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UWM Announces It's Expanding Its Bank Statement Loan Program

UWM Announces Major Expansion Of Its Popular Bank Statement Loan Programs.  Will UWM’s Bank Statement Program Be a Game Changer? Pontiac, Michigan based lender UWM Announced Wednesday that it intends on expanding its bank statement loan program. The plan is to provide additional flexibility and opportunities for independent mortgage brokers and self-employed borrowers. The UWM program will…

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UWM posts $62M Q4 loss but keeps title of America’s biggest lender

CEO Mat Ishbia says aggressive “Game On” pricing is still in place, but acknowledges wholesaler is seeking to boost profit margins in 2023.

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Staff Pick of the Week

My staff pick this week is, Gender Queer: and other Gender Identities, by American photographer Dave Naz, published by A Barnacle Book/Rare Bird Books, Los Angeles, California, 2014.

Naz’s work focuses on “the varied identities and personae of our time.” The photographs are accompanied by an introduction by the photographer and five short personal narratives by queer artists, performers, and writers: “Now Tell Me, What Kind of Man Are You?” by Morty Diamond, “Toying With Pleasure: Can Gender Be A Sex Toy?” by Jiz Lee, “Gender In Stereogram” by Ignacio Rivera, “A Nine Gender Valentine” by Jenny Factor, and “Noah Enaction” for Sarah Burghauser.

The book shares the great diversity of gender expression though portraiture and narrative. The models and authors make themselves vulnerable by giving an account of their experience of being trans, gender queer, non-binary or of another gender identity. The authors of the short stories share their experience of pain, loss, love, joy, intimacy, and self discovery. The models share their diverse expressions of gender through their style, tattoos, pose, expressions, and interactions with their partners. 

Visibility matters and has a huge impact on the protection of the rights of the LGBTQIA+ community. Books and images such as these educate society and humanize people who are often grossly stereotyped and misunderstood.  

This book is part of our LGBTQ+ Collection that we share with our sibling department, the UWM Archives, and is one of the largest such collections in the Upper Midwest.

Sending love to all of our LGBTQIA+ friends and allies,

-- Teddy, Special Collections Graduate Intern

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Historical Hockey in Milwaukee

These days many of us are missing sports and our usual entertainment. To help fill that gap and to share some unique parts of Milwaukee history, I will be exploring historical sports teams in Milwaukee through a short series with the help of our extensive WTMJ collection (UWM Mss 203). First up is the now-defunct ice hockey team the Milwaukee Chiefs. The footage above comes from a game played between the Chiefs and the Grand Rapids Rockets on February 7, 1954. The game was played at Panther Arena to a crowd of 3,400 and ended with an 8-8 tie. The Chiefs’ coach that season was Louis Trudel, a former NHL player and two-time Stanley Cup winner with the Chicago Blackhawks in 1934 and 1938.

Both teams were a part of the International Hockey League (IHL). The League began in 1945 and continued until the end of the 2000-01 season. The 1953-54 season had 9 teams and ended with the Cincinnati Mohawks winning the Turner Cup, the League’s championship, against the Marion Barons. In the 1990s, several teams from the IHL became affiliates of National Hockey League (NHL) teams. Over the decade, the IHL declined as NHL teams began using American Hockey League (AHL) teams as affiliates. The League folded after the 2000-01 season and six teams, including the Milwaukee Admirals and Grand Rapids Griffins, moved to the AHL, continuing the League’s legacy.

The Milwaukee Chiefs lasted two seasons in the IHL (1952-54) with a final record of 28 wins, 90 losses, and 6 ties. They were Milwaukee’s second IHL team after the Milwaukee Clarks who played one season in the League (1948-49) before moving to the Eastern Amateur Hockey League (EAHL) for one season. The Chiefs were followed in the IHL by the Falcons (1959-60 and part of the 1960-61 season) and eventually the Milwaukee Admirals. The Admirals began in 1970 as an amateur team and didn’t join the IHL until the 1977-78 season, where they stayed until the League folded and they made the move to the AHL. The team has been the NHL affiliate of the Nashville Predators since 1998. Since the move to the AHL, they have won the Calder Cup (the League’s championship trophy) once in 2004; they finished this year’s COVID-shortened season at the top of the League with a record of 41-14-5-8 (W-L-OTL-SOL).

