2008 Summer| Terrace Views

T H E S U M M E R

2008 VOL. 2, NO. 3

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Terrace Views

INSIDE:

Isthmus Jazz Festival Page 3

How Terrace Chairs are Made Page 9

Special Edition: HoofPrints Page 10

Wild Grapevine Page 15

Terrace Views Editorial Directors Glenda Noel-Ney Shayna Hetzel BA ’07 MPA‘08 Membership Coordinator Ian Stewart Contributing Writers John Barnhardt ‘08 Brian Borkovec Courtney Byelich ‘08 Esty Dinur Jeanne Ferguson BA ’73 MS ‘84 Joe Ferris ‘08 Jeremy Glynn ‘10 Melissa Hill ‘93 Sarah Korenthal ‘08 Eli Lechter ‘08 Lucy Lloyd ‘69 Amanda McGowan ‘08 Brett Neve ‘08 David Nimmer ‘10 Tiana Riebe ‘08 Jim Rogers MS ‘92 Tristan Sather ‘08 Bob Wright ‘86 Ben Young ‘11 Editorial Advisors George Cutlip ‘71 Chris DuPre Marc Kennedy ‘87 Jan Montgomery ‘59 Ann Prisland ‘69 Assistant Editor Melissa Mamayek ‘06 Design, Layout and Production Melissa Mamayek ‘06 Jan Montgomery ‘59 Connie Reeves Marry Rohrdanz Janet Trembley Terrace Views is published three times a year by the Wisconsin Union and funded in part by the Memorial Union Building Association (MUBA).

Address Comments or Questions to: Ian Stewart Membership Office Rm 410 Memorial Union 800 Langdon Street Madison, WI 53706 Phone: (608) 262-2263 membership@union.wisc.edu Web: www.union.wisc.edu

Letter From the Director As Madison emerges from its historic winter of over 100 inches of snow, I’m reminded as I write this of the eventuality of spring and the hope and excitement that each new season brings. By the time many of you read this issue of Terrace Views, the spring semester for UW-Madison students will be winding down and hopes for a fun-filled summer will be on almost every student’s mind – the piles of snow being a distant memory. So it is with the Union and the greater campus – each season offering new experiences, with today’s adventures becoming tomorrow’s memories.

But while the cycle may be perpetual, I hope that the things we experience and learn along the way accumulate rather than repeat. Because if so, the Union, the campus and all of our members, just get better and better with age.

The Union’s on-going building project is a wonderful example of how incremental, yet cumulative, growth over the last 80 years has helped the Union improve with age.

With each succeeding generation of students, the Union’s programs and services have had to change to meet campus needs. When possible, the facilities have changed, too.

We’ve rediscovered many of those changes and their accompanying stories as we’ve begun to work with our design team on the building project. Some of those stories you’ll find inside this issue. I’m sure there are many more for us to hear, read and experience in the months to come and I’m looking forward to each and every one.

We are still at the beginning stages of designing the new south campus union. My hope is that this summer you’ll be able to go to www.newunion.wisc.edu to see our initial design concepts and weigh in with your comments and feedback. The students who serve on the design committee, Union Council, the Wisconsin Union Directorate and at-large have given many hours of their creative energy to the project. I think you’ll be impressed with what you see.

By summer’s end, as we prepare for the students to return to campus, the design team will be ready to solicit even more student feedback on the project – building upon the great input and work that has already occurred. So the cycle will continue, improving as it goes.

Which reminds me -- one cycle that I hope none of you miss is the summer Terrace season. We have great things in store for you this year, five nights a week. Be sure to check out the schedule inside, or visit our website often over the summer to see what’s happening: www.union.wisc.edu. The seasons have come and gone hundreds of times over our last 80 years – and the Terrace furniture has been moved back and forth in synchronous rhythm each time. Be sure you’re here to see it while it’s on display. We won’t be able to bring it back out for you again until next year …

Best wishes for a wonderful summer. I hope to see you on the Terrace!

Mark

Cover photo by Aaron Mayes, UW-Madison/University Communications

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The Isthmus Jazz Festival with a Midwestern Beat Conjure this: It’s Saturday, June 7, 2008, you’re relaxing on the terrace —a nice, summer breeze gently blows through your hair, the sun is setting over Roy Haynes Lake Mendota, as becalmed sailboats just drift by—and you hear the sounds of the annual Isthmus Jazz Festival.

