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If Dr. Gail Hackett becomes the chancellor at UW-Milwaukee, she says some of her top priorities will be the enrollment rate, helping with the financial issues while keeping tuition affordable, and research projects done at UWM. According to Hackett, you won’t have to worry about her leaving anytime soon. “When I go somewhere, I stay […]

Dealing with legal issues as a college student is a nerve-racking experience.  Getting advice from a law firm or lawyer with proper credentials can often be an expensive and time-consuming process- and time and money are two things many college students don’t have.  However, many UWM students are able to obtain legal consultation on campus […]

The University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee’s Union Concourse was filled with ceremonial decorations in commemoration of Día de Los Muertos, otherwise known as The Day of the Dead. Día de Los Muertos takes place every year on Nov. 2, and this year, the Union Art Gallery and the Roberto Hernandez Center sponsored a free and public event […]

Up the rain spattered steps of UWM’s Helene Zelazo Center, past the origami vending tables and traditional hanbok dresses sheathed in glass display cases, through the sea of audience members and into the Helen Bader Concert Hall, the members of the UWM Symphony Orchestra readies themselves for their impending Korea Day performance. Yeng Thao, 21, […]

Jean Creighton is an airborne astronomy ambassador. What does an airborne astronomy ambassador do? What does such a title mean exactly? It means that Creighton knows a heck of a lot about physics and space. She says that her love for such fields came at a very young age. Creighton, director of the Manfred Olson […]

Metalsmithing major Ryan Socia displayed an array of crafts and necklaces formed from recycled scrap plastic and empty bullet casings he collects from a shooting range. He also uses scrap metals and plastics gathered from a junkyard near his home to imbue a “darker, grittier” theme to his work. He was one of several UW-Milwaukee […]

There are new questions tonight in the high-profile investigation of a UW-Milwaukee TKE fraternity. A top UW-Milwaukee administrator has found that the much-reported allegation that TKE fraternity members marked targeted partygoers for drugging with “color-coded Xs” “appear(ed) to be false,” according to a motion filed in Circuit Court by the attorney representing then fraternity president Thomas […]

Felipe Guilherme Melo is a junior at UW-Milwaukee through the Brazilian Scientific Mobility Program. When he came to America, he didn’t know how to speak much English. “If I wanted to stay here, I had to learn English,” Melo said. “And then I was trying to find ways to learn English faster. And I didn’t […]

The Minority Media Association of UW-Milwaukee is a campus club that runs a television program showcasing media diversity. A recent show featured UWM student Geraud Blanks, who helped program the Milwaukee Film Festival’s Black Lens series. Evan Vogel reports for Media Milwaukee.

It is clear that Mark Mone will push research as a primary agenda at UW-Milwaukee, if he continues on as UWM’s chancellor. The University of Wisconsin System Board of Regents opened the floor to faculty, staff, community members, and students on campus Monday when Interim UWM Chancellor Mone presented his views about challenges for research […]

Not once, not twice, but three times within the last four years, Scott Walker has claimed the title as governor of Wisconsin. Those who attended the Walker campaign election night rally at the Wisconsin State Exposition Center were able to share their excitement with one another as Walker defeated Democratic Candidate Mary Burke in the General […]

How quickly the list of UWM chancellor finalists was developed, and how short it is, surprised some. But overall the UWM community seems impressed with the three choices.  If they know who they are, that is. “I am very excited on Mark Mone making the short list; he always takes the faculty concerns into consideration,” […]