Milwaukee’s Nativity Jesuit Academy hosts annual Turkey Tip-off Posted on December 24, 2019March 19, 2020 by Daniel Valadez-Reyes Milwaukee’s Nativity Jesuit Academy hosted its annual Turkey Tip-off tournament, bringing former students together to compete and reconnect. Daniel Valadez-Reyes has more.
German Christmas Market brings joy and fun to Oconomowoc Posted on December 24, 2019March 19, 2020 by Ryan Marincic Authentic European food, drinks and handcrafted Christmas gifts filled the 8th annual German Christmas market in Oconomowoc. Ryan Marincic was there.
Students work to increase higher voter turnout for Wisconsin democrats. Posted on December 24, 2019March 19, 2020 by Ryan Marincic Student activists are canvasing in hopes of engaging potential Democratic voters, particularly those who have sat out past elections. The goal is to find out what issues could mobilize these citizens. Ryan Marincic has more.
Mexican Folk Dancing Connects Community and Culture Posted on December 21, 2019December 21, 2019 by Maggie Holdorf For some, Mexican Folk dancing is a way to engage in and appreciate their culture. Mother, Angela Kingsawan and Daughter Sabrina Lombardo came to Jiménez’s class to express their identity. Kingsawan started Mexican Folk dancing as a child and, now, at 45, is still continuing to do it and share her experience with her daughter. […]
Vitucci’s; an End of an Era and an End to a Part of Milwaukee History. Posted on December 21, 2019December 21, 2019 by Maggie Holdorf Located on North Ave is the remains of a building that for many local Milwaukeeans, fostered a place to make connections and share experiences with others. Vitucci’s cocktail lounge, the historical bar that opened its doors in 1943, announced its permanent closing on Nov. 14, 2019. The closing of Vitucci’s has made many east-side locals […]
Skyler Phillips: She Really is the First Posted on December 21, 2019December 21, 2019 by Lauren Fenrick Walking around the University of Wisconsin—Milwaukee’s campus, you see thousands of faces of those that you know nothing about. To everyone, everybody is just another person going to class and trying to graduate and get their degree, but no one really realizes the back story to these faces they see or know the things they […]
Adventure Time Continues But Should It? Posted on December 21, 2019December 21, 2019 by Sydneye Olkowski HBO Max has decided that the end of the beloved animated series Adventure Time will not be the final end to the land of Ooo and its colorful characters. The new specials will fall under the title of Adventure Time: Distant Lands and will be four one-hour episodes and will be available for streaming some […]
Will Rose’s Past Ever Actually Be Behind Us, Steven? Posted on December 21, 2019December 21, 2019 by Sydneye Olkowski ***SPOILERS AHEAD FOR STEVEN UNIVERSE FUTURE*** This past Saturday, the beginning of the newest addition to the world of Steven Universe aired on Cartoon Network. The four new 12-minute episodes begin after a small time jump after the Steven Universe Movie which aired September 2, 2019. As usual, the show focuses on Steven’s adventures as […]
Why Spoilers Should Not Cause the Turmoil They Do [OPINION] Posted on December 21, 2019December 21, 2019 by Sydneye Olkowski As I finish another rewatch of Grey’s Anatomy for a countless time, I wonder why a show or a film’s ‘rewatchability’ isn’t more of a determining factor in its quality? I can rewatch several shows and films. I am sure this is common for most people. It becomes almost a ritual when needing background noise […]
Disney’s Black Representation Is Still Not Good Enough [OPINION] Posted on December 21, 2019December 21, 2019 by Sydneye Olkowski Disney’s black representation has either been nonexistent or quite offensive. There have been attempts to remedy this representation. Most recently, Soul and Spies in Disguise have featured black men as main character. Spies in Disguise is currently in theaters while Soul has projected premiere date of June 19, 2020. Unfortunately, both of these new films […]
The Ritual Still Gives a Solid Performance A Year Later [REVIEW] Posted on December 21, 2019December 21, 2019 by Sydneye Olkowski The Ritual Based on: The Ritual by Adam Nevill (book) Directed by: David Bruckner Production Studio: The Imaginarium and eOne Films Distributed by: eOne Films (UK) and Netflix (International) Starring: Rafe Spall, Arsher Ali, Robert James- Collier, Sam Troughton Run Time: 94 minutes On February 9, 2018, Netflix viewers were able to take a journey […]
2030+ Think Tank Meeting Discusses UWM Enrollment Decline Posted on December 20, 2019December 20, 2019 by Lalo Heads were scratching and the creative ideas were flowing for the 2030+ Think Tank group at its recent meeting in Chapman Hall. Each member gave input on how they should go about making the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee a successful institution. To gain knowledge on how to create a better campus, the committee started by looking […]