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April 27-May 3, 2004

NEWS

John Kerry shows the black and gold
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Associated Press, U.S. - May 2, 2004
A photograph of Democratic presidential candidate John Kerry wearing a UWM T-shirt as he rode his bike along the Charles River ran on the Associated Press wire Sunday and was picked up by many news organizations.

Rube Goldberg
Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, WI -- May 1, 2004
A photo of the national Rube Goldberg competition, sponsored by UWM and MATC, Marquette, WCTC and MSOE, was featured on the front page of the paper's Metro section. Channel and Channel 6 also featured the story on the Saturday evening news.

Muslim student group concerned vandalism was hate crime
Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, WI - April 30, 2004
A spokesman for the UWM police said an investigation is continuing into a case involving raw pork stuffed under the door of the Muslim Student Association's office in the UWM Union.

An acquired taste
Milwaukee Freeman Newspapers, WI - April 30, 2004
Nic Cascarano, an adjunct professor in UWM's School of Architecture and Urban Design and a partner in the Arquitectura, Inc. firm, talks about his nontraditional approach to design.

Mr. Bush's choice to oversee the archives
Washington Post, D.C. - April 28, 2004
A letter from Tim Ericson, archive program coordinator in UWM's School of Information Studies and current president of the Society of American Archivists, was published in the Post. The letter was in response to a Post story on the "stealth" nomination of Allen Weinstein to replace John Carlin as archivist of the United States, was published in the Washington Post.

WATER Institute Research
WVTV News, WI - April 28, 2004
Harvey Bootsma of the UWM Great Lakes WATER Institute was interviewed about the Institute's research on Cladaphora in Lake Michigan.

An answer, but not a cure, for a social disorder
New York Times, NY -- April 28, 2004
A UWM librarian talks about his struggles with a disorder that affects the way many people handle ordinary human contact.

Eternal optimist
Milwaukee Freeman Newspapers, WI - May 3, 2004
Profile of UWM alumna Claudette McShane, who served in the Peace Corps, was first executive director of Sojourner Truth House, and is now an executive at Carroll College. McShane received both her bachelor's and master's degrees from UWM.

ARTS

Having Fun with film (and art)
Shepherd Express, WI - April 29, 2004
UWM grads Christopher Zahn and Krista Szalli are the organizers of the second annual FunTup Film Festival, which features a a mixture of art media in an exhibition that defies categorization.

Gore a bit much, even for early Shakespeare
Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, WI - May 1, 2004
Critical review of the Milwaukee Shakespeare production of "Titus Andronicus," which opened on the UWM Mainstage Theatre over the weekend.

Journal Sentinel art critic online discussion
Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, WI - May 3, 2004
Reader John Krupka of Milwaukee mentions the work of a six-person team from UWM's School of Architecture and Urban Planning that created measured drawings of the Tani-Deri house on the grounds of Frank Lloyd Wright's Taliesen.

SPORTS

College Report: Barrett getting things started
Journal Times Online, WI - May 1, 2004
Two graduates of Racine Catholic Central were on opposing sides as UWM's Jeremy Wilson drove in two runs with a single off a former high school teammate, Ryan Gehring,as UWM beat UIC 4-3.

Heading outdoors
Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, WI - May 2, 2004
Former UWM midfielder Kyle Lance, now of the Wave United, the Milwaukee Wave's outdoor partner, impressed United Coach Art Kramer during the pre-season.