, 2016 As a known leader of the Alt-Right movement, Yiannopoulos has some unapologetically strong views on many sensitive topics and has caused controversy at campuses through the country.  UW- Milwaukee prepares as Milo […]

By Nelson Sederstrom Papers shuffle, sips of coffee are taken, foreheads are wrinkled. There seems to be an elephant in the room joining the staff during this edition of the history department’s meeting of faculty, and the mammal is trumpeting loudly the looming letters and science budget cuts that will not only effect the whole […]

The musical takes place in the 1980’s with cast members dressed in flashy outfits favored in pop culture. The original film was in complete Spanish, however cast members in UWM’s version instead spoke English but professionally in Spanish accents. Students in the Peck School of the Arts performed in a musical, Women on the Verge […]

By Nelson Sederstrom Two students sit at a large round table at the Gasthaus bar and restaurant in the basement of the student union at the University of Wisconsin- Milwaukee, with a large orange, white and green flag draped over the glistening wood as they anxiously await the arrival of their first prospective inquirers. The […]

A thousand miles by car separate Milwaukee and Dallas, yet the Dallas Police Department sent recruiters to the fall career fair at University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee in October. Why? UWM’s diversity comes to mind, but there’s more to it. “We’re looking for diversity in background, gender, and stuff,” said Ray Milbern, recruiter for Dallas Police. “But […]

The Student Association granted over $10,000 to UW-Milwaukee students at the Student Association Committee grant hearing on Nov. 7, funding everything from henna designs to hotel and flight expenses. Groups receiving funding were the Ceramic Art Association, Sculpture Club, Association of Graduate Students Neuropsychology, Society for Human Resources Management, Jewish Student Group, and American Institute […]

With the growing popularity of sports clubs on the UW-Milwaukee campus, student athletes in University Recreation sport clubs and intramural sports alike face a significant faculty transition with the sendoff of former sports club coordinator Nick Tasich. University Recreation, or URec, has started off this current school year with two brand new sport club supervisors […]

The first order of business at UWM’s Academic Policies and Curriculum Committee meeting on Nov. 14 was putting together a sub-committee that could make a decision about a change in the school’s psychology program. Three UWM professors with no stake in the outcome were needed to make up the ad-hoc committee, a committee that’s created […]

In January 2016, a transgender woman — a student at the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee — was asked to leave the women’s locker room at the fitness center. When she filed a complaint, UW-Milwaukee’s provost said she was welcome to use the locker room, but only if she covered up her “non-conforming genitalia.” LGBTQ experts say the […]

Once again, social media has become a catalyst in gathering people together to protest the controversial Dakota Access Pipeline. On a recent Wednesday afternoon, a large group of protesters that included UWM students, Native American protesters and non-native protesters gathered at the Ernest Spaights Plaza. The event was called “a rally to stand in solidarity […]

It’s a blistery, cold Friday night and UWM Junior Blake Laufenberg is bundling up in his room at his house on Maryland Avenue to brave the cold for his shift at work. His job is unique relative to other on-campus jobs; he escorts people home on-foot and is out on UWM campus until 2 a.m., […]

Jacarrie Carr was determined his event would be heard by the community, so he went out on foot through the neighborhoods of Milwaukee. He printed and handed out 500 filers to day cares, barbershops, restaurants and he even rung doorbells. Jacarrie, a 25-year-old UW-Milwaukee student, went on social media sites: Facebook, Instagram and Twitter, spreading […]