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Rick Richter’s living room in his empty house was, well, empty. Except for a few lamps collecting dust and a couple sets of string lights. But it would not be empty come 7 p.m. The living room has been known as the gathering place for ages. Families congregate there to share stories and laughs together. […]

The recommended ratio of students to psychiatrist is 1 per 1,500. At the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee, that ratio is 1 to every 3,000 students. This is the lowest staffed student ratio across the UW System, according to senior psychologist at the Norris Health Center on campus, Paul DuPont. With such high numbers of students and […]

A Wisconsin bathroom bill proposed by two Republican legislators would restrict bathroom and changing room usage by transgender students. The proposed law, which is currently being circulated for co-sponsorship by Rep. Jesse Kremer and Sen. Steve Nass, would require public schools in Wisconsin to designate any multiple-occupancy restroom or changing room for use by a […]

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 […]

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 […]

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 […]

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 […]

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 […]

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 […]

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 […]

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, […]

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 […]