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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 […]

For the kids of Gaenslen Elementary School and the New School for Community Service, a trip to the Milwaukee River would be excitement enough. But on this day there was something else for them to cheer about. Kevin Haugen reports.

Residents in Riverview Hall at the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee had the opportunity to donate blood for the Blood Center of Wisconsin. Jenna McGlin reports.

Complete coverage: multimedia website A range of people, old, young, black and white gather at the Body & Soul Healing Arts Center in Milwaukee’s Sherman Park neighborhood. The walls are bare and colorless as the place is in the process of being renovated. “The House I Live In” documentary keeps everyone glued to the small […]

Madison officials said the annual Mifflin Street Block Party was banned, but students went ahead anyway with the controversial and previously violent spring celebration. Laurence Bell reports.

To promote her new book, Lessons From The Heartland, author and journalist Barbara J. Miner hosted a public dialogue sponsored by UWM in April. Attendees were encouraged to discuss problems plaguing Milwaukee Public Schools and public education in Wisconsin. Kali LaCount reports.