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Photo shared by Rohingya Student Organization President Zar Ni Ko (center).
Student organization travels to explore interests in science and technology
Image provided by MATC Marketing and Communications
Enjoy your Fourth
Graphic provided by the Wisconsin Lottery
Winning $50,000 Powerball ticket sold in Greendale
Photo of two nail spa tables being auctioned off by MATC. Photo provided by the college.
Bid and buy disposed items from MATC
School bus decorated in honor of Juneteenth Day during the Juneteenth Parade. Thursday, June 19, 2025.
Juneteenth – A celebration of love, life and freedom
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
Coach Mark Picard has a brief huddle with a couple of men’s tennis players
Year-round dedication to tennis: A spotlight on Coach Mark Picard
Ava Marx provided this selfie with her parents.
Ava Marx is hitting home runs on and off the field
Infielder Jayden Moss hits a pitch during the softball game against the Lake County Lancers. The Stormers won 6-4 at MATC in Oak Creek on March 27, 2025.
Stormers softball team: Just two weeks before the playoffs
Marvel's Spider-Man: Beyond Amazing – The Exhibition at the Griffin Museum of Science and Industry in Chicago is an immersive exhibit featuring rare comic books, props and costumes.
Spider-Man: an interactive exhibit
A peacock's feathers trail the bird as it walks around the Milwaukee County Zoo.
Hope and Her Feathers: A short story
Noah Thomson is the illustrator and content creator of Film Facts Trivia.
Film Trivia:Titanic
The Milwaukee Art Museum's Lakefront Festival of Art took place June 13-15
Celebrating creativity: Milwaukee Art Museum’s Lakefront Festival of Art
Magic poem illustration by Autumn Melody (Sultan)
Magic
Noah Thomson is the illustrator and content creator of Film Facts Trivia.
Film 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
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
Sudoku: It’s fun, and I promise it's not that hard!      
Sudoku: It’s fun, and I promise it’s not that hard!      
May 2025 graduate Patrick Burton
Striking the right chord: A graduate’s path through MATC
Emma Turk, graphic designer graduate and MATC Times Graphic Designer. Photographers: Cierra Pleshette Wilson and Juan Carlos Wood
Saudi student graduates with honors
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
Summerfest logo
Wear MATC shirt or hat: Get free admission to Summerfest this Friday
Graphic created by Student Life
Welcome to Summer School Party: MATC Downtown Campus
Checota Scholarship open for fall 2025
Checota Scholarship open for fall 2025
People gather for a performance at the Milwaukee Downtown Market on June 11.
The Milwaukee Night Market returns
Image from Marketing & Communications
Summer textbook scholarship available
Image provided by MATC Marketing and Communications
Enjoy your Fourth
Summerfest logo
Wear MATC shirt or hat: Get free admission to Summerfest this Friday
Graphic created by Student Life
Welcome to Summer School Party: MATC Downtown Campus
Members of Black Excellence Leadership Alliance and the Juneteenth Parade Committee stand with the Juneteenth Flag outside of the Student Building, Downtown Campus. Tuesday, June 17, 2025.
Juneteenth flag raising ceremony at MATC
People gather for a performance at the Milwaukee Downtown Market on June 11.
The Milwaukee Night Market returns
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
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
S215 is under renovation to create a more grocery-store feel to the Downtown Food Pantry.
Downtown Campus Food Pantry: Demand drives expansion
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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MATC Times
The student news site of Milwaukee Area Technical College

MATC Times
News
Photo shared by Rohingya Student Organization President Zar Ni Ko (center).
Student organization travels to explore interests in science and technology
by Zar Ni Ko, Times Contributor • July 11, 2025
Image provided by MATC Marketing and Communications
Enjoy your Fourth
July 3, 2025
Graphic provided by the Wisconsin Lottery
Winning $50,000 Powerball ticket sold in Greendale
July 1, 2025
Photo of two nail spa tables being auctioned off by MATC. Photo provided by the college.
Bid and buy disposed items from MATC
July 1, 2025
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Features
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
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
by Shari Wszalek, Alum Photographer • June 5, 2025
Sudoku: It’s fun, and I promise it's not that hard!      
Sudoku: It’s fun, and I promise it’s not that hard!      
by Elsa Marks, Times Writer • June 2, 2025
May 2025 graduate Patrick Burton
Striking the right chord: A graduate’s path through MATC
by Michael Kaishian, Times Contributor • May 21, 2025
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Sports
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
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
by Crystal Williams, Sports Writer • May 27, 2025
Coach Mark Picard has a brief huddle with a couple of men’s tennis players
Year-round dedication to tennis: A spotlight on Coach Mark Picard
by Crystal Williams, Sports Writer • May 12, 2025
Ava Marx provided this selfie with her parents.
Ava Marx is hitting home runs on and off the field
by Crystal Williams, Sports Writer • April 30, 2025
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Opinions
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
A student reads the District Student Association’s letter addressed to MATC President Anthony Cruz and the Board of Directors regarding their decision to raise student fees per credit hour by $5 over two years. Photo Illustration by Cierra Pleshette Wilson.
I proposed an increase in MATC student fees: Here’s why
by Elsa Marks, Times Writer • April 23, 2025
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Community Resources
Summerfest logo
Wear MATC shirt or hat: Get free admission to Summerfest this Friday
June 25, 2025
Graphic created by Student Life
Welcome to Summer School Party: MATC Downtown Campus
June 24, 2025
Checota Scholarship open for fall 2025
Checota Scholarship open for fall 2025
June 13, 2025
Arts & Entertainment
Marvel's Spider-Man: Beyond Amazing – The Exhibition at the Griffin Museum of Science and Industry in Chicago is an immersive exhibit featuring rare comic books, props and costumes.
Spider-Man: an interactive exhibit
by Erik Martinez, Photographer
A peacock's feathers trail the bird as it walks around the Milwaukee County Zoo.
Hope and Her Feathers: A short story
by Revell Leavy, Times Writer
Noah Thomson is the illustrator and content creator of Film Facts Trivia.
Film Trivia:Titanic
by Reni Brown, Managing Editor
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