Be present for this year’s festival, and you’ll find a mix of your favorite local and Midwest regional jazz talent, with a variety of new-to-Madison sounds. Rockford, Illinois resident Richie Cole and his alto

saxophone will meld with a local rhythm section to headline the Terrace portion of the festival.

Another festival newcomer will be the dynamic Typhanie Monique and Neal Alger guitar/vocal duo. Monique, in keeping with the Isthmus Jazz Festival regional focus, is a native of Stevens Point. The festival also will feature other Wisconsin-based talents such as Madisalsa, Gerri DiMaggio, Randy Sabien, Joan Wildman, the High School Jazz All-Stars, rounded out by the Edgewood College Jazz Band.

New this year, the Isthmus Jazz Festival will feature satellite late-night and afternoon locations across the city. With these additional venues, the festival is becoming a community-wide jazz event. A greater diversity of jazz programming, attracting new audiences to the experience of

spectacular jazz performance is in store.

In addition to the free performances on the Terrace from June 5-8, on Saturday, June 7 at 8pm, Isthmus Jazz Festival Headliner Roy Haynes will perform on the Union Theater stage in a ticketed event.

Haynes, a renowned drummer, has performed with jazz greats Louis Armstrong, John Coltrane and Miles Davis.

—Courtney Byelich ‘08

Buy your tickets today!

Reach the box office at 608-262-2201 or online at www.uniontheater.wisc.edu for more information.

HOT SUMMER NIGHTS Pre sented by the Wi sconsin Union Directorate on the UW Credit Union Summer Stage

Summer nights on the Terrace packed with entertainment. Take part in our weekly line-up of free lakeside performances.

MONDAYS LAKESIDE CINEMA Beginning at dusk, June 9-August 4, Lakeside Cinema shows contemporary and classic film favorites outdoors on the Union Terrace, in front of the backdrop of beautiful lake Mendota. This summer’s theme is “Soundtrack of Summer: Nine Weeks of Noteworthy Films.”

Rain time and location: Der Rathskeller, 7:30 p.m.

WEDNESDAYS OPEN MIC WITH HOUSE BAND 8:00 p.m. to midnight, students performing for students.

Make sure to sign up by 7:45 p.m. to participate.

THURSDAYS BLUEGRASS THURSDAYS 6:00 p.m. to 8:00 p.m., every Thursday enjoy refreshing bluegrass rhythm and vocals on the Terrace.

Rain location: Der Rathskeller.

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FRIDAYS BEHIND THE BEAT 5:00 p.m. to 7:00 p.m., our weekly jazz and mellow sunset series. Expect good things from lesser known acts, a perfect time to meet with friends and enjoy a beer. For a listing of weekly performers, visit http://www.union.wisc.edu/music .

WEEKEND MUSIC Thursday through Saturday, 9:00 p.m. to midnight SPECIAL EVENTS: JUNE 5-8 ISTHMUS JAZZ FESTIVAL AUGUST 2 BLUES FEST All events subject to change. Visit us online for the most complete and up to date schedule. www.union.wisc.edu/events All entertainment is free and open to Union members. UW/Union ID and proof of age are required when buying alcoholic beverages.

Summer Terrace music co-sponsors include the UW Credit Union, H&M, General Beverage and Der Rathskeller.

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Wisconsin Union Theater Announces a Delightful 2008-2009 Season Ah, the delights we all have in store!

Once again, Wisconsin Union Theater will present top-flight concerts, musicians, dancers and filmmakers to Madison for its 2008-2009 season. As in past years, the bill is an exciting selection of well-established veterans and up-and-coming stars. As our tagline articulates, the theater is “Where Quality Endures and New Traditions Begin.”

The Concert Series starts with a repeat visit by the Milwaukee Symphony with conductor Andreas Delfs; then the Guarneri Quartet in their final tour; following will be the three voices of the early music vocal Trio Mediaeval from Norway; Alisa Weilerstein, Cello, with Inon Barnatan, piano; pianist Leon Fleisher; soprano Danielle de Niese; and Argentinian pianist Ingrid Fliter.

