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The people of Milwaukee’s sixth district came out to support their post offices that are threatened by closure or consolidation. Up to five stations in Milwaukee’s sixth district the two stations being discussed at the meeting were the Teutonia station and the Martin Luther King station. Paul Nistler, the postmaster of Milwaukee, hosted the community […]

For many college students in Wisconsin, underage drinking is the thorn in their side. Drinking tickets for those caught underage drinking can reach almost $500. This is no small cost for many students living on an already tight budget, and the ticket results in a black mark on their record that does not look pleasant. […]

Hal Hinderliter has a successful career, but he’s back at school to earn one thing he doesn’t have: a journalism degree. Classmate Tom Momberg produced this profile.

Robin Weigert began in the Honors College as a student in 1995. Since then she worked as the college’s office assistant, academic advisor and now as assistant director. In 2008-2009, student enrollment increased by 37% and is still rising. Fostering growth has been difficult because of the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee’s lack of space. Over the […]

The Milwaukee Common Council voted “no” to send the Rocketship Charter School motion back to the Steering & Rules Committee on Nov. 2. The motion authorizing the Rocketship Charter School to operate a Milwaukee Common Council charter school had a two-thirds “no” vote by the common council. Ten council members voted “no” and five voted […]

Radio personality Eric Von focused on the city’s lack of media justice Wednesday, when he addressed a group of students at UWM as a guest speaker in the University’s Union. Center of conference room overlooking Spaights Plaza, Von explained how hard it is for blacks to get into the journalism field; media employers look for […]

Eric Von spoke to about 30 audience members in the Union Wednesday afternoon about his career in radio, the lack of color in media, and where media will be in the future. The event was sponsored by the Minority Media Association (MMA), which is a group that focuses on increasing diversity between students. The organization […]

Rocky Marcoux, Commissioner of the Milwaukee Dept. of City Development, and Robert Greenstreet, Dean of the UWM School of Architecture and Urban Planning, spoke to about 100 audience members Thursday evening about future building developments in downtown Milwaukee and surrounding neighborhoods. Both Marcoux and Greenstreet discussed the needs of certain businesses and building complexes in […]

Locals gathered at river parkways throughout the greater Milwaukee area to pick up trash, litter, and random debris in the Milwaukee Riverkeeper Annual Spring River Cleanup. In honor of Earth Day, volunteers braved a grey sky and windy drizzle to spend three hours cleaning the Milwaukee River Basin area. Some came with groups of friends, […]

For UWM microbiologists John Berges and Erica Young crime is nothing new; millions of criminals go unnoticed each day.  Most of those criminals, however, are not visible to the naked eye, yet they form an essential part of aquatic life. For roughly a year, this topic has governed CSI: Lake Michigan, Berges’ and Young’s ongoing, […]

Some people wouldn’t refer to themselves as old or seasoned.  Pat Villarreal, however, is one of those people.  And when it comes to handling sexual harassment, she says that is a good thing. As an active member of the women’s rights movement, 17-year veteran of Milwaukee County government, and current director of UWM’s Office of […]

On the night of May 8 in the UWM Union Ballroom, Dan Savage presented “Savage Love Live” to hundreds of students and faculty. Savage’s frank, humorous tone was evident while he advocated for sex toys, non-monogamy, and LGBT rights. The event was coordinated by both the Peer Health Advocates and the LGBT Center. UWM has […]