Photographer Sally Mann to Speak at the Wisconsin Union
Mark your calendars for March 29 when photographer Sally Mann will be speaking at the Memorial Union. Sally is known for her black and white photography, some of which can be found in the collections of the Metropolitan Museum of Art, the National Gallery of Art and the Whitney Museum in New York City. Sally will be visiting campus to speak about her work and to engage students, Wisconsin Union members and the community in a...
Winter Carnival Continues its Icy Tradition
Every year, Lake Mendota becomes an icy platform for fishing, hockey and more, with droves of students embracing the fun that winter brings to Madison. One weekend in particular sparks an icy passion among Madisonians: the Hoofers annual Winter Carnival. This year brought a trove of activities to the lake, starting off with a snowshoe hike from the Union to a bonfire part at Picnic Point. Participants skied and hiked across Mendota to...
Hoofer Resale Returns for 52nd Year
The 52nd annual Hoofer Ski and Snowboard (SnS) Resale is coming up on the first weekend of December, where over 6,000 ski and snowboard items will be displayed in Union South’s Varsity Hall. This two-day event is the largest of its kind in the Midwest, attracting hundreds of shoppers from all around who are looking for gear for the season. Organizing this major event falls on a five-student subcommittee within Hoofer SnS. Mitch Beres,...
Tudor Dinners Reimagined for Union South
Ringing in every holiday season, the Wisconsin Union celebrates the story of a wild boar, an English scholar and an English student during the Tudor Holiday Dinner and Concert series. As the Memorial Union Reinvestment continues forward, the 82nd Tudor Dinners are being reimagined for Union South’s large spaces. On December 10, 12 and 13th at 5:45 p.m., Tudor Dinners will start with Hor D’oeuvres in Varsity Hall. As guests...
Wheelhouse Studios Collaboration with Go Big Read and the Business School
Freshman Business students stepped outside the comforts of Grainger Hall and into the artistic community of Wheelhouse Studios on October 12th and 13th. The students screenprinted poster designs based on this year’s Go Big Read book, Just Mercy. Jay Ekleberry, Director of Wheelhouse Studios, is the brain behind this collaboration. “Hopefully, in the process of the students co-creating posters, it really helps them process the book in...
Giant Pumpkin Regatta Celebrates its Tenth Year
Some people know it’s Fall when brown leaves start covering their yards. Others know it when they draw a crisp breath of autumnal air. For Hoofer members however, it’s the sight of massive floating pumpkins dotting the shore of Lake Mendota. The Giant Pumpkin Regatta celebrated its tenth year at Memorial Union on October 10th, with dozens of participants braving the chilly waters of Lake Mendota in PFDs: Pumpkin Flotation Devices....