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 […]

UW-Waukesha Enrollment Decline Revealed at Meeting

An enrollment decline at the two-year colleges University of Wisconsin-Waukesha and University of Wisconsin-Washington County has reached the mid-to-high 20 percent range, Chancellor Mark Mone announced at the bi-weekly Academic Staff Committee meeting on Monday. Mone said that the original numbers he had received were around the 7-9 percent mark, but new information shows the […]

UWM, A Veteran’s Second Home

Tony Mitchler, a junior at the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee, remembers making the decision to enroll at UWM after a life-changing event. “After serving in the Army, I returned to my hometown of Waukesha,” said Mitchler. “I knew that the next step in my life was to attend college.” Mitchler is just one of 1,459 students […]

Media Milwaukee Leads in SPJ contest; UWM Journalism Awards Total 62

UW-Milwaukee students won nine first-place awards in the Society of Professional Journalists Mark of Excellence contest, more than any other university in a four-state region. The winners go on to the national SPJ competition. In addition, UWM students won three honors in the Midwest Broadcast Journalists Association Eric Sevareid competition. The awards were announced at the […]