New Marquette Poll Highlights Deep Political Divides Posted on March 13, 2025March 13, 2025 by Layla Czaplewski A new Marquette Law poll finds President Trump’s approval rating at 48%, but voters are deeply divided on party lines about policy issues. Despite the president’s approval rating rising from 41% to 48%, party lines remained a major factor in the way people responded to the poll. Many of the results of the poll showed […]
Marquette Law School Poll Shows Mixed Feelings Posted on March 10, 2025March 10, 2025 by William Stauber Soik Sixty percent of Wisconsin adults favor President Donald Trump’s policy of deporting immigrants who are in the US illegally, according to a Marquette Law School national poll. Republican support for the policy was almost unanimous, with 93 percent favoring the deportation of immigrants in the US illegally, the poll found. Democrats, on the other hand, […]
UWM Student Journalists Win Major Wisconsin Newspaper Association Awards Posted on March 9, 2025March 9, 2025 by Media Milwaukee staff Student journalists at the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee won major journalism awards at the Wisconsin Newspaper Association awards contest on Friday, including the best multimedia, public affairs, and feature photography in the state. The above awards were won by students in the Journalism, Advertising, and Media Studies’ program’s journalism immersion class, which is funded through a […]
Pro-Palestine Students Walkout, Confront UWM Chancellor After Awards Ceremony Protest Posted on December 29, 2024December 29, 2024 by Graham Thomas The UWM Popular University for Palestine Coalition held a student walkout on Oct. 9, a day that included a rally at Golda Meir Library, a teach-in outside Chapman Hall and a confrontation with UWM Chancellor Mark Mone following a silent protest at the UWM Employee Excellence Awards Ceremony. Pro-Palestine students arrived at the Union Ballroom […]
UnitedHealthcare CEO Shooter Charged With Terrorism Posted on December 29, 2024December 29, 2024 by Graham Thomas The New York Supreme Court indicted Luigi Mangione Tuesday on murder charges including “killing as an act of terrorism” for the shooting of UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson, accounced Manhattan District Attorney Alvin Bragg in a press release. “This was a frightening, well-planned, targeted murder that was intended to cause shock and attention and intimidation,” Bragg […]
Missing in Milwaukee Overview: Beyond the Headlines of Milwaukee’s Missing People Posted on December 29, 2024January 5, 2025 by Liliana Fannin Carvell Jennings could fix anything, especially when it came to cars. This was something he made sure to instill in his only daughter, Ebony Jennings. He taught her how to change her own tires and check her own oil. As Ebony grew up on Hampton Avenue in Milwaukee, her dad was known as the neighborhood […]
Tuesday Tea Discusses Leadership Skills with UWM Students Posted on December 28, 2024December 28, 2024 by Grace Santiago Walking up the stairs to the third floor of the UWM Student Union leads you to the Student Involvement Lounge. Here is where an event called Tuesday Tea takes place. A large sign sits to guide newcomers to the area. A table is set up with free mugs for attendees to choose from. Another table […]
Myanmar Refugees Rebuild Their Lives in Milwaukee Posted on December 17, 2024December 18, 2024 by Jesselan Yang What changes about life when you suddenly move to another country with different customs and a different language? Everything. Milwaukee has seen an increase of refugees from Myanmar due to the on-going military coup that began in 2021. Just like everyone else, they are adventuring for a good, simple life even if it costs an […]
Urban Ecology Center Hosts Christmas Bird Count Posted on December 17, 2024December 17, 2024 by Graham Thomas Cold weather is no match for the dedication of some Milwaukee birders who participated in this year’s Christmas Bird Count, hosted by the Urban Ecology Center. Graham Thomas tells us more.
Does Campaigning Actually Lead to More Votes? Posted on December 17, 2024December 17, 2024 by David Go Presidential candidates and their surrogates made over 60 campaign visits to Wisconsin in 2024. But what was the exact purpose behind visiting our home state as often as they did? David Go has the story.
Scientists Educate Milwaukee on Lake Michigan Posted on December 17, 2024December 17, 2024 by Ava Carmody Staff and Volunteer Divers in Discovery World’s Aquatics Program opens doors and takes strides for the greater Milwaukee area’s Environmental and Wildlife Education. Ava Carmody has the story.
As Reckless Driving Victims Mourn, Officials Work to Slow Traffic Posted on December 15, 2024December 15, 2024 by Colton Pemble People gathered into the crowded Milwaukee County courtroom gallery for Frank Mosley’s sentencing Nov. 21, after he was found guilty of recklessly killing Erin Mogensen and her unborn child in a hit-and-run crash. A year earlier, Wauwatosa police attempted to stop 20-year-old Mosley for driving without plates, according to the criminal complaint. He fled, speeding […]