This UW-Milwaukee Student’s Harambe Meme Ruled the Internet Posted on December 22, 2016December 22, 2016 by Jenna Gaidosh If you are on any social media network, chances are you have heard of “Di*ks out for Harambe.” It all started with Harambe, the 17-year-old gorilla that was killed at the Cincinnati Zoo when a child fell into its enclosure, forcing officials to shoot. Many people believed the killing of the beloved gorilla was unnecessary […]
Months After Controversy, UWM Still Lacks Official Transgender Locker Room Policy Posted on December 16, 2016December 16, 2016 by Christina Luick As of today, while the University Recreation Locker Room policy draft is still being discussed, there is no policy for transgender students for the locker rooms at UW-Milwaukee’s Klotsche Center. Despite the ongoing debate over this draft, transgender students are able to use the locker rooms of their choice, but they first have to speak […]
Transgender Student Tells UW-Milwaukee Chancellor to “F” Off After Yiannopoulos Speech Posted on December 14, 2016December 17, 2016 by Jenna Daroszewski, Luis De Leon, Kaliice Walker, Keaton Walkowski and Nicole Frechette The UW-Milwaukee transgender student who was singled out by controversial speaker Milo Yiannopoulos sent an angry, expletive-filled email to Chancellor Mark Mone, accusing the chancellor of insulting her and engaging in “goddamn lip service.” “GO F-CK YOURSELF,” Adelaide Karen Kramer – whose photo Yiannopoulos projected onto a screen during his speech – started the email, […]
Student Coalition Demands that Chancellor Disavow Yiannopoulos Posted on December 7, 2016December 8, 2016 by Margaret Sponholz A group of students called the Coalition Against the Ultra Right delivered a petition to University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee Chancellor Mark Mone’s office today in protest of Breitbart News Editor Milo Yiannopoulos coming to campus next week as part of his “Dangerous Faggot Tour.” Yiannopoulos, who is openly gay and nicknamed the Dangerous Faggot, has been […]