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The Wisconsin Badgers’ basketball season came to an abrupt end after a stunning loss to Iowa State in the second round of the March Madness tournament. As the Badgers walked off the court that night, many fans wondered if that would be the last game Johnny Davis would play for his home state team.  The […]

Retired American gymnast and two-time olympian Aly Raisman spoke at the UWM Union Ballroom on Tuesday, April 19th as a part of the UWM Distinguished Lecture Series. Raisman emphasized the importance of prioritizing self-care and self-awareness. She stressed to the audience that being patient with yourself is more important than pleasing your peers.  Raisman –the […]

Milwaukee is a “mortality hotspot” for pest-induced tree death, particularly due to the emerald ash borer, an invasive beetle expected to kill nearly all ash trees and cost $13 million in Milwaukee by 2050, according to a new study from the Journal of Applied Ecology. In response, the city and county are removing ash trees […]

With the surprising draft opinion leak by Politico Monday night that indicated the United States Supreme Court was looking to overturn the Roe v. Wade decision, many Wisconsinites are wondering how this would affect access to abortions. Protesters in Milwaukee gathered at Red Arrow Park Wednesday afternoon. People shouted, “my body, my choice,” and carried […]

Residual anguish from lockdown kept thousands of UW-Milwaukee graduates from celebrating their commencement. Fewer than 9% of UWM students who had a virtual graduation in 2020 or spring of 2021 attended the in-person recognition ceremony on Sunday, April 10 at the Panther Arena. While only a small percentage of graduates were in attendance, those who […]

The city of Milwaukee woke up Wednesday to its first elected African-American mayor. This historic election comes at a time when a majority minority city is currently crying out to city leaders to address the increase in crime and violence. Johnson was acting mayor in place of now United States Ambassador to Luxembourg Tom Barrett […]

“I thought I was going to collapse.” Anna Welter, a 19-year-old Film and Creative Writing double major and on-campus student worker, said she was the last student to leave the UW-Milwaukee Cambridge Commons dormitory following a carbon monoxide leak evacuation of 400 students at 10 p.m. Feb. 28. Seventeen students, including Welter, were taken to […]

For the first time in 18 years, residents of Milwaukee County will vote for Bob Donovan or Cavalier Johnson in the mayoral election held on April 5, 2022. In the spring primary on Feb. 15, 20% of registered voters submitted a ballot. Local government election turnouts never sparkle as brightly as presidential elections– even congressional […]

The University of Wisconsin Milwaukee sent a notice out to their students on Feb.23 that after spring break, they will no longer be requiring masks indoors. The mandate officially lifts on Mar.19 and was a decision made based on a decrease in covid cases following the Omicron outbreak.  The notice from the Dean of Students […]

UW-Oshkosh professors explained the “historical mythology” that led Vladimir Putin to send Russian troops into Ukraine. They spoke during a panel held for students and the public. “As I watch this situation develop, we have a sense where Putin is caught in historical mythology, and in some ways, doesn’t know how to get out of […]

University Committee members expressed their frustrations with UW-Milwaukee leadership, accusing the chancellor and other administrators of a lack of support, ineffective training, workload issues and vague communication in a meeting Tuesday, March 8. Since 2000, staffing levels at UWM have risen, then fallen and then recovered, but the number of faculty in 2019 was more […]

The UWM Student Union is starting construction this fall and early next year to achieve a fresh new look and update infrastructure. The renovation of the Student Union as well as several other projects were approved by state’s building commission in December 2020. The $40.7 million dollar renovation is being funded by a borrowed $35 […]