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Veterans, staff and students stand for the National Anthem during the MATC Veterans Day Celebration, November 11, 2025.
MATC Veterans Day Celebration
Terrence Williams Sr. combat engineer & truck driver for the U.S. Army. Picture provided by Sports Editor Crystal Williams.
Honoring family legacy from World War II to the Gulf War
MATC District Board meeting on October 28, 2025
Support grows for fired staff
Photo of three individuals that prompted a lockdown at MATC's Downtown Campus.
Lockdown at MATC
(from left to right) Celicio Lozano -Active Duty, Russell Guy - Active Duty, Denzel Renfro - Leading Student Ambassador - Veterans Resource Center (VRC), Claude Lamb - Veteran, Devona Hardin - Admissions Supervisor, and Jamie Hollins Mast - Veteran's Resource Specialist
Veterans Resource Center brunch
Sophomore guard Jordan Jones drives to the basket against his defender in the home opener win (131-76) against Elgin Community College on November 13, 2025.
Home opener win: Stormers men’s basketball
Sophomore libero and defense specialist #7 Kimberly Busateri in a match against Illinois Valley on November 5, 2025.
Women’s volleyball loses in the semi-finals 
Freshman outside hitter #2 Kayleah Laughlin in a match against Illinois Valley on November 5, 2025.
Stormers women’s volleyball beats Illlinois Valley 3-1
Sophomore transfer from Delta College in University Center, Michigan, Jayden Hackett. Photo provided by Assistant Athletic Director Travis Mrozek.
From Michigan to Milwaukee: Jayden Hackett talks hoops and heart
Stormers women’s soccer team celebrates after a goal against Madison College on October 22.
Stormers women’s soccer ties Madison College, 1-1
Dia De Muertos celebration on Milwaukee’s south side.
Day of the Dead celebration
Illustration by Noah Thomson
The monster myth: Sharks and human fear
Jiangshi illustration created by Sr. Illustrator Noah Thomson.
Jiangshi: The myth of the unquiet Qing dead
Q illustration by Sr. Illustrator Noah Thomson
Q: The feathered serpent god
Werewolf illustration by Sr. Illustrator Noah Thomson
Werewolf: From man to beast
Noah Thomson is the illustrator and content creator of Film Facts Trivia.
Film Facts Trivia – Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse (2018)
Noah Thomson is the illustrator and content creator of Film Facts Trivia.
Film Facts Trivia – The Princess Bride
Noah Thomson is the illustrator and content creator of Film Facts Trivia.
Film Facts Trivia:Titanic
Noah Thomson is the illustrator and content creator of Film Facts Trivia.
Film Facts – 7
Noah Thomson is the illustrator and content creator of Film Facts Trivia.
Film Facts Trivia – 6
Illustration by Noah Thomson
Kung Fu Critters
Snow Angel: Sending warm, magical winter wishes! by Autumn Melody (Sultan), MATC Times Magna Illustrator
Snow Angel: Sending warm, magical winter wishes!
Kung Fu Critters: Ready, Fight 3 by Noah Thomson
Kung Fu Critters: Ready, Fight 3
Kung Fu Critters: Ready, Fight 2 by Noah Thomson
Kung Fu Critters: Ready, Fight 2
Kung Fu Critters, Ready, Fight 1 by Noah Thomson
Kung Fu Critters: Ready, Fight 1
The front of The White House in Washington, D.C., October 18, 2025
Behind the lens: Washington D.C.
World War I Memorial in Washington, D.C.
Pressure and Perspective: A sports editor’s reflection from Washington, D.C.
Abraham Lincoln Memorial in Washington, D.C., October 16, 2025.
History abounds in Washington, D.C:  A step back in time
Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Memorial in Washington, D.C.
Washington, D.C. and the Art of Journalism
A Washington, D.C. citizen pushing a cart with their belongings through the Chinatown Neighborhood, October 17, 2025.
Visual Journalism: Allowing the Holy Spirit to be in the midst
Students receiving GED/HSED diplomas sit in the Cooley Auditorium during a graduation ceremony on December 17, 2024.
MATC and community-based organizations to celebrate 282 students at GED/HSED graduation
May 2025 graduate Patrick Burton
Striking the right chord: A graduate’s path through MATC
A graduate expresses her excitement at MATC's Spring Commencement ceremony.
Congratulations to MATC’s spring graduates!
Emma Turk, graphic designer graduate and MATC Times Graphic Designer. Photographers: Cierra Pleshette Wilson and Juan Carlos Wood
Saudi student graduates with honors
Illustration created by MATC's Graphic Designer, Emma Turk, a spring 2025 graduate.
MATC to graduate nearly 1,700 students at 2025 Spring Commencement
Veterans, staff and students stand for the National Anthem during the MATC Veterans Day Celebration, November 11, 2025.
MATC Veterans Day Celebration
