Secular Humanists of America Forms on UWM Campus

Being considered under the student organization category “religious” was most likely not Alexi Martinaios’ first choice for UW-Milwaukee club, Secular Humanists of America, which he started in January 2018. “My name is Alexi, I am the president and founder of the Secular Humanist club on campus,” Martinaios said when he stood behind the podium in […]

UWM’s Student Parents: Balancing Classes & Parenthood

While being enrolled in full-time classes for the semesters, the amount of stress and workloads can be a bit overwhelming. Full-time students Matthew Cade and Cherelle Lowe take a lot of time and dedication with not just their classes but as parents. Many would agree that being a full-time student is practically having a full-time […]

Milwaukee Orthodox vs. American Easter: The Difference Between

Krista Scheler, a junior at the University of Wisconsin- Milwaukee, remembers texting her friend Eleni Triantos “Happy Easter” followed by bunny emojis. Eleni responded, “Thank you, but I’m Greek Orthodox faith, I embrace celebrating Easter on a different day than the generic store-bought calendar says to.” For Greeks, Easter, also known as Pascha, is the […]

The Twin Towers of UW-Milwaukee: Brett and Alex Prahl

When Brett and Alex Prahl walk around UW-Milwaukee’s campus, they are hard to miss. Both stand 6’9” tall, weigh in the range of 250 pounds, and have been a part of the men’s Basketball team at UWM for the last five years. People of this stature will stand out wherever they are, but many people […]

Unusual April Weather Put UWM Baseball Home Games On Hold

The UW-Milwaukee men’s baseball team is not only the only Division 1 Baseball team in the state of Wisconsin but also the only team in Division 1 Baseball to not play a home game yet. With the biggestsnowstorm in April hitting Milwaukee, the Panthers have had seven scheduled home games that have been either postponed, […]

UW-Milwaukee Releases Sexual Assault, Harassment Complaints

UW-Milwaukee released sexual assault and sexual harassment complaints against faculty and staff from 2013 to present, with cases running the gamut from a teaching assistant allegedly giving students nicknames such as “nipples” and “blondie” to a sexual assault case where the office was not able to find evidence of investigatory findings. In the latter case, […]

“The New Yorker Presents”: A Media Masterpiece

Title: The New Yorker Presents Studio: Amazon Prime Video Director: Alex Gibney (Jigsaw Productions) Main Actors: Various artists and film producers are featured throughout Run Time: 11 episodes, averaging 30 minutes each Rating: 5/5 The New Yorker Presents: A Media Masterpiece I recently stumbled upon a Facebook post that read: “How the heck did you […]

UWM Merger Raises Concerns Over Credit Distribution

An open budget meeting that took place March 29 revealed that the two-year schools UW-Waukesha and UW- Washington were suffering before a vote was made by the UW Board of Regents to let UW-Milwaukee absorb the two schools “Their applications and acceptances are down significantly,” said Mike Darnell. “Interestingly, we are seeing more applicants from those […]

“Bucky’s Promise” Leaves other UW Students Curious to see Changes

A Media Milwaukee survey of 50 students found a divided opinion on whether or not UW-Milwaukee should develop a program like UW-Madison’s Bucky’s Promise to offer free tuition to Wisconsin residents whose families earn under $56,000. When asked, 50 percent of students said that UW-Milwaukee shouldn’t offer tuition reimbursement. They had concerns about increased taxes, […]

Summer Will Bring About Changes in UWM Parking and Transit

Due to maintenance projects being done to take care of structural issues in the garages, all of the parking garages except for the one located in the Union will be either completely or partially closed during the summer, according to the director of Parking and Transit, Prasanna Nanda. That being said, at least one major […]