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Hoofer Riding Club – Youth Summer Camps
By Fran Theisen and Katie Klinger This summer, the Hoofers Riding Club will be holding their Hoofer Riding Summer camp June through August. Held annually at the Hoofer Equestrian Center, these camps are available for kids ages 8 to 16. This camp allows both new and experienced riders to be completely immersed into interaction with horses as well as gain knowledge about these animals. Camps will contain a one-hour lesson in the morning including a horse learning activity such as bridle and saddle parts, cleaning equipment and the horses, as...
read moreHoofer Ski and Snowboard – Women’s Alpine Team USCSA Collegiate Nationals Recap
By Emily Duncanson The Women’s UW-Alpine Ski Racing Team recently returned from the United States Collegiate Ski and Snowboard Association National Championships in Sunday River, Maine. The team of 5 women, Brenna Murray, Emily Duncanson, Olivia Raedeke, Becca Frenz, and Kelly Karnopp competed in a field of over 100 racers representing over 21 colleges from across the country. The women qualified for Nationals by placing second at Regionals with Murray sweeping the events of both slalom and giant slalom. After driving halfway across the...
read moreHoofer Ski and Snowboard – UW Nordic Team Birkebeiner Recap
By Katie Kratcha, UW Nordic Team member The fourth Saturday in February is the most anticipated day of the year for many Hoofer Ski and Snowboard Nordic Team members. It is blocked off on calendars. It is trained for year-round. And it even has its own disease: Birkie Fever. The American Birkebeiner. The very name brings chills of anticipation to cross-country skiers across North America. With a field of 9,000 participants this year, one must wonder: What does it take to make it to the top? This year, Nordic team members Jackson Hinde...
read moreHoofer Riding Club – UW Equestrian Team Update
By Joe Webb and Mark Aplin (UWET Coach) The UW Equestrian Team had a great showing on the weekend of March 17-18, when they hosted their spring IHSA (Intercollegiate Horse Show Association) show. The Hoofer horses were their usual wonderful selves and got many many compliments! To give some background: The IHSA provides collegiate riders of all skills the opportunity to compete individually and as teams. Over 8,300 students represent more than 370 colleges and universities from across the United States and Canada. This year’s IHSA National...
read moreHoofer Sailing Club – Sailing Shop Winter Recap
By Joe Webb and Matt Barron The Hoofer Sailing shop had yet another active winter. Not only did they have their usual winter repairs (fiber glassing, sewing, general maintenance), but they were also busy overhauling the motorboats, which included outfitting the whaler with a bench and a steering wheel. Additionally, they participated in numerous design meetings with MUR architects on the design of the new sailing shop, working on the crane barge, training 6 new employees, and as of recent preparing for a very early pier-in. The challenges for...
read moreHoofer 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...
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