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Leaders on Wheels
Five days, 28 students, one bus: This is the Wisconsin Experience Bus Trip (WEBT). Pulling together a diverse group of student leaders on campus, the five-day trip across the state brought the Wisconsin Idea to life by allowing students to reach out beyond the classroom, participate in various volunteer activities and visit several communities. The trip came as a result of a collaboration between the Wisconsin Union Directorate Alternative Breaks program and other organizations such as the Division of Student Life, the Chancellor’s Office and...
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There is so much to celebrate with the Memorial Union west wing reopening that we’ve dedicated a whole weekend to celebrate our OPEN House and Madison’s World Music Festival. Tour the new spaces, taste an internationally inspired food and experience all the special activities and events September 12 and 13, including an extraordinary performance by aerial dance group BANDALOOP on the side of the bulding! We’ve got the scoop, all you have to do is show up! FRIDAY 9/12 Tours of the New Spaces Free tours of the west wing...
read moreThrowback Thursday: Back to School Badgers
We’ve missed you, Bucky! We’d like to welcome all students back to campus this week with this balloon-clad Badger from the 1980s standing on Library Mall. Have you ever gotten to snap a photo with Bucky? You have the chance to tonight at the Sunburst Festival: Union South Edition! Take a look back in time each week with Throwback Thursdays as we post photos and snapshots from the Union’s amazing history. Find out interesting facts and stories from some of the Union’s favorite people, places and things. We’re eager to hear your...
read moreThrowback Thursday: Step Right Up
Although we’ve come a long way since this Union Open House County Fair in 1961, we haven’t given up our love of fun and fairs! Be sure to visit this year’s Sunburst Festival to start the year off right. With the Memorial Union edition August 31 and Union South edition September 4, you’ll have two opportunities for free food, activities and entertainment. It’s a celebration that you definitely don’t want to miss. Take a look back in time each week with Throwback Thursdays as we post photos and snapshots...
read moreThe Pioneers of Vertical Dance
Dancing on sides of skyscrapers and soaring from mountain tops is all in a day’s work for BANDALOOP. This dance company based out of Oakland, CA specializes in vertical dance: a new thought that takes dancers and puts them in completely extraordinary settings. Founder Amelia Rudolph took the time to chat about their upcoming debut to the Madison community on OPEN Weekend, September 12 and 13. TV: We’re looking forward to BANDALOOP coming to Madison for the Wisconsin Union’s OPEN Weekend, have you been to Madison before? AR: I don’t...
read moreThrowback Thursday: Music and Meatballs
Met Opera baritone Leonard Warren concluded the Concert Series season in May 1948. With a spare day between concerts, he made spaghetti and tossed salad in the Green Room kitchenette–the backstage reeked of garlic for a week. –The Wisconsin Union Theater: Fifty Golden Years Mamma Mia! Hungry for spaghetti and sweet sounds? Read Leonard Warren’s recipe below for the perfect pasta-meatball combo, and check out the Wisconsin Union Theater’s 2014-’15 season to satisfy your hunger for the arts. Tickets are on sale...
read more5 Sneak Peeks into ‘Twenty-Three Sisters’
“For women without sisters, the intimate bond between females with a shared childhood is elusive.” Those of you who aren’t able to visit Union South’s Gallery 1308 between now and September 30, we have the pleasure of sharing a few peeks into the “Twenty-Three Sisters” art exhibit. Curated by Katie Garth, the exhibit displays the works of 23 female sisterless artists responding to the absence of these relationships. Some fun, others longing, the art pieces vary greatly in both emotional feel and...
read moreThrowback Thursday: Toasting at the Terrace
Although their shorts may have lengthened over the years, these shirtless 80’s dudes sure know one thing–the Terrace never goes out of style. Be sure to soak up all the summer sun and beautiful lakeside scenery before fall rolls around and these guys have to pull out their sweaters! Take a look back in time each week with Throwback Thursdays as we post photos and snapshots from the Union’s amazing history. Find out interesting facts and stories from some of the Union’s favorite people, places and things. We’re eager to hear your...
read moreGet to Know a ‘Paddling’ Professor
There’s plenty of summer left, with tons of events and activities around the Union to take full advantage of before the cool autumn winds set in. Wondering what’s currently on our summer radar? Walk on down to Outdoor UW and take advantage of the weekly Paddle with a Professor events, featuring UW-Madison professors lecturing on the lake, with topics ranging from climate change effects on Lake Mendota to local Indian burial grounds. Haven’t got your sea legs? No problem–we had the pleasure of speaking with...
read moreThrowback Thursday: Laxin’
We’re into the first week of August and now is the time to get in all of your relaxing before the fall! A man and his dog in 1971 take advantage of the perfect combination: Terrace chairs and summer sun. What’s your ideal way to unwind? Share your comments below! Take a look back in time each week with Throwback Thursdays as we post photos and snapshots from the Union’s amazing history. Find out interesting facts and stories from some of the Union’s favorite people, places and things. We’re eager to hear your stories and memories...
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