Stories from the current online edition of The Leader. en-us http://www.uwmleader.com Thu, 08 Oct 2009 04:00:00 GMT Wed, 14 Oct 2009 01:57:56 GMT 20 http://www.uwmleader.com/news/2009/10/08/Ae/Baking.With.Style.And.Innovation-3800032.shtml Sleek, colorful and engineered to preserve and design the best apple pies mother could make. Consumers may not realize the art in the creation of the kitchen and how it has contributed to world culture. Thanks to the Milwaukee Institute of Art and Design, the general public can view how cultural values and consumerism have created a recipe for the "Great American Kitchen 1900-2010" exhibit. 6175242c-1542-4caf-95b9-78676d57a19a Thu, 08 Oct 2009 04:00:00 GMT A&E 10/08/09 MIAD's "Great American Kitchen 1900-2010" exhibit Carolyn Umfress Managing Editor http://media.collegepublisher.com/media/paper980/thumbs/t_vo178225.JPG http://www.uwmleader.com/news/2009/10/08/Ae/ Other http://www.uwmleader.com/news/2009/10/08/TheSpotlight/Milwaukees.Secondhand.Experience-3800493.shtml California artists always seem to bring something different to the table when they arrive in Milwaukee. And, last Thursday (October 1) at the Rave Eagles Club on Wisconsin Ave., Secondhand Serenade definitely brought their West Coast flare and unique emo/ rock presence to the crowds gathered. e02bdf72-325b-4305-800f-f99cf9d66ec9 Thu, 08 Oct 2009 04:00:00 GMT The Spotlight 10/08/09 Secondhand Serenade's John Vesely brings his music to Milwaukee Jordan Keller http://media.collegepublisher.com/media/paper980/thumbs/t_8tdktal7.jpg http://www.uwmleader.com/news/2009/10/08/TheSpotlight/ Other http://www.uwmleader.com/news/2009/10/08/TheSpotlight/Open-Pantry.Goes.Green-3802271.shtml Going green is the new trend it seems as nearly every company is coming out with some way to contribute to the green revolution. With green smart cars, to green dorms, and green shopping bags. Everywhere people go they can find something "green". One company that students may not imagine going green is a gas station: particularly in their coffee business, but Open Pantry is doing just that with their new Rain Forest Alliance program. a9aed09f-9d7c-4334-b0fc-f50c24141285 Thu, 08 Oct 2009 04:00:00 GMT The Spotlight 10/08/09 Annelise Sieving http://www.uwmleader.com/news/2009/10/08/TheSpotlight/ Other http://www.uwmleader.com/news/2009/10/08/TheSpotlight/Storytelling.At.Its.Finest.Ira.Glass-3801481.shtml Storytelling through the radio seems to be an activity of the past. Not with Ira Glass narrating the story. This American Life's executive producer and host, Ira Glass has taken storytelling and reporting to create a fusion that captivates listeners everywhere. 5be83455-dcb0-4e5c-a917-6dcd1160d478 Thu, 08 Oct 2009 04:00:00 GMT The Spotlight 10/08/09 Francesca Cozzone http://media.collegepublisher.com/media/paper980/thumbs/t_9jqb5gy5.jpg http://www.uwmleader.com/news/2009/10/08/TheSpotlight/ Other http://www.uwmleader.com/news/2009/10/08/Film/Classic.Corner-3800006.shtml Mean Streets was the beginning of a new form of art. The careers it produced and the styles it created are still seen in film today. Scorsese's cinematic expressions come through in every scene. The long tracking shots, rock and roll music and violence are all present and they all taste so sweet knowing this is the start of something special. 3d32ce1b-35d4-4943-9733-d44e225b1852 Thu, 08 Oct 2009 04:00:00 GMT Film 10/08/09 Mean Streets (1973) Michael Robert Kujak http://media.collegepublisher.com/media/paper980/thumbs/t_q1924w47.jpg http://www.uwmleader.com/news/2009/10/08/Film/ Other http://www.uwmleader.com/news/2009/10/08/Film/I.Beat.Therefore.I.Am-3799997.shtml Violence is a word that brings up a lot of emotions. It is the most blunt and visceral exercise of will that a human has. In many ways the buck stops there, at the frontier edge of human civilization. Whether used for the noblest of ends or the vilest, it comes from an ancient and primal source within; an instinct formed in the torrents of survival. c8cc9061-4ce7-47a5-9100-61e77863a6f4 Thu, 08 Oct 2009 04:00:00 GMT Film 10/08/09 Bronson (2008) Roger Bergeron http://media.collegepublisher.com/media/paper980/thumbs/t_va47v84m.jpg http://www.uwmleader.com/news/2009/10/08/Film/ Other