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A full crowd gathered inside the UWM Union Ballroom for the 2014 Winter Swing Dance, presented by the campus organization, Panther Swing. The event, held on Dec. 6, started with an introductory swing tutorial taught by Jumpin’ Jive Club’s Maureen Majeski and Stephanie Wise. The participants ranged from dance beginners to swing enthusiasts. After an […]

Students of the Journalism, Advertising and Media Studies Living Learning Community at the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee tried their hand at app development. The December assignment asked the students to develop a new innovative media or information sharing app. The next Facebook, if you will. Among the ideas were: Pocket Elf, the comprehensive wish list; Culture […]

Being a successful college athlete is no easy task especially if you have to face hurdles higher than the ones on the track. But Taylor Koss, a Green Bay native and UWM track star, makes it look like a breeze. Other sports were more difficult for Koss because Koss is deaf. Koss has competed internationally […]

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 […]

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 […]

“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 […]

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 […]

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 […]

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 […]

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 […]

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 […]

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 […]