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MATC Times
Screenshot from Public Safety’s Active Shooter Training Video shows Milwaukee Police Department helping MATC staff prepare for an active shooter incident.
Lockdown Drills this week
(This is a photo from the MATC Times archive taken in 2013.) On Nov. 5, the Department of Public Safety hosted listening sessions for all MATC students, faculty and staff. The sessions are designed to give members of the MATC community the opportunity to ask questions and share concerns about safety and security at MATC.
If you see something, say something
Students watch a Conflict Resolution presentation conducted by MATC Student Ombudsperson Yolanda Hodges.
Westown Green: Some love it, some loath it
MATC’s Food Truck is parked underneath the bridge from the S Building to the M Building at the Downtown Campus. Three packed Food Truck classes were held over the summer and more sections of the course will be offered in the future.
Students learn how to operate a food truck 
Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz points and smiles at Vice President Kamala Harris as the crowd continues to cheer for her during their rally in Milwaukee on Tuesday August 20th, 2024 at the Fiserv Forum.
Democrats focus on the badger state
Stormers Women's Soccer midfielder #3 Lia Peterson during a game against Black Hawk College.
Check in with Women’s Soccer
The Stormers Baseball team huddles up before a game in the Spring 2024 semester.
Everyone huddle up: Let’s talk Mental Health
MATC’s Women’s Volleyball team during a preseason practice
Sneak peek: Women’s Volleyball season
Assistant Athletic Director Travis Mrozek is all smiles holding a NJCAA Region 4 Championship trophy.
What does an assistant athletic director do?
Graphic provided by MATC
Preliminary plans approved to lease new athletic training facility
The game Space Raft was created by one of MATC’s Computer Simulation & Gaming students and is available for download on the Nintendo store.
MATC student releases game for Nintendo
Rozalia Hernandez Singh poses with her art in the Cyber Cafe at MATC's Education Center at Walker's Square. On her Instagram, Singh describes herself as a muralist, caricaturist, painter, art teacher and graphic illustrator.
Shining the spotlight on community artists
Stiff McGouly enjoys the last days of summer.
Stiff McGouly’s end of sumer tips
Noah Thomson is the illustrator and content creator for Film Facts Trivia.
Film Facts Trivia-4
Noah Thomson is the illustrator and content creator for Film Facts Trivia.
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Noah Thomson is the illustrator and content creator for Film Facts Trivia.
Film Facts Trivia-4
Noah Thomson is the illustrator and content creator for Film Facts Trivia.
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Noah Thomson is the illustrator and content creator for Film Facts Trivia.
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Noah Thomson is the illustrator and content creator for Film Facts Trivia.
Film Facts Trivia-1
Stiff McGouly enjoys the last days of summer.
Stiff McGouly’s end of sumer tips
Kung Fu Critters, Issue 8
Kung Fu Critters, Issue 8
Kung Fu Critters, Issue 7, Part 5c
Kung Fu Critters, Issue 7, Part 5c
Kung Fu Critters, Issue 7, Part 5b
Kung Fu Critters, Issue 7, Part 5b
Kung Fu Critters, Issue 7, Part 5a
Kung Fu Critters, Issue 7, Part 5a
Drawing of Pikachu by Times Illustrator Noah Thomson
Pokemon generation
Milwaukee Fashion Week, September 9-September 15, 2024
Fashion Fest MKE
Chicago Botanic Garden, summer 2024
A glimpse of summer’s beauty
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
Assistant Athletic Director Travis Mrozek is all smiles holding a NJCAA Region 4 Championship trophy.
What does an assistant athletic director do?
M-Cubed participants (from left to right) Noah Barry-Kessler, Paul Maynard, Jonathan Evans, Zyair Buckner
M-Cubed: Bridging futures, forging paths
The Fiserv was packed at Sunday's Commencement with MATC students, family and friends.
Congratulations Class of 2024
Excited MATC Nursing students pose for a photo.
Celebration and smiles as students prepare to enter the nursing profession
Dr. Vicki J. Martin and MATC student Gabrielle Armon-Wickers at the MATC Foundation’s BluTender event, a March 2024 fundraiser at the Pfister to support the MATC Promise scholarship. Photo courtesy of MATC Photographer/ Videographer Tim Evans.
MATC’s President prepares for her next chapter: retirement
Graduation poem: Vibe to life
Graduation poem: Vibe to life
A shared kitchen area outside of rooms at Westown Green apartments
Westown Green needs to reconsider housing criteria
The exhibition "Lifeline: The Ultimate Bond" is featured in the Create Gallery at the Downtown Campus.
Create Gallery exhibit focuses on organ donation
At the Downtown Campus, students can find the Accommodations Office in C 219.
Accommodations at MATC
Gynecological Cancer Awareness Month
Gynecological Cancer Awareness Month
Students watch a Conflict Resolution presentation conducted by MATC Student Ombudsperson Yolanda Hodges.
Westown Green: Some love it, some loath it
Screenshot from Public Safety’s Active Shooter Training Video shows Milwaukee Police Department helping MATC staff prepare for an active shooter incident.
Lockdown Drills this week
In Living Color: Mindful Coloring
In Living Color: Mindful Coloring
Balloons provide an inviting atmosphere for students at the Multicultural office at the Downtown Campus.
Yummy treats and eats at Multicultural Center weeklong Welcome Back event
Active Shooter Training this week
Active Shooter Training this week
Graphic provided by MATC's Marketing & Communications Department.
Suicide Prevention Training
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
Meet three of the friendly CareerHub Ambassadors: Wilmer Valderrama, Kara Sternlieb and Victor Lo
Career Corner: New Year! New Career!
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
A bartender pours a beer from a tap. Alcohol is the most used substance in America, according to the CDC.
Substance Use and Abuse
Coping with stress and change at MATC
Coping with stress and change at MATC
Two people sit at a booth with big breakfast plates. One person has only eaten a little bit of her food. Photo courtesy of student photographer GKV.
One death every 52 minutes is due to an eating disorder
New look at the MATC Downtown Food Pantry!
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
Anonymous MATC Dietetics students answer your diet dilemmas and help you can make wise choices.
Diet Dilemmas: Exploring intermittent fasting
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 shared kitchen area outside of rooms at Westown Green apartments
Westown Green needs to reconsider housing criteria
MATC Student Organization leaders from the Rohingya Student Association, Mothership and District Student Association pose for a photo during a conference.
Campus Connections: First steps into campus culture
Graphic courtesy of Milwaukee's Office of Emergency Management
MATC Times encourages students to get MKE Alert
Thinking too much about video games - Mario and Heroism
Thinking too much about video games – Mario and Heroism
My open retirement letter
My open retirement letter
The student news site of Milwaukee Area Technical College

