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Throwback Thursday: Winter Games
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 from the Union as well, so share in the comments section below!
read moreThrowback Thursday: Unloading an innovative solution
Take a look back with us each week with Throwback Thursdays, including a special series this month on the odd and interesting original design flaws of Memorial Union. For all its beauty and functionality, Memorial Union opened with a long list of design flaws, some truly baffling that will finally be addressed through the Memorial Union Reinvestment. We’re eager to hear your stories and memories from the Union as well, so share in the comments section below! It is perhaps the most unattractive feature of Memorial Union. Negatively on...
read moreThrowback Thursday: Why the athletes stayed away
Take a look back with us each week with Throwback Thursdays, including a special series this month on the odd and interesting original design flaws of Memorial Union. For all its beauty and functionality, Memorial Union opened with a long list of design flaws, some truly baffling that will finally be addressed through the Memorial Union Reinvestment. We’re eager to hear your stories and memories from the Union as well, so share in the comments section below! When Memorial Union open in 1928, a space was carved out on the fourth floor,...
read moreThrowback Thursday: The Building without a Basement
Take a look back with us each week with Throwback Thursdays, including a special series this month on the odd and interesting original design flaws of Memorial Union. For all its beauty and functionality, Memorial Union opened with a long list of design flaws, some truly baffling that will finally be addressed through the Memorial Union Reinvestment. We’re eager to hear your stories and memories from the Union as well, so share in the comments section below! Deep in the throes of the Great Depression, the Works Project Administration (WPA)...
read moreThrowback Thursday: The many design flaws of Memorial Union
Take a look back with us each week with Throwback Thursdays, including a special series this month on the odd and interesting original design flaws of Memorial Union. For all its beauty and functionality, Memorial Union opened with a long list of design flaws, some truly baffling that will finally be addressed through the Memorial Union Reinvestment. We’re eager to hear your stories and memories from the Union as well, so share in the comments section below! Sinks without faucets. Sinks without drains. Missing electrical outlets. No...
read moreThrowback Thursday: Memorial Union’s first winter, 1928
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 from the Union as well, so share in the comments section below!
read moreThrowback Thursday: Making Ornaments, Christmas Decorating Party, 1949
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 from the Union as well, so share in the comments section below!
read moreThrowback Thursday: Snow-covered bicycles outside Wisconsin Union Theater
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 from the Union as well, so share in the comments section below!
read moreESPNU reps face off with Bucky at The Sett
By Francesca Bonifacio x’13 ESPNU recently spent a few days filming on the UW-Madison campus as part of their “Road Trip” series, capturing life as it happens on game day, from football practice to Badger Bash and tailgates across campus. On November 14, 2013, two ESPNU representatives challenged Bucky and four Wisconsin cheerleaders to a friendly competition hosted in the recreation level of The Sett. The two teams faced off in a series of activities, from bowling to air hockey to pool, and finally, to the climbing wall....
read moreHoofers and Special Olympics Wisconsin set sail
By Bethany Rahja x’15 On September 22, 2013, Hoofer Sailing Club hosted a sailing event that provided a new venue for athletes of Special Olympics Wisconsin to pursue adventures outdoors. While Hoofers and Special Olympics Wisconsin anticipated a modest 20 participants, within a few days of registration, nearly 75 athletes were registered for the event, ready to take on the winds of Lake Mendota. “This event was the highlight of my summer,” said Dave Elsmo, Head of Instruction for the Sailing Club. “The turnout was incredible....
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