Special Projects

This project was created through a journalism class at the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee’s Journalism, Advertising and Media Studies Department. This work was made possible through the support of MPC Endowment Ltd., the philanthropic affiliate of the Milwaukee Press Club.

EAGLE PASS, Texas — Orly’s BBQ has been open in Eagle Pass for over four years. The business was originally based out of San Antonio. In 2019, Susana Rivera, who is originally from Eagle Pass, and her husband decided to bring their business back home. “We wanted to share our recipes and food with our […]

PIEDRAS NEGRAS, Mexico — Lizette’s journey to find a better life for her family has been very long, but even with the U.S. border so close, she and her family’s journey is still far from finished. She and her family come from Maracaibo, Venezuela. She had a business there, working as a nail stylist. However, […]

Eagle Pass, Texas, has become the epicenter of the national immigration debate. The rise of immigration over the past year has caused the Governor of Texas, Gregg Abbot, to declare a state of emergency sending in the Texas National Guard and with them, a great deal of concertina wire and buoys. This has attracted other […]

This project was created through a journalism class at the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee’s Journalism, Advertising and Media Studies Department. This work was made possible through the support of MPC Endowment Ltd., the philanthropic affiliate of the Milwaukee Press Club.

Student Journalists Samantha Calderon Liliana Fannin Elizabeth Lintonen Colton Pemble Dominic Rodriguez Juan Rodriguez-Mora Sonia Spitz Instructor Jessica McBride Digital Media Specialist Jeffrey John Loomis This project was created through a journalism class at the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee’s Journalism, Advertising and Media Studies Department. This work was made possible through the support of MPC Endowment […]

Through the cornfields and dairy farms, saturated with the smell of grass, wheat and fertilizer, lies Whitewater, Wisconsin, the epitome of a rural Wisconsin farm town that the Potawatomi tribe used to call “Minnieska.” Whitewater features one main road, the classically named “Main St.” that is lined with old-time shops with peeling paint and small-town […]

The effects of inflation in the year have been a burden to many low-income individuals and families. A Whitewater donation center allows people in need to grab necessities despite their backgrounds. Samantha Calderon was at the Whitewater Community Space. This project was created through a journalism class at the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee’s Journalism, Advertising and […]

In January, the small city of Whitewater made headlines, being pulled into the national debate about immigration. This came after Whitewater Police Chief Dan Meyer and City Manager John Weidl sent a letter to several federal and state officials in December requesting additional resources to respond to population change from an influx of Nicaraguan and […]

As you drive down Main Street of the small, college town Whitewater Wis. four large flags blowing in the wind posted on Mills Automotive shop might catch your attention. An American flag, a flag that reads “Jesus, the way – truth – life,” an Israel flag and a back-the-badge flag, all fly high on the […]