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We are going back to the Sesame Street days and playing “guess which thing is not like the others.” Here we go. Spain, Italy, Portugal, Wisconsin. Do you have your answer? If you guessed Wisconsin, you were right. The true meaning of the answer is not because Wisconsin is a state and the rest are […]

This week, the University of Wisconsin Milwaukee posted an article is the spirit of Valentine’s Day; it was about couples who met at UWM and how their love has continued and flourished over the years. Sounds sweet, right? Well, while I initially thought it was unique and touching, the stark reality of the article then […]

Wonder what it was like in the spin room during the Democratic debate at UW-Milwaukee? And outside during the protests?  Media Milwaukee video journalist McKenzie Huckabay takes you there.

The two candidates at the Democratic Debate Thursday spent the most time discussing prevalent issues such as keeping Americans safe, reforming the criminal justice system, improving race relations, and foreign policy in the Middle East. The Democratic Debate brought Hilary Clinton and Bernie Sanders to UW-Milwaukee to square off in the Zelazo Center, intensified by […]

Being in the press room for the debate is like my vision of the future robot takeover. The union ballroom has been transformed into a hub of activity with wires leading to long trestle tables set up throughout the whole hall. Large flat screen TV’s are set up intermittently throughout the space. If the robots […]

The Democratic Presidential debate at UW-Milwaukee focused on race relations in America and how the two candidates would solve the widening divide of racism in the country where minority groups such as African Americans and Latinos face disadvantages. Standing in the state with the highest incarceration rate for African-American males, criminal justice reform was an […]

For one day, campus was taken over by the Democratic debate. Olivia Schmidt reports.

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Here I am, a sophomore in college, covering my first big event and I’m surrounded by some of the biggest media names in the state and country. Journalists from CNN, CBS, AP, NPR, Washington Post, Milwaukee Journal-Sentinel to name a handful. Most of these journalists have done this already in the past week much less […]

The melodious sound of harp strings being plucked by well-trained hands is not something you hear everyday. But for Kate Ray, the music that comes from her harp is all too familiar. Ray, 19, is a sophomore at the University of Wisconsin – Milwaukee studying String Harp Performance. She spends most of her nights in […]

Pang Yang has two jobs and on the days she has to work at both, she drives to campus. “I hate commuting,” said Yang, “but I have to do it.” As students like Yang arrived on UWM’s campus yesterday, the scarce parking spots that are fought over daily were even fewer than usual. The Democratic […]

The world is a hard place for women in politics. I am one of those women, but I also come from generations of women involved in politics and their communities. My aunt started Women Impacting Public Policy and has brunches with the First Lady herself, along with being well known in the Clinton campaign. She […]