Opinion

This week, the University of Wisconsin Milwaukee posted an article is the spirit of Valentine’s Day; it was about couples who met at UWM and how their love has continued and flourished over the years. Sounds sweet, right? Well, while I initially thought it was unique and touching, the stark reality of the article then […]

Being in the press room for the debate is like my vision of the future robot takeover. The union ballroom has been transformed into a hub of activity with wires leading to long trestle tables set up throughout the whole hall. Large flat screen TV’s are set up intermittently throughout the space. If the robots […]

Here I am, a sophomore in college, covering my first big event and I’m surrounded by some of the biggest media names in the state and country. Journalists from CNN, CBS, AP, NPR, Washington Post, Milwaukee Journal-Sentinel to name a handful. Most of these journalists have done this already in the past week much less […]

The world is a hard place for women in politics. I am one of those women, but I also come from generations of women involved in politics and their communities. My aunt started Women Impacting Public Policy and has brunches with the First Lady herself, along with being well known in the Clinton campaign. She […]

Wow. Just wow. I do not know how else to describe my time at the Democratic Debate tonight. Even though I first learned that I was one of the 25 UWM students to receive a ticket a week ago, through a lottery, I still had to pinch myself once I entered the debate hall tonight. […]

Who really won the Super Bowl? Last Sunday was not any other football Sunday; it was the 50th Super Bowl. The Denver Broncos defeated the Carolina Panthers with an ending score of 24-10; but were they the real “champs” of this event? Not really. I am sure most people would agree-especially the black community. Any […]

By Sierra Wolff Jada Pinkett-Smith. Will Smith. Spike Lee. Mark Ruffalo. These are just a few names on an increasing list of celebrities boycotting this year’s Academy Awards. For the second straight year, the Academy has no nominations for people of color in the big categories. The Academy itself has a historic background lacking in […]

We need feminism. We need feminism because walking past a group of men on campus is scary. Because although you keep your eyes down when striding past them, and don’t acknowledge that they even occupy the same planet, you are still showered with catcalls and invitations to come closer. We need feminism because “no” is […]

“When I grow up,” said a naive, 10-year-old boy to his English class, “I’m going to go to college. I’m going to become the biggest writer of all time. I’m going to be the richest man alive.” He has great dreams, great expectations, and great hope for the future. There are no obstacles, no surprises […]

As the presidential primaries draw nearer, Republican hopefuls are beginning to grasp at any available straws protruding from the increasingly clamorous Republican base. Chief among the straws is the sour, yet low hanging fruit, of old-school race politics. The issue of race, ever present in United States politics, exploded and slapped mud across the face […]

Though art is empowering, controversy can quickly strip away the message that is the source of its power. Recently, an East Coast blogger visiting his daughter in Shorewood was examining Jaume Plensa’s sculpture, “Spillover II,” that sits at the top of Atwater Park peering over Lake Michigan. The statue is of a contemplative, crouching man […]

Milwaukee is one of the most segregated cities in America. Yet, the most diverse campus in the UW-system is UW-Milwaukee. It would be irrational to think that this division does not bleed onto the campus. I was born in India and partly raised in England before moving to America. All changes allowed me to distinguish […]