Lit Fest celebrates the literary community and giving back
By Brooke Appe As the Wisconsin Film Festival comes to an end and Revelry Music and Arts Festival is just around the corner, it’s hard to think that Madison could fit any more into this festival-packed season. Yet there is one more festival to mark on your calendars: the Wisconsin Union Directorate Publications Committee’s (PubCom) Lit Fest, which is a four-day celebration of the written word. The Lit Fest tradition began...
Zoë Keating blends software and strings for an experimental edge
By Joshua Brazee Giving up your day job as a software designer to follow your passion as a cellist would frighten anyone. It is not a decision made lightly as your optimism must surmount your fear of starving. Zoë Keating knows what this tough transition is like. After losing her job in the tech industry, Zoë took it as a sign to explore what she could make of her passion. No stranger to technology, she created her own brand of music...
Wisconsin film fests reel in spring
By Francesca Bonifacio It’s nearly April, which means spring is nestling in, signaling the comeback of the rain boot, road trips, love in the air, bands, beers and brats on the Terrace, and of course – the return of film season. First up is the Wisconsin Film Festival – eight blissed-out, jam-packed days of screening after screening, from international filmmakers to homegrown talent and the bits in between. Turning 15 this year, the...
Behind the beat with WUD Music
By Brooke Appe From smashing guitars on stage, to backstage breakdowns, musicians don’t exactly have the reputation for being a docile bunch. Professionals are often called in to handle the intricacies of booking shows, preparing for performances and managing the happiness of their performers. With a plethora of venues to host an eclectic mix of musicians, the Wisconsin Union Directorate (WUD) Music Committee uses their expertise to...
Going global with Afternoon Conversation Series
By Francesca Bonifacio ’13 Somewhere in Malaysia stand a mosque, a church, a Buddhist temple and a Hindu temple alongside one another, an image that may shock those unfamiliar with such prominent displays of diversity. But for Yasmin Yahya, a UW-Madison senior and native of Malaysia, this juxtaposition makes perfect sense. It is symbolic of the cultural understanding she strives to promote as an event coordinator for the...
An Ode to the Union: Meet Joshua Brazee
Joshua Brazee is a marketing intern at the Wisconsin Union and a new Terrace Views contributor. By Joshua Brazee Long before I began working for the Wisconsin Union, I was something of a fixture there. Just passing by, you would not have noticed me. Like every other student, I had my books in front of me, Facebook updating inconspicuously in the background, and sometimes my headphones issuing gentle study music. But I was in the Union...