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Throwback Thursday: Workers atop steel beams of Memorial Union
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: Union Theater at dusk
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: ROTC dedicates the Union site
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 more“Bock” to basics: 5 tips for beer beginners
by Andrew Heisler ’13 Whether you like your brew malty, hoppy, or well…watery (I’m talking about you, Keystone Light), beer of all tastes, styles and origins hold a special place in the hearts of Wisconsinites. It has its own place in the Wisconsin Food Hall-of-Fame right next to the wheel of cheese and the grill full of bratwurst. Wisconsin has a booming craft beer industry. Well-known regional breweries such as New Glarus Brewing Company, Capital Brewery and Jacob Leinenkugel Brewing Company are only the tip of the iceberg. According...
read moreTerrace food options expand with the opening of The Gazebo and Brat Stand
By Francesca Bonifacio ’13 With summer in full swing and the Memorial Union Reinvestment still going strong, you’d be hard pressed to look around and pinpoint a single Terrace icon resistant to change. Earlier this month, the Brat Stand underwent a massive facelift, and the Terrace welcomed a newcomer to the food stand family: The Gazebo. Between the Terrace food stands, Der Rathskeller and Lakefront on Langdon, diners can find just about anything to satisfy their cravings. The Brat Stand Having long been an iconic Terrace...
read moreA historical walking tour of the Memorial Union main entrance
By Jake Heyka ’14 “Down the forest aisles of France. Hear the green-clad column singing! Noonday beems from rifles glance down the forest aisles of France. In these haunts of old romance how we set the echoes ringing! Down the forest aisles of France hear the green-clad column singing!” –John Herbert Culnan ’21, from the pamphlet given out at the Memorial Union Cornerstone Ceremony Between phase 1 of the Memorial Union Reinvestment, the food and drink to be had, and friends to be made on the Terrace, it’s easy to...
read moreWUD Art mural adds color to the Humanities Building
By Francesca Bonifacio ’13 Erected in the 1960s and rumored to have been designed to “withstand attack,” the Mosse Humanities Building now lives in infamy as something of a blemish on the east side of campus. It may come as a surprise that this labyrinthine eyesore – referred to by some as “the bomb shelter” – is actually home to some of the most culturally rich disciplines at UW-Madison. Housed within the walls of the Humanities building are classrooms where students learn about foundational works of philosophy; how to craft furniture...
read moreThrowback Thursday: Refreshments on the Terrace
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 moreYou can’t Terrace anywhere else
By Francesca Bonifacio If you’ve thought for even a fraction of a second that roaring jackhammers, steel fences, and waves of dust and dirt would deter us from the Terrace, I hate (or maybe “love” is more appropriate in this case) to break it to you, but that couldn’t be any further from the truth. Stepping out into Memorial Union’s backyard, I can say for certain that the Terrace is still the place to be. Overflowing at all hours of the day with vacationing families, new grads celebrating the end of a journey with their families, and those...
read moreHoofers Riding Club constructs a new, larger outdoor arena
The following is a piece written by Andy Holsteen and is one of several published in Hoofers’ latest edition of Hoofprints. The publication features colorful spreads and photos documenting Hoofers’ countless journeys outdoors. To enjoy the issue in its entirety, click here. By Andy Holsteen In order to ride a horse, one needs ample and adequate space. Before October, the Hoofer Riding Club’s outdoor arena was not up to par. Riding Club President Fran Theisen remembers when it became obvious they needed to build a new space. “Last...
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