The Art of Hooping: A Growing Trend

Hula-hooping, notorious in the rave and festival scene, is a growing trend as more people take up the art form for different reasons. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lUs1J18lEKQ

MKE Eco Tour: A Look at the City’s Connection to Water

It was 11:30 a.m. Dense clouds loomed over the city skyline, and a large, white boat bobbed up and down in the murky, blue water of the Milwaukee Harbor. The Neeskay is the primary research vessel for the UW-Milwaukee School of Freshwater Sciences, according to tour guide Lindsay Frost, but students on the MKE Eco […]

UW-Milwaukee Campus Might go ‘Smoke Free’

The Physical Environment Committee of UW-Milwaukee has re-proposed the idea for UWM go possibly go smoke-free, meaning students who smoke on campus blocks will have to find a place off campus to smoke. The public campus smoking policy currently in place offers inclusive zones for smokers in higher traffic areas such as patio sections and […]

UWM Faculty Sign the “Fund the Freeze” Pledge

The UW-Milwaukee Faculty Senate Committee passed a pledge that supports funding the tuition freeze set in place by the UW Board of Regents. By signing the pledge, UWM Faculty are petitioning for the increase of state funding to offset the amount of money UW-System schools have lost since the tuition freeze. The 40 members of […]

International Student ‘Trump Effect’ Concerns UW-Milwaukee

In what is being called a ‘Trump effect,’ applications of international students at UW-Milwaukee for Fall 2017 compared to Fall 2016. According to an enrollment update from Provost Johannes Britz on March 30, undergraduate applications decreased by 20.2 percent and graduate applications decreased by 5.7 percent that accumulated to -9.5 percent. Undergraduate admissions fell by […]

Student Artists Showcased at Kenilworth Open Studios

One of the first things viewers saw as they entered Kenilworth Open Studios on April 8 was a mural depicting the history of the United Migrant Opportunities and LatinX activism in Milwaukee. It was also one of the biggest pieces on display. Painted by a UW-Milwaukee Community Arts class and Artworks Teen interns, the piece […]

Bucks, Raptors playoff series ends in classic sixth game

As the Milwaukee Bucks faced elimination, brows were glistening with sweat, and one could’ve sworn that every breathing entity in the building was officiating every play. With nearly 19,000 energetic fans howling and flying towels, the BMO Harris Bradley Center could’ve exempted Thursday from its monthly electric bill. The electricity never left, as the Toronto […]