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UW-Milwaukee expansion projects have been tabled, and tuition hikes may come in the school’s future, according to school officials during Friday’s budget update meeting. Capital projects at UWM have all been brought to a halt in response to last year’s $250 million budget cut to the UW-System. It has been estimated that 90 percent of […]

They are the survivors of the survivors of one of the greatest horrors in the world’s history: The Holocaust. And they live among us. These are stories the Nazis never wanted told. These are people the Nazis wanted to forever silence. But the stories of these men and women, who age from 87 into their […]

The Open Records Law in Wisconsin was at the center of a big controversy when members of the State Legislature announced and then withdrew plans to modify the law. However, a three-month Media Milwaukee investigation found that there were relatively few Open Records Law and Open Meetings Law complaints filed with District Attorneys and Corporation […]

For a map of Milwaukee’s best skateboarding spots, click here. The blaring punk music of Riverwest’s Fuel Café reverberated in patrons’ eardrums as they walked through the door. Rob Owens, a veteran of the skateboard industry, sits in line like any other normal customer. Once outside, the brisk October wind blows the smoke of his […]

Customers all over the Milwaukee area and the country, including teenagers, are turning to spray tans thinking they are a safe alternative to UV tanning beds, but a Media Milwaukee investigation unearthed a pattern of consumers and employees who had no idea that some research has found potential health risks, including possible genetic alterations. The […]

By Cassandra Bretl UW-Milwaukee took time Monday to remind Panthers to take a deep breath and stay calm when preparing for final exams. Different clubs and organizations came together in the Union for the third time in UWM history to plan Panther Pause. The Wisconsin room was separated into two elaborate rooms. One room included […]

Last year, Mark DeGeorge and his only son—his namesake—were preparing for that son’s gender transition. As the younger Mark became Sarah, Caitlyn Jenner’s transition was big news, and Sarah shared her story with local media. Mark and Sarah sat down after a turbulent 12 months to talk about how they’re navigating a new father-daughter relationship. Listen […]

Wajahat Ali used humor to bring light to anti-Islamic bigotry in America during his Understanding Muslims: Islamophobia and Turning Villains into Heroes event. His colloquial banter and sarcastic jokes helped make this event about a touchy subject interactive. Ali is of Pakistani decent, and he sarcastically acknowledges that, “In 2015 America, nothing says popularity like […]

At the Newsroom Pub on East Wells St., heightened ceilings hold dim lights that spill on the faces of well-known members of the local media. Behind a voluminous bar, suited writers and jubilant broadcasters of the Milwaukee scene project their smiles onto one another, exchanging handshakes and playful recollections, under the auspices of the Milwaukee […]

The University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee Program Committee for the College of Nursing is considering adjusting a policy to have nursing students look professional without taking away much of the students’ individuality. The committee might consider loosening its policy on tattoos and piercings. As more and more people are having tattoos and piercings, society has become more […]

As the UW-Milwaukee campus grapples with an unprecedented budget cut, Dean Rodney Swain told the College of Letters and Science budget cuts committee that the focus, at least now, should be on “what to do with” people he called “temporary employees,” which he defined as lecturers and ad hoc teachers. The College is compiling a […]

Within the bowels of the urban planning and architecture building exists a fully equipped woodshop. An arsenal of specialized tools is available to all students within the School of Architecture and Urban planning. This is where students gain hands on experience, constructing physical models of what they have created intellectually. Geoff Marshall reports.