Panthers Starter Tiby Skips Graduation, Unloads on Athletic Department

UW-Milwaukee men’s basketball player Matt Tiby isn’t walking across the graduation stage this month, and – in the latest social media vent on the Athletic Department – Tiby says he’s “bitter” because UWM, which he called a “big Junior College” made his student-athlete experience “subpar.” Recently, Tiby sought Facebook as his outlet to express why […]

UW-Milwaukee Blacks Out Most of Braun’s Emails on Men’s Basketball, Jeter

Media Milwaukee sought 130 pages of Athletic Director Amanda Braun’s e-mails regarding the UW-Milwaukee men’s basketball program, including the controversial dismissal of former men’s basketball coach Rob Jeter and the team not being allowed to engage in post-season play. However, the university blacked out or redacted the contents of almost every email – including 29 […]

Rising Musician Trapper Schoepp Sticks to His Roots

UW-Milwaukee alum Trapper Schoepp released his newest album “Rangers & Valentines” on April 1. This album, though, was no April Fool’s joke. The 25-year-old musician’s second album offers a classic rock-and-roll background with a country feel. As he sat at Milwaukee’s Urban Ecology Center sipping a cup of coffee, he discussed his sound with great […]

Getting Wasted With the Food and Garden Club at UW-Milwaukee

The University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee’s dimly lit office of sustainability is also the home of UWM’s Food and Garden Club. The club consists of like-minded students and professors whose mission is growing sustainable food on campus. Kudzu vines climb over someone’s desk while herbs germinate at another’s. The club has a litany of seeds in stock […]

Getting Wasted in Milwaukee With Dumpster Delights

[youtube=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0NEaQzfKCCg&w=700&rel=0]   It’s 20 ’til midnight, and Media Milwaukee is out shopping for food. The stores are closed, but there’s still plenty of produce to sort through. Whole sacks of clementines tossed out because one of them is a little banged up. A bag of cereal disposed of because the box has a dent in […]

Rob Jeter Goes to UNLV; Bo Ryan Praises Pick

UNLV has announced Rob Jeter, former UW-Milwaukee men’s basketball coach, as its new assistant coach, a hire which drew immediate praise from former Badgers coach Bo Ryan, who praised Jeter’s recruiting, coaching, and people skills. Marvin Menzies, head coach for UNLV, has also hired Andre Lefleur and Eric Brown as associate head coaches. Jeter confirmed […]

Panthers Finish Miller Park Series 2-1, But Lose Final Game

The Panthers (20-20, 9-8 Horizon League) went head-to-head in their last game of the three-day weekend series against Northern Kentucky University (16-29, 5-17 Horizon League). The Panthers played their final game of the series at Miller Park, losing 3-0. However, Milwaukee finished the series 2-1. According to athletic communications director, Chris Zills, the Panthers have […]

UW-Milwaukee Fashion Show to Showcase Various African Cultures

There is one place at UWM where students from all over Africa can come together to meet with other students just like them. The African Student Association welcomes members from various African countries each week. Ngozi Osademe is one such student. “I joined ASA because I thought it was the way to connect with people […]

The Many Faces of Vaun

It was a typical morning when the students, all prepared for an exciting day, sat silently as the teacher instructed them to stand for the Pledge of Allegiance. Everyone stood with their right hand crossed over their chest as they faced the large red, white and blue cloth that had 50 white stars and 13 […]

Braun Defends Jeter Firing, Says Only Jordan Was Offered Job

Sitting at her office desk, glancing occasionally at the camera set up in front of her, Amanda Braun begins answering questions. She answers every one. Regardless of the length of the answer, each brings with it an aura of conviction as the embattled and not-backing-down-in-the-slightest Athletic Director discusses the many controversies swirling around the men’s […]

LGBT Advocacy Students Speak Out Against Draft Locker Room Policy

Debate over the new University Recreation Inclusive Locker Room policy draft broke out at the monthly UWM Chancellor’s Advisory Committee for LGBT+ Advocacy meeting on April 7, with some claiming it discriminates against LGBT students. The Klotsche Center currently has three locker rooms, a men’s locker room, a women’s locker room and a family locker […]