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Rick Richter’s living room in his empty house was, well, empty. Except for a few lamps collecting dust and a couple sets of string lights. But it would not be empty come 7 p.m. The living room has been known as the gathering place for ages. Families congregate there to share stories and laughs together. […]

Dressed in all black, a woman holding a photo of a young girl bowed her head during a vigil for peace put on during the Walker’s Square Point Dia De Los Muertos celebration. The girl in the photo was Izabel Laxamana, a 13-year-old who killed herself after sending a suggestive selfie to a boy and […]

The recommended ratio of students to psychiatrist is 1 per 1,500. At the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee, that ratio is 1 to every 3,000 students. This is the lowest staffed student ratio across the UW System, according to senior psychologist at the Norris Health Center on campus, Paul DuPont. With such high numbers of students and […]

A Wisconsin bathroom bill proposed by two Republican legislators would restrict bathroom and changing room usage by transgender students. The proposed law, which is currently being circulated for co-sponsorship by Rep. Jesse Kremer and Sen. Steve Nass, would require public schools in Wisconsin to designate any multiple-occupancy restroom or changing room for use by a […]

People will always want to protect themselves. There’s nothing wrong with that. But when toting firearms around a college campus is the result, then we have issues. BIG issues. Pouring more guns into this equation is like trying to put out a grease fire with a garden hose. It’s guaranteed to be wet, hot, and […]

On Wednesday, Oct. 14, inquiries about desserts, as well as T-shirt slogans regarding the Packers are being doled out through the airwaves. Meanwhile, the host of 540 ESPN Milwaukee’s 11 a.m. weekday show, Drew Olson, inserts his earbuds, ready for more talk. Inside a suite on the city’s east side, a relatively small studio houses […]

The time was 7:33 p.m. when Steve Nelson-Raney arrived to the stage. He was dressed in black slacks, an olive green button up and a brown overcoat. His silver hair looked primped for the evening ahead. Standing about five feet in front of the piano, he crossed his arms at the wrists and bowed graciously […]

College students love free stuff, so with free coffee, pretzels, popcorn, and candy, the Union Ballroom was bustling with UW-Milwaukee students and faculty alike Monday morning for the Exploring Majors Fair. UWM students came to the event to receive something more substantial than popcorn, though: information. Booths set up by various departments lined the ballroom […]

The ongoing conflict of whether students should be allowed to conceal firearms in campus buildings heated the UWM Student Association’s Safety Committee meeting Friday, with committee members pitted against two student veterans, who brought forth a petition signed by 90 people who want the right to carry guns on campus. This was just a public […]

At the Oct. 21 meeting of the chancellor’s committee on finding efficiency to deal with UW budget cuts, Co-Chair Kyle Swanson led an exercise by handing around post-it notes and small note cards with schools and departments written on them. “This is going to be like a combination of fantasy football and which body part can […]

On December 2nd, 1969, Gloria Kinnee awoke to the sound of a sonic boom. Curious as to what could have caused the sound, Kinnee asked her neighbors if they had heard anything. Oddly enough, no one else had heard it, except for Gloria’s brother, Ronald Grieger. They would later find out that their brother Donald […]

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