Study Abroad

I was assigned to take pictures of the Study Abroad Office. Usually office assignments aren't that exciting because what is there to photograph in an office? This assignment turned out to be rather fun, and I got a couple of good shots out of it.

UWM Senior Bridget Gallagher spent three months in England earlier this year. She also works in the Study Abroad Office. Leader photo/Paul Lewis

Push for one million students to study abroad
Abraham Lincoln Study Abroad Act would provide students with fellowships
by Martha Boehm

In late July, United States Senator Dick Durbin (D-Ill.) introduced the "Abraham Lincoln Study Abroad Act," legislation that is aimed at increasing the number of undergraduate students studying abroad to one million. Read More


This following photo was not published, but I like it.

Flags in the Study Abroad Office.

FCC Town Meeting

I was assigned last minute to take these pictures for The Leader. When I was there I saw The Post - the other UWM campus newspaper - photographer, so I spent the whole time trying to take a better picture than him. When both pictures came out his was good, but mine was better.

FCC commissioner Jonathan S. Adelstein speaks at the town meeting held at UWM on Sept. 7. Leader photo/Paul Lewis

UWM host FCC commissioners
'Town Hall Meeting on the Future of the Media'
by Gautam Singh

Local residents, members of various local media and community organizations, and students gathered in the Helen Bader Concert Hall Thursday, Sept. 7 to vent their frustrations about media conglomeration and the lack of local attention in news coverage. Read More

Plan B

The Food and Drug Administration's decision to approve the Plan B pill for over-the-counter sale has been a continuing story for The Leader. Last year, I wrote my first article for the newspaper on the possibility of the drug being sold over-the-counter. About a month ago Plan B was allowed for sale with out a prescription. That was the reason for a new Leader article, and a picture of the box - taken by me - to go along with it.

Plan B box. Leader photo: Paul Lewis

Plan B reignites birth control debate
by Gautam Singh

The Food and Drug AdministrationÂ’s approval for over-the-counter status of the Plan B pill last month means that starting next year women on campus will be able to obtain the pill without a prescription from University of Wisconsin-MilwaukeeÂ’s Norris Health Center. Read More


Here is the article I wrote on February 8.

AG Launches assault on FDA over emergency contraception
by Paul Lewis

Wisconsin Attorney General Peg Lautenschlager is in the process of filing a lawsuit against the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) because of their delay in deciding whether emergency contraception should be sold without a prescription. Read More

I'm Back

It's about time that I update this blog. Sorry to anyone who looks at this and never sees anything new.

It's been a busy school semester, and on here I'm three Leader editions behind.

I'll try to post more regular now.