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During an MATC District Board meeting, members of the MATC community hold signs in silent protest of the elimination of the Multicultural Services office and in support of the four staff members who were terminated.
MATC faces backlash over multicultural office closure; students, staff demand answers
Channetta Winfield is an American Sign Language (ASL) tutor and a student in the Culinary Arts Program.
Video phones now at MATC: Helping the deaf and hard of hearing communicate
MATC students, staff, faculty, and community members show their support of the Multicultural Services office outside of President Cruz’s office. This group photo was taken after the MATC District Board Meeting on August 26, 2025.
MATC community reacts to elimination of Multicultural Services office
New students attending an orientation at the Downtown Campus on August 12, 2025.
MATC Student Orientation: Advice for new students
All MATC Campuses closed Thursday morning
All MATC Campuses closed Thursday morning
(pictured left to right) Brewers Corey Hart and Ryan Braun signed jerseys for fans before their 25th anniversary game on July 25, 2025.
Cheers to 25 years: Celebrating the anniversary at American Family Field
Rachel Krueger hugging her cow Moose that she's showing at the Wisconsin State Fair this year. Photo shared by Krueger.
From volleyball to livestock: Rachel Krueger shows cattle at the Wisconsin State Fair
The U.S. women's volleyball team, along with MATC women's volleyball coach Michel DeLisle. Photo shared by coach DeLisle.
MATC’s volleyball coach balances local and international play
Photo shared by Stormers volleyball player Kim Busateri, who is in the bottom row wearing the #23 jersey.
Former Stormers volleyball player shares her experience competing in Greece
Operating (Game Day) Expenses- Men’s and Women’s Teams, page 11 of the Equity in Athletics Disclosure Act. Photo Illustration by Cierra Pleshette Wilson
The cost of competing: A deep dive into MATC’s athletics department spending
Rickety Stairs: A short story
Rickety Stairs: A short story
Noah Thomson is the illustrator and content creator of Film Facts Trivia.
Film Facts Trivia: Black Panther
The State Fair’s Wonder Wheel illuminates the fair grounds at night.
Final weekend of the Wisconsin State Fair
The crowd dances to Boots on the Ground at the Black Arts Fest on the Summerfest grounds. August 2, 2025
One big family: Black Arts Fest MKE
Creative final looks from the Cosmetology and Barbering students’ “Edge of Elegance: A Beauty and Barber Showcase on July 29, 2025
Beauty showcase features MATC’s students creative designs
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
Noah Thomson is the illustrator and content creator of Film Facts Trivia.
Film Facts Trivia – 5 (Scary Films)
Noah Thomson is the illustrator and content creator of Film Facts Trivia.
Film Facts Trivia-4
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
Culinary Fundamentals students pose with Chef Paul (right) in a kitchen on the 6th floor of the M Building at the Downtown Campus.
Chef Paul Carrier, lead faculty chairperson on the history of Culinary Arts at MATC
Rosemary grown in the Downtown campus’ rooftop garden located on the third floor of the T Building.
Cuisine: Homegrown from MATC’s rooftop garden
Bike riders enjoy Three Bridges Park in the Menomonee River Valley.
Go take a hike: A photo series discovering Milwaukee’s free gems
Murals dot the buildings on Milwaukee's East Side in Black Cat Alley. It's an outdoor art gallery in a private alley located behind the Oriental Theatre.
Go take a hike: A photo series discovering Milwaukee’s free gems
Many Milwaukeeans are familiar with the name Blatz because the Blatz Brewing Company was one of Milwaukee’s brewing giants. This photo was taken at the Forest Home Cemetery.
Go take a hike: A photo series discovering Milwaukee’s free gems
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
Channetta Winfield is an American Sign Language (ASL) tutor and a student in the Culinary Arts Program.
Video phones now at MATC: Helping the deaf and hard of hearing communicate
Two MATC staffers play corn hole at a Welcome Back event for students. Pictured left to right: Gary Morimoto, manager, Department of Public Safety; Maiyer Thao, student services specialist.
Free Welcome Back event for MATC students
People got free burgers at George Webb restaurants today to celebrate the Brewers 12-game winning streak.
George Webb’s free burger day today
Eloisa Gómez, chair of Comité por el Voto Latino/Latinx Voter Outreach (CVL-LVO), address supporters at the Voting Rights Act 60th Anniversary celebration held at Ezekiel Gillespie Park on Wednesday, August 6, 2025.
Voting Rights Act: 60th Anniversary
Graphic created by MATC
New MATC student orientation in August
Two MATC staffers play corn hole at a Welcome Back event for students. Pictured left to right: Gary Morimoto, manager, Department of Public Safety; Maiyer Thao, student services specialist.
Free Welcome Back event for MATC students
People got free burgers at George Webb restaurants today to celebrate the Brewers 12-game winning streak.
George Webb’s free burger day today
New students attending an orientation at the Downtown Campus on August 12, 2025.
MATC Student Orientation: Advice for new students
The crowd dances to Boots on the Ground at the Black Arts Fest on the Summerfest grounds. August 2, 2025
One big family: Black Arts Fest MKE
Little Stormers Village staff members and MATC President Anthony Cruz pose for a group picture in his office in celebration of the one year anniversary of the Little Stormers Village. July 31, 2025.
