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University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee student journalists writing for Media Milwaukee have won 10 Wisconsin College Media Association Better Newspaper Contest awards, including four first place honors. They swept the college media investigative reporting category for work created in journalism classes. The student journalists, who write for the news site produced by the  Journalism, Advertising, and Media […]

As part of the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee’s annual Geek Week and Distinguished Lecture Series, LeVar Burton spoke to a diverse crowd of roughly 700 people Wednesday evening to show, through examples of his own work, that the power of storytelling can be used as a powerful teaching tool. Burton is known for a varied acting […]

Over 800 students packed the Wisconsin Room in the Union to see actor and author LeVar Burton, famous host of Reading Rainbow, give a presentation on storytelling and how our imaginations and literacy have played a role in the evolution of technology. “Literacy is a birthright for every one of us,” said Burton. The event […]

They stormed the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee Union in near-military precision and with determined resolve. They had the advantage of surprise-they seemed to materialize out of the ether-as they ambushed the union booming their cause with the help of their sizable crowd, and armed with a megaphone. They made their move just hours before the presidential […]

Considered the largest state protest since Act 10 of 2011, tens of thousands of Latinos, immigrants and pro-immigration supporters from around the state packed the Capitol Thursday morning against what some describe as state anti-immigration legislation. Organizers of “A Day without Latinos” or “Dia Sin Latinos” assembled at the state Capitol building at 10 a.m. […]

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.