A Seat at The Table: Donna Brazile and Kelly Ayotte Posted on April 11, 2019April 11, 2019 by Kynnah Neal Heated debates and bitter faces are what come to mind when you hear of a Democrat and a Republican speaking in the same room. However, it wasn’t that way Monday night at A Seat at The Table: Women in Leadership & Civic Engagement. The event took place Monday night at UWM featuring two prominent political […]
UWMPD Officers Named in the On-Campus Police Shooting Posted on April 11, 2019April 11, 2019 by Jena Kleindl Sgt. Bryan LaChapelle and Lt. Brian Switala were the two UWM police officers involved in the March 19 on-campus shooting of former UWM student Irie Payne, 30, who is now accused in a criminal complaint of pointing a gun at an officer’s head during an attempted escape. LaChapelle shot Payne as the former UWM student […]
Man Shot by UWM Police Last Week Charged with Bail Jumping Posted on March 30, 2019March 31, 2019 by Jodie Filenius Irie Payne, the 30-year-old man who was shot and wounded in the UWM police shooting March 19, has been charged with felony bail jumping, and the chancellor now says Payne had a loaded firearm while he was sleeping in the closed Fine Arts Complex on campus. Payne’s LinkedIn page says that he was a former […]
Meet the Media Milwaukee Editorial Board Posted on March 28, 2019June 29, 2021 by Media Milwaukee staff
UWM Still Isn’t Answering Student Journalists’ Azenabor Questions Posted on March 28, 2019March 28, 2019 by Marla Smith Media Milwaukee would like to know on behalf of students: When did UWM find out about the sexual assault accusations against Professor Anthony Azenabor, and how did the university handle them? The answers would allow student journalists to determine, among other things, how quickly the university responded to the accusations by removing the professor from […]
Social Media and the U.S. Presidency Posted on March 26, 2019July 30, 2024 by Elizabeth Sloan If someone is sitting in a restaurant, walking down the street, taking a seat on the bus, among countless other mundane activities, what is one glaring phenomenon they might observe? Beams of bright blue light illuminating the faces of Americans everywhere, providing unlimited digital assistance for an unfathomable number of tasks. Almost a decade ago, […]
UWM Drag Show Serves Looks and Spreads Love Posted on March 25, 2019March 25, 2019 by Kaitlyn Herzog Sitting on a creaky chair tucked into a warm dressing room above the Miller High Life Theater in Milwaukee, a lanky Lee Rydzewski sits in a teal floral kimono with his legs crossed. His makeup is pristine. He’s wearing a long, flowing head of hair that’s not his own and sky-high false lashes. “I always […]
Wisconsin Favorites on Upset Alert as March Madness Approaches? Posted on March 20, 2019March 20, 2019 by Bradley Hanney With Selection Sunday approaching and March Madness right around the corner, the Wisconsin favorites, Marquette and Wisconsin, have both been exposed and have struggled to find consistency throughout the season. Despite some struggles at times, both teams still currently remain ranked in the top-25, and are favorites heading into this year’s tournament. Wisconsin hoop fans […]
How UWM is Handling the Arrest of One of its Professors Posted on March 17, 2019March 17, 2019 by Madeline Colburn The arrest of UWM professor Anthony Azenabor, who is accused of sexually assaulting a student, has some students wondering what UWM is trying to keep behind closed doors. Azenabor was arrested on March 3 and charged with two counts of second-degree sexual assault, use of force and one count of fourth-degree sexual assault. While different […]
Behind the Scenes of the UWM Drag Show: Conversations with a Drag Queen Posted on March 17, 2019April 15, 2019 by Marla Smith The backstage area of the Miller High Life Theater exists in bold contrast to the grandeur of the lobby. The walls are a shade of off-white familiar to those who’ve spent time in a hospital. The pale grey concrete floors aide to the echoing of shoes and voices down the lonely corridors. It is a […]
UWM Professors Discuss Sexual Violence and Inequality in Academia Posted on March 16, 2019March 16, 2019 by Megan Zemple White males are often favored for promotions in academia. Women, minorities and those with different gender identities are often passed up, according to statistics. Whispers of discrimination, intimidation and sexual violence have been running rampant on the UW-Milwaukee campus. Those were some of the claims discussed at a campus forum on inequality in academy. Some […]