Students Screen Print Open Mic Night Posters
What do you get when you put graphic design students and Wisconsin Union Directorate Music members together in a Wheelhouse Studios room? Some serious screen printing, that’s what! Our very own marketing graphic design student employees came together with WUD Music to create original screen-printed posters for WUD Music’s Open Mic Night events. The collaboration is just another example of how the students of the Wisconsin...
Lights, Camera, Sundance
Fundance. That is what many students from the Wisconsin Union Directorate (WUD) Film Committee were calling their trip to the Sundance Film Festival in Park City, Utah this January. Every year, a select group of students from the WUD Film Committee are invited to travel to Park City to encourage the next step in leadership and bring films back to campus for their programing throughout the year. This years group was a mix of associate...
Women’s History Month Sets Stage for Marcia Légère Student Play Festival
The 24th annual Marcia Légère Student Play Festival will be held Saturday and Sunday, March 21 and 22 at 7:30 p.m. in the Fredric March Play Circle. Free and open to the public, the festival will showcase three student-written and directed plays to pay homage to Marcia Légère. Légère, a student at UW-Madison in the early 40’s, won the first Wisconsin Playwrights Contest with a piece that her professor submitted secretly. Her...
Hoofers Celebrate 50th Trip to Jackson Hole
While some of us will spend our spring break enjoying hot sand and sun, the Hoofers Ski and Snowboard Club is planning for something a bit chillier. Hoofers Ski and Snowboard (SnS) will travel to Jackson Hole Mountain Resort in Teton Village, Wyoming for the 50th time this March, a significant anniversary for a club founded on fun and tradition, which is why a special package for alumni is being offered this year to invite past...
Who Makes WUD Work?
Ten committees and six Hoofers clubs make up the Wisconsin Union Directorate (WUD), which is run by students who plan, program and promote hundreds of recreational, art, community service and cultural events on campus each year. Besides being a fun experience, WUD allows students to step into major leadership roles to run the committees. Hours of work and planning go into making a WUD committee tick, and we are fortunate to hear from...
Terrace Chairs: A Love Story – More Than Just a Fling
The snow has melted, it’s above freezing and the lake ice is retreating, so where are the chairs!? Calm yourself, Terrace-lover. We know the reunion with a loved one can be nerve-wracking, but also exciting. Everyone is anxious to sit upon the familiar sunburst pattern, admire the vibrant colors and relax, so happy and at home on the Terrace once again. When someone you love returns, naturally you’re giddy and filled with questions...