Season special events include two dance concerts: the amazing Diavolo; and Savion Glover, the world’s leading tap dancer. We will also showcase the music of Louisiana with the Pine leaf Boys (Cajun), Buckwheat

Zydeco (Zydeco), and Trombone Shorty and Orleans Avenue (New Orleans jazz).

Other jazz artists booked are veteran Andy Bey, who started singing as a child prodigy in the 1950s, and David Sanchez, who’s busy redefining Latin/African jazz, gaining accolades from some of the biggest current names in jazz.

Again, we’ll have superb international music. Bossa Nova - The First 50 Years will showcase Brazil’s huge new star, CeU, together with members of the Jobim Trio, Esperanza Spalding and other artists; Di Madre in Figlia (From Mother to Daughter), Featuring Mondine di Novi Choir and Fiamma Fumana is an exciting project of Older Italian singers performing together with the very interesting (and young) Fiamma Fumana band of four; the Celtic group Dervish; fado singer Mariza; and Cote d’Ivoire’s singer, dancer and percussionist Dobet Gnahore.

Of course, the ever popular Madison World Music Festival will be held on

Trombone Shorty

September 12-13 and 19-20 (the 20th at the Willy St. Fair!), with some events in between.

Jeffrey Siegel will offer another four programs of music with comment when he presents his popular Keyboard Conversations. Travel Adventure Films will take you to Tuscany, Costa Rica, Scotland, Provence, the wine country of Australia and New Zealand, Hawaii and China.

Curious to know more? Want to buy tickets? Visit our website, www.uniontheater.wisc.edu.

Enjoy!

—Esty Dinur

NEWS FLASH! Terrace Views is going online!

Dear Union Members, We are pleased to announce that beginning with our Winter/ Spring issue, Terrace Views is available on our Web site.

We have implemented a subscription service that allows you to be notified when it has been posted—well before copies will be in the mail.

For those of you who would rather read Terrace Views online, please go to www.union.wisc.edu/terraceviewssubscribe and fill out your subscription information.

All you need to sign up is your name, an active email address and the ID number printed on the back page of this publication next to your name.

If you have any questions, or have problems subscribing, please contact Ian Stewart at (608) 262-2263 to assist you.

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The Wisconsin Union has all sorts of secrets. Even people who have worked at the Union for years discover new rooms, features and services they never knew existed. One of these little-known areas is the Union South Games Room. This area offers amenities including an 8-lane bowling center (with glow-in-the-dark and bumper bowling available), nine full-size pool tables, ping pong, food and beverages, and the last remaining video arcade in downtown Madison.

Even people who know about the Games Room may be unaware that it offers reservations and discount rates for groups of 15 or more people. There is even a special Birthday Party package for groups five or

more people. For more information about reservations, visit http://www.union.wisc.edu/gamesroom/gro ups.html or call the Recreation Manager at (608) 263-5181.

Another secret of the Union is Outdoor Rentals, located at the Memorial Union Boathouse. Outdoor Rentals offers camping gear and outdoor game rentals, daily use coin lockers, outdoor accessories (like sunscreen and sun glasses), Hoofer information, and snacks and beverages.

Best of all, Outdoor Rentals offers canoe rentals (after the water temperature reaches a safe level, usually in mid- to late May). You can take a canoe anywhere on Lake Mendota to explore, picnic, take

pictures, fish, or just enjoy a lazy day on the water. The canoe rates are quite reasonable.

Although there is a minimum charge of one hour, the maximum charge is for three hours. That means you can enjoy an entire day on the lake, and only pay for the first three hours! Outdoor Rentals also offers reservations and discount rates for groups of 15 or more. For more information about Outdoor Rentals, visit http://www.union.wisc.edu/outdoorrentals/ or call the Recreation Manager at (608) 263-5181.

“Things I’ve Learned From Women Who’ve Dumped Me” As painful as it is to admit, we men learn a great deal from failed relationships. More importantly, the women who dump us inadvertently teach us valuable lessons. It’s as if a blindfold is removed, and we can finally see the treacherous, miserable, yet ironically rewarding experiences we allow ourselves to endure.