Self defense training: Mequon Campus
Self defense training: Mequon Campus
Graphic from Marketing & Communication
Coffee with Cruz – Walker’s Square
A Trunk or Treat participant smiles for the camera.
Happy Halloween
Cancer awareness and prevention event
Cancer awareness and prevention event
Veterans, staff and students stand for the National Anthem during the MATC Veterans Day Celebration, November 11, 2025.
MATC Veterans Day Celebration
Self defense training: Mequon Campus
Self defense training: Mequon Campus
Graphic from Marketing & Communication
Coffee with Cruz – Walker’s Square
A Trunk or Treat participant smiles for the camera.
Happy Halloween
Animation students gather in C282 for a 24 hour worldwide animation film contest in October. Photo shared with the Times by Chris Korth, a student who participated in the competition.
Animation Jam: MATC students participate in worldwide competition
Students and alumni attend a Career & Internship Fair at the Downtown Campus on September 30.
Career fairs at Downtown Campus this week
Graphic from MATC's The Week Ahead electronic newsletter
Fall Career Fair: Oak Creek Campus
A new Career Closet will be filled with professional clothing that MATC students can wear to interviews. The new space is part of the updates to the Student Resource Center (SRC) in S215 at the Downtown Campus.
Student Career Closet: Opening soon
Image provided by the CareerHub
Career Corner: Navigating ‘transfer in’ options at MATC
There are many networking opportunities at MATC. This is an Employer Appreciation Breakfast for M-Cubed, a partnership with MPS, MATC and UWM. The event was held to thank employers and organizations for creating work-based learning experiences for students in Milwaukee.
Career Corner: The importance of building career connections both now and in the future
To achieve a healthy diet, you’ll need to do some planning and research. Photo Illustration provided by Cierra Pleshette Wilson.
Make your New Year’s resolutions meaningful and stress-free to benefit your mental health
AI generated graphic as directed by Zanaia Joshua
Domestic Violence Awareness: Every minute, an average of 20 people are abused
Zombie Bites
Zombie Bites
The Stormers Baseball team huddles up before a game in the Spring 2024 semester.
Everyone huddle up: Let’s talk Mental Health
An MATC student squeezes a stress ball to relieve some of his stress.
Stress management tips
Students in Culinary Fundamentals worked together to create seven different egg dishes. This class was highlighted in a feature about MATC's Culinary Arts Program in the MATC Times print publication.
What’s on the menu in Culinary Fundamentals? 
Rosemary grown in the Downtown campus’ rooftop garden located on the third floor of the T Building.
Cuisine: Homegrown from MATC’s rooftop garden
Baking and Pastry students' gingerbread houses on display at the Milwaukee Public Market. December 11, 2024.
MATC’s Parade of Gingerbread Houses competition
A new look at the MATC Downtown Food Pantry in S215!
Downtown Food Pantry revamped and restocked
Renovations continue in the Student Resource Center (SRC) in S215 at MATC's Downtown Campus.
The SRC (Student Resource Center): A lifeline for students
A shared kitchen area outside of rooms at Westown Green apartments
Westown Green needs to reconsider housing criteria
Students watch a Conflict Resolution presentation conducted by MATC Student Ombudsperson Yolanda Hodges.
Westown Green: Some love it, some loath it
MATC student move-in day
MATC student move-in day
On Campus Housing
Student Legal Clinic
Don’t rent trouble
A day of hot coffee and panic…how’d he end up here?
Grand Theft Auto and the anatomy of a moral panic: 2025 is a fear-filled time
Graphic created by Warren Murphy, Managing Editor
The future of money: We all want to know!
Super Smash Brothers Graphic created by Emma Turk
Super Smash Brothers – A dinner party by any other name
Make academic goals part of your 2025 New Years Resolutions
Setting academic goals for the new semester
Dr. M.L.K. Dr. street sign in front of the Eliminating Racism, Empowering women (YWCA) in Milwaukee WI. December 20, 2024
Remembering Martin Luther King Jr’s full legacy
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Day of the Dead celebration

by Erik Martinez
November 3, 2025
Photo by Erik Martinez
Dia De Muertos celebration on Milwaukee’s south side.

Families on Milwaukee’s south side celebrated Day of the Dead yesterday with food, music and altars that honor the dead. The Dia De Muertos Celebration is a Mexican holiday that honors and celebrates the memory of loved ones who have died.

Photo by Erik Martinez
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