Hoofer Riding Club – Riding Club Mentors ‘Young Rider’
By Jeanne Ferguson, Riding Club Member Anna Rzchowski, a 16-year-old sophomore at Madison West High School in Madison, dreams of becoming a professional competitive rider, trainer of “hunter/jumper” horses and a coach and mentor of students who compete in hunter-jumper shows around the US. A member of the Hoofer Riding Club (HRC), Anna has been a student and mentee of HRC Head of Instruction Andi Bill for several years, taking...
Save the date! For a special Union Theater celebration
For 73 years, the Wisconsin Union Theater has been home to thousands of performers, students and guests, and countless memories. As a cherished Union member and friend, we invite you to join us on May 31, 2012 for a festive celebration as we prepare for the historic, two-year renovation of the beloved Union Theater. Here are a few reasons you should plan to attend: Enjoy an evening of great food, drink, and conversation with others...
Photo sneak peek of Humanimals exhibit now on display
By Zach Thomae From Feb. 3rd to March 20th, the Porter Butts Gallery in the Memorial Union is housing the Humanimals exhibit, featuring human-sized sculptural cabinets of animals. Each animal represents a common animal idiom for human behavior (for example, “pigheaded”), with collages of images showing the ways that humans abuse animals on the inside. Humanimals was created by Gayle Weitz, a professor at Seton Hill University who grew...
Meet Wisconsin Union student employee Rebecca Widmann
By Heather Heggemeier Rebecca Widmann Prairie Fire, Union South Senior, Graduating May 2012 Major: Actuarial Science and Risk Management Insurance Hometown: Brookfield, WI Rebecca Widmann has worked for Wisconsin Union since her freshman year. Her first semester on campus, Rebecca worked for building services and hotels in Union South. When the old Union South closed during the building project, she transferred to Peet’s...
HOOFPRINTS: SnS Winter Break Trips Recap, Part 2 – “The Third Trip”
As part of the slew of SnS trips that took place in January, the trip to Lake Tahoe, better known as the “3rd trip” or “alternative trip,” provided exactly what it was mean to: an alternative to the large Steamboat Springs trip and the upcoming Jackson Hole spring break trip. Nestled at the Blue Lake Inn, South Lake Tahoe, the 19 members of the trip enjoyed just about everything, except for the one thing that ski and snowboarders...