The Grand Rapids Rockets played 6 seasons in the IHL (1950-1956), after which they moved to Huntington, WV, becoming the Huntington Hornets. They only played one season in West Virginia before folding. They ended the 1953-54 season with a 29-32-3 record, missing the playoffs as 7th in the League. The Rockets were the first IHL team for Grand Rapids, they were followed for the 1977-78 season by the Dayton/Grand Rapids Owls and the Grand Rapids Owls from 1978-80. The city was without a team until the Grand Rapids Griffins joined the League, also accompanying the Admirals to the AHL in 2001. They were affiliated with the Ottawa Senators from 1999-2002 and have been the affiliate of the Detroit Red Wings since. They have won two Calder Cups in 2013 and 2017 and ended the current season third in the Central Division with a record of 29-27-3-4.

To see more of this footage, request a digital copy here: https://uwm.edu/wtmjsearch/wtmjnewsarchive/47463/. Use the search function in our WTMJ News Search to find more Chiefs footage and explore the rest of the WTMJ collection.

-Samantha Dickson, Archives Graduate Intern

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Personal Investigation

(1) What is a defining moment in your life and how did it impact you?

A defining moment in my life was when I decided to be a part of the DVC program at UWM. After my first year and a half of school, I was going through a lot. I was struggling to keep my head above water in many ways. I had previously been in school for psychology, which was not working out well for me. I planned on taking the next semester, or year, off. Instead of giving in to the temptation I decided to change my major completely to DVC. Although I still struggle, being a part of something that I truly enjoy doing has been the whole reason that I am even in school anymore.

(2) What is something new you recently tried and loved?

Something new that I recently tried and loved is vegetarian cuisine! Although I am not personally on a vegetarian diet, my sister recently became one. She is always giving me new food to try, much of which I did not think I would enjoy. It surprises me how many brands can develop foods that taste so similar to meat, such as TVP. I am always trying to find ways to add new foods into my diet.

(3) What makes you lose track of time?

I often lose track of time when I am painting. I have a non-representational, generative style that allows me to absorb myself into what I am creating. It is a very freeing and stress-relieving process for me.

Let Go

(1)Be fearless! What would you do if you were not afraid?

Bungee jumping. I am terrified to do it but I feel like it would be absolutely amazing.

(2) Where have you found peace? What advice would you give another student on how to manage stress?

I have found peace in taking time I need to relax and not feeling bad about it. I have been trying to focus on improving my mental health over the past year and have found that sometimes I need to take a day to not think about school or work and simply relax. It has helped me in the long run to manage my stress greatly. Before I started taking these “personal days,” I was constantly stressed and now I can focus my stress into being more productive.

(3) What did you learn from your biggest regret? In other words, how did you transform failure into a positive?

Personally my biggest regret was letting the opinion of other people dictate what I did for a lot of my teenage life. When I first came to UWM I was always concerned about the opinion of others. This lead to me mentally not in a good place. I have thought about that time in my life and used it to help me move on from what others think. Now, I am happy (most of the time) and I allow myself to focus on much more important things than what other people think of me.  

Humility

Humility is the quality of being humble and is an asset for self-improvement and inner well-being. Some of the ways humility is experienced is by putting the needs of another person before your own, thinking of others before yourself, not drawing attention to yourself, acknowledging that you are not always right, and recognizing the areas of your life that need work. Becoming frustrated and angry at losses come with any struggle in life, so it's important we understand humility to become a better person.

(1)What is one of the kindest things someone has ever done for you? that you have done for someone?

I try to focus on something nice that someone does for me on a day-to-day basis. I couldn’t name the ‘nicest’ thing someone has done for me, but I can rattle off a few things. For example, I would consider it a kind thing if one of my friends pays for my tab at the end of a night, or if I am trying to cross a street and four cars going flying by right in front of me, but the fifth car stops so that I can safely cross the road. I try to focus on these things because it ultimately leads me to live a happier life.

(2) Describe a moment in your life where you experienced humility. What were key take-a-ways?

A moment in my life when I experienced humility is when I was leaving the Goodwill on Capital Drive when a homeless man approached my car. It was the summer so my window was down, and unsurprisingly he came up and asked me for money. I told him that I did not have anything with me except for some pennies that had been sitting in the side of my car door for about three years. Without hesitation he smiled and said, “Every little bit helps ma’am.” I was so humbled in this moment and felt very lucky to have what I do have. He was so glad to take a handful of pennies from me, when they were something that I forgot I even had.

