Thursday on Lake Effect: Student Debt in Wisconsin, Local Hotel Boom, 'Twilight: Los Angeles, 1992'

Thursday on Lake Effect:

Student debt has increased by 74% in Wisconsin over the past decade. Urban Milwaukee’s Bruce Murphy discusses private loans and the other causes of the debt crisis. Then, Visit Milwaukee’s Paul Upchurch talks about the reasons behind the hotel boom in downtown Milwaukee. Our astronomy contributor Jean Creighton tells us about a possible 9th planet in our system, and we meet two members of the cast of Next Act Theatre’s production of Twilight: Los Angeles, 1992.

Guests:

• Bruce Murphy, Urban Milwaukee
• Bruce Campbell, essayist
• Paul Upchurch, Visit Milwaukee
• Jean Creighton, Manfred Olson Planetarium
• Marti Gobel and Andrew Perez, actors

Segments:

• College Debt in Wisconsin on the Rise, Following National Trend
• Essay: I'm Ready
• New Hotels Will Add Hundreds of Rooms to Downtown Milwaukee
• Astronomers Notice Signs of Ninth Planet in Solar System
• Next Act Theatre Examines Race Relations 24 Years After the Los Angeles Riots