Wisconsin Stories

Regan Rayl is a Junior at UW-Milwaukee pursuing Advertising and Digital Arts and Culture.  Rayl is a member of the advertising club as well as a social media intern. In the fall of 2019, after completion of her freshman semester, the COVID pandemic forced her into online schooling for the next three semesters before she […]

Paul Johnson, 20, is a junior at UW-Milwaukee who is majoring in film. He transferred to UWM from UW-Whitewater at Rock County in the fall of 2021. Johnson is enjoying the campus and people at UWM after coming from a smaller college. Joshua Groninger: How was the campus life at UW Rock County? Paul Johnson: […]

Kristen Faith Green is a junior at the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee. Green is earning her degree with a major in Elementary Education and a minor in English. Green opens up about her college experience and how COVID has affected her social habits and how she sees the student community on campus Maria: Would you like […]

Lauren Willing is a second-year communication sciences and disorders student at UW-Milwaukee. She transferred from UW – Eau Claire in the fall of 2021. Lauren has had to learn how to adapt to new learning settings and a new environment all at the same time. Ireland Hinze: Do you live close to campus? Lauren Willing: […]

Riley Mean, 20, is a second-year finance major at UW-Milwaukee. Mean spent his freshman year at home while doing his classes online. He has had to adapt to all the changes on campus this year and go from online to in-person classes for the first time at UWM. Joe Brethouwer: How much time do you […]

Alyssa Fehrman, 21, started her academic career at UWM in 2019. She has since endured the highs and lows of transitioning from in-person classes to online and back again. She is studying abroad at John Cabott University in Rome to complete her degree requirements for a double major in Global Management and Italian. Q: What […]

Caylee Pearson, 20, is a sophomore at UWM studying Business. Caylee started her college career online and faced many struggles and feelings of isolation her first two years here at UWM. With the mask mandate being lifted she’s optimistic that the atmosphere on campus will shift. Haley Timmerman: How would you describe your freshman year […]

Leanna Kraina is a transfer student at UWM. She’s a senior studying Communication. After coming to UWM in the middle of the pandemic, she had to adjust to the new normal of life on campus for students. Now Leanna is very involved on campus as a student and intern for Campus Activities Board, where she […]

Alex Olson, 21, is a full-time student at UW-Milwaukee. He started his journey at UWM in the fall of 2018 and, like many other students, faced challenges throughout the pandemic. Bennett Vance sat down with Olson to understand more about UW-Milwaukee’s campus life and social scene. Bennett Vance: What was it that drew you to […]

Zoe Garnett, 20, is a third-year Dance major at UW-Milwaukee. During the pandemic, Garnett lived in the university residence halls and would occasionally commute back to her home in Appleton, Wis. Before the pandemic, Garnett was interested in dance and activism separately. During the pandemic, she began to combine the two and she now works […]

Elliot Kite, 20, is a Marketing major at UW-Milwaukee. Kite, a Junior in college, was born and raised in Wauwatosa, Wis. Even though he says his college experience was hampered by the COVID-19 pandemic, he did not allow it to ruin his experience. It did, however, allow him to gain perspective and reflect on his […]