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Emily McClellan missed out on the Olympics by just over a second, but that didn’t stop the UWM standout swimmer. It energized her. She is capping off her university career as one of the nation’s top swimmers. The UWM senior from Delavan recorded the third fastest 100-yard breaststroke time in NCAA history this spring. The […]

A university “policy on policies” says that UW-Milwaukee must review its policies every three years. However, it turns out that some university policies have not been looked at for years – in one case, more than four decades. The Policy Advisory Committee (PAC) on campus is trying to fix that. The policies are no small […]

The stage lay empty under the dim purple lights as it waited for its first performer. The show artists cluster around the bar, talking to friends and waiting anxiously for their turn to take the stage. Miss Chiff is one of these artists, eagerly anticipating her chance to unleash her arsenal of fast-moving rap lyrics. […]

ASHEVILLE, N.C.-Boxes of macaroni and cheese, rice, granola bars, canned vegetables and fruit are ready for packaging at MANNA FoodBank. An assembly line of students place one of each food item into a plastic bag with the words “MANNA Packs for Kids.” They’re UW-Milwaukee students participating in a new trend that is defying stereotypes of […]

UWM Chancellor Michael Lovell wasn’t initially interested in the offer from Marquette to become the university’s next president. Lovell quoted his parish priest from two decades ago in Kentucky. “If you want to give God a good laugh, tell him your plans,” Lovell said to the crowd at Marquette Wednesday afternoon, where he was introduced […]

Chancellor Michael Lovell repeatedly stressed Wednesday how his strong Catholic beliefs were the driving force that caused his sudden departure from UW-Milwaukee for cross-town rival, Marquette, where he will now become the first lay president in the university’s 132-year history. Flanked by members of Marquette’s Presidential Search Committee, Lovell entered the room to a roaring […]

Some students say the resignation of University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee Chancellor Michael Lovell does not provoke any emotion in them, yet other students have shared a relationship with Lovell that they say they won’t forget. Danielle Stobb reports.

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, […]