Peck School of the Arts Presents Unruly Music: Geography by Steve Nelson-Raney at UW-Milwaukee Posted on October 30, 2015November 2, 2015 by Elizabeth Lapointe The time was 7:33 p.m. when Steve Nelson-Raney arrived to the stage. He was dressed in black slacks, an olive green button up and a brown overcoat. His silver hair looked primped for the evening ahead. Standing about five feet in front of the piano, he crossed his arms at the wrists and bowed graciously […]
UW-Milwaukee Students Explore Majors at Campus Fair Posted on October 29, 2015November 4, 2015 by Michael Atteberry College students love free stuff, so with free coffee, pretzels, popcorn, and candy, the Union Ballroom was bustling with UW-Milwaukee students and faculty alike Monday morning for the Exploring Majors Fair. UWM students came to the event to receive something more substantial than popcorn, though: information. Booths set up by various departments lined the ballroom […]
Some UWM Student Veterans Seek Right to Campus Carry Posted on October 26, 2015October 26, 2015 by Montel Allen The ongoing conflict of whether students should be allowed to conceal firearms in campus buildings heated the UWM Student Association’s Safety Committee meeting Friday, with committee members pitted against two student veterans, who brought forth a petition signed by 90 people who want the right to carry guns on campus. This was just a public […]
Mergers? Cuts? UWM Efficiency Team Floats Big Changes Posted on October 24, 2015February 4, 2016 by Geoffrey Marshall At the Oct. 21 meeting of the chancellor’s committee on finding efficiency to deal with UW budget cuts, Co-Chair Kyle Swanson led an exercise by handing around post-it notes and small note cards with schools and departments written on them. “This is going to be like a combination of fantasy football and which body part can […]
UW-Milwaukee Students Voice Concerns About Guns on Campus Posted on October 23, 2015November 13, 2015 by JAMS Living Learning Community Fall 2015 A team of freshman UW-Milwaukee students interested in media careers set out on campus with a simple task: Find a random student and, in non-leading fashion, inquire whether they support a controversial bill that would make it so qualifying people – including some students, faculty, and staff – could carry concealed weapons on campus. Some […]
UW-Milwaukee Area Crime Stats Show Overall Drop Since 2007 Posted on October 22, 2015April 8, 2016 by Paul Bertling The University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee gave campus-area crime statistics to Rep. Jesse Kremer this week after he and state Sen. Devin LeMahieu proposed a campus concealed carry law in part because of crime on and around the campus. The results from the statistical report released by the Milwaukee Police Department to UWM show that overall crime is actually […]
Campus divided? UW-Milwaukee Profs Want Administrative Cuts Posted on October 22, 2015January 26, 2016 by Brandon Hartman There is a level of distrust from some UWM faculty toward administration. This became abundantly apparent at a sparsely attended open listening session of the committee charged with finding efficiencies on campus in the wake of the budget cuts. The suggestions, from the very few in attendance, all had a similar theme. As each member would eventually […]
Victorian in the City? Showcasing Fashion in a Dressed Down City Posted on October 18, 2015 by Amanda Melkonian Stephanie Brown stepped onto the runway in The Milwaukee Theatre in a glitzy black-and-gold fitted bodice that loosens into a high-low swinging bottom. Its details of lace, fringe, and capped sleeves are reminiscent of what one might have worn to a saloon out west circa 1860. As director of booking for Milwaukee Fashion Week 2015, […]
Police Officers’ and Gun Store Attorneys Clash in Court in Novel Gun Lawsuit Posted on October 1, 2015October 20, 2015 by Graham Kilmer The trial for a lawsuit between two Milwaukee police officers shot during patrol six years ago and the gun store that sold the weapon used in the shooting finally kicked off Wednesday, with the attorney representing the officers arguing in his opening statement that the sale contained hallmark signs of an illegal gun transaction. The […]
How the Media Changed: Freshmen Investigate an Information Revolution Posted on September 29, 2015September 29, 2015 by JAMS Living Learning Community Fall 2015 University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee freshman students interested in media careers through a Living Learning Community were assigned to each interview a person at least 20 years older than they are about changes in the media. For these students, the news is immediate, individualistic, constant, on-demand, and often accessed through social media or a smart phone. Sometimes, […]
Clinton at UWM: “I Need You,” Hillary Clinton Tells Crowd at UW-Milwaukee Campus Posted on September 10, 2015October 20, 2015 by Michelle Amidzich Milwaukee— Hillary Clinton spoke in the Wisconsin Room at the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee where she said young people have a stake in the upcoming election particularly when it comes to college tuition and student loan debt. “I have a plan that will allow any person to go to a four- year college or university to […]
Clinton at UWM: Hillary Clinton Criticizes Student Loan Debt, Walker, and Trump Posted on September 10, 2015September 10, 2015 by Brenden Schulz Milwaukee—Presidential hopeful Hillary Clinton came out hard against the current state of college tuition in a speech given in the Wisconsin Room of the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee Union on Thursday. The Former Secretary of State deplored the debt that students incur while getting their college degrees. Clinton encouraged those in attendance to raise their hands […]