(3) What are you passionate about and want to spend more time doing?

I am very passionate about helping people in need, but I have not had the time to volunteer in years. I used to go all the time but I have been so caught up with school and working that I almost forgot about how much I love it. I have been planning on finding some sort of program that I can help out with over the summer when I am not so stressed out.  

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That space station air leak has finally been isolated further, says Roscosmos

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That space station air leak has finally been isolated further, says Roscosmos

On Tuesday 29 September, the Russian State Space Corporation (Roscosmos) announced that astronauts aboard the International Space Station (ISS) had found the source of a suspected leak.

The crew of Expedition 63 – NASA astronaut and Commander Chris Cassidy and Russian cosmonauts Anatoly Ivanishin and Ivan Vagner – had been searching for this leak since August, and determined that it was “beyond expected levels.”

Roscosmos also said in a statement that “it was established that the spot is located in the Zvezda (star) service module, which contains scientific equipment.”

They also emphasized that the leak “is not dangerous for the life and health of the ISS crew and does not prevent the ISS continuing manned flight.” Nevertheless, the amount of atmosphere lost may require additional oxygen to be pumped into the station.

The leak was isolated overnight on Monday (September 28) thanks to the efforts of the crew and analyses conducted by mission control teams on the ground.

It began with leak checks that were conducted in the US segment of the station, which included the US, European and Japanese modules. Commander Cassidy, Ivanishin, and Vagner were then instructed to move into the Russian segment to collect data from various locations.

They proceeded to close Zvezda’s fore and aft hatches and passageways that connect to other modules, then used an ultrasonic leak detector to collect data.

Meanwhile, US and Russian specialists took pressure measurements throughout the night to try and isolate the source of the leak. Once that was done, the crew opened the hatches once again between the US and Russian segments and resumed their normal activities.

The size of the leak has since been attributed to a temporary temperature change aboard the station, but the overall rate of leak has apparently remained unchanged.

Sergei Krikalyov, the executive director of Russia’s manned space programs, emphasized that it would take some time to find it, but that the ISS always has slight air loss due to the air purifying system:

“These leaks are predictable. What’s happening now is more than the standard leakage and naturally if it lasts a long time, it will require supplies of extra air to the station… [The source is] not for sure. We have time. The leak exists of course. It’s not good that it’s there, but it’s not critical.”

Since then, Roscosmos has released new information, saying that they had isolated the leak location further.

According to their latest results, it’s located in the transfer chamber – one of four sections in the Zvezda Service Module. They also reaffirmed that the “leak poses no immediate danger to the crew at the current leak rate and will result in only a slight deviation to the crew’s schedule.”

This is not the first time that astronauts aboard the ISS have had to contend with leaks to the station. In August of 2018, the crew members of Expedition 56 found a hole in the wall of a Russian-made Soyuz space capsule that had docked with the ISS. While Roscosmos announced in 2019 that it has determined the source of the leak, they have not yet made the information public.

In the meantime, the ISS received an uncrewed Cygnus cargo craft over the weekend that launched from NASA’s Wallops Flight Facility in Virginia. This cargo includes a new space toilet – the Universal Waste Management System (UWMS) – and a number of scientific experiments and technology demonstrators designed to advance everything from medicine to nutrition in space.

These include the Ammonia Electrooxidation experiment, which can turn ammonia into drinking water and electricity; the Plant Habitat-02 experiment, which will grow radishes aboard the ISS; the Onco-Selectors investigation, which will test cancer treatments in microgravity; a 360-degree camera that will record footage for NASA’s VR ISS Experience; and the Rhodium Space Rhizosphere experiment that will test how different types of soil fare in microgravity.

The ISS crew is also awaiting the upcoming launch of the Expedition 64 astronauts that will be replacing them aboard the station. This crew will consist of cosmonauts Sergey Ryzhikov (Commander) and Sergey Kud-Sverchkov (flight engineer 2), and NASA astronaut Kate Rubins (flight engineer 1).

All are currently at the Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan and preparing for launch on Wednesday 14 October.

This article was originally published by Universe Today. Read the original article.

