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President Donald Trump takes victory laps after announcing the death of Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi. Was Trump responsible for this death? Does he deserve partial credit? During the Special Operations Forces raid in their war against the Islamic State, officials cornered al-Baghdadi, leading him to commit suicide. Some people are having a difficult time grasping Trump’s […]

Elizabeth Maier is a freshman from outside Madison, WI. She lives on a farm with her family, seven cats, and one dog. Being away from home for school makes her miss one specific cat from home. His name is Chester and he’s a small black and white colored outdoor cat. He’s very unbothered by the […]

Sounds of laughter echoed through the room as ACLU’s Emilio de Torre lightened the tone of conversation before delving into topics surrounding Immigration at the “ICE on Campus: Know Your Rights event.” The first point Torre made during the event was advising everyone to remain silent during an ICE encounter.  “The most important thing you can do […]

On Friday, Oct. 4 the UW- Milwaukee Neighborhood Housing Office helped make the campus and surrounding neighborhoods a prettier place. The department held a Neighborhood Clean-Up event recruiting over 40 enthusiastic student volunteers who set out on a mission to pick up trash. In the weeks prior, it was hard to miss the 11 x […]

With four Champions League titles since 2014, the return of Zidane, who coached Madrid to three of those wins, surely Real Madrid are looking to make a return to the top? Well, not really. Real Madrid is known as one of, if not, the most successful soccer team in the world with their endless amounts […]

The 2020 spring fashion week runways were very interesting this year to say the least. Fashion week in Paris was going very smoothly for Gigi Hadid. According to her Instagram, Hadid was in runways for Ralph Lauren, Tom Ford, Michael Kors, Marc Jacobs, Burberry, Chanel, and more. The one runway that stood out the most […]

Since the release of Don’t Smile at Me in 2017, Billie Eilish has continued to make headlines. Earlier this month, the young star announced her first arena world tour and it sold out almost immediately. Eilish is also being predicted as a top contender for the 2020 Grammys. Yet, despite her massive success, the 17-year-old […]

The heart of UW-Milwaukee’s student union was filled with students who sought the opportunity to talk to an upwards of 200 different departments on campus through at the Exploring Majors Fair hosted by the Career Planning and Resource Center. At the Exploring Majors Fair, students were able to talk with faculty and current students representing […]

Samin Nosrat, chef, author and creator of Netflix series Salt Fat Acid Heat, originally came to UWM’s campus to talk about her cookbook and show, but the conversation took a turn when she expressed her hardships as a woman of color in a white-male dominated industry. Nosrat’s career began while studying English at the University […]

This year on UWM’s campus, I’ve noticed a shift. There’s been an increase in mental health campaigning posters. Which I thought was odd, because for the past three years I’ve seen very few, and those had just been mentioning the Norris Health Center and not much else. This is my fourth year at UWM, and […]

Sip and Purr Cat Cafe is the dream business come true by Katy McHugh. Sip and Purr Cafe is Milwaukee’s first cat cafe. McHugh says she owes the idea of her now very successful business to a cat that bonded with her at a cafe in Amsterdam. The cat nuzzled up on her lap and […]

In a perfect world, we would walk into our favorite stores and purchase pieces at a reasonable price with the benefit of having it last longer than just a few weeks. This creates that magical combination of quality AND quantity. However, in a realistic world, we (college students especially) work with what we can get, […]