MATC Times
The student news site of Milwaukee Area Technical College

MATC Times
Zanaia Joshua

Zanaia Joshua, Editor-in-Chief

I joined the MATC Times in the 2023/24 academic year, due to my passion for journalism. I enjoy expressing myself through writing; I love a good synonym. It is exciting to bring stories to life with creativity. In my new role as Editor-in-Chief (2024/25), I get to experience the journey of creating a newspaper and all that entails. I help students share their stories through our website and print publication. We want to provide a voice for all students at MATC and the issues they care about.
In my free time, I enjoy reading, learning new things, studying quotes of wisdom, practicing fitness, dressing up, and having fun through new experiences.

 

 

All content by Zanaia Joshua
Balloons provide an inviting atmosphere for students at the Multicultural office at the Downtown Campus.

Yummy treats and eats at Multicultural Center weeklong Welcome Back event

by Zanaia Joshua, Times Editor-in-Chief
September 10, 2024
(This is a photo from the MATC Times archive taken in 2013.) On Nov. 5, the Department of Public Safety hosted listening sessions for all MATC students, faculty and staff. The sessions are designed to give members of the MATC community the opportunity to ask questions and share concerns about safety and security at MATC.

If you see something, say something

by Zanaia Joshua, Times Editor-in-Chief
September 9, 2024
Dream Lab has a cool vibe for nocturnal creatures to study or create in. It’s located on 738 S. 3rd St. in Milwaukee. You can get treats and eats to keep going into the late-night hours.

Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz points and smiles at Vice President Kamala Harris as the crowd continues to cheer for her during their rally in Milwaukee on Tuesday August 20th, 2024 at the Fiserv Forum.

