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Across the nation, college activists have joined high-profile campus protests in response to the Israel-Hamas war. UWM students set up their encampment at the corner of Kenwood and Downer avenues. Maria Arellano reports.

A sea of laughter, gasps, and cries flooded from the University Wisconsin-Milwaukee Union Cinema as viewers watched the diverse and unique collection of student animations in the 2024 UWM Animation Showcase. The many animated films created by students highlight the university’s commitment to nurturing the next generation of storytellers and digital artists.  The showcase, which […]

A somber atmosphere filled the barely air-conditioned courtroom when 16-year-old Robert D. Johnson looked back from the defendant’s chair toward crying friends and family after being sentenced to 13 years in prison. His supporters cried out that they loved him as the teary-eyed teenager was escorted out of the room by police, chains clanking on […]

Winter accessibility on the UW-Milwaukee campus has raised concerns, specifically for students and faculty with disabilities or limitations that may make them more susceptible to winter-related accidents and dangers.  These concerns prompted some members of the Physical Environment Committee (PEC) to create a “working group” to improve these conditions, which met for the first time […]

The US Defence Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) has recently awarded a grant to Northrop Grumman to develop concepts for a lunar railway as part of the LunA-10 program. DARPA’s LunA-10 program is a 10-year plan to create a framework for integrated lunar infrastructure that minimizes lunar footprint and provides commercial services for peaceful U.S. […]

On Thursday, Feb. 8, UWM Police released a vague email statement to the campus community about an investigation of a reported sexual assault in the Kenilworth Square Apartments, a student dorm. However, the alleged assault itself was reported to police that Sunday, a four-day lag in notifying campus, Media Milwaukee has learned.  Citing ongoing criminal […]

MILWAUKEE, Wi – Robert Johnson, a 16-year-old wearing a state-issued correctional uniform accompanied by chains on his wrists and ankles, was escorted out by police after his sentencing trial two Fridays ago. As he walked away, he turned, facing his family and friends, and broke down sobbing, his family crying out they loved him. Johnson […]

GREEN BAY, Wis. (April 2, 2024) – Former President Donald Trump discussed border issues, tax cuts, an executive order, his plan for squatters and a death penalty sentence for those who kill a police officer at his first appearance in Wisconsin in the last two years in downtown Green Bay on Tuesday. Trump has had […]

On North Farwell Avenue, Record Store Day in Milwaukee gathered hundreds of music fanatics to be one of the first to purchase exclusive vinyl available for the first time. Lilliput Records opened in August of 2022; this is the second record store day this location has hosted.  Record Store Day is an annual worldwide event […]

The Honors College “For People and Planet” student organization seeks to improve student access to sustainability resources while empowering students’ personal environmental activism. The club started and currently operates out of the Honors college, but is open to all students.  “I felt this urge to leave an impact and this club was the opportunity to […]

The Milwaukee Head Swim Team Coach, Kyle Clements, took the Panthers into a runner-up finish at the Horizon League Championships in Indianapolis this February.   Head Coach Kyle Clements was awarded Women’s Coach of the Year. In his 14th season with the team, he has seen 72 school records broken and now three second-place finishes at […]

Israel and Hamas have been at war since Oct. 7, 2023. Both sides have lost people, and neither side seems to be slowing down in their efforts to either get help from those around them or to continue to strike.  Hamas struck Israel via Gaza strip as a surprise attack and has been at war […]