Latina students worry about Alverno's future

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Latina students worry about Alverno's future

Last month, Alverno College projected a $9 million deficit for the fiscal year. In one sudden swoop, it cut a third of its majors, a quarter of its graduate programs and laid off 37 faculty and staff.

For many students of color and nontraditional students, the south side Milwaukee college is a lighthouse and a symbol of hope. It is Wisconsin's first federally-designated Hispanic-serving institution and one of two women's colleges in Milwaukee. More than half of its students are the first in their family to go to college.

Gina Lee Castro and Kathryn Muchnick talked to some of those students , including Fernanda Jimenez, a first-generation student and DACA recipient. Her citizenship status prohibits her from receiving federal student aid, student loans, or in-state tuition. Alverno offered her the most scholarships, she said.

“Without Alverno, there's a large community of immigrants, of Latinos, that might not pursue higher education because it isn't affordable and isn't culturally accepting,” Jimenez said.

Sports bars struggle with NFL streaming

If you find it difficult to figure out what channel or streaming service is airing your NFL game, you're not alone. It turns out sports bars in Wisconsin are dealing with the same issue and paying thousands of dollars per year to air every game. Jordyn Noennig interviewed several of them across the state .

Green Bay Packers games on streaming services like Peacock and Amazon Prime are often also shown on local, over-the-air channels. But the western half of Wisconsin, including the Madison, Wausau and Eau Claire-La Crosse markets, are not considered local and need to pay for streaming services to air the games that are on Prime and Peacock.

Keegan Meuer, general manager of State Street Brats in Madison, said the bar actually ditched cable altogether a few years ago and implemented a streaming system where all 40 of the bar's televisions sync up to an iPad controlled behind the bar. He said that systems like that tend to cost six figures.

"It's tough to know if it's worth it or not," he said. "All I know is if there's a Packers game, I want to have it on, and I want the place to be full."

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