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The “world’s largest music festival” might as well be the world’s largest family picnic. Is Summerfest stuck in the 90’s? Having 800 acts should place Summerfest atop the mountain of music festivals that fill the spring and summer seasons, but it doesn’t. For whatever reason, Milwaukee seems content with letting Summerfest become a gathering place […]

By now, many people have viewed UW-Milwaukee’s latest viral YouTube video. The video, this year’s graduation video, has accumulated more than 147,000 views in a little over 3 days.  That places the video’s success at the top of those that the school has produced. The video – which features students from different majors dancing to […]

The UW-Milwaukee Conservation Club recently hosted a plant and bake sale in the Student Union. The group was trying to raise funds for their various eco-friendly endeavors such as lake clean ups. UWM student Brenda walked Media Milwaukee through the different plans that were on sale and what the Conservation Club plans to do next. […]

UW-Milwaukee hosted the 2016 Democratic Debate back in February. The debate wasn’t the only thing happening that night. Many gathered outside of the UWM Zelazo Center, marching and protesting, as they rallied in the “Fight for Fifteen.” Chicago resident Anthony Kemp tells Media Milwaukee’s Katarina Vergara about why he believes in this fight.

Thirty years after Chernobyl, UW-Milwaukee information studies professor Maria Haigh remembers what happened six days after the world’s deadliest nuclear disaster: the birth of her daughter, Hanya Sverstiuk. Haigh lived in Ukraine at the time when she gave birth to Sverstiuk, who died from a radiation-grown brain tumor at the age of four. “May 2, […]

As much as big business and technology can replace jobs and establishments, the barbershop is irreplaceable. With this stationary trait, the Barbershop culture dates back decades and continues to add layers as years pass. Gee’s Clippers is located on Martin Luther King Jr. Drive in Milwaukee. The vibe of the shop blends classic barbershop culture […]

In its last meeting of the semester, the Music Department of UWM discussed the future of the department and how to maintain a welcoming environment and expand student opportunities, despite the hard times the university is facing with budget cuts. Department leaders say they want the department to grow. Jon Welstead, chairman for the Music […]

How big of a deal statistically are the UWM Panthers’ losses over the past two months? Look at it this way: UW-Milwaukee will be without a majority of its statistical output from last season. Using raw data from ESPN.com, Media Milwaukee calculated what percentage of four major categories (scoring, rebounding, assists, and three-point shooting) the […]

More than 200 Milwaukee residents came to the Turner Hall downtown on Cinco de Mayo to express their thoughts and concerns about the new  Milwaukee Bucks arena in front of a live panel sponsored by the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel. The concerns focused on the effect on neighboring areas and buildings, energy efficiency, the design, weather […]

Wednesday morning in Milwaukee, six NBA prospects prepared for the biggest tryout of their lives. One of those prospects was former UWM forward Matt Tiby. I appreciate the opportunity today to come play basketball for the @Bucks . It was a good experience and definitely can take away positives — Basketball Jones (@Tiby_TheDream34) May 18, […]

UNLV men’s basketball team has added top UWM player Jordan Johnson to its upcoming season Wednesday night making him the third player from the UWM men’s basketball team to transfer and commit to another team as a result of coach Rob Jeter’s firing. In an interview with Media Milwaukee on Wednesday night, Johnson said, “I’m […]

Employers at the UWM career fair were eager to speak to students about the opportunities they offer, but they also warned that students may not have the skills they’re looking for. Darien Yeager reports.