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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.

Nearly 300 faculty members filled the room and halls on May 10 for UW-Milwaukee’s first-ever full faculty meeting, which had just one order of business: a symbolic  “no confidence” resolution in University of Wisconsin System leadership. Faculty voted unanimously in favor of the motion, joining four other UW schools. “It finally makes sense to say […]

UW-Milwaukee students rallied together via social media this past month to attempt to bring a block party, Spring Prowl, to Milwaukee. Intended to be a smaller version of Madison’s annual block party Mifflin, Spring Prowl was planned to be on Saturday, May 7 on the 2900 block of Maryland Avenue from the hours of 10 […]

UW-Milwaukee’s new production club Reel Women just wrapped shooting on their very first film Bottleneck. Reel Women is a club that strives for equality not just in film but in everything they do. Bottleneck featured a predominantly female cast and a crew that, although mixed genders, was led entirely by women. Reel Women set out […]

Before Rob Jeter, there was Greg Cromwell. Now the former UW-Milwaukee tennis coach – who was fired after his team won its first league title ever – is speaking out, defending Jeter, calling embattled Athletic Director Amanda Braun a “liar” and accusing her of having “emotional problems.” [youtube=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=znCPylhfIPc&feature=youtu.be&w=700&rel=0] Minutes before the exclusive sit-down interview with […]

Changes to UWM’s BOSS shuttle service were announced at the UWM Student Association’s “State of the Students” address. Matt Campbell was there.

A diverse group of student leaders from UW-Milwaukee’s cultural centers has formed a coalition to address the racial climate on campus, outlining a series of demands they want administrators to meet, ranging from an immediate public apology for allowing Donald Trump to have a Town Hall at UWM to preservation of the campus cultural centers […]

Only half of the courtroom was full ln April 22 as convicted murderer Christopher Ross awaited his final sentence. The family of Ross’ victim, Latrail Ball, filled the gallery on the prosecutor’s side in blue tie dye T-shirts that said “Trail World.”  One-by-one, members of Ball’s family told Milwaukee County Circuit Judge Ellen Brostrom exactly […]

Jakayla Phillips, a 20-year-old junior at the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee, and the inaugural recipient of the Don Walker Memorial Scholarship, has something in common with those who knew the award’s namesake. Both lost people they loved suddenly and unexpectedly. Phillips lost her adored brother to gun violence, which inspired her to write; the Walker family […]