Democrats focus on the badger state

by Zanaia Joshua, Editor-in-Chief
August 22, 2024
MATC President Dr. Anthony Cruz fires up the faculty with shouts of “Go Stormers!” at a faculty Coordination Day event. (Photo courtesy of Tim Evans, MATC Marketing and Communications)

Dr. Cruz welcomes faculty to campus

by Zanaia Joshua, Editor-in-Chief
August 20, 2024
Bags of non-perishable food items from Kroger were given to the Downtown Campus Food Pantry at an event that celebrated the new free, on-campus grocery delivery service.

Free grocery delivery: A new MATC student perk

by Zanaia Joshua, Times Editor-in-Chief
August 19, 2024
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

by Zanaia Joshua, Editor-in-Chief
August 12, 2024
An updated entryway greets you in the Downtown Campus Student Resource Center (SRC) as you make your way to the Food Pantry in S215.

Graphic courtesy of Milwaukee's Office of Emergency Management

MATC Times encourages students to get MKE Alert

by Zanaia Joshua, Editor-in-Chief
July 26, 2024
MATC Times staff member Zanaia Joshua poses in a presidential room in the Baird Center during the RNC (Republican National Convention) in Milwaukee.

RNC 2024 from a MATC student perspective

by Zanaia Joshua, News Editor
July 19, 2024
Three MATC Times staffers pose on Kilbourn Avenue on Friday afternoon as vendors set up for the RNC (Republican National Convention) July 15-18. The staffers, from left to right, are: Warren Murphy, Cierra Pleshette and Zanaia Joshua.

Times students experience the RNC

by Zanaia Joshua
July 13, 2024
The third-floor stairwell is in the background on the left; the student meeting room is behind the glass on the right-hand side; games, study tables and comfy chairs are in the foreground in this picture of the Student Lounge and Rec Center in the S Building. The Convenience Store is located behind the meeting space and is not visible from this angle.

Student lounge luxury: Opening in Fall 2024

by Zanaia Joshua, News Editor
June 26, 2024
A close up of two very comfortable egg-shaped chairs that swivel and tip back. They are located on the south side windows the Student Lounge and Rec Center on the third floor of the S Building.

High tops and swivel chairs can be seen behind the foosball tables in the Student Lounge and Rec Center on the third floor of the S Building at the Downtown Campus. The window is on the south side of the lounge.

These drop down lights offer a pop of color and interest to the ceiling of the Student Lounge and Rec Center at the Downtown Campus. Most of the ceiling is gray-textured industrial steel beams and duct work with hanging florescent lights that you can see in the background.

Pool tables, comfy chairs and tables are featured in this section of the Student Lounge and Rec Center on the third floor of the S Building.

A student meeting room is part of the Student Lounge and Rec Center on the third floor of the S Building at the Downtown Campus.

A foosball table and pool tables can be seen in the background in the Student Lounge and Rec Center on the third floor of the S Building. The windows are on the north side of the lounge space.

Comfortable rocking chairs rest in a corner by the south window in the Student Lounge and Rec Center on the third floor of the S Building at the Downtown Campus. The Milwaukee Police Station's flag can be seen flying in the background.

Inside the Convenience Store next to the Student Lounge and Rec Center on the third floor of the S Building at the Downtown Campus

Ceiling safety devices for visually impaired students in the third floor hallway by the Student Lounge and Rec Center in the S Building at the Downtown Campus

Foosball is one of the games for students to play in the Student Lounge and Rec Center on the third floor of the S Building at the Downtown Campus

Student Lounge and Rec Center on the third floor of the S Building at the Downtown Campus

Graphic provided by ArtBlaze on the Beach.

Glowing sea creatures coming to Milwaukee’s Lakefront

by Zanaia Joshua
June 20, 2024
Chris Powers (L) and David New (R) perform as green lights glow, providing the perfect backdrop at The Hip Abuduction concert. Photo courtesy of Dan Ojeda, Pabst Theater Group

The Hip Abduction: Concert review 

by Zanaia Joshua, News Editor
May 8, 2024
Monique, a Culinary Arts student drizzles frosting over cherry-filled donuts.

Culinary Arts students serve Downtown Food Pantry guests

by Zanaia Joshua, News Editor
May 2, 2024
Volunteers roll up their sleeves to plant flowers and clean up trash on Earth Day at MATC's Walker's Square.

