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MATC President Dr. Anthony Cruz walks across the stage at today's investiture ceremony.
MATC President’s investiture ceremony today
The American flag raised as a beacon of hope, strength and unity during the 9/11 ceremony at the Oak Creek campus.
9/11 Commemoration
Members of the Rohingya community pose with MATC President Anthony Cruz during Rohingya Genocide Remembrance Day.
Rohingya Genocide Remembrance Day
President Anthony Cruz cuts the ribbon on the new Testing Center in room 214 in the C Building located at the Downtown Campus. August 28, 2025
New Testing Center in the C Building
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
Kamarion Ivory takes a jump shot over his opponent in the game against Moraine Valley Community College on November 9.
Roster moves for Stormers men’s basketball
Members of the Stormers women's basketball team pose for a photo in a Cudahy warehouse after volunteering at the Milwaukee Diaper Mission. Photo shared by MATC Athletics.
Stormers women’s basketball partners with the Milwaukee Diaper Mission
Freshman Alexandra Suchanek (l) and Sophomore Aisha Kaabachi (r) celebrate after a successful rally for a point in doubles against Waubonsee Community College on September 20, 2025.
Check out Stormers women’s tennis
New Esports Head Coach Lucas Kreuser shared this photo with the Times.
Game on: Meet Lucas Kreuser, MATC’s new Esports head coach
MATC’s new Athletic space under construction at the Downtown Campus on September 4, 2025.
New space for MATC student-athletes and coaches
Graphic created by Emma Turk. (Emma graduated in May 2025.)
The Ladybugs
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
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
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
Culinary Assistant, Robert Anderson stops and smiles while taking a catering order to the H Building at the Downtown Campus.
Three decades of dedication: Robert Anderson’s impact on the MATC community
Landscaping around the Mequon Campus
More than a walk in the park: Mequon’s Landscape Horticulture program
The Panadanza dancers are featured at the kick off celebration of Hispanic Heritage Month at the Downtown Campus on Sept 16, 2025.
Hispanic Heritage ceremony
BARCOS/Nails glass display of student work on the first floor of the M Building at the Downtown Campus.
A star-studded Cosmetology program display in the M Building
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? 
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
Cancer awareness and prevention event
Cancer awareness and prevention event
Fully stocked fresh produce in the Sherman Park grocery store.
Sherman Park grocery partners with Fast Fund to help students get free food
Students and alumni attend a Career & Internship Fair at the Downtown Campus on September 30.
Career fairs at Downtown Campus this week
Employers answer questions at a career & internship fair at the Oak Creek Campus.
Oak Creek Campus hosts first career fair of the semester
A Hispanic Heritage Month event featured Aztec dancing at the Oak Creek Campus.
Aztec dancing at MATC’s Oak Creek Campus
Cancer awareness and prevention event
Cancer awareness and prevention event
Students and alumni attend a Career & Internship Fair at the Downtown Campus on September 30.
Career fairs at Downtown Campus this week
Employers answer questions at a career & internship fair at the Oak Creek Campus.
Oak Creek Campus hosts first career fair of the semester
A Hispanic Heritage Month event featured Aztec dancing at the Oak Creek Campus.
Aztec dancing at MATC’s Oak Creek Campus
A student models how "not to" dress for a job or internship interview.
MATC CareerHub fashion show photo gallery
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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MATC Times
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MATC Times

Reniqua (Reni) Brown, Staff Writer

I am attending MATC as an Architectural Technologist student. I joined the Times to explore my love for writing and learning. I often participate as tan arts and entertainment writer. Doing this job, I get to see new events and meet new people. I’m excited to be on the team!
All content by Reniqua (Reni) Brown
Noah Thomson is the illustrator and content creator of Film Facts Trivia.

Film Facts Trivia – Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse (2018)

by Reniqua (Reni) Brown, Managing Editor, and Noah Thomson
September 19, 2025
Noah Thomson is the illustrator and content creator of Film Facts Trivia.

Film Facts Trivia – The Princess Bride

by Reniqua (Reni) Brown and Noah Thomson
September 4, 2025
Noah Thomson is the illustrator and content creator of Film Facts Trivia.

Film Facts Trivia: Black Panther

by Reniqua (Reni) Brown, Managing Editor
August 13, 2025
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
August 8, 2025
Noah Thomson is the illustrator and content creator of Film Facts Trivia.

Film Facts Trivia: The Devil Wears Prada

by Reniqua (Reni) Brown, Managing Editor
July 30, 2025
Illustration by Reni Brown

A Beautiful Lie

by Reniqua (Reni) Brown, Arts Entertainment Editor
April 25, 2025
Photo courtesy of Mark Frohna.

The work of Milwaukee artist Anja Sieger: Paper, props, spoken poetry and performance art

by Reniqua (Reni) Brown, Arts/Entertainment Editor
February 6, 2025
Children of the Encouraging Hearts and Minds Daycare watching Frosty the Snowman, a Christmas classic for children.

Christmas movie recommendations: HO,HO,HO!

by Reniqua (Reni) Brown, Times Writer
December 12, 2024
Department of Public Safety Lieutenant Karina Taylor (l) and Director of Public Safety Aisha Barlow (r) pose in the hallway of the S Building.

Department of Public Safety Officer Luis Acevedo is one of the dedicated officers at MATC’s Downtown Campus.

[Photo] Gratitude for MATC's Public Safety and Culinary staff: Keeping us safe and well fed

November 24, 2024
We’re thankful for our readers, like Taina Vazquez.

[Photo] Thankful for students and staff who read the MATC Times!

November 25, 2024
Lead singer Judah Akers of Judah and the Lion performing at The Rave in Milwaukee, WI in October.

Judah & the Lion

by Reniqua (Reni) Brown
October 24, 2024
Reni Brown's illustration of the creepy stairs in her grandmother's home.

Grandma’s Story

by Reniqua (Reni) Brown, Times Writer
October 18, 2024
Noah Thomson is the illustrator and content creator of Film Facts Trivia.

Film Facts Trivia – 5 (Scary Films)

by Reniqua (Reni) Brown
October 4, 2024
The career of well-known art educator Mark Kistler is featured in the documentary "The Secret Cities of Mark Kistler."

Embracing your creativity: Mark Kistler’s moto “Dream it, Draw it, Do it.”

by Reniqua (Reni) Brown, Arts and Entertainment Editor
January 31, 2024
Poets and fans gather at The Q on a Tuesday night for Food for Thought, Poetry for the Soul.

Poetry that’s raw and real – sharing truths through the spoken word

by Reniqua (Reni) Brown, Times Contributor
October 31, 2023
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