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Despite struggles with the microphone, Scott Gronert, dean of the College of Letters and Science at UW-Milwaukee, did not struggle stating that transfer enrollment is down 10 percent. The town hall format allowed Gronert to present what is happening in the college, while allowing feedback from an open discussion. “We are not a transfer friendly […]

After the recent acid attack that took place here in Milwaukee earlier this month, it is finally time that someone takes responsibility for the racist rhetoric that has been dividing the country and inciting violence for the past few years. Who better than those who spew it the most and those who allow it to […]

The recent investigation into the death of Jeffrey Epstein should be far from over. The medical examiner who initially did the autopsy of Epstein concluded that it was a suicide and the investigation was over. But interesting evidence leads many to think suicide is not the answer. So, what is the answer? New results from […]

At the start of the semester, the first thing on most college students’ to-do list is to find a way to pay for all the books, bills, and monthly rent checks. UWM Student Emma Fath understands what it means to be two months into the semester and realize I have no money. Fath had to […]

Student enrollment and birth rates are decreasing, student loans are increasing, and UW-Milwaukee is losing seniors and transfer students. These factors are prompting adjustments of how UWM officials discuss retention efforts and their planning for a successful future. UWM’s chancellor Mark Mone brought in a hand-picked team to brainstorm ideas of how to combat retention […]

Tent cities have become a popular way for homeless populations to find community and shelter in metropolitan areas in recent years. After Hurricane Katrina, many affected residents were relocated to tent cities for a semi-permanent solution to the crisis. Camp Hope in Las Cruces, New Mexico is a thriving city-supported tent city that has been […]

Maybe the final decision to hire or fire someone from their position at Madison West shouldn’t fall directly to one person, the superintendent. If a board reversed the decision to fire Marlon Anderson, it seems likely that some more contextual and diverse thinking would have kept Anderson from being fired in the first place. After […]

As October came to an end, the Tent City beneath the Marquette Interchange saw the last of its homeless residents moved into shelter for the winter. Much debate has come of the city’s decision to evacuate the residents. The decision came after the announcement of an upcoming infrastructure project under the I-794 interchange. A perk […]

Security guard Marlon Anderson was fired from his job at West High School in Madison earlier this month. Anderson was fired because he used the N-word while he was telling a student to not use or call him this slur. The school was faced with backlash from students, faculty, Anderson’s family members and the community […]

With the way Trump announced the death of Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi, one would think he pulled the final trigger, with the way he boasted and hyped up the assassination of the terrorist. May of 2011 was when President Barack Obama announced to the world the assassination of Osama bin Laden, master mind behind the September […]

Back in 2012, Donald Trump said that people should stop congratulating President Obama for the death of Bin Laden. Now here we are in 2019 and the now President Donald Trump claims he should get credit for the death of known terrorist Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi and that it is bigger than Bin Laden. While whether […]

We are living in an era where people and companies are becoming more open-minded and educated about genders other than the typical male and female gender identity. Procter & Gamble, which does the brand ‘Always,’ is removing their Venus symbol, which is used to describe a “female” product, like sanitary pads. Their reason for this […]