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Protesters marched on Chapman Hall on Thursday to hand a list of demands in response to rising tuition to the vice chancellor in the spirit of the National Day of Action for Education Rights. Vice Chancellor of Student Affairs Michael Laliberte said that the University is in the process of working with the Wisconsin Legislature. […]

Yves McKinnie was sentenced Friday, Dec. 9 to 12 years in prison for beating his toddler to death in January 2011. On the day of the sentencing, fourteen pews at the courthouse were full of family and friends of McKinnie and Natisha Carson, the child’s mother. Carson was one of the few people in the […]

Milwaukee likes to “keep it in the family,” especially when it comes to education. UW-Milwaukee and the Milwaukee Public School System share a bond that is unique for the state. Those pursuing a career in education at UW-Milwaukee are required to student teach in the MPS before they can graduate. It is a relationship that […]

The Christmas in the Ward kicked off the season on Friday, Dec. 2 with a variety of events and attractions at Catalano Square on the corner of Broadway and Menomonee Street. Hundreds of people showed up to witness the tree lighting. A crowd circled the tree and Alderman Bauman led a countdown to the lighting […]

A large community meeting turnout and heart-felt passion may save five inner city post office locations from closing, which would eliminate all means of nearby mail services for people in these communities. A community meeting was held last Wednesday, Oct. 19, to provide a forum where the community could voice their concerns and fears stemming […]

The City of Milwaukee Department of City Development discussed its plans to remediate vacant and abandoned homes Tuesday morning. The meeting held by the Committee on the Redevelopment of Abandoned and Foreclosed Homes at City Hall looked at properties around the city that are subject to foreclosure. This past July, the Department of City Development […]

People across Milwaukee came out to the fifth symposium on poverty on Wednesday to learn ways to help their companies and nonprofits. The Social Development Commission (SDC) held their fifth annual symposium on Poverty at the Italian Conference Center in Milwaukee. The SDC hosts this symposium to help reduce poverty in a changing economic landscape. […]

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 […]