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Native American/First Nations Woman Writer of the Week

ROBERTA HILL 

This week, we introduce you all to Roberta Jean Hill, formerly Roberta Hill Whiteman, a poet and educator native to Wisconsin! Born in 1947 near Green Bay, Roberta Hill grew up among the Oneida Indigenous peoples of Wisconsin, a rich heritage that enlightens her work as a poet and has driven her scholastic career. In her third poetry collection, Cicadas: New & Selected Poems, published by the Holy Cow! Press in 2013, Hill writes:

To the people, beings and places I love, named or unnamed, met and imagined. May they continue to inspire us to live and keep loving earth and her beings for all eternity.

UW-Milwaukee Special Collections preserves four signed presentation copies of Hill’s poetry books, all published by Jim Pearlman, founder and editor of Holy Cow! Press in Duluth, Minnesota, which is dedicated to publishing writers who live in the American Midwest and focuses on publishing Native American authors and thematic anthologies. 

UWM Special Collections holds two copies of Hill’s first collection of poetry, Star Quilt, originally published in 1984 with foreword by poet, editor, professor, translator, and human rights advocate, Carolyn Forché. One is a first printing from 1984, signed in 2013 to our library, while the other is a second printing, illustrated and republished by the Holy Cow! Press in 1985, which is signed to Milwaukee poet and educator DeWitt Clinton.

The illustrations for both printings of Star Quilt were done by Hill’s husband, artist, director of First Nations Film and Video Festival, Inc, and member of the Northern Arapaho tribe, Ernest Whiteman. The cover art for the book is a portrait of a woman facing four ways, hinting at Roberta’s use of the four cardinal directions⁠ throughout the book that portray the separation and displacement that the Oneida peoples have experienced in a long history of forced migration by the U.S. government. Throughout the collection, Hill internalizes this feeling of loss and separation, utilizing an extended metaphor of dust in the winds returning to the Earth, from where the peoples are said to have come. The poem above, “I’uni Kwi Athi? Hiatho,” uses Hill’s father’s name, the meaning of which Hill says he never revealed. 

In the glossary for Star Quilt, Hill tells the history of quilt making by Plains Indian women, which are designed with a central star for their children and grandchildren, stating, “it is a valuable possession, connecting the generations to one another and the earth.” Hill dedicates this collection to those who inspired her writing, “In Memory of Our Parents John Atlee and Eva Mae Whiteman and Charles Allen and Eleanor Smith Hill”. 

Roberta Hill’s second collection, Philadelphia Flowers: Poems, published in 1996, carries many individual poems to and for family and friends, dedicating the collection to her three children, Jacob, Heather, and Melissa. The cover painting and illustrations for Philadelphia Flowers are again by Ernest Whiteman. Hill’s final and most recent collection, published in 2013, Cicadas: New & Selected Poems, reprints poems selected from Star Quilt and Philadelphia Flowers and acts as a follow-up to her recent life experiences; including a longer individual poem dedicated to Hill’s late brother-in-law, “Ernie” Whiteman. 

Also held by our department is a fine press printing of an excerpt of Roberta Hill’s poem, Your Fierce Resistance, published in 1993 by the Minnesota Center For Book Arts in conjunction with The Loft’s Inroads: Writers of Color series. Be on the lookout for more on this beautiful production coming later!

After graduating with a BA from the University of Wisconsin-Green Bay, Hill earned an MA in fine arts from the University of Montana, and completed her PhD in American Indian Studies at the University of Minnesota. Hill’s doctoral thesis honors the work of her paternal grandmother, Dr. Lillie Rosa Minoka-Hill, through a biographical study of her life as the second American Indian woman to earn an M.D.in the U.S. Roberta Hill has held several academic positions and is Professor Emerita of English and American Indian Studies at the University of Wisconsin-Madison.

See other writers we have featured in Native American/First Nations Woman Writer of the Week.

–Isabelle, Special Collections Undergraduate Writing Intern

We acknowledge that in Milwaukee we live and work on traditional Potawatomi, Ho-Chunk, and Menominee homelands along the southwest shores of Michigami, part of North America’s largest system of freshwater lakes, where the Milwaukee, Menominee, and Kinnickinnic rivers meet and the people of Wisconsin’s sovereign Anishinaabe, Ho-Chunk, Menominee, Oneida, and Mohican nations remain present.

Author Portrait from the Library of Congress

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Endangered Species Day (May 17)

Every day, countless species come closer and closer to extinction. On this Endangered Species Day, we think about these animals and the organizations around trying to curb such extinctions.

