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New student orientation in August
Swimming is one way to stay cool ton hot summer days.
Extreme heat watch Wednesday and Thursday
A replica of the Eiffel Tower can be seen in downtown Milwaukee for Bastille Days.
Bastille Days this weekend in Milwaukee
Harley's take over Milwaukee during the 2025 Harley-Davidson Homecoming Festival, July 10-13.
Harley-Davidson’s Homecoming Festival
Photo shared by Rohingya Student Association President Zar Ni Ko. Those pictured from left to right: Aung Hein Kyaw, Chan Nyein San, Zar Ni Ko (center), Ei thin Zar Oo and Hnin Yati Aung.
Student organization travels to explore interests in science and technology
(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
Noah Thomson is the illustrator and content creator of Film Facts Trivia.
Film Facts Trivia: The Devil Wears Prada
Tam O’Shaughnessy (Sally Ride’s life partner) and film directors answer questions about the creation of Sally, a National Geographic documentary during a Q&A session at the 2025 Milwaukee Film Festival.
Sally: The life and legacy of astronaut Sally Ride
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 Facts Trivia:Titanic
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
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
Sudoku: It’s fun, and I promise it's not that hard!      
Sudoku: It’s fun, and I promise it’s not that hard!      
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
Graphic created by MATC
New student orientation in August
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
A replica of the Eiffel Tower can be seen in downtown Milwaukee for Bastille Days.
Bastille Days this weekend in Milwaukee
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 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
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Graphic created by Elsa Marks

Galactus eats Joann Fabrics

by Elsa Marks, Times Writer
July 10, 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
“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
Illustration by Noah Thomson

Fallout: Imagination and collective belief

by Elsa Marks, Times Writer
April 8, 2025
Students pose with Wisconsin Circuit Court Judge Susan Crawford who paid a visit to MATC’s Downtown Campus and spoke with students during her press tour for Supreme Court. Feb. 2, 2025. Photographed left to right are: Michelle, Encino, Simia Bell, Darnell Brown, Elsa Marks, Susan Crawford, Royalty Grace, Charlie Himburg, Jasmin Sanchez, Yeng Tha “Cloud” Vue.

You can vote on MATC’s Downtown Campus

by Elsa Marks, Times Writer
March 25, 2025
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

by Elsa Marks, Times Writer
March 17, 2025
Elsa Marks signing her signature on the petition for name change

Free legal resources: A MATC student’s journey to change their name

by Elsa Marks, Times Writer
March 10, 2025
Super Smash Brothers Graphic created by Emma Turk

Super Smash Brothers – A dinner party by any other name

by Elsa Marks, Times Writer
January 29, 2025
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

by Elsa Marks, Times Writer
January 13, 2025
Students stand in line to register for classes.

Now is the time to ‘Get your stuff together’ for registration

by Elsa Marks, Times Writer
December 9, 2024
Graphic created by Emma Turk

Christmas traditions: Super Mario Galaxy and facing the oblivion

by Elsa Marks, Times Writer
December 6, 2024
MATC Daycare children playing in wooden rocking boat on October 10, 2024.

MATC Daycare Teacher Jenny, smiling and playing with a child as she walks up and down play steps at the Downtown Campus Daycare Center on October 10th 2024.

[Photo] Thankful for MATC's teachers, librarians and daycare workers!

November 22, 2024
Graphic created by Warren Murphy

That new Madden, am I right?

by Elsa Marks, Times Writer
November 13, 2024
The entrance to the McKinley Health Center

[Photo] Highlighting FREE Healthcare Resources for students     

by Elsa Marks, Times Writer
November 11, 2024
Secretary for DSA, Jenna Miles (r) speaks as MATC leaders listen. From left to right: Director of Student Life, Erich Zeimantz; Chief Marketing Officer, Tony Tagliavia; Director of Public Safety, Aisha Barkow.

We are all responsible for Public Safety

by Elsa Marks, Times Writer
October 25, 2024
Illustration by Noah Thomson

Aliens are scary and your boss is not your friend

by Elsa Marks, Times Writer
October 24, 2024
Graphic created by Warren Murphy.

Elections are exhausting

by Elsa Marks, Times Writer
October 10, 2024
Laptops are boxed up and stacked in the FASTFund Office in Founders Hall.

Lack of technology can be scary

by Elsa Marks, Times Writer
October 7, 2024
Drawing of Pikachu by Times Illustrator Noah Thomson

Pokemon generation

by Elsa Marks, Times Writer
September 18, 2024
A shared kitchen area outside of rooms at Westown Green apartments

Westown Green needs to reconsider housing criteria

by Elsa Marks, Times Writer
September 17, 2024
Thinking too much about video games - Mario and Heroism

Thinking too much about video games – Mario and Heroism

by Elsa Marks, Writer
June 12, 2024
Renovations continue in the Student Resource Center (SRC) in S215 at MATC's Downtown Campus.

The SRC (Student Resource Center): A lifeline for students

by Elsa Marks, Times Writer
May 9, 2024
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