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Hoofer SCUBA Club – Discover SCUBA Recap
By Matt Blasinksi, Hoofer SCUBA Club member Have you thought it might be fun to explore the underwater world but weren’t quite sure if you would like SCUBA diving enough to fork over the money for a full certification class? Would you like to try it out a bit first? With a Discover SCUBA you get to do just that! On Thursday, March 8th and Tuesday, March 13th almost 30 people got to take their first breaths underwater with the Hoofer SCUBA Club. During a Discover SCUBA the participants are taught the very basics of diving and then they got in...
read moreHoofer 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 lessons, being a Counselor in Training for the summer Youth Camps, helping at the barn and now cares for the horses...
read moreSave 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 who love the Union Theater. Share memories and raise a toast to the next seven decades of Theater magic. Enjoy...
read morePhoto 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 up in Madison and earned an M.A. and Ph.D in Art Education from UW-Madison. We went to the exhibit, and this...
read moreMeet 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 Coffee and Tea in the Memorial Union, working there for five semesters. When Union South re-opened, Rebecca chose...
read moreHOOFPRINTS: 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 need: snow! Ryan Parsons, Alternative/3rd Trip Director of SnS, said “everyone had fun even though the snow was...
read moreHOOFPRINTS: January 2012 Hoofer of the Month – Michael Rugnetta
Hoofer Council would like to congratulate Michael Rugnetta on being January’s Hoofer of the Month! As the Vice President of Finance for both Hoofer Council and Ski and Snowboard Club, Mike has gone above and beyond his duties of organizing both present and future budgets for both groups. His presence and hard work is truly appreciated by all Hoofers and we would like to thank him for the time he spends with our club. Congrats Mike! Submitted by Katie Klinger, Hoofer Council Historian
read moreHOOFPRINTS: New Additions to the Hoofer Herd – Hoofer Riding Club
As a self-supporting organization, the Hoofer Riding Club relies heavily on the generosity of its donors. Nowhere is this more important than in the talented group of school horses that help educate our members. Our herd is comprised of a variety of breeds from diverse backgrounds, many of whom have had a successful show career. Due to donor generosity, the Hoofer Riding Club recently brought in 2 horses for trial as suitable school horses. Both horses have settled in well and this week, Beauty, a 15 hand paint quarter horse, officially...
read moreHOOFPRINTS: Strictly Sail 2012 – Hoofers Sailing Team
At the end of January, the University of Wisconsin Sailing Team attended Strictly Sail in Chicago. We volunteered at the convention doing jobs such as handing out wristbands, staffing the information booths and signing attendants up for free magazine subscriptions. We also sold t-shirts, which helps raise money for the team. Lots of Wisconsin fans stopped by our booth to chat, check up on the team or buy a t-shirt. On Friday, Brendan Boylan, of Wisconsin, was chosen as Commodore of the MCSA for the upcoming year during the Midwinter’s...
read moreHOOFPRINTS: Delta Lodge 2012 – Hoofer Outing Club
This January, twenty four adventurous Hoofer Outing Club members trekked to a wonderful place called Delta Lodge in Iron River, Wisconsin to cross-country ski and find snow for three days at area trails. The first night we arrived, we skied to a wonderful family-owned restaurant across from the lodge. After that, we went to Michigan, where snow was piling up. We spent the day teaching beginners and getting lost on the trail system at ABR. We spent he next few days at North Ends trail system, which crosses the American Birkebeiner trail...
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