The first photo, and my personal favorite, is of two Bengal Tigers (Panthera tigris tigris). Tigers are classified as endangered by the International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN). Tigers face many threats in their natural environment, especially from humans, agriculture, and land development. The Milwaukee County Zoo is now home to Amur Tigers which are also classified as endangered by the IUCN.

The second photo is of two Western Lowland Gorillas (Gorilla gorilla gorilla). According to the IUCN, Western Lowland Gorillas are critically endangered with a decreasing population. Major threats to these Gorillas include poaching, disease (especially Ebolavirus), habitat destruction, and climate change.

Finally, the third photo shows an Orangutan. All three subspecies of Orangutans (Pongo pygmaeus, Pongo abelii, and Pongo tapanuliensis) are classified as critically endangered with decreasing populations by the IUCN. Major threats include habitat loss, illegal hunting, and climate change. In addition to Western Lowland Gorillas, Sumatran Orangutans, and Bornean Orangutans, the Milwaukee County Zoo is home to several endangered and critically endangered primate species.

This Endangered Species Day, visit the zoo, read about endangered species, and think about how you might be able to help. Conservation is a huge priority to both the Zoological Society of Milwaukee as well as the Milwaukee County Zoo. Education is an important element to any conservation effort, so be sure to check out their websites and visit the International Union for Conservation of Nature to learn more about endangered plant, animal, and fungi species as well as about the IUCN’s own conservation and education programs. Be sure to check out the Red List, where you can learn more about endangered species including their population, habitat, threats, and conservation actions. 

Unable to make it to the zoo today? Check out the zoo’s Polar Bear, Amur Tigers, and Orangutans, among others, on their ZooView webcams.

The images above come from our Thomas and Jean Ross Bliffert Postcard Collection (UWM Mss 171) and feature postcards from the Milwaukee County Zoo. The collection consists of approximately 12,000 postcards from all over the world. Much of the collection is from Wisconsin, organized by county. Milwaukee postcards are further organized by subject – more animal postcards can be found with the County Zoo (Box 7, Volume 13). The rest of the collection is organized into non-Wisconsin US states and foreign countries.

-Samantha Dickson, Archives Graduate Intern

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Project Description

Dorm-Soleil is a Freshman dormitory that is oriented for incoming students who have yet to declare their major. The building serves as a liaison for the school as it is designed to be both a familiar and interesting aspect of Campus. The structure utilizes the psychology of color, implementing the use of natural earth tones, which help students cope with stress and feel connected to nature. The design is meant to be familiar for introverts and interesting for extroverts. It achieves this goal with a systematic room arraignment that is recognizable but digresses from the mundane with a unique floorplan that utilizes smooth walls and modular group breakout spaces. The design encourages exploration. Each breakout space is located in between every room connecting residents in small groups, with larger spaces located throughout the center of the space. The structure based in between UWM’s Golda Meir Library and Garland Hall takes up a vital walking corridor on campus. To mitigate the loss of the walkway corridor, the building has a brie solei walkway on the Eastern side. This allows a path for students and provides a shade for them during the summertime. Dorm-Soleil is built not only to house students but create a connection to UWM.

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Week 2 | Personal Investigation

January 28th, 2020

Be Me

1. What is a defining moment in your life and how did it impact you?

Graduating from UWM in 2016 with my first Bachelors. I was so happy about finishing school but I wasn’t sure where I was going next. I had originally wanted to go to graduate school to be an art therapist. I was volunteering at Froedert Hospital working with the art therapist and I saw a lot of trauma. I then realized that taking on that career would have been too hard on my mental and emotional health. I ended up taking two years off until I realized I wanted to go back to school for Design & Visual Communications. 

2. What is something new you’ve recently tried and loved?

I recently tried iyengar yoga. I had tried yoga before but Iyengar has much more to do with alignment of the body as a whole, it focused on inner as well as outer well being. This helped me understand ways to deal with stress a lot better. 

3. What makes you lose track of time? 

Homework tends to be the most significant. Especially when I’m having creative block it can feel like minutes have gone by when it’s actually been hours. 

Let Go

1. Be fearless! What would you do if you were not afraid?

If I wasn’t afraid of leaving my family behind, I would probably move to the Pacific Northwest. It’s still a possibility but as an only child with older relatives, it’s not my time right now.

