MILWAUKEE — Some of Chris VanValkenberg's best times at the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee have been had through the school's LGBTQ Resource Center, one of the school's several multicultural centers. The school announced Wednesday it will be creating a "new, student-focused center" that will integrate the existing services and spaces into one hub. I knew that this wasn't a consolidation effort, this wasn't trying to make this more accessible to students, it wasn't trying to bring students together, it was a financial thing," VanValkenberg said. Watch: UWM student frustrated as school consolidates multicultural centers into a single 'hub'UWM student frustrated as school consolidates multicultural centers into a single 'hub'"They're trying to roll over and do what they can to not get their funding cut instead of not protecting and defending their students," VanValkenberg said. In an email to TMJ4, a UWM spokesperson wrote, "UWM's commitment to individualized support, intercultural education and celebration, and student advocacy remains unwavering."