Barrett Pledges to Focus on Youth in Victory Speech

Mayor Tom Barrett celebrated the winning of his fourth election at La Perla Mexican restaurant where he gave a speech on proving more opportunities for youth in Milwaukee and his plans for his next term. This is Barrett’s fourth term serving as Milwaukee mayor after winning against Ald. Bob Donovan. As the night commenced, Barrett […]

UW-Milwaukee Blacks Out Most of Braun’s Emails on Men’s Basketball, Jeter

Media Milwaukee sought 130 pages of Athletic Director Amanda Braun’s e-mails regarding the UW-Milwaukee men’s basketball program, including the controversial dismissal of former men’s basketball coach Rob Jeter and the team not being allowed to engage in post-season play. However, the university blacked out or redacted the contents of almost every email – including 29 […]

Rising Musician Trapper Schoepp Sticks to His Roots

UW-Milwaukee alum Trapper Schoepp released his newest album “Rangers & Valentines” on April 1. This album, though, was no April Fool’s joke. The 25-year-old musician’s second album offers a classic rock-and-roll background with a country feel. As he sat at Milwaukee’s Urban Ecology Center sipping a cup of coffee, he discussed his sound with great […]

Getting Wasted With the Food and Garden Club at UW-Milwaukee

The University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee’s dimly lit office of sustainability is also the home of UWM’s Food and Garden Club. The club consists of like-minded students and professors whose mission is growing sustainable food on campus. Kudzu vines climb over someone’s desk while herbs germinate at another’s. The club has a litany of seeds in stock […]

Getting Wasted in Milwaukee With Dumpster Delights

[youtube=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0NEaQzfKCCg&w=700&rel=0]   It’s 20 ’til midnight, and Media Milwaukee is out shopping for food. The stores are closed, but there’s still plenty of produce to sort through. Whole sacks of clementines tossed out because one of them is a little banged up. A bag of cereal disposed of because the box has a dent in […]

Award-Winning Latin Films Come to UW-Milwaukee

For the 38th consecutive time, UWM’s Center of Latin American and Caribbean Studies (CLACS) hosted its annual Latin American Film Festival on April 8-14; the festival was host to a number of award-winning Latin films, which were completely free of charge for the public at the union cinema. The Center for Latin American and Caribbean […]

Rob Jeter Goes to UNLV; Bo Ryan Praises Pick

UNLV has announced Rob Jeter, former UW-Milwaukee men’s basketball coach, as its new assistant coach, a hire which drew immediate praise from former Badgers coach Bo Ryan, who praised Jeter’s recruiting, coaching, and people skills. Marvin Menzies, head coach for UNLV, has also hired Andre Lefleur and Eric Brown as associate head coaches. Jeter confirmed […]

Panthers Finish Miller Park Series 2-1, But Lose Final Game

The Panthers (20-20, 9-8 Horizon League) went head-to-head in their last game of the three-day weekend series against Northern Kentucky University (16-29, 5-17 Horizon League). The Panthers played their final game of the series at Miller Park, losing 3-0. However, Milwaukee finished the series 2-1. According to athletic communications director, Chris Zills, the Panthers have […]

Rock in Spanish in Milwaukee

Milwaukee – The south side of Milwaukee rocked out the night of April 15 to some Rock N’ Roll en Español at Reyna’s Hall as they hosted the “Rocker event of the year;” the event hosted five Wisconsin Hispanic rock bands that indulged the audience with a number of cover songs, as well as their […]

Man Buns Go Mainstream

When it comes to making a fashion statement, nothing is off limits these days. From ripped denim, cool sneakers, jeggings, to man buns, the millennials find a way to make everything trendy. As the celebrities like Chris Brown, August Alsina, and Justin Bieber have always been the go-to people for fashion inspiration, they have definitely […]

Admirals Clinch Playoff Berth By Taking Down Rampage

Saturday night’s Admirals game was one of few sporting events where it seemed the closer the game came to ending, the more fans filed in. Dennis DeYoung, lead singer of the band Styx, performed after the game, giving the Admirals one of their biggest crowds of the season. Those who actually showed up for the […]

Two Sports, One Role: Leadership and Stardom Define Johnny Duranso

TOWN OF MERTON — Diligent work and resulting success are two concepts very familiar to Arrowhead two-sport star Johnny Duranso, whose accolades on the football and baseball fields speak for themselves. Duranso, a senior who is headed to the University of Wisconsin-Oshkosh next year to play both sports, is ready to finish his high school […]