e-Clips: UWM in the News
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Sept. 14-20, 2004
NEWS
Five students questioned in attack near UWM
Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, WI – Sept. 15, 2004
Police arrested five male UWM students who attacked a female student who was walking alone near the campus. The attack early Sunday morning prompted warnings to students and received wide media coverage. Columnist Jim Stingl commented on the students’ claims they were pulling a prank:
Five guys in search of ‘stupid fun.’ Very stupid
Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, WI – Sept. 17, 2004
Immigrants a symbol of a new global era
Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, WI - Sept. 19, 2004
Journalist, author, poet and musician Ruben Martinez, who spoke at UWM over the weekend as part of Hispanic Heritage Month, “takes five” to talk about the changing nature of the immigrant experience.
Ten landlords cited in sting
Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, WI – Sept. 16, 2004
Ten landlords were cited in a city sting operation targeting properties skirting city rooming house licensing requirements, part of the city's latest strategy to address the persistent problem of crowding near the UWM campus.
Sewage overflows need MMSD, community action
Milwaukee Business Journal, WI – Sept. 17, 2004
The work of UWM scientists who’ve been monitoring stormwater discharges recently upstream from the Milwaukee area’s combined sewer areas is mentioned in this guest opinion column.
Calendar: Coming up in business
Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, WI – Sept. 17, 2004
The University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee School of Business Administration Center for Technology Innovation will present a workshop on ADO.NET Sept. 24 from 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.
Moore’s success could help Kerry in September
Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, WI – Sept. 17, 2004
State Sen. Gwen Moore's overwhelming primary election victory for Milwaukee's congressional seat may help Sen. John Kerry win Wisconsin, says Mordecai Lee, associate professor of governmental affairs at UWM. Lee also commented on the Wisconsin primary on Wisconsin Public Radio Sept. 13 and Sept. 15.
Feingold asks Michels for six debates
Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, WI – Sept. 18, 2004
Mordecai Lee, a former state legislator and associate professor of governmental affairs at UWM, says Wisconsin’s U.S. Senate race could become a copy of the presidential races, or it could turn totally on the candidates’ personal characters. Lee was also quoted in a story about a ballot shortage, noting that intense interest in some races drew more voters out. See:
High turnout causes ballot shortage
Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, WI – Sept. 15, 2004
Union starts Web site to identify firms it says are sending jobs overseas
Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, WI – Sept. 17, 2004
Incomplete information makes it very difficult to tell how many jobs have been moved overseas, comments Sammis White, director of UWM’s Center for Workforce Development, in a story about a new union Web site.
Miller Lite’s gains provoke counterattack
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Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, WI – Sept. 20, 2004
Anheuser-Busch apparently sees the Miller taste tests as a threat, said Todd Brachman, a business consultant who also is a lecturer at UWM’s School of Business Administration, in this article about beer advertising wars.
Nader criticizes Democrats, vows to be on Wisconsin ballot
Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, WI – Sept. 16, 2004
Independent presidential candidate Ralph Nader, who spoke at UWM’s Union Wednesday, criticized efforts to keep him off the Wisconsin ballot.
UWM receives grant for Early Reading program
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Sept. 16, 2004
UWM’s School of Education has received a $2.4 million grant to work with local early childhood centers to help youngsters between three and five learn skills needed to become readers. Karen Stoiber, professor of education and one of two project leaders, was interviewed for this story.
Birthday in the Bog
Capital Times, WI – Sept. 17, 2004
The Wisconsin Wetlands Association will celebrate 35 years of wetland protection at the UW-Milwaukee Field Station at Cedarburg Bog in Saukville on Saturday.
Contest recognizes young Latinas
Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, WI – Sept. 17, 2004
Alexis Hernandez, a junior criminal justice/law major at UWM, is among the contestants for the Miss Latina-Racine title.
Live chat: entertainment
Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, WI - Sept. 13, 2004
A new entertainment area within walking distance of UWM is mentioned in this live chat with the Journal’s entertainment reporter.
Arts
Indian Summer music awards announced
Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, WI – Sept. 2004
The first-ever Indian Summer Music Awards, presented last weekend, are the result of a partnership between the Indian Summer festival and UWM’s Office of American Indian Student Services.
NY professor to take residence at UWM
Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, WI – Sept. 14, 2004
Myra Mimlitsch-Gray, a professor of art at the State University of New York at New Paltz, will be in residence at UWM’s Peck School of the Arts from Sept. 24 through 30, working with students and community members.
Art Museum loses curator
Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, WI – Sept. 15, 2004
The system of adjunct curators used at UWM’s inova is mentioned in this story.
Sports
Ballpark tribute was apt for Jensen
Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, WI – Sept. 17, 2004
The late Paul Jensen, a UWM graduate and longtime and well-known Milwaukee bartender, was saluted on Miller Park ’s big screen by his friends.
Miami rolls past UWM
Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, WI – Sept. 19, 2004
Francheska Savage led a balanced attack with 14 kills as the University of Miami (4-3) claimed a 30-21, 30-18, 30-18 victory over UWM in women’s volleyball at the “hurricane Ivan” Sugar Bowl classic in Dallas.
Coastal Carolina edges UWM
Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, WI – Sept. 18 , 2004
The University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee and No. 13 Coastal Carolina University played even soccer for the majority of the game, but Coastal Carolina's Peter Louis scored in the 87th minute to lift the host Chanticleers on Friday night.
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