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Most high schools focus on providing foreign languages as a second language. Spanish, French, and German were offered when I was in high school with Spanish being offered at the beginning of elementary school. But a growing number of people utilize American Sign Language (ASL) as their main form of communication. How can this be […]

It’s quite stunning when one sees the journey video games have gone through. Video game creators have gone from coding games that could only fit around a hundred pixels to games that capture photorealistic displays that leave the player in awe. There has been a great evolution of games and the change has been positive […]

Regardless of anyone’s opinion on Donald Trump, it can be agreed that he really enjoys using Twitter as a platform to discuss his beliefs and opinions on various subjects- remarkably more often than former presidents. On some (not so rare) occasions, an individual in the public eye makes a public remark about Donald Trump, and […]

Should people be blaming Anthony Bourdain’s girlfriend Asia Argento for his death? Morally, to place blame on someone else for someone’s death at their own hand is wrong. There was no way for Asia to know that Bourdain was going to take his life, based on what’s publicly been revealed. While they were in a […]

On the second floor study lounge at the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee Union, the open room is full of cozy chairs that are often occupied by students diligently working on their homework between classes. The study lounge is also occupied by another group of people who are not college students, and they are not doing homework but often […]

Eleven staff members – including an associate dean – at Milwaukee Area Technical College (MATC) have been accused of sexual harassment since 2014, according to an open records request filed by Media Milwaukee, although the number rises to 18 when you count cases labeled as harassment and discrimination. Documents obtained by Media Milwaukee through open records […]

John Wisneski reflects on a life well lived, including his time in an orphanage, being in World War II and what it’s like to be in assisted living. Interview with filmmaker Sam Wisneski:

In the wake of the “Me Too” and “Time’s Up” movements, four Milwaukee students discuss their experiences as women in film. Interview with filmmakers Jennifer Leu, Kaitlin Mader, and Reilly Peterman:

My Milwaukee is a short documentary about a male from Texas in his mid-20’s living in the city of Milwaukee,Wisconsin. From living the college life to bar hopping, this Texan has embarked on a journey he never anticipated. Interview with filmmaker Roberto Garza:

Crowds gathered in Waukesha to march for Latino and immigrant rights on May 1 during, ‘A Day Without Latinx and Immigrants,’ an annual march that, in previous years, was held in Milwaukee, but made it to Waukesha this year in opposition of the federal 287(g) program. Last year in August, Waukesha Sheriff Eric Severson applied […]

The white walls of a typical dorm room could have placed the group of five guys anywhere inside the country, except there was one thing that placed them in Sandburg Residence Hall at the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee. A yellow flag with the Panther in the middle and Milwaukee spelled over top of it. Inside this […]

In a world where digital movie-watching has now become the norm, a chain of old-fashioned video rental stores across the United States has continued to thrive. Our documentary explores one store in Wisconsin and uncovers the secret to their success. Interview with filmmakers Rachel Altman and Sam Caravello: