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A normal morning routine in school for a third grade student usually starts with a simple icebreaker to get the kids ready for the day. The teacher might have them sing a song together, eat a healthy snack, or go over what they had learned the day before. Twelve years ago, UWM student Adam Bronce, […]

On the morning of Sept. 11, 2001, David Hartwig and his fellow 8th grade classmates walked into homeroom not expecting anything out of the ordinary. It was not until one of his teachers turned on the classroom television to display the tragedy that struck the nation on that fateful day. “I remember sitting there watching […]

Ghoulish laughs and blood curdling screams echoed through the halls of UW-Milwaukee’s Mitchell Hall on Saturday, Oct. 19 as guests made their way through the haunted house on the building’s third floor. The new public event to campus was organized by Peck School of the Arts students who collaborated to frighten guests to raise funds […]

The Academic Planning and Budget Committee is considering a redistribution of resources that will add millions of dollars to the Provost to help programs just starting out gain funding. “UW-Milwaukee is like a sinking ship. Certain parts of the university are underwater while others are doing well. We cannot let one department go down,” Provost […]

UW-Milwaukee’s Transportation Subcommittee listened during a recent Tuesday meeting as controversial Milwaukee lawyer and now UWM student, Alan Eisenberg, requested improved handicap parking and accessibility on campus. Head of Facilities Planning and Management, Geoff Hurtado, introduced Eisenberg as the meeting’s guest. Eisenberg contacted Hurtado after several failed attempts to gain the attention of the campus’s […]

Dr. Joan Prince, Vice Chancellor at the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee and Alternate Representative to the 67th General Assembly of the United Nations, gave a presentation on gender-based violence across the globe on Oct. 22, emphasizing the human rights violations women face (human trafficking, child brides, genital mutilation) and the ways to solve them. Organized by UWM’s […]

Justin Welch, clerk of the University Student Court and friend of Ian J. Elliott, told the crowd at the campus vigil remembering Elliott’s life that the student leader “taught me to work hard and play hard; when you punch out, you punch out and live life.” The vigil was held Oct. 23 in the Fireside […]

Both the Riverwest 24-Hour Bike Race (RW24) and Overpass Light Brigade (OLB) are working to build a sense of solidarity, whether that be nationally through OLB, or locally through RW24. Both are successful in different ways, and for different reasons. RW24 builds its temporary community through a common passion for biking. While OLB builds its […]

UWM is in a financial crisis, according to Provost Johannes Britz. This was revealed in the Academic Planning and Budget Committee’s meeting on Oct. 24, in which Britz and the committee discussed changes to how the university distributes money to schools and colleges. Enrollment drops, problems with retaining students, and a smaller budget number than […]

Associate Professor and Graduate Director at UW-Milwaukee’s Journalism, Advertising and Media Students Department, Elana Levine, talked with students of the UWM JAMS Living Learning Community about the different careers and opportunities that come from working in media-related jobs. From writing books to working in advertising and promotion, she said the opportunities present are basically endless. […]

UW-Milwaukee’s Journalism, Advertising, and Media Studies LLC students were given insight into a possible media future when Drew Olson, prominent host of a sports talk radio station, talked to the class about his life experience in journalism. He recalled his trajectory of making his way from being a student in Merrill Hall to finding himself […]

Three 19-year-old girls — Maddie, Rachel and Claire — hopped on the Milwaukee County Transit System’s Green Line bus to transport themselves, and their alcohol, to Summerfest. “I’ve drank on the Green Line every day,” Maddie says. “It’s never hard to get alcohol.” The Green Line is a Milwaukee County bus that shuttles people from […]