6 Things to Do While Under Quarantine Posted on May 11, 2020May 11, 2020 by Matthew Hollendonner Quarantine has been harsh due to all the uncertainty and lack of information given to the general public in regards to possible cures and quarantine end dates. With this being said, everyone who has been in quarantine has been passing time whether they enjoyed it or not. My mission in this article is to provide […]
How Modern Fashion and Hype Are Unlike Anything Seen Before Posted on May 10, 2020May 10, 2020 by Matthew Hollendonner The slow and awkward evolution of fashion and hype has been a staple of our pop culture as far as we can remember. Just about every person has an opinion on whether something looks nice or not. The idea that it could be related to the generational gap whether you find something good looking or […]
College Life Amidst the Pandemic Posted on May 10, 2020May 10, 2020 by Matthew Hollendonner The Covid-19 epidemic has been nothing but merciless since hitting the United States on January 15, 2020. The epidemic has affected upwards of 1.3 million people since reaching the United States. The Covid-19 virus feeds off of people who are in contact with a person who is infected; the virus spreads through saliva or any […]
How ‘HOLY BALLS’ Could Signal A Sea Change in Northern Wisconsin Politics Posted on May 10, 2020May 18, 2020 by Jay Stahl “I’m going to talk like I’m doing an ASMR video and we’ll be fine.” Those words were muttered on a Tuesday night at a recent city council meeting in Wausau, Wis., a river town of about 40,000 people in the state’s northern region. They came from an unlikely source: Katie Rosenberg, the city’s newly-elected millennial […]
A Different Year for Wisconsin High School Seniors Posted on May 10, 2020August 31, 2020 by Ryan Pollak The COVID-19 pandemic has caused businesses to close, sports to suspend activities and schools to transfer online. Because high schools are shut down, seniors will not be able to attend defining high school events. Ryan Pollak reports.
A Small Business Begins Protest After Governor Ever’s Safer at Home Order Extended Posted on May 9, 2020August 31, 2020 by Taylor Wietzke The newly owned business 6th Gear protested Governor Evers’ extended Safer at Home Order by opening the restaurant and bar in Beaver Dam, Wisconsin.
Milwaukee Panthers Baseball in Quarantine Posted on May 5, 2020August 31, 2020 by Samuel Dehring With the COVID-19 pandemic bringing sports to a screeching halt, the Milwaukee Panthers baseball team is trying their best to cope with not being able to play the game they love. The team was about a month into the season until it came to an abrupt end due to the Coronavirus. Jack Thelen is a junior and […]
UW-Milwaukee Student Journalists Take Top Wisconsin Newspaper Association Honors Posted on May 4, 2020August 2, 2020 by Media Milwaukee staff University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee student journalists with Media Milwaukee took home 12 awards in a statewide excellence in journalism contest, including first-place honors for public affairs reporting, freedom of information, breaking news reporting, feature writing, feature photography, and multimedia reporting. Media Milwaukee student journalists swept the multimedia category in the contest with two out-of-state immersion projects […]
NFL Draft First Round Results and Reactions Posted on May 3, 2020May 3, 2020 by Lucas Kovnesky The 2020 NFL Draft concluded on Saturday night as each team looked to add talent to their rosters for the upcoming NFL season and 254 men accomplished their dreams of getting drafted by an NFL franchise. However, with the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic, the draft took place inside the basement of NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell. Goodell […]
Hundreds Gather to Protest Extended ‘Stay-at-Home’ Order at Wisconsin’s Capitol Posted on May 3, 2020May 3, 2020 by Adrian Hurd About 1,500 people formed a crowd on the Madison Capitol lawn Friday to protest Gov. Tony Evers’ extended Stay-at-Home order, according to the Wisconsin Capitol Police. On the day the order was initially supposed to be lifted, small business owners and people from small towns rallied together to express their concerns about the extended order which is now in effect until May […]
Farm Happy Keeps Customers Happy During Pandemic Posted on May 3, 2020August 31, 2020 by Jessica Gatzow Whether it’s the middle of winter, a pandemic or both, market garden Farm Happy is green and growing. Inside greenhouses, rows of spinach cover the ground, and microgreens under UV light pop out of the soil. Outside, ducks and chickens roam the property, and thousands of tulips and dahlias emerge from the ground. As spring […]
Dorsia Finds Ways to Survive During the COVID-19 Pandemic Posted on May 3, 2020May 3, 2020 by Adrian Hurd Walking into Dorsia on a Friday night, the open sign is on, but the tables and chairs are empty. The Italian restaurant on Brady Street was forced to close except for take-out and delivery service when Gov. Tony Evers announced the Safer-at-Home order, which is now in effect until May 26. Many service industry workers have been laid off because of it. The front […]