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The Milwaukee Common Council on April 21 unanimously passed a resolution condemning the federal detention of Salah Sarsour, president of the Islamic Society of Milwaukee, and calling for his immediate release. Dozens of supporters filled the council chamber gallery during the meeting, many holding signs reading “Free Salah.” The nonbinding resolution, sponsored by several alderpersons […]

A burst pipe in the North Tower of UWM’s Sandburg Hall caused disruptions for students on Wednesday evening, March 11. The burst triggered the fire alarm, causing an evacuation of the tower and the disruption of the tower’s elevators for days. The pipe burst originated on the 10th floor and mainly affected floors eight through […]

Voting place in Jefferson Parish, Louisiana. Photo: Wikimedia Commons

The satirical news outlet The Onion announced Monday it has reached a new agreement to take over InfoWars, the conspiracy-laden media platform founded by Alex Jones. The deal could help generate revenue toward more than $1 billion in defamation judgments owed to families of the 2012 Sandy Hook Elementary School shooting victims, according to NPR. […]

Three people have died after a suspected outbreak of the hantavirus aboard the British cruise vessel MV Hondius sailing in the Atlantic Ocean, the World Health Organization said on Sunday. In a public statement on X, the organization confirmed that a laboratory verified case was traced from a passenger aboard the ship, and that there […]

Young people rely on caffeine to stay awake during long hours of studying or to boost exercise performance. Medical professionals and students alike worry that energy drinks can have adverse effects on college students and teens. “It’s very rare but [high amounts of caffeine] can cause sudden death in certain people,” said Dr. Waheeb Ahmad, […]

Supreme Court Justice Chris Taylor won over the voters of Wisconsin in April after running a successful grassroots campaign that prioritized the future of young voters and the preservation of democracy. “I want to tell every young voter, in college or not, that this is an election about their future,” said Taylor when asked what […]

The City of Milwaukee Public Safety and Health Committee moved forward Thursday with a major plan to spend opioid settlement funds. During an April 30 meeting at City Hall, committee members voted to recommend the adoption of a substitution resolution authorizing the spending of opioid settlement money received through nationwide legal settlements with opioid manufacturers […]

For a lot of students, the first semester of college doesn’t go the way they planned. New city, new environment, no familiar faces and suddenly the grades that came easily in high school aren’t coming so easily anymore. Students stumble in their first semester, falling into a GPA hole so deep that some never climb […]

Spring had finally arrived, but with a downside. Milwaukee saw sunny skies and high 70s during the day, thunderstorms and softball-sized hail at night. But a preview of summer weather was pushing people out of their homes. On 414-day, people flocked to the nearest Ben & Jerry’s ice cream shop for free cone day. In […]

A solitary hospital bed is illuminated in the middle of a room. The mattress is thin and hard, like a prison slab. The lights are dim and the room is cold. After a moment, a pregnant woman in a gray sweatsuit waddles in, her arm tightly held by a guard in a dark uniform. The […]

The Milwaukee County Medical Examiner’s office confirmed a University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee student died in a Sandburg Residence Hall on the morning of Sunday, April 19. According to a report obtained from the Milwaukee County Medical Examiner’s Office, the student was 19-year-old Thomas R. Tatterson. Tatterson’s obituary stated that Tatterson was a nursing student at UWM, […]