The University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee announced Wednesday five student organizations have been temporarily suspended after posting antisemitic language on social media accounts.

The groups are associated with a coalition that posted the “alarming” messages on Instagram last week, according to the university.

“A July 19 Instagram story post to the uwm4palicoalition account included intimidating language aimed at Jewish community members and organizations that support Israel,” according to a statement from the school. “UWM strongly denounced the post, and any form of antisemitism.”

A subsequent Instagram post by the coalition reaffirmed their original message.

Both messages have since been removed. In a recent post the group thanks UWM for bring attention to the Instagram account.

“We refuse to shy away from the fact that any support of Israel is considered an extremist position, only held by extremists, and we refuse to normalize extremism on our campus,” the post says.

The UWM student organizations that are temporarily suspended include Students for Justice in Palestine, the Muslim Student Association, Students for a Democratic Society, Young Democratic Socialists of America and Un-PAC, all of which identified as part of the coalition in the spring.

Miryam Rosenzweig, president and CEO, the Milwaukee Jewish Federation, said she is glad UWM and the UW System is taking the safety of students seriously and investigating all incidents of harassment or intimidation.

“Making UWM a safe and welcoming environment for all students, including Jewish students, without exception must be the overarching priority of the largest urban university in Wisconsin,” Rosenweig said.

In May, a pro-Palestinian encampments occupied UWM’s campus for about a week.

Chancellor Mark Mone came under fire from Jewish groups and Universities of Wisconsin President Jay Rothman for a deal he struck with protestors to end the encampment, which included a call for a ceasefire in Gaza.

Rothman called the agreement “disappointing,” and Mone later said he should not have weighed in on deeply complex geopolitical and historical issues.

After the Bucks signed Taurean Prince earlier this month, I wanted to get the inside scoop on what happened between him and returned Bucks assistant/then Lakers head coach Darvin Ham, so I asked some questions of Jacob Rude at Silver Screen and Roll, our Lakers sister site. With Gary Trent Jr. coming to Milwaukee a couple weeks after Prince and basically guaranteed to take on a big role for his new team, I went straight to another expert source. Below are some Trent questions I posed to Chelsea Leite, my colleague who is the site manager at our Toronto sister site Raptors HQ (plus a contributor to our women’s basketball site Swish Appeal) and her responses. I think you’ll find them fascinating!

Let’s start with a big one for Bucks fans: tell us about Trent’s defense. Is he good on-ball? Can he guard ballhandlers and/or bigger wings? How switchable is he?

GTJ’s defence was up and down during his time with Toronto. It started off rocky, got a lot better, and then faded quite a bit. He tends to guard ball handlers and can switch decently well, but often loses energy on that end these days. I will say his on-ball defence has been the thing that often shines through and he can get deflections and steals pretty well.

Trent has a reputation as a gambler on defense, being among the league leaders in steals and deflections during Nick Nurse’s final two years in Toronto. Those dropped off a touch last year; do you think that’s a Trent thing or the product of moving from Nurse’s hyperaggressive defense to what Darko Rajakovic installed?

It’s probably a mix of both. There wasn’t too much emphasis on defence under Darko’s system last year and I think that lack of focus made Trent lose his own defensive focus. Add in that he was trying to sort out his shooting and going from the bench to the starting lineup a lot and I think some confusion in his own role could have been a factor in this. I do think he has natural ability in that because he still did his thing despite more of the intensity and emphasis being on improving the offence last year.

How do you think Trent will fare as a defender in Doc Rivers’ more adaptive defense (i.e. switching everything sometimes, P&R traps one night then drop coverage the next) after he shifted it back from Adrian Griffin’s very Nurse-like scheme?

I have hope for him in those kinds of situations. I also think he is on a mission to prove himself this season and he’s also a very hard worker, so I see him buying in 100% to whatever system or plan he’s given. I also think his quick hands and ability to defend on-ball will come in handy, but his defence on the wings never fully stood out to me either. Trent thrived in Nurse’s system because of the aggressive and quickness of it, and how he was able to make sneaky plays at the ball, so if Doc can use that to their advantage again it could be fun.

