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In late March, the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee Chancellor, Michael Lovell, announced his resignation as Chancellor of UWM. What caught the community off guard about his resignation is that he accepted the position of first lay President of Marquette University. Students interviewed by Media Milwaukee in the wake of the chancellor’s announcement weren’t entirely buying his […]

Following six years of service to UW-Milwaukee, Dr. Michael Lovell bid his farewell. Driven by his strong Catholic beliefs, Lovell has accepted his appointment as President of Marquette University, becoming the first lay president in the University’s 132-year history. Flanked by members of Marquette’s Presidential Search Committee, Lovell entered the room to a roaring applause. […]

Vivian Storm meticulously applies one set of fake eyelashes, and then the other. She slips into her blue sparkling dress, blonde wig, high heels, and she is ready for the night. “The hardest part of dressing in drag is all this,” she says as she gestures from her head down to her feet. “It’s transforming […]

Chancellor since 2011, Michael Lovell came to UWM just a few years before as dean of the College of Engineering and Applied Sciences. His recent announcement that he is taking the position as Marquette’s 24th president came as a surprise to many in the UWM community. But, was it really a surprise? Members of the Chancellor […]

What started as an unstructured meeting for women students of color on the UW-Milwaukee campus has now become a safe place for students to share their feelings for the last seven years. Sister Talk, sponsored by Sociocultural Programming, the Black Cultural Center, and the Women’s Resource Center, has transformed through the years. When it first […]

Emily McClellan missed out on the Olympics by just over a second, but that didn’t stop the UWM standout swimmer. It energized her. She is capping off her university career as one of the nation’s top swimmers. The UWM senior from Delavan recorded the third fastest 100-yard breaststroke time in NCAA history this spring. The […]

A university “policy on policies” says that UW-Milwaukee must review its policies every three years. However, it turns out that some university policies have not been looked at for years – in one case, more than four decades. The Policy Advisory Committee (PAC) on campus is trying to fix that. The policies are no small […]

The stage lay empty under the dim purple lights as it waited for its first performer. The show artists cluster around the bar, talking to friends and waiting anxiously for their turn to take the stage. Miss Chiff is one of these artists, eagerly anticipating her chance to unleash her arsenal of fast-moving rap lyrics. […]

ASHEVILLE, N.C.-Boxes of macaroni and cheese, rice, granola bars, canned vegetables and fruit are ready for packaging at MANNA FoodBank. An assembly line of students place one of each food item into a plastic bag with the words “MANNA Packs for Kids.” They’re UW-Milwaukee students participating in a new trend that is defying stereotypes of […]

UWM Chancellor Michael Lovell wasn’t initially interested in the offer from Marquette to become the university’s next president. Lovell quoted his parish priest from two decades ago in Kentucky. “If you want to give God a good laugh, tell him your plans,” Lovell said to the crowd at Marquette Wednesday afternoon, where he was introduced […]

Chancellor Michael Lovell repeatedly stressed Wednesday how his strong Catholic beliefs were the driving force that caused his sudden departure from UW-Milwaukee for cross-town rival, Marquette, where he will now become the first lay president in the university’s 132-year history. Flanked by members of Marquette’s Presidential Search Committee, Lovell entered the room to a roaring […]

Some students say the resignation of University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee Chancellor Michael Lovell does not provoke any emotion in them, yet other students have shared a relationship with Lovell that they say they won’t forget. Danielle Stobb reports.