Those Fans in Red-and-White at Panther-Badger Game? They Go to UWM Posted on December 19, 2014December 19, 2014 by Paul Willems One of the most anticipated games in the recent history of Wisconsin-Milwaukee men’s basketball occurred on Dec. 10. Inside a near sold out UW-Milwaukee Panther Arena, the #5 Wisconsin Badgers were in town to take on the UWM Panthers. The tension was evident, though, even before the opening tip. Students booed the Badgers as they […]
UWM Official Warns Students Not to Sell Homework on Facebook Posted on December 19, 2014December 19, 2014 by Christina Luick The pressures of finals this December earned some students a warning from the UW-Milwaukee dean of students when a group Facebook page for the freshman class suddenly became an impromptu forum for selling homework – especially math homework. The warning highlights how students are increasingly turning to social media to adapt to college life, and […]
UW-Milwaukee Showcases Hip-Hop Dancers Posted on December 19, 2014 by Molly Hassler “The crowning achievement of my freshman year,” is how Gigi Garcia would explain her experience in the 2014 Hip Hop Showcase on Dec. 11 at the Zelazo Center just across the street from the UW-Milwaukee union. This relatively small but wonderfully opulent theater reverberated old and new hip hop hits with performances from not just […]
UWM Panthers After Dark: Dorm Spa Night Keeps Students on Campus Posted on December 19, 2014January 22, 2015 by Samantha Drizner As every student knows, you can’t go home for winter break without clearing that one last hurdle: Finals. Finals can bring major stress and frustration to students. At the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee, the residence life coordinators have just the thing to help their students combat their ever-rising stress levels: A spa in the dorms. On […]
New UWM Chancellor Mark Mone Pledges to Bring UWM Into a “New Era” Posted on December 15, 2014December 15, 2014 by John Gingrass and Sean Cornell Mark A. Mone, who will take over as the 9th chancellor of the University of Wisconsin – Milwaukee, effective immediately, promised Monday to move “forward together boldly” on a new agenda emphasizing student success, research, and community engagement. Referring to a “new era,” Mone, who has worked at UWM since 1998, said one of his […]
Faces of UWM: The Working Student, Jenna Stathus Posted on December 13, 2014December 15, 2014 by Brooke Dowden Working at Cousin Subs wasn’t senior Jenna Stathus’ only job while studying at UW-Milwaukee. In just three years, Stathus has also been employed as a Domino’s delivery driver, a nanny, a computer lab supervisor at Enderis Hall, a marketing and communications intern at Froedert Hospital and as intern at Johnson Controls. While it may seem […]
Capoeira has come to Milwaukee Posted on December 12, 2014 by Andrew McCann The first thing you notice is the music. It echoes from down the hall – a sharp, rhythmic number, repeating the same notes and movements over and over, like dance music. The addictive melody is already sinking in, and causes the head to bob lightly. At the door where the music is coming from, it’s […]
Chalk Full of Inspiration Posted on December 12, 2014January 22, 2015 by Thomas Kelly Throughout the UW-Milwaukee campus, inspirational quotes by famous poets such as Walt Whitman, Edger Allen Poe, and Ralph Waldo Emerson and many others decorated the school’s landscape. Some of the quotations were accompanied with chalk art. “Don’t be pushed by your problems. Be led by your dreams,” a quote read written in yellow chalk. “Fear […]
Player Spotlight: Cody Wichmann Talks UWM Basketball and Facing Adversity Posted on December 11, 2014 by Joe Halley He’s won a state championship. He can shoot a basketball with the best of them. And his lefty release is as pure as can be. Meet Cody Wichmann, a hard-working, humble player who is lethal with the rock from behind the arc. He can now add a NCAA Tournament appearance to his resume as he […]
Love in the City: Introducing Mrs. and Mrs. St. Nolde Posted on December 11, 2014January 22, 2015 by Jacob Hanson It was dark. It was cold. Rain was in the forecast. Leaves changed from vibrant warm colors to darker shades as they fell from the trees above. Booming clanks from the industrial site across the river echoed throughout the aisles. But the white altar was luminous against the grey sky, and the rainbow stole of […]
What’s it Like to Be a Bear Fan on Packers Sunday? These UWM Students Found Out Posted on December 9, 2014January 4, 2015 by JAMS Living Learning Community Fall 2014 They’re mortal rivals. The Packers and Bears. Packers and Vikings. But what happens when a growing number of Illinois and Minnesota students take up residence together in a Wisconsin dorm? It’s one thing to shout at each other at a football game. Let’s just say some of these passionate Bear, Viking, and Packer fans, never […]
UWM Panthers Basketball Attendance Down Early in Season Posted on December 7, 2014December 7, 2014 by John Gingrass Through the first three games of the college basketball season, the average attendance at home games for UWM Panthers men’s basketball games is down 31 percent compared to last year’s numbers, a change coming against the backdrop of a newly named arena downtown but also controversy that saw the team banned from the playoffs. On […]