Celebrating Earth Day at Walker’s Square

by Zanaia Joshua, News Editor
April 23, 2024
S215 is under renovation to create a more grocery-store feel to the Downtown Food Pantry.

Downtown Campus Food Pantry: Demand drives expansion

by Zanaia Joshua, News Editor
April 23, 2024
Photo courtesy of MATC's BSU

MATC Prom 2024

by Zanaia Joshua, News Editor
April 11, 2024
Chef Paul Bartolotta (L) and local chef and restaurateur Dan Jacobs (R) listen as MATC students ask questions about the profession and what it's like to be on Top Chef during their visit to the Downtown Campus at the end of March.

Behind-the-scenes: Top Chef Live

by Zanaia Joshua, News Editor
April 9, 2024
Kevin King, MATC Mothership President

[Photo] Student Spotlight: Two leaders worth appreciating

by Warren Murphy, Features Editor
March 28, 2024
"I'm not yelling" panel discussion

“I’m not yelling” panel discussion

by Zanaia Joshua, News Editor
March 28, 2024
M324 is the temporary location of the Downtown Campus Food Pantry.

Downtown Campus Food Pantry temporarily relocated

by Zanaia Joshua, News Editor
March 20, 2024
MPS students visit MATC and hear about some of the career options available to them.

Welcome MPS students: Explore Your Future

by Zanaia Joshua, News Editor
March 13, 2024
These MATC students are planning to enjoy their Wednesday off for MATC Day. From left to right, they are: Levi Maurer, Audio Production; Michael Martinez, Electricity Program; Darius Guyton-Holman, Audio Production.

Enjoy two days off this week students!

by Zanaia Joshua, News Editor
March 12, 2024
The Food Pantry offers students healthy choices like these bags of vegetables.

[Photo] Nutrition mixed with chaos

by Brianna Erikson, Contributor
March 13, 2024
Tequilla (L) and Shelia (R) are two friendly staff members who greet customers at the State Street Coffee Shop.

Great coffee with tasty food options at State Street Coffee Shop – Downtown Campus

by Zanaia Joshua, News Editor
January 23, 2024
Construction crews are busy on the third floor of the S Building working on two projects: the new elevator and the new Student Lounge and Rec Center.

Spring semester begins with S Building construction at the Downtown Campus

by Zanaia Joshua, News Editor
January 15, 2024
Pictured left to right: Malcolm Kanady (President), Aubreyona Akbar (Vice President), Alex McKee (Secretary), Gabrielle Amon-Wickers (Treasurer), Elijah Holloway (Director of Public Relations), Amarion Davis (Campus Ambassador - Oak Creek), Ventae Parrow (Campus Ambassador - Downtown), and Dr. Vicki J. Martin, MATC President addressing the board. (Not pictured: Shatashia Gatlin (Sergeant of Arms)

[Photo] Unity in Action

by Christopher D’Allen, Editor-in-Chief
January 2, 2024
King Tutankhamun, a 9-year-old who was made king, is on display at the Baird Center in Milwaukee. Photo courtesy of Beyond King Tut

Mysteries of a boy made king – King Tut

by Zanaia Joshua
November 17, 2023
Photojournalist Gideon Verdin-Williams, (DJ Gideon/DJ GidMoney) is a co-founder of Poetry for the Soul.

Meet DJ Gideon, co-founder of Poetry for the Soul

by Zanaia Joshua, Times Staff Reporter
October 30, 2023
Graphic provided by MATC

MATC Day – Students, it’s your day off!

by Zanaia Joshua
October 12, 2023
Interesting architecture abounds at Best Place Coffee & Spirits and the surrounding area. You can see what looks like arches and columns from a castle in the background and just above the Best Place sign.

Shakespeare Raw – Love’s Labour’s Lost 

by Zanaia Joshua
October 12, 2023
Zanaia Joshua (R) and Julia Ramirez Miranda (L) order drinks at Best Place Coffee.

Best Place Coffee – a Shakespearian dream

by Zanaia Joshua
October 9, 2023
The Stormers’ celebrate during their September 1, game against Bay College at the Stormer Invitational.

Stormers serving up success

by Zanaia Joshua, Reporter
September 20, 2023
Alina Lemke is the first international player for Stormers Volleyball. (This photo was provided by Lemke.)

Stormers Volleyball welcomes their first international player

by Zanaia Joshua
September 15, 2023
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