“Things I’ve Learned From Women Who’ve Dumped Me,” edited and collected

by Emmy Award-winner Ben Karlin, is an anthology of hilarious short stories and poignantly funny essays drawn from the dreary-yet-all-too-familiar sting of relationships gone awry. Ben asked a long list of famously-funny men to write about lessons learned from rejection. It turned into an outrageously witty, raucous and intimate stage vehicle, hosted by the Wisconsin Union Theater on Sunday, March 9.

Ben, a University of WisconsinMadison alumnus, is courteously humble about his impressive resume, which consists of an eight-year stint as former executive producer of both “The Daily Show With Jon Stewart,” which landed him nine Emmy Awards, and the Emmy-nominated “The Colbert Report,” of which he was also co-founder. Before that, Ben was a writer and editor for The Onion newspaper when S U M M E R

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it was located in Madison. Ben toured with his new book and a few witty minds he met along the way, such as Todd Hanson, Dan Savage, Andy Selsberg and Dan Vebber; all of whom have a connection with UWMadison.

The book consists of 46 “lessons” learned by the authors. Each chapter title is an insightful afterthought of self-pity, a blunt observation on love, a declaration of despair, or all of the above. Examples: “A Dog is No Reason to Stay Together” by Damian Kulash Jr., “A Grudge Can Be Art”

by Andy Selsberg and “The Heart is a Choking Hazard” by Stephen Colbert. Ben, as editor, wanted each story to be written with a lesson in mind, something both reader and author could take away from each piece.

“It started out as a pilot idea for a show on NBC,” Ben said. “You know, each week the episode would show a different failed relationship in the life of this guy. One week, it’s a date gone badly; the next week, a nine-year friendship breaks up.”

Ben added, “They did not like that idea.

The title ‘Things I’ve Learned From Women Who’ve Dumped Me’ was what kept popping up in my mind. I had the anthology idea for a long time, so that’s what I decided to do with it. And to make a

funny book, you need to get funny people.”

The authors attended a dinner before the show with student leaders from around campus, and each table buzzed with conversation and laughter. The audience turnout in the Union Theater was fantastic. Roars of laughter erupted every few seconds, often lingering for several moments past what typical humor instigates. This laughter stemmed from audience members knowing, understanding and likely having once experienced the feelings described. After the show, the crowd moved to Tripp Commons for a reception and book signing.

“Things I’ve Learned from Women Who’ve Dumped Me” is a laugh-out-loud book and a laugh-out-louder performance.

Whether a story is a product of youthful nostalgia, awkward memories or bitter cynicism, the result leaves the reader breathless—from laughing so hard.

—Ben Young ‘11 5

Photo by Jeff Miller/UW-Madison University Communications

Secrets of the Union

A Haunting in the Wings I have been to haunted houses on Halloween, and I have heard spooky ghost stories around the campfire, and I even have friends who claim their houses are inhabited by ghosts. While I would not say I disbelieve in ghosts, I have never had any such experience. This winter, the Wisconsin Union offered an extremely popular Mini Course to investigate rumored ghosts that have been spotted in Memorial Union.

After attending the last session of the Mini Course, I walked through the building at night, on the lookout for something mysterious to happen …

According to local photographer and the instructor of the Mini Course, Jim Post, the Union ghost has been spotted in several different areas. A woman dressed in late 19th- or early 20th-century clothing has been spotted on the second-floor stairs.

However, Jim pointed out, no one has ever specified which second-floor set of stairs.

The lights in the Union Theater projection booth have reportedly turned on and off on their own. Individuals closing down the Union Theater at night have reported a figure standing in the balcony, house left.

Finally, bells have been heard ringing in the trap room of the Union Theater, with no explanation as to where the bells are coming from or who is ringing them.

As I walked with Jim on the house left balcony in the Union Theater, he showed me how to use an electromagnetic field (EMF) meter as a detection tool. “There is a certain amount of electromagnetic activity associated with spirit activity,” he said. Jim also used a tool to pick up on the sound waves of the area. If anything unusual showed on the EMF meter, it would most likely appear in the sound as well.

Jim tries to find mundane explanations for abnormal activity. An EMF meter can show more activity near wiring in the walls, outlets, or stereos, or even from the static created by walking on carpet. During our exploration of the house left balcony, Jim took pictures of the area, looking for “orbs” that occasionally appear on film. He said the mundane explanation for these orbs is they are common in point-and-shoot cameras when the flash is close to the lens, but in cameras where the flash is farther away from the lens, an orb can be more intriguing.