2. Where have you found peace? What advice would you give to another student on how to manage stress?

Coming to the realization that I can only do my best. Perfection isn’t possible, life can be difficult and being enrolled as a full time student in this program can be overwhelming. I would advise them to make sure they’re managing their time well. It can be easy to get distracted and put off homework, but it only makes stress worse when you’re finishing up homework at the last minute. 

3. What did you learn from your biggest regret? In other words, how did you transform failure into a positive?

I have always been an empathetic person, but there were times in my life when I was angry and couldn’t see through it. I displaced my anger on my parents and it hurt our relationship. Now we are closer than ever but it still hurts me to know that I treated them that way. It’s helped me understand my emotions better and how to control them. 

Humility

“Humility is the quality of being humble and is an asset for self-improvement and inner well-being. Some of the ways humility is experienced is by putting the needs of another person before your own, thinking of others before yourself, not drawing attention to yourself, acknowledging that you are not always right, and recognizing the areas of your life that need work. Becoming frustrated and angry at losses come with any struggle in life, so it's important we understand humility to become a better person.”

1. What is one of the kindest things someone has ever done for you? that you have done for someone?

My parents have always supported my passions. When I wanted to be an artist, a dancer, or a musician they stood by my side. The night I met my now fiance I was in a very dark place. He was a complete stranger but somehow we spent the night giving our life stories. He was a big reason I was able to get out of a rut that I had been in. 

This question is hard, I don’t necessarily think I could pinpoint something because I try to practice kindness everyday. When I was studying abroad in Florence there was a homeless woman that would sit outside our school every day... Even though we didn’t speak the same language she always said good morning to me and when I had extra money I would bring her breakfast before going into school.

2. Describe a moment in your life where you experienced humility. What were key take-a-ways?

I’ve experienced several moments of humility that I am grateful for-- they’ve shaped the person I am today. I’ve become better at practicing what I preach and being aware of what energy I put out into the world. I also avoid letting negative energy/people/situations into my life. 

3. What are you passionate about and want to spend more time doing?

I love art. In my first bachelor’s degree I focused on painting and drawing. I would love to have more time being able to do both of these again. 

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Week 8 - Industrial Design

Acer 24” monitor. Black plastic base is effectively a sleek x shape that fully supports the screen even with shaking while freeing space and looks aesthetically pleasing.

Logitech G mouse. Rounded shape to give hand comfort, buttons on side that allow things such as returning to a previous page so that the mouse pointer does not have to be moved to the browsers back/forward button. A thin line at its edge to provide both awareness of its position in darker areas, but also provide an engaging look as it changes colors. DPS button to change pointer speed and scroll to allow maximum use for casual and gaming use.

Nail clippers made out of simple metal material. No extra ornamentation and lever rotates for in use or optimal storage.

Samsung Phone Fast Charger. Designed to charge Samsung phones faster, allows for the cable to be unplugged via the usb port and thus allows any usb cable to fit the charging hub, while retaining a small size making it ideal for carrying it with you on the go.

Clip latch windows. Two latches on the bottom of the sliding window that when fully closed latches and improves the seal along with the specially crafted plastic insulation. Unlatching is easy, grabbing onto the clip lever one can easily unlatch the clips and pull up the window in an easy motion.

Coffee Nut M&M wrappers effectively show product, brand name, and both descriptive as well as visual flavor of the product in an enticing manner. Edges are designed in such a way to allow easy access inside of the bag with an easy rip or tear.

Mountain Dew: Game Fuel’s new can lid design features a resealable tab that can show the difference between it’s first open (if the white plastic is broken) and past that. It is easy to use, simply flip the short thumb shaped tab and slide it back. Seal it up by sliding it forward with a visual design that is in no way obtrusive of the shape or style of the can.

UWM’s Graduate School flash drive is light weight and very portable (no thicker than two quarters, no longer or wider than an index finger) along with a metal ring hat allows you to hook it to a key chain or lanyard to help prevent loss and is fitted with a led light that shines red when it is in use.

Post-it notes. Simple square shape with basic adhesive that holds the papers together.  Allows for easy peel and stick to nearly any surface for easy and important visibility.

Bluetooth earphones connected to each other by a cable so that one may connect to their phone wireless and help prevent losing one or the other earbud. Earbuds have simple plastic shaped to fit comfortably and lightly around the hear. The small speaker comes with fitted soft pliable plastic that is ribbed to fit in and help stay in the ear without discomfort.