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Should I Go to The Terrace?
With our favorite furniture making their epic return to the Memorial Union Terrace this week, we thought you might need a guide to answer one of life’s greatest questions. Follow along and see where your answers lead you! There’s an orange, yellow or green chair waiting just for you! Can’t get enough of the Terrace? Check out the Terrace Chairs – A Love Story series!
read moreThe Living Room of Campus Receives State Recognition
We always knew Memorial Union had a rich history and established tradition, and now, it’s official! On February 27, Memorial Union was added to the Wisconsin State Register of Historical Spaces. This esteemed recognition will be a stepping stone in the journey to be added to the National Register of Historical Spaces, and it is a testament that Memorial Union is the heart and soul of campus for students, alumni and the Madison community. “It’s calling out Memorial Union as a specific historical space,” said Hank...
read moreEzra Klein Featured at Distinguished Lecture Series
Students and community members praised both Ezra Klein and his news media venture, Vox, when he was invited on campus as part of the Wisconsin Union Directorate’s (WUD) Distinguished Lecture Series on March 9th. Ezra Klein is the Editor-in-Chief of Vox, a news website that focuses on providing the most important news to consumers in ways that are extremely easy to absorb and comprehend. Vox does this through the use of graphs, lists and “Card Stacks.” Ezra also spoke directly to interested students in an intimate Q&A and gave a public...
read moreStudents Screen Print Open Mic Night Posters
What do you get when you put graphic design students and Wisconsin Union Directorate Music members together in a Wheelhouse Studios room? Some serious screen printing, that’s what! Our very own marketing graphic design student employees came together with WUD Music to create original screen-printed posters for WUD Music’s Open Mic Night events. The collaboration is just another example of how the students of the Wisconsin Union make this space so innovative. Be sure to look for the Open Mic Night posters the next time you visit!...
read moreLights, Camera, Sundance
Fundance. That is what many students from the Wisconsin Union Directorate (WUD) Film Committee were calling their trip to the Sundance Film Festival in Park City, Utah this January. Every year, a select group of students from the WUD Film Committee are invited to travel to Park City to encourage the next step in leadership and bring films back to campus for their programing throughout the year. This years group was a mix of associate directors and three new WUD Film members. Hari Jost, Director of WUD Film, is a senior double majoring in...
read moreWomen’s History Month Sets Stage for Marcia Légère Student Play Festival
The 24th annual Marcia Légère Student Play Festival will be held Saturday and Sunday, March 21 and 22 at 7:30 p.m. in the Fredric March Play Circle. Free and open to the public, the festival will showcase three student-written and directed plays to pay homage to Marcia Légère. Légère, a student at UW-Madison in the early 40’s, won the first Wisconsin Playwrights Contest with a piece that her professor submitted secretly. Her play, “The Glory of Children,” had originally been written as an assignment for a drama class and...
read moreHoofers Celebrate 50th Trip to Jackson Hole
While some of us will spend our spring break enjoying hot sand and sun, the Hoofers Ski and Snowboard Club is planning for something a bit chillier. Hoofers Ski and Snowboard (SnS) will travel to Jackson Hole Mountain Resort in Teton Village, Wyoming for the 50th time this March, a significant anniversary for a club founded on fun and tradition, which is why a special package for alumni is being offered this year to invite past trip-goers and friends and family of Hoofers to join in on the coolest spring break ever. “The goal of this is first...
read moreWho Makes WUD Work?
Ten committees and six Hoofers clubs make up the Wisconsin Union Directorate (WUD), which is run by students who plan, program and promote hundreds of recreational, art, community service and cultural events on campus each year. Besides being a fun experience, WUD allows students to step into major leadership roles to run the committees. Hours of work and planning go into making a WUD committee tick, and we are fortunate to hear from some of the awesome student directors of WUD to learn about how they’re improving people’s lives...
read moreTerrace Chairs: A Love Story – More Than Just a Fling
The snow has melted, it’s above freezing and the lake ice is retreating, so where are the chairs!? Calm yourself, Terrace-lover. We know the reunion with a loved one can be nerve-wracking, but also exciting. Everyone is anxious to sit upon the familiar sunburst pattern, admire the vibrant colors and relax, so happy and at home on the Terrace once again. When someone you love returns, naturally you’re giddy and filled with questions like, “where were you?” “how have you been?” and “what have you been doing?” As usual, the chairs maintain a...
read moreLiterary Leaders: WUD Publications Spotlight of Chloe Karaskiewicz
Made up of seven committees, WUD Publications celebrates and promotes reading and writing on campus while offering students valuable experience in publishing-related fields. Covering everything from food, photography and fiction, each committee has an editor to manage all that goes into finding new content, planning meetings and encouraging innovative ideas. We’re highlighting these editors in a new and recurring segment to share what makes WUD Publications successful. Our first spotlight goes to Chloe Karaskiewicz, editor of Moda...
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