Milwaukee Panthers’ Postseason an Improbable Run Posted on April 1, 2017 by Evan Heffelfinger The UWM Men’s Basketball team just narrowly missed out on a trip to the NCAA Tournament, by falling to the Northern Kentucky Norse 59-53 in the Horizon League Championship game on March 7. The Panthers, who finished the regular season and post season a combined 11-24, would’ve become one of the worst records to ever […]
“Lights, Camera, Protest”: How an LED Movement Started Here Posted on April 1, 2017April 1, 2017 by Ethan Duran “Lights, Camera, Protest” was the name of the presentation Professor Lane Hall gave one recent Friday at the American Geological Society Library, presenting the Overpass Light Brigade, or OLBs, a network of groups using an artistic form of protest by using LED signs over highway overpasses. The idea was coined six years ago during the […]
Sisters Like Me Honors Black History Month at UWM Posted on April 1, 2017March 31, 2021 by Naomi Wilson UW-Milwaukee hosted Sisters Like Me, an event showcasing the complexity of blackness in celebration of Black History Month in the Fireside Lounge. “We wanted students to see that intersectionality and blackness are connected. We are a unique group of people,” said Anita Mogaka, Black Student Union president. Moderator Charmaine Renee Lang began the discussion by […]
Podcaster, Spoken Word Artists Take the Stage at Lyrical Sanctuary Posted on March 29, 2017March 30, 2017 by Chardanay Hunt Hip-hop artist Maal Himself introduced each Lyrical Sanctuary performer by hyping up the crowd with a little music and this saying, “Up next on the m-i-c, I say.” The UW-Milwaukee audience responded: “Gotta be too damn hot for me.” Himself, a Milwaukee-based podcaster, fashion designer and rapper, hosted the March 8 open mic event at […]
Faces of UWM: Meet the Social Media Experts of JAMS Posted on March 28, 2017March 28, 2017 by Media Milwaukee staff
Behind the Dive: The Making of “Dumpster Delights” Posted on March 28, 2017 by Harald Reynolds Harald Reynolds gets his hands dirty to see how two UWM students turn unwanted food into a gourmet meal.
Gwen Moore Talks Milwaukee Housing, Trump at UW-Milwaukee Posted on March 27, 2017 by Marty LeMense Before being escorted to the airport by her staff, Congresswoman Gwen Moore stopped by the UWM Economics Club to both criticize and praise President Donald Trump and revisit major economic reforms that she now admits weren’t perfect. Moore, a Democrat from Milwaukee, criticized Trump for starting trade wars and slamming China but praised his new […]
UWM Lecturer Talks Gender Revolution and Intersex Conditions Posted on March 26, 2017March 26, 2017 by Harald Reynolds “If I ever have a kid with an intersex condition, I will not consent to surgery.” This is what Eric Lohman, a Journalism, Advertising and Media Studies lecturer at the Univer-sity of Wisconsin-Milwaukee, said to himself during his pursuit in Gender Studies courses as a graduate student. Surely enough, Eric and his wife, Stephanie, gave […]
Water Is Life: Exploring the Stories of Flint, Michigan Posted on March 24, 2017March 25, 2017 by Media Milwaukee staff
BuzzFeed’s Ashly Perez takes Milwaukee for Geek Week 2017 Posted on March 23, 2017 by John Fennimore BuzzFeed’s Ashly Perez visits UW-Milwaukee for Geek Week 2017, giving advice to fans and aspiring video creators.
UW-Milwaukee Students Safe After London Terror Attack Posted on March 22, 2017March 22, 2017 by Miela Fetaw After four people died in a London attack Wednesday, UW-Milwaukee confirms all of its students studying abroad in the city are accounted for and safe. That assurance comes from UWM Study Abroad Director Mark Eckman. UWM is currently on Spring Break week. “As of 3/22/17, there are 98 students/participants currently registered as traveling abroad. 9 […]
Going All In With Matthew Mussa Posted on March 21, 2017March 21, 2017 by Brandon Anderegg A day in the life of poker prodigy and UWM student Matthew Mussa.