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Gold medalist Aly Raisman visited UW-Milwaukee on April 19 to speak about what life is like now that she has the time to focus on herself and heal from the physical and emotional demands that come with being an Olympic athlete.  Raisman is the third-most decorated gymnast of all time with six Olympic medals, one […]

Residual anguish from lockdown kept thousands of UW-Milwaukee graduates from celebrating their commencement. Fewer than 9% of UWM students who had a virtual graduation in 2020 or spring of 2021 attended the in-person recognition ceremony on Sunday, April 10 at the Panther Arena. While only a small percentage of graduates were in attendance, those who […]

Riverside Automotive owner Peter Bilgo said he stopped doing repairs on theft-damaged Kia and Hyundai vehicles around three months ago, as auto parts shortages have delayed work. Kia and Hyundai models have recently replaced Chrysler as the most stolen brand. Bilgo, who runs the Oakland Avenue repair location, said Chrysler’s shift to keyless ignition accounts […]

The city of Milwaukee woke up Wednesday to its first elected African-American mayor. This historic election comes at a time when a majority minority city is currently crying out to city leaders to address the increase in crime and violence. Johnson was acting mayor in place of now United States Ambassador to Luxembourg Tom Barrett […]

“I thought I was going to collapse.” Anna Welter, a 19-year-old Film and Creative Writing double major and on-campus student worker, said she was the last student to leave the UW-Milwaukee Cambridge Commons dormitory following a carbon monoxide leak evacuation of 400 students at 10 p.m. Feb. 28. Seventeen students, including Welter, were taken to […]

For the first time in 18 years, residents of Milwaukee County will vote for Bob Donovan or Cavalier Johnson in the mayoral election held on April 5, 2022. In the spring primary on Feb. 15, 20% of registered voters submitted a ballot. Local government election turnouts never sparkle as brightly as presidential elections– even congressional […]

The University of Wisconsin Milwaukee sent a notice out to their students on Feb.23 that after spring break, they will no longer be requiring masks indoors. The mandate officially lifts on Mar.19 and was a decision made based on a decrease in covid cases following the Omicron outbreak.  The notice from the Dean of Students […]

UW-Oshkosh professors explained the “historical mythology” that led Vladimir Putin to send Russian troops into Ukraine. They spoke during a panel held for students and the public. “As I watch this situation develop, we have a sense where Putin is caught in historical mythology, and in some ways, doesn’t know how to get out of […]

University Committee members expressed their frustrations with UW-Milwaukee leadership, accusing the chancellor and other administrators of a lack of support, ineffective training, workload issues and vague communication in a meeting Tuesday, March 8. Since 2000, staffing levels at UWM have risen, then fallen and then recovered, but the number of faculty in 2019 was more […]

With the increase of car theft in Milwaukee, the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee Police, in coordination with the Milwaukee Police Department, is distributing free steering wheel locks to UWM students, faculty, staff and neighbors near campus to help with the problem.   In 2021, there were 10,479 motor vehicle thefts, a 133% increase compared to 2020, according […]

Severe tornadoes destroyed a candle factory in Mayfield, Kentucky Friday night, resulting in eight confirmed deaths and eight people missing as of Monday. According to Gov. Andy Beshear of Kentucky, there were 110 individuals in the building Friday night, 94 of which are alive and accounted for. “We feared much worse, and again, I pray […]

The UWM Student Union is starting construction this fall and early next year to achieve a fresh new look and update infrastructure. The renovation of the Student Union as well as several other projects were approved by state’s building commission in December 2020. The $40.7 million dollar renovation is being funded by a borrowed $35 […]