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UWM’s near month-long coaching search may be over. According to multiple reports, and now UWM PR, Milwaukee has hired Michigan assistant LaVall Jordan as its next basketball coach. The hire comes 21 days after the firing of Rob Jeter on March 17. Despite numerous reports, from ESPN to Detroit media, UW-Milwaukee’s Athletic Department remained mum […]

On March 10, Dr. Enrique Figueroa sent a mass email to the UW-Milwaukee staff, Hispanic leadership, and the Hispanic student body in which he confirmed that he will be stepping down as director of the Roberto Hernandez Center (RHC) on Aug. 21 of this year. Dr. Figueroa received his bachelor’s degree in Agricultural Education from […]

Millennial voter participation has interested many during the 2016 election season. Various local candidates came to the UW-Milwaukee campus Tuesday, from an alderman to the mayor, to court Millennials, who were expected to turn out in big numbers for Bernie Sanders. And they did. Ultimately, in the presidential contest, students voting in the Sandburg dorms overwhelming chose Democrat […]

About 60 Mt. Pleasant residents Monday night gathered before the Mt. Pleasant Village Board to voice their strident opposition to a proposed water and sewer project being built along a particular stretch of Highway V. Residents who live on the section of Highway V north of Highway 20 would face assessments in the tens of […]

Participants showed up hoping for a glimpse of the night sky. However, the UW-Milwaukee Stargaze event moved into the Planetarium Feb. 9 because of the cloud cover. It turns out all but one of this year’s Stargaze events, at least by the February event, had to move inside. This year’s eighth Stargaze event was moved […]

Protesters crowded the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee’s Spaights Plaza during Donald Trump’s visit on April 3. The protests brought a whirl of controversy ranging from a man stepping on the American flag to the arrest of an alleged peaceful protester. Vaun Mays stood silently among the more vocal protesters, distanced from the crowd, with his feet […]

Over 3,000 people and students packed the Milwaukee Theatre to see Drag Queens and Kings perform lip-syncing pieces of performance that included, lights, music, glamorous costumes and sometimes even choreography. The event was held by UWM and the LGBT Resource Center. The Drag Show has been a famous event for over 15 years. The show […]

The officer who issued and signed Bob Donovan’s 1992 disorderly conduct ticket for “restroom peeping” at the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee told Media Milwaukee that he supports the alderman in the Milwaukee mayor’s election. “All I got to say about this – I picked the best man for the election,” said retired Officer Burton Williams in […]

Fifteen-year-old Elijah Luna grew up with his father serving in the Army and knew nothing about sports growing up. Elijah and his mother, Delia, became part of a baseball league where they would soon find out the intangible benefits gained through a simple sport. Spring has sprung and, on the South Side of Milwaukee, La […]

An empty stage, riddled with bright white lights. The crowd quietly rustles about, waiting for the performance to being. They begin to clap as the musicians enter the stage, and begin doodling, or warming up. That’s how a typical concert night might begin. But this wasn’t a typical concert for the ensemble. The Wind Ensemble […]

The Latino vote will be very important his election, speakers at a UW-Milwaukee forum said, as a Media Milwaukee survey of young Latino voters shows they are trending toward Democrat Bernie Sanders in the presidential election. The time to make decisions is close. We are in primary elections week. Media and candidates started to bombard […]