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Around 20 faculty members attended the Academic Policies and Curriculum Committee meeting in Holton 241, to discuss the major changes coming to the DAC program. It is anticipated that, in the upcoming fall of 2020 semester, Digital Arts and Culture will be offered as a Bachelor of Arts degree.   The faculty members voted for the motion to […]

UWM’s Chancellor Mark Mone talked to the University Committee about frequent “doomsday” discussions among public university leaders over low enrollment and budget problems that he heard at the annual Association of Public & Land-Grant Universities (APLU) conference in San Diego. “We’re running out of teenagers,” said Mone. “If there’s no admission, then there’s no mission.” […]

Many people find conspiracy theories annoying and are not the type of people to partake in such nonsense. That being said, Jeffrey Epstein’s death is very convenient. Epstein’s death needs to be investigated further. While people might consider the conspiracy theorists who say Epstein was murdered crazy because they have no hard evidence to back […]

Faculty and staff selected by Chancellor Mark Mone at the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee attended their first official meeting to collaborate and brainstorm ways to improve the future of the campus by addressing issues including improvements on the demographics of graduates, reaching out to discouraged students and figuring out why there is a low number of […]

President Trump has made many statements that could influence racism in America. President Trump has made numerous racist claims against people of color, and people with mental health issues could be influenced to make the same claims. Trump’s rhetoric is partially responsible for the Milwaukee acid attack. Mahud Villalaz, a Hispanic man, was the victim in […]

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 […]