Searching for Leo Burt Posted on December 31, 2023December 31, 2023 by Dawson Carrell Leslie Bellais, curator of Social History and university lecturer at UW-Madison, gave her take on the potential whereabouts of 75-year-old Leo Burt. “I guess he’s dead, but it’s been 53 years,” she told Media Milwaukee. Many have wondered where “Wisconsin’s state ghost” went after disappearing 53 years ago. That ghost was Leo Burt, one […]
‘We could end up with a non-constitutional system in just a matter of years, depending on how people react.’ Posted on March 26, 2025March 26, 2025 by Aj Dagnon Kennan Ferguson is a professor at the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee who studies and teaches political science. He talked with Aj Dagnon about the first months of the second Trump presidency. Aj Dagnon: Why do you believe we’ve seen inaction from the opposing political party? Kennan Ferguson: You’ve long had a number of people who consider […]
‘All of my friends that are trans or queer identifying have been under attack.’ Posted on March 26, 2025March 26, 2025 by Luke Urback Ryan Sugden is an administrative assistant for the Journalism, Advertising, and Media Studies Program at UWM. He received a bachelor’s degree in the JAMS program and a master’s degree in Media Studies at UWM. Sugden believes that this new administration will affect him in the coming months and is worried for people he knows in […]
‘With the policies and executive orders and firings, there are a lot of things not helping the American people.’ Posted on March 26, 2025March 28, 2025 by Donnie Claybrooks-Carter Jamal Perry, 31, is from Gary, Ind. Relocating to Milwaukee in his preteen years with just his mother, Perry graduated from UWM in 2015 and then went on to earn his Master’s in Public Health from Purdue University, a degree he thought would solidify his upward trajectory. Perry landed a job working for Wisconsin’s Department […]
‘Sometimes I wish history could just be kept to the books, not happening around us.’ Posted on March 26, 2025March 26, 2025 by Shannon Knowski Adam Guinee, 22, is a senior film major at the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee. Guinee voted for Kamala Harris in the 2024 election and says United States political history informed his decision. Shannon Knowski: Can you tell me your overall feelings about the current administration and current political climate? Adam Guinee: My opinions on both are […]
‘I was expecting more people to try and rein in the craziness, but it didn’t happen.’ Posted on March 26, 2025March 26, 2025 by Stephen Wielebski Ronald Wielebski, 21, is a sophomore at the University of Wisconsin-Whitewater majoring in cybersecurity. He is still processing the early stages of the new Trump administration, but he is not letting the new administration’s actions define how he and his friends live their lives. Stephen Wielebski: How has the new presidential administration affected your everyday […]
‘The new administration seems to be throwing a wrench into how the entire country and the rest of the world functions.’ Posted on March 26, 2025March 26, 2025 by Babatunde Otukoya Jr. Senior Owen Saiia is an urban planning major at UW-Milwaukee. He intends to start graduate school in the fall, and wants to pursue a career in construction management or as a real estate development planner. Owen expressed his thoughts on the new political administration and how it is affecting the lives of citizens in America. […]
‘I’m interested to see where the never-Trump conservative movement goes from here.’ Posted on March 26, 2025March 26, 2025 by Dorothy Carpenter Josh Olson, 25, attended Grand Canyon University and majored in government with an emphasis in public policy. He works for a children’s camp and is raising a son with his wife. In the 2024 presidential election, Olson declined to vote for President Trump, even though he considers himself a conservative. Dorothy Carpenter: Can you tell […]
‘For the first time, I felt genuine fear of my family being taken away from me.’ Posted on March 26, 2025March 26, 2025 by Aj Dagnon Manuel Cuevas-Silva is the child of immigrants who has lived in Milwaukee his whole life and is studying film at UWM. His family history and his upbringing in Milwaukee have shaped his political views. Aj Dagnon: Have your anxieties surrounding yourself and your family increased in the wake of the new administration? Manuel Cuevas-Silva: Definitely, […]
‘I worry about whether I will even have a future as a teacher.’ Posted on March 26, 2025March 26, 2025 by Sky Abner Lauren Tracy, a 21-year-old junior at the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee, is passionate about education and politically engaged in shaping the country’s future. Pursuing a double major in elementary and middle school education with concentrations in science and American Sign Language, she aspires to become a teacher. However, with the results of the 2024 election, she […]
‘I think it definitely has put a bad narrative on Christianity.’ Posted on March 26, 2025March 26, 2025 by Piper Harried Ana Cosme, 19, is a freshman majoring in Psychology at the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee. As a member of the Ho-Chunk Nation, she has witnessed the rise of racism in the aftermath of the new Trump inauguration. She reflects on her family and her faith during this new political era. What would you say your reaction […]
‘Students feel that the issues they care about are left out of government.’ Posted on March 26, 2025March 26, 2025 by Ethan Ainley Caleb Rose, 21, is a senior majoring in journalism and media studies at UW-Milwaukee. Rose has interned for NBC News and WisPolitics, covering the 2024 presidential election cycle. As a young journalist about to graduate and enter the field, Rose has concerns about freedom of the press in the current political climate. Ethan Ainley: What […]
‘All these new things only seem to be working for the higher class of Americans.’ Posted on March 26, 2025March 26, 2025 by Joseph Bakalars Benjamin Schaaf, 21, is a film student at the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee. He has become much more engaged in politics as a result of this most recent presidential election, and frustrated with some of the new Trump administration policies. Like many other young people, he sometimes feels as if his voice isn’t heard. Joseph Bakalars: […]