Eat, Sleep, Drag, Repeat

Devin Quello, a sophomore at UWM, may seem like your “Average Joe” when seen on campus, but off-campus, he’s much more. Quello spends a lot of time in the studio writing and producing his own music. He also spends time performing drag-like numbers to his own songs. Hunter Hanthorn reports.

Downer Woods: A UWM Tradition in Limbo?

Spring is a season of change, especially for UWM. This time of year, Panthers’ Baseball starts, the weather gets warmer, and Downer Woods begins to bloom. The university is facing cuts and restructuring that could alter the whole University of Wisconsin System. The budget includes a provision that changes the legal protections on Downer Woods. […]

PantherVision Named Best College Newscast Again

UW-Milwaukee’s PantherVision won the Student Award of Excellence for best collegiate Television Newscast for the fifth consecutive year at the 2015 WBA, Wisconsin Broadcast Association, Student Seminar. The WBA is a trade association that promotes, supports and represents all of the TV and radio broadcast in the state of Wisconsin. The WBA Student Seminar, which […]

“I Am Hmoob”

It wasn’t a calm and quiet Saturday night in the union on April 4. Because the ballroom was home to Hmong Student Association’s second annual “I am Hmoob.” The cultural program showcased a variety of performances, as well traditional Hmong dancing, and singing. Over 100 people were in attendance for the event including students, community […]

Transformation into a Drag Persona

Aamani Carter is a freshman at UW-Milwaukee and one of the few student performers at the 2015 UWM Annual Drag Show in the Milwaukee Theatre. He shared the experience of transforming into his drag persona, Gluttoni Sinn. Reported by Sarah DeGeorge.

Kung Fu in the UW-Milwaukee Union

One of the many recreational sports classes that UWM offers is Kung Fu. TJ Staniszewski, an assistant instructor at the Chinese Kung-Fu Center of Milwaukee, shows students how cool the forms of martial arts can be, and also the mental and physical benefits it has for people. TJ said he’s never had to use his […]

Budget, messaging big topics at UWM Student Association debate

Presidential and vice presidential candidates for the UWM Student Association all voiced concern over the Governor Walker’s proposed budget cuts to the UW System in a campus debate Thursday, but several challengers argued for a more aggressive approach in getting the SA message out and connecting with faculty. One presidential candidate, Franco Ferrante, focused his […]

The Art of Pool

Kyle Noll is working on getting his master’s degree in volcanic studies at UW-Milwaukee. In his free time, he uses his favorite past time and love for billiards to teach students at the UWM Union Rec Center. Dylan Deprey reports.

Exploring Religion Through Art at UW-Milwaukee

In room 154 of Mitchell Hall, the Art History Gallery currently features one of the largest collections held in the UWM Art Collection, the Reflections on a Collection, an exhibition that commemorates the 50th anniversary of the arrival of the Rogers Family Collection of Greek and Russian Christian icons to University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee. The exhibit’s […]

Spreading the Word to End the Word at UW-Milwaukee

Students gathered in the Union Concourse March 4 to make the pledge to “Spread the Word to End the Word” and to get their pictures taken afterwards. Tables aligned with piles of shirts containing the phrase “Spread the Word to End the Word” lead the front of this display along with large white boards with […]

Ray Cross Gets Cold Reception at UW-Milwaukee; Makes Resignation Promise

University of Wisconsin President Ray Cross was welcomed to UWM with a cold reception. Cross came to Milwaukee as part of a series of budget meetings held across the UW System. The only audible approval Cross received was when Richard Grusin, a UWM English professor and director of 21st Century Studies, asked, “Given your repeated […]

UW-Milwaukee Authors Honored

Marija Gajdardziska-Josifovska, Dean of the UWM Graduate School, apologizes to a conference center filled with UWM faculty and staff. “Apologies that there is no dinner,” Gajdardziska-Josifovska says. “I guess this is the start of our budget cuts.” The room erupts in laughter at the timely joke. The UWM faculty and staff members have gathered in […]