An Inside Look: Who Are UW-Milwaukee’s Safe Walkers? Posted on December 8, 2016July 27, 2021 by Luis De Leon 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 Posted on December 8, 2016December 9, 2016 by Nyesha Stone 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 Posted on December 7, 2016December 8, 2016 by Margaret Sponholz 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 […]
UW-Milwaukee Student Association Approves Funding for Student Org Cameras, Trips Posted on December 7, 2016 by Ana Martinez-Ortiz The UW-Milwaukee Student Association gave away more than $10,000 in grants to clubs that petitioned for grant money for everything from new equipment such as cameras and going on trips around Wisconsin and other states. The $10,731 for these Nov. 7 grants comes from segregated fees students pay as a part of their tuition. Registered […]
UW-Milwaukee Officials Fear Trump’s Election May Affect International Student Enrollment Posted on November 24, 2016 by Micaela Martin Members of the University Committee and UW-Milwaukee Chancellor Mark Mone are worried that Donald Trump’s victory will cause a dramatic drop in the enrollment of international students at UWM. At a meeting in which the topic came up, one professor expressed concern that Muslim students will transfer to other universities because of the election and […]
Live Blog: How Trump Turned the Mississippi River Valley Red Posted on November 19, 2016November 27, 2016 by Media Milwaukee staff
Donald Trump Supporters Celebrate While Opponents Protest Posted on November 18, 2016February 7, 2018 by Ean Holtz [youtube https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ngy4l9SmRh4&w=700&rel=0]
Election Night Watch Party for Hillary Clinton Posted on November 16, 2016November 17, 2016 by Maggie Polsean [youtube https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3GEs9YicuxQ&feature=youtu.be&w=700&rel=0]
Voices of Millennial Voters: How These Wisconsin Students Voted Posted on November 14, 2016July 27, 2021 by Media Milwaukee staff 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 Posted on November 13, 2016November 13, 2016 by Amanda Watter 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 Posted on November 13, 2016 by Margaret Sponholz 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 Posted on November 13, 2016November 13, 2016 by Christina Luick 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 […]