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University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee officials are calling it the “Ebola Preparedness Team.” They’ve identified two people on campus who recently went to Ebola hot zones – but they weren’t infected. While Ebola may seem a distant problem, UWM administrators say they are taking precautionary measures in an attempt to ensure the university stays clear of the virus. The university approach seems […]

Has anyone ever accused you of something that you didn’t do? Did it hurt your reputation to the point where you lost your job and your home? This allegedly happened to an African-American woman who owns a design firm in the south side of Chicago named Regina Wade. She is now suing her former client, […]

Republican Scott Walker won his third election for governor in four years. As many remember, Walker secured his governorship first in the gubernatorial election in 2010 against Tom Barrett and then faced a recall election in 2012 where he beat Barrett again. Walker defeated the democratic candidate Mary Burke this time around by over 5 […]

“Arm yourself with knowledge,” Steve Jagler, executive editor of BizTimes Milwaukee magazine, said to his journalism class at UW-Milwaukee last week. This is a saying that Jagler tells all of his new reporters as well.   Molly Dill, Erica Breunlin and Hilary Dickinson, new reporters with BizTimes, all agreed that Jagler’s advice is some of […]

Act 10, Gov. Scott Walker’s controversial move restricting collective bargaining for public employees, still resonates on the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee campus. Professors and staff members are often hesitant to reveal their voting preferences, but those who did so Tuesday said they voted for Walker’s challenger Mary Burke. And education was a key reason many gave […]

A Student Association committee at UW-Milwaukee approved a total of just over $28,514 in grant money Oct. 17 to 10 organizations on campus, funding everything from conferences to office supplies for groups including the U.S. Army, a religious organization and guitar club. The committee awarded grants to fund trips to various conferences and other events […]

Students of the University of Wisconsin Milwaukee gathered in the Sandburg Residence Hall to cast their vote for the midterm gubernatorial election only to be turned away when showing electronic proof of residency. The ACLU has sent representatives to the residence hall to enforce acceptance of electronic proof. Some UWM students said they were met with confusing […]

Fifty years and 40 missions after NASA’s first spacecraft to Mars, “The Red Planet” astronomy show on Oct. 17 celebrated the exploratory history, current discoveries, and future NASA missions to the planet. The event, held at UW-Milwaukee’s Manfred Olson Planetarium, was the sixth astronomy presentation between Sept. 12 and Oct. 24 to highlight Mars and […]

One would think, with the recent flow of email alerts regarding robberies and assaults around the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee campus, a free self-defense class would be overflowing with students. However, that is not the case On Friday, Oct. 24, room 110 in the Klotsche Center which closely resembles a martial arts dojo, was occupied by […]

UW-Milwaukee wants to advance and become a top-tier research university. Faculty and staff gathered in the Union Ballroom to discuss the Strategic Plan that has been developed to do just that. UW-Milwaukee Interim Chancellor Mark Mone discussed the plan and the goals that such a plan looks to accomplish saying that it provides the necessary […]

UW- Milwaukee Associate Professor of History, Joe Austin, has worn his heart on his sleeve for years. As a former engineer, Austin quit the workforce due to its environmental destruction and now informs society about the criminalization of African-American youth. Austin presented his project “Preparing for the Great Incarceration: The Criminalization of African-American Youth 1940-1970″ […]

Before he spent the past 16 years running the Milwaukee LGBT Film Festival, UW-Milwaukee’s Carl Bogner worked his way through a series of book stores, where he indulged in a love of reading and literature. Film was another interest. In those days, people could only see the films he was interested in at universities, and […]