Ministry Provides Home Cooking to Students Posted on May 11, 2014September 30, 2014 by Britney Donald Mondays and Tuesdays can be the most grueling start of the week but there is nothing like the feeling of being greeted on Wednesdays to a home-cooked meal hosted by University Christian Ministries. Located directly across the street from the UWM Union terrace, students from different backgrounds and religious beliefs can come together from 12 […]
Rock and Roll Poet Remembered Posted on May 11, 2014June 17, 2014 by Justin Jagler It was hard to miss Professor Martin Jack Rosenblum, with his long grey beard and Lennon-like glasses, smoking a cigarette somewhere outside the Golda Meir Library or near the Music Building. He sometimes seemed like some kind of Milwaukee rock legend before they knew who he was. He had that presence about him. To students, […]
Lovell Resigns For Religious Calling Posted on March 27, 2014March 27, 2014 by Matt Incrocci Only several months ago, when members of the Marquette community came to Chancellor Michael Lovell about running their university, he was “flattered but wasn’t really interested. I was very happy at UWM.” That changed suddenly this week, as Lovell announced he was leaving UW-Milwaukee after just three years as permanent chancellor to lead the university’s […]
UWM Production Club Takes Off Posted on December 14, 2013March 17, 2014 by Colton Dunham In the spring of 2008, University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee students Jon Bell, Alex Brucker, Anthony Gagnon, and Michael Kubaszak started Production Club, an organization that focuses on the technical aspects of filmmaking. The founders formed the organization to meet fellow students to recreate scenes with the knowledge they’ve learned through UWM’s film program. The organization transitioned […]
When September 11 is Barely a Living Memory Posted on November 23, 2013September 30, 2014 by Colton Dunham On the morning of Sept. 11, 2001, UW-Milwaukee freshman Ben Gaddour was learning about Native American culture in his second grade class at University School of Milwaukee. He remembers the frantic phone call his teacher received in the middle of the lesson. Gaddour and his classmates sat quietly as they watched their teacher turn on […]
Building Community and Solidarity Posted on November 16, 2013September 30, 2014 by Kelsey Rosencrance Both the Riverwest 24-Hour Bike Race (RW24) and Overpass Light Brigade (OLB) are working to build a sense of solidarity, whether that be nationally through OLB, or locally through RW24. Both are successful in different ways, and for different reasons. RW24 builds its temporary community through a common passion for biking. While OLB builds its […]