Hoofers Announces Full Winter Carnival Lineup
The Hoofers Winter Carnival will return Feb. 3-11 with everything from ice golf on Lake Mendota to the Hoofer Rail Jam, a snowboard and ski competition. New this year will be a performance by Scottish fiddler Alasdair Fraser and Celtic cellist Natalie Haas, family fun at Alumni Park, and the hive, a not-to-be-missed surprise on Flannel Day at the Memorial Union Terrace. The full Winter Carnival schedule is as follows: Feb. 3: Rail Jam...
Hoofers President’s Top 3 Outdoor Program Picks
The boats that dot Lake Mendota throughout summer are stored for winter. The Terrace’s sunburst chairs are hibernating. But the Wisconsin Hoofers are still hoofin’. The Hoofers, the largest student organization at the University of Wisconsin-Madison, has been building community year-round since 1931, including the months when the snow flies and the temperature drops. Hoofers President Forrest Koslowski shared his top three picks for...
Behind the Scenes at the Union: Lance Raney
It’s a Badger football home gameday and you’re surrounded by a sea of red and white. “Build me up Buttercup” and “Sweet Caroline” blast over the loudspeakers. Bucky is busy posing for photo-ops, and the Spirit Squad is getting ready to cheer on the Badgers. I bet we can guess where you are. Badger Bash has been one of the Wisconsin Union’s greatest game day traditions for more than 40 years. And while you’re busy tailgating your heart...
Fun, Food and Philharmonic Music: The Tudor Holiday Dinner Concerts
The fun, lively-and most importantly delicious-feasts enjoyed by nobles in Tudor England date back to over 500 years ago. As the legend goes, the original idea of a boar’s head feast originated in England when a scholar encountered a wild boar in his path. He knocked the animal out with a heavy book, and presented it at a Christmas mass banquet. Here at the Wisconsin Union, the feast is prepared more conventionally, but the spirit of...
Become a Union Member, Gain Access to Events Like ‘Beer and Cheese 101’
At the Wisconsin Union, we love treating our members to exclusive events all year long. On Thursday, July 13 we’re excited to host Beer and Cheese 101. This sitdown crash course offers seven different beer and cheese pairings for members to try. The event will offer seven brews from the local Ale Asylum microbrewery and seven cheeses from Carr Valley Cheese Company in central Wisconsin: 1. Hot Pepper Jack with Ambergeddon (Imperial...
Make Your Finals Week Plans With the Union
The Wisconsin Union is bringing back Finals Frenzy events to help you beat the finals blues and finish the semester strong. Badgers will soon face the annual doom that is finals week, so the Union is gearing up to provide food discounts, freebies, games and late-night hours to keep students feeling calm and collected. Between May 5 and 12, be on the lookout for Penny Promotions on the Union Twitter page: @WisconsinUnion. Penny...