Movies - Oct. 3, 2008
UWM brings Africa's past into Milwaukee's present
This weekend, Community Media Project welcomes three distinguished African-American filmmakers for a weekend of screenings, installations and discussions. The event, entitled "Africa Beyond," highlights the works of renowned directors Charles Burnett, Kevin Everson and UWM's own Iverson White.
Tags: community media project, UWM, Africa Beyond, Charles Burnett, Kevin Everson, Iverson White, Portia Cobb

Movies - Sept. 25, 2008
Shiny prints offer new look at Godard classics
Serious film buffs need no introduction to the great works of French director Jean-Luc Godard. Two of those works -- 1962's "Vivre sa vie" and "Contempt," from 1963 -- screen at UWM's Union Theatre, Friday-Sunday, Sept. 26-28. But since they will be shown in sparkling new 35mm prints, they're worth rediscovering even if you think you've already seen them.
Tags: Jean-Luc Godard, David Dinnell, UWM, Contempt, Vivre sa vie, Alberto Moravia, Bridget Bardot, Anna Karina, Fritz Lang, Jack Palance, Michel Piccoli, Raoul Coutard

Movies - Sept. 16, 2008
UWM film documents small-town, Jewish Wisconsin
Curious about what it is like to be Jewish in small-town Wisconsin, the students and faculty of the Peck School of the Arts film department's docUWM made a documentary film on the subject. "Chosen Towns" screens free at a number of locations in the coming weeks.
Tags: Chosen Towns, docUWM, Peck School of the Arts, UWM

Movies - Aug. 27, 2008
UWM Union Theatre welcomes students with films
You've got your schedule, you've got your books, you're ready to go back to class. That leaves one thing to do during the first week back at college ... see some films.
Tags: UWM, Union Theatre, Welcome Week, Smiley Face, Greg Araki

Sports - Aug. 21, 2008
A course in Baseballogy 101
Until last night, I thought I understood baseball.
Tags: brewers baseball basics for women, milwaukee brewers, uwm, school of continuing education, doug melvin, stephanie sutton

Politics - June 5, 2008
Protesting UWM this morning?
People to the north and east of the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee: you knew what you were getting into when you moved next to a university!  This isn't some sort of new thing.  Somebody moves next to an airport and complains about the noise of those darned planes.  Same with ra...
Tags: UWM, Protest