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Tucked away on the ground floor, the Studio Arts & Craft Centre is a corner of the UW-Milwaukee Student Union brimming with creativity. From Monday until Saturday, students and community members come to create, experiment and learn. A “Project of the Week” table welcomes everyone through its doors as people work well into the evening […]

Although the US appears to be heading toward a possible trade war, the steel and aluminum tariffs imposed Wednesday by the Trump administration may affect the job market and prices of goods on their own. The Trump administration’s 25% tariffs on all steel and aluminum imports drew quick responses from Canada and the European Union, […]

The Marquette Law School national survey conducted from Jan. 27 to Feb. 5, indicates deepening polarization between Democrats and Republicans, but skepticism across the aisle has grown in regards to the state of the nation. The total opinion on President Donald J. Trump himself is at 54% unfavorable and 44% favorable with 2% of responders […]

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 […]

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, […]

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 […]

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 […]

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 […]

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 […]

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 […]

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 […]

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.