An Inside Look: Who Are UW-Milwaukee’s Safe Walkers?

It’s a blistery, cold Friday night and UWM Junior Blake Laufenberg is bundling up in his room at his house on Maryland Avenue to brave the cold for his shift at work. His job is unique relative to other on-campus jobs; he escorts people home on-foot and is out on UWM campus until 2 a.m., […]

UWM Graduate Student Gives Back with His Non-Profit Organization Jacarrie Kicks4Kids

Jacarrie Carr was determined his event would be heard by the community, so he went out on foot through the neighborhoods of Milwaukee. He printed and handed out 500 filers to day cares, barbershops, restaurants and he even rung doorbells. Jacarrie, a 25-year-old UW-Milwaukee student, went on social media sites: Facebook, Instagram and Twitter, spreading […]

Student Coalition Demands that Chancellor Disavow Yiannopoulos

A group of students called the Coalition Against the Ultra Right delivered a petition to University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee Chancellor Mark Mone’s office today in protest of Breitbart News Editor Milo Yiannopoulos coming to campus next week as part of his “Dangerous Faggot Tour.” Yiannopoulos, who is openly gay and nicknamed the Dangerous Faggot, has been […]

Voices of Millennial Voters: How These Wisconsin Students Voted

They’re a group of millennial voters affiliated with the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee and, little did they know, but their state – and county – were about to become the epicenter of the contentious and consequential 2016 presidential election. In the end, Democrat Hillary Clinton lost Wisconsin to Republican Donald Trump, a victory that helped Trump […]

2016 Milwaukee ParaCon Covers All Things Creepy

Milwaukee got a visit from Hollywood as Butch Patrick, who played Eddie Munster on the classic CBS sitcomThe Munsters, had a booth set up at the Milwaukee Paranormal Conference. Patrick posed for a few photos with fans while showcasing Herman Munster on his shirt. He was also selling and autographing photos and other Munsters memorabilia. […]

Close Encounters at the Milwaukee Paranormal Conference

When you live in Milwaukee and think your house is haunted, you don’t call Ghostbusters, you call a group like the Paranormal Investigators of Milwaukee. Michael Graeve, an investigator with the organization, has always been curious about the paranormal,although he considers himself to be a skeptic. He joined other paranormal investigators, Bigfoot hunters and skeptics […]

Cream City Foundation Awards Ten UWM Students Scholarships

Jeb Ebben, a 34-year-old graduate student of UW-Milwauke, is one of many people working to help the LGBTQ+ community.  He is currently in the graduate Social Work program on the Mental and Behavioral Health track. Ebben said he is passionate about working with LGBTQ+ youth.  He said there is a lot of struggles in the […]