County Clare, Milwaukee Offers a Relaxing, Delicious Brunch [REVIEW]

Cuisine Type:  Irish Price per entrée: $10.90-$15 Attire: Casual Reservations: No Payment: Credit Cards Accepted County Clare 1234 N. Astor, Milwaukee WI 53202 414-240-2288 Monday-Thursday: 5 p.m. – 9 p.m. Friday: 4 p.m. – 10 p.m. Saturday and Sunday: 9 a.m. – 9 p.m. When it comes to food I am not very picky. I […]

Google Stadia Will Still Fail [OPINION]

On November 17, Kotaku reported that Google has added 10 more games to its launch lineup of Stadia, and it still won’t be enough to make it successful. When Stadia was announced on March 19, it was met with very mixed opinions. My initial opinion was about how Google plans to pull of a streaming […]

Waukesha South Shooting: TikTok Video Causes Controversy

People on social media are upset because they say a group of Waukesha South High School students posted a TikTok video of themselves dancing inside the school with a police squad car visible outside a window after a police officer shot a student allegedly armed with a pellet gun. The video, which has since been […]

Milwaukee’s Defense Too much for Detroit as Bucks Win 7th Straight

Lots of familiar faces were in the building Saturday night as the Pistons came into the Fiserv Forum to face the Bucks. Thon Maker, Tony Snell, Christian Wood, and Tim Frazier, who all played for Milwaukee last season now play for Detroit. “As I went through their depth chart, I was like “wow.” don’t remember […]

5 Podcasts That Will Make You Like Podcasts [OPINION]

Podcasts – AKA stories for your earholes – have become increasingly popular within the past few years (although, they’ve been around for, like, ever) and yet there is an entire population of people out there who are convinced they don’t like podcasts. They’re wrong – they just haven’t found their niche. With literally everyone and […]

Title and Total Compensation Project Becomes Buzz of Senate Staff Meeting

A project that will change the vast majority of job titles and descriptions for all employees of the UW System raised numerous concerns among teachers and other staff members. The Title and Total Compensation project was not the only financial topic of the day. University-Wisconsin Milwaukee Chancellor Mark Mone kicked off the meeting by stressing […]

Bachelor of Arts for Digital Arts and Culture Likely Coming Soon to UWM

Around 20 faculty members attended the Academic Policies and Curriculum Committee meeting in Holton 241, to discuss the major changes coming to the DAC program. It is anticipated that, in the upcoming fall of 2020 semester, Digital Arts and Culture will be offered as a Bachelor of Arts degree.   The faculty members voted for the motion to […]

Chancellor Mark Mone Relays Enrollment “Doomsday” Discussion to University Committee

UWM’s Chancellor Mark Mone talked to the University Committee about frequent “doomsday” discussions among public university leaders over low enrollment and budget problems that he heard at the annual Association of Public & Land-Grant Universities (APLU) conference in San Diego. “We’re running out of teenagers,” said Mone. “If there’s no admission, then there’s no mission.” […]

Think Tank UWM Members Plan for Future Success

Faculty and staff selected by Chancellor Mark Mone at the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee attended their first official meeting to collaborate and brainstorm ways to improve the future of the campus by addressing issues including improvements on the demographics of graduates, reaching out to discouraged students and figuring out why there is a low number of […]

UWM is Not ‘Transfer Friendly,’ Dean Says

Despite struggles with the microphone, Scott Gronert, dean of the College of Letters and Science at UW-Milwaukee, did not struggle stating that transfer enrollment is down 10 percent. The town hall format allowed Gronert to present what is happening in the college, while allowing feedback from an open discussion. “We are not a transfer friendly […]

UWM Officials Brainstorm Retention Rate Efforts

Student enrollment and birth rates are decreasing, student loans are increasing, and UW-Milwaukee is losing seniors and transfer students. These factors are prompting adjustments of how UWM officials discuss retention efforts and their planning for a successful future. UWM’s chancellor Mark Mone brought in a hand-picked team to brainstorm ideas of how to combat retention […]