“It’s hard having to watch big corporate companies abuse their power.” Posted on April 5, 2023September 7, 2023 by Julia Dempski Natalie Mesko, 19, is a second-year college student at University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee. Julia Dempski: What issues do you care about the most? What are you most passionate about? Most worried about or most motivated by? Natalie Mesko:I would have to say climate change mostly because it’s hard having to watch big corporate companies abuse their […]
“I am going into education, which does not pay too well, but it is something I love doing so that’s why I take out loans.” Posted on April 5, 2023September 7, 2023 by John Kaney Michelle Herrmann is an 18-year-old freshman studying at the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee. She is a full-time student and Elementary Education major who expresses concern about being able to pay back her college debt. John Kaney: Do you currently have student loans? Michelle Herrmann: Yes, currently have one student loan through FAFSA. I have good amounts […]
“The majority of students, not just architecture, but a lot of students on campus are struggling.” Posted on April 5, 2023September 16, 2023 by Sonia Spitz Maddie Duhig is an Architecture major juggling the addition of another year to the program and her incoming student loans. While her passion for the career remains, Maddie explains why it can be difficult to maintain the major and get a job right out of college. Sonia Spitz: What issue concerns you most as a […]
“For me, as a Mexican, it drives me insane that they’re losing these young kids.” Posted on April 5, 2023September 7, 2023 by Elizabeth Lintonen Eric Beltran is a transfer Animation major at UWM. While the situation at the U.S. and Mexico border is one he’s familiar with, the recent developments and lack of action on the part of the current administration have led to his frustration. His personal family ties make the issue one he’s well informed about, and […]
“They want to villainize the people who threaten their position of privilege.” Posted on April 5, 2023September 7, 2023 by Natalie Ng Dally Du Mez (they/them), Mary Lutton (she/they) and Anna Welter (she/they/he) are all students at University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee. They chose UWM due to its inclusive nature for the LGBT+ community. Natalie Ng: What big issues do you care about most? What are you most passionate about, or most worried about? Or most motivated by? Dally […]
“When we’re making a bunch of policies and getting in political arguments, we’re not really thinking about the children.” Posted on April 5, 2023September 7, 2023 by Emily Kern Mia Heredia, 23, is a Criminal Justice and African Diaspora Studies graduate student at UWM. She has served as the president of UWM’s Student Association for the last two years and is the Graduate Equity Team Lead for UWM’s Honors College. In her free time, she enjoys adding vampire books and movies to her roster, […]
“By ‘We the people,’ I mean every inhabitant of the United States.” Posted on April 5, 2023September 7, 2023 by Samantha Calderon Jesús Velarde-Moctezuma graduated from the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee in Dec. 2022 with a communications major and Spanish minor, and was raised in Milwaukee. He has been a graduate student since Jan. 2023 under the Translation and Interpreting Studies master’s program at UW-Milwaukee. Apart from being a student, he works at the Roberto Hernández Center as […]
Money pouring into Wisconsin Supreme Court race Posted on February 18, 2023February 18, 2023 by Margaret Tews The Wisconsin State Supreme Court race, starting with Feb 21’s primary, is on track to become the most expensive judicial election in state history. The four candidates running to fill Justice Patience Roggensack’s open seat are expected to spend a total of $6 million on the primary alone. There will still be six more weeks […]
Campus Food Pantry Helps Students Afford Meals Posted on October 28, 2022October 28, 2022 by Basim Al Marjan It was a sunny afternoon in May 2020, and as the COVID-19 pandemic was raging across America, Dominic Pham, a Philosophy major at UW-Milwaukee, returned home from a demanding shift at his job. Most evenings, he prepared two packets of ramen and a pot of coffee. “It gave me a more conscious consideration to the […]
Even After They’ve Paid Off Their Own Loans, Alums Support Debt Relief Posted on October 28, 2022September 7, 2023 by Meyshia Lantz Maria Belke is a graduate of the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee. Belke graduated in May of 2022 with a bachelor’s degree in K-12 Theater Education. Belke paid for her education through scholarships, help from her parents, and student loans. Belke was excited to hear the Biden administration’s announcement on the potential student loan forgiveness plan. “Loans […]
Views on Student Loan Forgiveness Across Generations Posted on October 28, 2022September 7, 2023 by Ryan Johnston A native of Wisconsin, John Gardner worked hard throughout school to pay for his loans. Gardner said he never took time off and slowly chipped away at his student debt. Gardner’s hard work paid off, and he eliminated the loans. Gardner is now retired from selling insurance and lives in a house he built himself […]
Wisconsin Borrowers Will Pay Tax on Student Loan Forgiveness Posted on October 28, 2022September 7, 2023 by Morgan Betchkal Wisconsin borrowers who receive financial relief through the federal Student Loan Forgiveness plan will have to pay income taxes on the money they receive, costing some of those borrowers hundreds of dollars. Many have responded in opposition to the student loan forgiveness plan entirely. Wisconsin state law calling for income tax on the forgiveness plan […]