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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 […]

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 […]

A group of students called the Coalition Against the Ultra Right delivered a petition to University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee Chancellor Mark Mone’s office today in protest of Breitbart News Editor Milo Yiannopoulos coming to campus next week as part of his “Dangerous Faggot Tour.” Yiannopoulos, who is openly gay and nicknamed the Dangerous Faggot, has been […]

The UW-Milwaukee Student Association gave away more than $10,000 in grants to clubs that petitioned for grant money for everything from new equipment such as cameras and going on trips around Wisconsin and other states. The $10,731 for these Nov. 7 grants comes from segregated fees students pay as a part of their tuition. Registered […]

Looking at teams in the NBA that have reached the summit of the sport by winning a championship, a common theme is interpreted: consistency. That word has an array of different meanings, all of which are vital and crucial toward maintaining that aggressive pedigree. Consistency is necessary on the court. It is needed in play. […]

The officer involved in the fatal shooting of Sylville Smith, 24-year-old Dominique Heaggan-Brown, was terminated from the Milwaukee Police Department for allegedly violating the Milwaukee Police Code of Conduct on Oct. 3, just a little over a week after being charged with five counts of sexual assault. Just one day after Dominique Heaggan-Brown’s preliminary court […]

Members of the University Committee and UW-Milwaukee Chancellor Mark Mone are worried that Donald Trump’s victory will cause a dramatic drop in the enrollment of international students at UWM. At a meeting in which the topic came up, one professor expressed concern that Muslim students will transfer to other universities because of the election and […]

America stood in shock the night of the 2016 Presidential elections as Donald Trump was announced to be the next President of the United States and the Republican Party maintained control of the House and Senate. This was a shock because almost every poll showed that Trump would lose immensely even after WikiLeaks released more […]

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