Nonprofit Career Fair Attracts Students Interested in Service Posted on December 20, 2019December 20, 2019 by Patricia McKnight UWM hosted a nonprofit career fair for organizations hoping to recruit students looking to make a difference.
Assaults Near Campus Concern Students Posted on December 20, 2019December 20, 2019 by Allison Martens UW-Milwaukee students are looking for resources following multiple assaults near campus Allison Martens reports.
DNC Panel Courts North Side Milwaukee Volunteers Posted on December 20, 2019December 20, 2019 by Dashanay Scott Carvd N Stone, Inc. hosted a panel featuring 2020 Democratic National Convention organizers to obtain insight on how the DNC will affect the minority communities in Milwaukee. The Democratic National Convention take place every four years and, this year, it’ll be in Milwaukee from July 13 to July 16 at the Fiserv forum. The event […]
Top 5 reasons the Phantom Is a Must-See Movie [OPINION] Posted on December 19, 2019December 19, 2019 by Derek Grant “The Phantom” starring Billy Zane and released in 1996 is a movie I’ve watched dozens of times. There’s just something to the cheesy superhero, Indiana Jones vibe the movie gives off. Oh, did I mention it has 90s Billy Zane? Just read the International Movie Database summary of the movie. And I quote: “The Phantom, […]
Another Disney+ Review for Nostalgia, but the Platform has Issues [REVIEW] Posted on December 19, 2019December 19, 2019 by Derek Grant Here comes a Disney+ review. I know what you’re thinking. Another Disney+ review right? I have issues with Disney+ and I feel those issues should be discussed further and should be addressed by Disney as soon as possible. I also have some personal issues with the platform as well. Let’s breakdown Disney+. Disney+ has a […]
Fitness Fatigue May Mean You’re Not Listening to Yourself As You Should [OPINION] Posted on December 19, 2019December 19, 2019 by Ty McNulty Does anyone remember pedometers? The pacer-looking device that older folks wore strolling around the mall comes to mind. Pokémon and Tamagotchi also sold devices that tracked steps taken in order to reach virtual goals, marketed at children. Now, the worldwide wearables market (devices like smartwatches) ships 222.9 million devices per year. Almost all of these […]
Social Media Harms Us Through Connectivity, What Seems Good Isn’t [OPINION] Posted on December 19, 2019December 19, 2019 by Ty McNulty Love it or hate it, you can’t leave it. Your grandparents who once scoffed at younger people spending so much time online now incessantly share and update on their Facebook feeds. The president tweets out policy, and politicians engage in real-time. Social media sites have made impossibly large communities where millions of people find comfort […]
Knives Out Defies Stereotype, Embraces Trope [REVIEW] Posted on December 19, 2019December 19, 2019 by Ty McNulty Knives Out, a Lionsgate film directed by Rian Johnson With its incredibly star-stacked cast, scowling down at you from their poster on the wall, with the dramatic ads of feudal drama and elements of tragedy. With the menacing title Knives Out, this theatrical production by Rian Johnson has embraced stereotype and defied trope. A film […]
Daisy Jones & The Six: A Must Read [REVIEW] Posted on December 19, 2019December 19, 2019 by Jessica Lopez Daisy Jones & The Six. Taylor Jenkins Reid. New York. Ballantine Books. March 5, 2019. 351 pages. $27.00 Taylor Jenkins Reid, the author of the fiction book, Daisy Jones & The Six, takes you on a journey back to the 1970s, where there are drugs, sex, and rock n’ roll. It starts with Daisy Jones, […]
UPS Shootout Draws Similarities to North Hollywood With Different Outcome [OPINION] Posted on December 19, 2019December 19, 2019 by Adam Kelnhofer Eighteen police officers in South Florida made the collective decision to open fire on a hijacked UPS truck driven by two jewelry store robbers who were holding the UPS driver hostage. These officers made the decision to light the brown truck up in the middle of bumper-to-bumper traffic at a crowded intersection full of motorists […]
College Enrollment Rates are Dropping as College Debt Rates are Rising Posted on December 19, 2019December 19, 2019 by Lauren Fenrick Both national and local rates for college enrollment have plummeted as student loan debt has increased, especially here at the University of Wisconsin – Milwaukee. Of the three University of Wisconsin – Milwaukee campuses, the Milwaukee campus has experienced a 3.8% decline in enrollment, the Washington campus has experienced a 18.7% decline, and the Waukesha […]
Driving a 1970 MGB in High School Taught Me Everything I Needed to Know About Driving [OPINION] Posted on December 17, 2019December 17, 2019 by Adam Kelnhofer Car safety and drivers these days are far from great. There are more inattentive drivers than ever staring at their cellphones either in the palm of their hand or suction-cupped to the windshield. People rely on blind-spot monitors to change lanes rather than using their eyes and set their adaptive cruise control to follow the […]