Despite great three-point shooting numbers, Trent’s efficiency has been below average in recent years, and he seems to have somewhat of a reputation as a chucker. I could see some thinking he’s a ball-stop. Do you think that’s merited?

Yes and no. We always had a joke that Trent can’t make a shot unless it’s contested. I’ve seen him make the most contested three-pointers and then brick open looks. He’s hot and cold for sure, but when he’s hot, he is scorching. Everyone was waiting for him to make those great stretches longer last year because he can truly make an impact as a sharpshooter when he’s on. Yet, just as fast as he gets hot, he can get into a drought, and well… yeah that’s where the chucker reputation comes in.

What do you think Trent’s ideal role on a title contender is? Something like high-level role player, starter, sixth man, bench microwave scorer, or any combination of those?

I have two opinions here—the first is that he could be a REALLY great sixth man on a contender. He comes in with energy, experience, can ball-handle, and when he’s shooting well that’s a huge boost from the bench. Yet, Trent also has a habit of playing phenomenally as a starter compared to when he comes off the bench. Something about hearing his name called? So, if the Bucks are hurting for a starting shooting guard, I could see him sliding in there, but if he can find his rhythm as a sixth man he could thrive there too.

Can he be a fourth or fifth option after years of 20%+ usage in Toronto when Milwaukee’s fifth starter has been around the 15% range for the last several seasons?

Based on Trent’s market as a free agent this summer (and all of that fumble), I think Trent is going into this season ready to be whatever Milwaukee needs him to be. It’s kinda a make-or-break season for him. I can see him making the most out of the role he’s given—that being said, he needs to up his shooting stats, and if his usage is going down, his efficiency better be going up.

Are there any under-the-radar skills Trent has we should know about? He’s never shown much passing and rebounding ability, nor does he get to the line much, and I feel like none of those will change as a Buck because those are things I’d have said about Malik Beasley, Grayson Allen, etc. Maybe there’s something else?

Last season I really saw him come into his own as a leader. More mature, more vocal with younger players, better with media, etc etc. Definitely traits that will help on a title contender when everyone needs to be on their A-game every day during a long season. He’s also like, REALLY nice and kind and I don’t know if that matters much to you but it was always nice for me. He’s fun to talk to, a good sport, nice guy, and good in the locker room. A good chemistry fit, especially when you think about him reuniting with Lillard.

Super huge thanks to Chelsea for taking the time to fill me in a bit more about Trent! Check out her and her colleagues’ content at Raptors HQ and Swish Appeal, then follow her on Twitter @chelsealeite for more on everything Toronto and women’s hoops, including their soon-to-come WNBA franchise and both Canadian national teams.

FRANKLIN, Wisconsin — A group of Milwaukee kids got some great life skills this Summer. The Hunger Task Force has a program called “Cooking with Culture.”

They brought kids out for their six-week program which has kids harvest fruits and vegetables at the Hunger Task Force Farm in Franklin.

On Tuesday, the kids finished up the program, and enchiladas were on the menu.

“I helped with the carrots and the enchiladas,” said Nylon Robertson, a seven-year-old in the program.

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The fruits and vegetables served with the enchiladas were harvested at the garden.

“They get to actually take what they harvest in the garden,” said Pasua Chang, a community dietitian at the Hunger Task Force. “They bring it to the kitchen and they get to cook with it, they get to eat it, they get to try different fruits and vegetables”

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The kids put together the filling for the enchiladas, they rolled up the tortillas and spread the sauce on top.

Throughout the summer, kids got to experiment with different cultural foods. For example, the farm harvested okra and used it to make gumbo.

“It’s also definitely very new to them too because they might not be able to get these experiences at home,” said Chang.

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Each kid was also sent home with supplies to grow their cabbage plant. It’s all to keep them involved in healthy eating as the summer program ends.

“We encourage them to eat the My Plate Model and so hopefully when they go to school I should eat a little bit of everything from the five food groups,” said Chang.

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