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Joseph Steiner originally lived in Boise, Idaho but in 2013 moved to Milwaukee to pursue an arts degree at the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee.  He’s part of a small fraction of millennials emigrating to Milwaukee, according to a report by the Office of Workforce Development. But Milwaukee is home to exactly what he is looking for: […]

Wisconsin’s a swing state that could decide the 2020 Presidential Election and college students in Milwaukee could help influence voter turnout. Jay Stahl went to UWM to learn more about a few first-time voters and why they’re casting their ballots.

The COVID-19 pandemic is still in full force and as the weather starts to get colder, local restaurants and bars are preparing for the worst regarding continued business. Lexi Schroeder has the story.

Dorsia on Brady Street is certified to operate without a capacity limit despite the state mandate for businesses to only be allowed to operate at 25% capacity. Adrian Hurd tells us how this local restaurant is adapting to Covid-19 regulations.

While there’s been an increase in voting by absentee ballots this election, many are still making the effort to attend in-person voting, no matter how long the line. Terese Radke tells us more.

On an October Sunday morning in Muskego, Wis., a rally for President Trump kicked off at local bar, TJ’s Roundabout. Trucks, motorcycles and cars filtered into the surrounding lots and fields, organizing themselves into neat rows to optimize the launch of the planned parade. Closer to the bar was a stage set up alongside outdoor […]

Millennials came of age during the Great Recession, while Gen Zers have been challenged by COVID-19 and its reshaping of the social, political and economic landscapes. But both these generations find their political influence growing.

Nou Thao, a junior at the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee, waited in line to vote in-person during the primary election in April amid the COVID-19 pandemic. Three weeks before Nov. 3, an opened envelope with her absentee ballot sat beside her. “I can’t decide between Trump or Biden,” Thao said. “I don’t know much about the […]

At 21 years old, UW-Milwaukee senior Ciara Kaderly is a first-time voter. Before the 2020 presidential election, she hadn’t felt very certain about politics, but with the intensity of this election season, Kaderly took time to educate herself. “I never really had a strong enough opinion or knowledge on politics to know who to vote […]

What was once an extremely busy building with students everywhere you look, now resembles a bit of a ghost town.   The University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee Student Union has always been a place where UWM students can study, do homework and get to know other students.   Due to the Covid-19 pandemic, things at the Union have changed drastically.   According […]

As the pandemic has hindered the allowances of canvassing and physical outreach, presidential campaigns have demonstrated an increased reliance on the virtual world to engage voters for the 2020 election. Peer-to-peer texting, or P2P, has become a prevalent tool for political campaigns to reach thousands of people by text at a time, especially in states […]

Based on survey information from 2019, UWM students believe more can be done to achieve diversity on campus.  UWM ranks slightly above average, coming in at number 794 when it comes to racial diversity and representation at a national level, according to College Factual statistics.  “I think UWM has what it takes to make students […]