Little Stormers: One year anniversary
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
This graphic is from CareerHub.
Career Corner: Planning for a career-ready semester
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
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
Monique, a Culinary Arts student drizzles frosting over cherry-filled donuts.
Culinary Arts students serve Downtown Food Pantry guests
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
The student news site of Milwaukee Area Technical College

MATC Times
The student news site of Milwaukee Area Technical College

MATC Times
News
During an MATC District Board meeting, members of the MATC community hold signs in silent protest of the elimination of the Multicultural Services office and in support of the four staff members who were terminated.
MATC faces backlash over multicultural office closure; students, staff demand answers
by Crystal Williams, Sports Editor • August 29, 2025
Channetta Winfield is an American Sign Language (ASL) tutor and a student in the Culinary Arts Program.
Video phones now at MATC: Helping the deaf and hard of hearing communicate
by Jacqueline Malmstad, Sign Language Interpreter • August 25, 2025
MATC students, staff, faculty, and community members show their support of the Multicultural Services office outside of President Cruz’s office. This group photo was taken after the MATC District Board Meeting on August 26, 2025.
MATC community reacts to elimination of Multicultural Services office
by Cierra P. Wilson and Daniel Ford • August 22, 2025
New students attending an orientation at the Downtown Campus on August 12, 2025.
MATC Student Orientation: Advice for new students
by Dwight Williamson, Times photographer • August 14, 2025
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Features
Culinary Fundamentals students pose with Chef Paul (right) in a kitchen on the 6th floor of the M Building at the Downtown Campus.
Chef Paul Carrier, lead faculty chairperson on the history of Culinary Arts at MATC
by Zanaia Joshua, Editor-in-Chief • August 11, 2025
Rosemary grown in the Downtown campus’ rooftop garden located on the third floor of the T Building.
Cuisine: Homegrown from MATC’s rooftop garden
by Zanaia Joshua, Editor-in-Chief • July 28, 2025
Bike riders enjoy Three Bridges Park in the Menomonee River Valley.
Go take a hike: A photo series discovering Milwaukee’s free gems
by Shari Wszalek, Photographer • July 23, 2025
Murals dot the buildings on Milwaukee's East Side in Black Cat Alley. It's an outdoor art gallery in a private alley located behind the Oriental Theatre.
Go take a hike: A photo series discovering Milwaukee’s free gems
by Shari Wszalek, Alum Photographer • July 2, 2025
View All
Sports
(pictured left to right) Brewers Corey Hart and Ryan Braun signed jerseys for fans before their 25th anniversary game on July 25, 2025.
Cheers to 25 years: Celebrating the anniversary at American Family Field
by Crystal Williams, Sports Editor • July 29, 2025
Rachel Krueger hugging her cow Moose that she's showing at the Wisconsin State Fair this year. Photo shared by Krueger.
From volleyball to livestock: Rachel Krueger shows cattle at the Wisconsin State Fair
by Crystal Williams, Sports Editor • July 29, 2025
The U.S. women's volleyball team, along with MATC women's volleyball coach Michel DeLisle. Photo shared by coach DeLisle.
MATC’s volleyball coach balances local and international play
by Crystal Williams, Sports Editor • July 18, 2025
Photo shared by Stormers volleyball player Kim Busateri, who is in the bottom row wearing the #23 jersey.
Former Stormers volleyball player shares her experience competing in Greece
by Crystal Williams, Sports Editor • June 26, 2025
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Opinions
MATC Times Opinion pages
Share your opinion with the Times 
by Elsa Marks, Opinion Editor • August 19, 2025
Graphic created by Elsa Marks
Galactus eats Joann Fabrics
by Elsa Marks, Times Writer • July 10, 2025
Sade Carleena Robinson’s family honors her memory at MATC’s 2024 Commencement, #JusticeForSade.
Justice for Sade Robinson!
by Zanaia Joshua, Editor-in-Chief • June 11, 2025
“Bullsh*t jobs regularly induce feelings of hopelessness, depression, and self-loathing. They are forms of spiritual violence directed at the essence of what it means to be a human being.” - David Graeber, Bullsh*t Jobs: A Theory. Photo Illustration by Cierra Pleshette Wilson
Simulation video games and the 40-hour work week
by Elsa Marks, Times Writer • May 15, 2025
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Community Resources
Channetta Winfield is an American Sign Language (ASL) tutor and a student in the Culinary Arts Program.
Video phones now at MATC: Helping the deaf and hard of hearing communicate
August 25, 2025
Two MATC staffers play corn hole at a Welcome Back event for students. Pictured left to right: Gary Morimoto, manager, Department of Public Safety; Maiyer Thao, student services specialist.
Free Welcome Back event for MATC students
August 21, 2025
People got free burgers at George Webb restaurants today to celebrate the Brewers 12-game winning streak.
George Webb’s free burger day today
August 20, 2025
Arts & Entertainment
Rickety Stairs: A short story
Rickety Stairs: A short story
by Revell Leavy, Times Writer
Noah Thomson is the illustrator and content creator of Film Facts Trivia.
Film Facts Trivia: Black Panther
by Reniqua (Reni) Brown, Managing Editor
The State Fair’s Wonder Wheel illuminates the fair grounds at night.
Final weekend of the Wisconsin State Fair
by Reniqua (Reni) Brown, Managing Editor
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