“You’re in here and it’s like a cathedral. It’s a little hidden gem. You feel cool to be a part of it.”

Colin Mitchell is an artist with the 20 Ton Studios collective on the north side of Milwaukee and volunteered for the Doors Open Milwaukee annual event. He grew up down the road from the studio space in the Brewer’s Hill neighborhood. He’s appreciative of Doors Open Milwaukee, and the opportunity it allows for the public […]

Packers 2023 Draft Highlighted by 13th Overall Pick, Iowa Linebacker Lukas Van Ness 

Given the recent trade of long-time Quarterback Aaron Rodgers, the Packers used this year’s draft as a huge opportunity to move forward with picks like Iowa linebacker Lukas Van Ness and other young prospects.   Friday night’s day one of the NFL draft highlighted many promising prospects chosen to their now-designated franchises.    From Alabama Quarterback Bryce […]

“It’s hard having to watch big corporate companies abuse their power.”

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.”

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 […]

“They want to villainize the people who threaten their position of privilege.”

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.”

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.”

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 […]

“These people are old and white and should not have a say in a woman’s body or their choices.”

Anyia Griggs, a 24-year-old University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee 2020 graduate. She received her bachelor’s degree in Political Science with an African Diaspora Studies minor. She has realized that anyone can achieve anything they put their mind to and has worked on many campaigns and projects since she graduated. Today she is working for a campus organization […]

Money pouring into Wisconsin Supreme Court race

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 […]