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UW-Milwaukee Chancellor Michael Lovell announced his eagerness to begin his presidency at Marquette University in a press conference at the Marquette Student Union on Wednesday, naming God as his primary motivation for leaving UWM. The press conference took place within 12 hours after Chancellor Lovell sent a mass email to the UW-Milwaukee student body that […]

Disappointment. Confusion. Sadness. And, in some corners, anger. That is the reaction on the UW-Milwaukee campus to the surprise resignation of Chancellor Michael Lovell. It is not that he resigned that is bothering some students as much as the fact that he left for a rival school located in Milwaukee – Marquette University. “I think […]

Only several months ago, when members of the Marquette community came to Chancellor Michael Lovell about running their university, he was “flattered but wasn’t really interested. I was very happy at UWM.” That changed suddenly this week, as Lovell announced he was leaving UW-Milwaukee after just three years as permanent chancellor to lead the university’s […]

Students, faculty, and the broader community came to the UWM Student Union to celebrate the UW-Milwaukee Panthers’ NCAA berth. The crowd gathered at a boisterous pep rally that some attendees said was bringing unity to a diverse campus. Tiffany Crouse reports.

Dr. K. Vairavan, UW-Milwaukee professor and computer science chairman, entered his lab on the 7th floor of the university’s Engineering and Mathematical Sciences building one morning. He noticed a sleeping bag on the floor. “What’s this sleeping bag doing here?” he asked one student. The student replied, “That’s Satya’s. He’s been sleeping here all week, […]

Despite major media coverage and public health campaigns, co-sleeping deaths have remained consistent in Milwaukee for the past five years, a Media Milwaukee investigation has found. Each year, 15 to 20 co-sleeping deaths occur in Milwaukee County,” according to a report obtained from the City of Milwaukee’s Health Department. From 2003 to 2006, co-sleeping numbers […]

Almost every little girl asks for a pony at some point in their childhood, but for some horseback riding is there whole world. Jennifer Neil, Senior at UW-Milwaukee, started riding horses around 12 years ago. She said, “Just the thrill of it. It’s a lot of fun.” Starting out with just taking lessons as a […]

The University of Wisconsin Milwaukee opened a brand new greenhouse in the northwest quadrant of the campus. The two previous greenhouses that were in operation will be shut down in order to make room for the growing fresh water sciences department and the new Kenwood Interdisciplinary Research Complex. To commemorate the occasion the department of […]

Enrollment at UW-Milwaukee is on the decline. Since 2007, the number of admitted students is getting lower, and the university projects that enrollment will continue to drop over the next four years. However, those directly involved with the issue feel that they are taking the right steps towards correcting it. “I am very optimistic that […]

For UW-Milwaukee student, Ken Harris Jr., freshman year symbolizes struggle as much as it does growth. After his graduation at Rufus King High School in Milwaukee, Harris came to UW-Milwaukee to pursue higher education in music. “UWM was one of the schools I applied to that really allowed me to keep in touch with my […]

Campus-wide retention rates are down to 68.5 percent, according to UWM’s latest one-year retention rates. The rates have been declining every year since 2008. Keri Duce, the assistant director for student success, expressed UWM’s concern in regards to the rates. “The fact that we lose 30 percent of students for one year is troubling.” The […]

It’s 7p.m. in the Sandburg dorms and Autumn Siudzinski, a senior resident assistant, is on duty for the night and about to begin her round up and down the South tower. “We basically just go from floor-to-floor, not to intimidate anyone, just to make sure everything is okay,” she says. Tonight, however, Siudzinski will be […]