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The long-standing rivalry between polarized political parties is only posing a deeper detriment to the state of environmental engagement levels after Wisconsin legislators hesitated to pass Governor Tony Ever’s budget measures aiming to eliminate all carbon-based energy sources in the state by 2050. In response to increasingly threatened environmental conditions, Evers proposed a goal that would transition […]

It was not wrong to release the movie Hotel Mumbai on its scheduled date, despite the bad timing of the New Zealand terror attacks. The board believes Hotel Mumbai should have been shown in the U.S. theaters, although it was fine for New Zealand to take a difference stance, due to proximity. The board also […]

Social media influencer Olivia Jade is experiencing setbacks and resentment towards her parents in light of the recent college admission scandal involving her mother, actress Lori Loughlin. There is speculation as to whether her influencer career will cease to continue at all. While losing lucrative sponsorships and brand deals may seem harsh and detrimental, the […]

Almost halfway through 2019 and news about the last Star Wars movie in the original saga was nowhere to be found. No images, no trailers, not even the fucking title?! This caused many fans, me included, to worry, among many other reasons, about the fate of episode IX. This Friday at Star Wars Celebration in […]

Tony Evers ran for Governor on the platform for a cleaner environment and now it’s coming to fruition. Governor Evers’ recent budget measures for Wisconsin to become a carbon-free state by the year 2050 are currently being considered by the Legislature, the one entity currently against the proposal. For Wisconsin to switch over to using […]

JUNE 1. Pridefest – June 6-9 Since 1996, Pridefest has been the only known LGBTQ festival in the world with a permanent location at the Henry Maier Festival Park on Milwaukee’s East side. Celebrate diversity and take part in the entertainment and marketplace. 2. Polish Fest – June 14-16 Explore the sights, sounds and tastes […]

Like most Milwaukeeans, you woke up this morning in utter disgust and confusion. First, how dare Mother Nature keep perpetuating the joke that “you can experience all four seasons within one week” in Wisconsin! Secondly, I questioned if time travel was real and this is actually January. Now that I have come to my senses […]

University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee student journalists won five national Society of Professional Journalists awards for reporting, writing, audio storytelling and photography published in 2018, SPJ announced today. Students’ coverage of the impact of Somali immigration in Barron, Wisconsin was named the best online feature reporting in the country. Talis Shelbourne, Elizabeth Sloan, Madison Sepanik, Darien Yeager, […]

The Kar-Jenner clan was made famous in part by Kim Kardashian’s sex tape with former boyfriend Ray J in 2003, after which the family became reality television royalty. On a recent episode of Keeping Up With the Kardashians, her sister Khloe thanked her for taking one for the team. In her iconic kitchen, Kris Jenner […]

Hollywood has given us a lot of safe-and-repeatable romance tropes over the years. A man rushing through the airport to confess his love for a woman before it’s too late, or two enemies who are forced to work together that end up falling in love. Sure, these story plots are clichéd, but they’re harmless. But […]

A June decision by the U.S. Supreme Court raised the question of whether Wisconsin state’s legislative boundaries were drawn in a fair way. State Sen. Dave Hansen said that Wisconsin is in the top two, if not the most gerrymandered state in the country. A federal court had also stated that maps drawn in 2011 […]

After the release of Attorney General Bill Barr’s four-page summary of the Mueller investigation, many people, including our editorial board, are debating on whether or not Trump should be exonerated. On the grounds of what Mueller was investigating, whether Russia interfered with the 2016 presidential election or not, Mueller ultimately decided there was never any […]