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One of the many recreational sports classes that UWM offers is Kung Fu. TJ Staniszewski, an assistant instructor at the Chinese Kung-Fu Center of Milwaukee, shows students how cool the forms of martial arts can be, and also the mental and physical benefits it has for people. TJ said he’s never had to use his […]

Lisa Mueller began her undergraduate degree at UWM as an art history major, but realized her interests were in science. After changing her major to biochemistry Lisa found a new career path in research. She is now a graduate student at UWM working in Dr. Silvaggi’s lab. Lisa plans on graduating this year with hopes […]

Alan Guszkowski is a performer at ComedySportz Milwaukee and also teaches two improv classes off campus there. Shannon Kirsch reports.

Eighth Note Coffeehouse is located on the ground floor of the UW-Milwaukee’s Student Union. It is a student run organization that sells coffee and tea. Many come there for the drinks and stay for student events and friends. Emily Halas reports.

Presidential and vice presidential candidates for the UWM Student Association all voiced concern over the Governor Walker’s proposed budget cuts to the UW System in a campus debate Thursday, but several challengers argued for a more aggressive approach in getting the SA message out and connecting with faculty. One presidential candidate, Franco Ferrante, focused his […]

Kyle Noll is working on getting his master’s degree in volcanic studies at UW-Milwaukee. In his free time, he uses his favorite past time and love for billiards to teach students at the UWM Union Rec Center. Dylan Deprey reports.

Outdoor Pursuits is bringing the latest trend in yoga to campus. It is a mash up between paddle boarding and Vinyasa flow yoga called standup paddleboard yoga, or SUP yoga for short. Mary Sherman, UWM student and SUP instructor explains that this type of yoga builds strength, flexibility, and is a great way to have […]

Hip-hop music fills the halls of University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee’s student union every Monday and Wednesday at 8 p.m. as 18 dancers sweat, learn choreography and express themselves in sync with the rhythm. Hype dance team offers Wisconsin college students a chance to express themselves in an active and creative outlet while building relationships with like […]

In room 154 of Mitchell Hall, the Art History Gallery currently features one of the largest collections held in the UWM Art Collection, the Reflections on a Collection, an exhibition that commemorates the 50th anniversary of the arrival of the Rogers Family Collection of Greek and Russian Christian icons to University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee. The exhibit’s […]

Students gathered in the Union Concourse March 4 to make the pledge to “Spread the Word to End the Word” and to get their pictures taken afterwards. Tables aligned with piles of shirts containing the phrase “Spread the Word to End the Word” lead the front of this display along with large white boards with […]

University of Wisconsin President Ray Cross was welcomed to UWM with a cold reception. Cross came to Milwaukee as part of a series of budget meetings held across the UW System. The only audible approval Cross received was when Richard Grusin, a UWM English professor and director of 21st Century Studies, asked, “Given your repeated […]

UW-Milwaukee’s Manfred Olson Planetarium hosted a cross-campus scavenger hunt finishing up with a show hosted by director Jean Creighton inside the campus planetarium.  Guests started the scavenger hunt inside the Union, went through Bolton, Lubar and Lapham halls, ending in the Physics building where the planetarium is located.  Guests of all ages were encouraged to […]