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Inside the Union Theater

According to Jim, the theories behind why ghosts could exist at the Union are two-fold. One explanation could be the ghost is someone who died at the Union.

For example, a tympanist from a visiting orchestra in 1950 had a heart attack on stage of the Union Theater and died in one of the wings. Another theory for a ghost’s existence could be that strong emotions, particularly from times of death, can be retained in a building. The building acts as a “psychic battery,” and emotions are released in proper conditions. When an actor is giving his or her heart and soul on stage, the passion present in the theater could attract spirits to the strong emotion, or release the strong emotions retained in the building from the past.

We investigated the Union theater from approximately 8:00 p.m. to 9:00 p.m, but the ideal time for ghost detection is around 3:00 a.m., Jim said. This is known as the “dead time.” It is the sleepiest time of the night, and opens the doorway for paranormal activity.

Though we did not encounter any spirits that night, Jim offered some pointers about what to do if approached by a ghost or spirit. “It’s really important when you are doing this to take note of the time, what’s happening, the circumstances, what you’re feeling, any physiological response you’re experiencing,” he said, “just to get it recorded as accurately as possible.”

Jim advised not to explore for spirits with any expectations, saying spirits can be

put off by hostility. And if he were to encounter a ghost, he said he would sit back and watch, taking videos and photos. Once he took his readings, he would try to approach the spirit and interact with it.

One way to do this is to place a penny under a Tupperware container and ask the spirit to move it. If it moves, something is happening.

The ghost detection Mini Course offered again in the summer will work to compare its findings with the winter Mini Course class, building a “database” of spirit activity for the building. Participants in the winter class took the course for a variety of reasons, and while most have still never encountered a ghost, they recommended taking the course in the future. “I thought it would be fun,” one participant said. “And why not?”

We ended the night with one last attempt to bring a spirit out of hiding—a séance on the balcony of house left. With a coin in the middle of the circle, and a video camera recording, Jim prompted any spirits present to reveal themselves and move the coin. He was unsuccessful. When the camera shut off on its own, we recorded the incident, in case it was a sign. Maybe the camera turning off was a sign that a spirit was present, but wanted to reveal itself another day, maintaining the mystery of the Union ghost.

—Amanda McGowan ‘08

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Wisconsin Idea Fellowships 2008 On the University of Wisconsin-Madison campus the Morgridge Center for Public Service works in partnership with the campus and the community to promote the idea that the University experience should benefit the entire community and that the boundaries of the University are the boundaries of the state. This idea, better known as the Wisconsin Idea, was set in motion more than 100 years ago.

Ten years ago, the Morgridge Center developed the Wisconsin Idea Undergraduate Fellowships program to further this philosophy. Through this fellowship program, students work with a community organization and faculty member to address a community need anywhere in the world.

“The idea was to create fellowship opportunities for undergraduates to better serve the community and also allow them to learn from their experience,” says Randy Wallar, Associate Director of the Morgridge Center.

The Morgridge Center supports undergraduate students in 8-12 Wisconsin Idea Fellowship projects per year. Any student with sophomore-standing or above and a GPA of 2.0 or higher can submit a proposal for a fellowship. The student receives three academic credits for the project as well as a stipend. The Morgridge Center also provides funding to support the development and implementation of the project.

To participate in Wisconsin Idea

Upcoming Mini Courses Summer is the perfect time to immerse yourself in the Mini Course program.

The variety of offerings is the largest of the year and many courses can really add to your summer enjoyment. Here’s just a small sampling of the over 120 different classes for this summer:

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Fellowships, students come up with the idea for a project, and submit an extensive proposal to the Morgridge Center, including a description of the community need they will address, letters of support, transcripts and a budget. The goal is to illustrate how the project will be a collaborative effort for the betterment of the community being served.

Matt Krueger, the Morgridge Center graduate project assistant working on the Wisconsin Idea Fellowship program, says students of all schools and majors participate in the fellowships. He adds that even if students do not have a specific idea, the Morgridge Center can help.

“There are many opportunities,” Matt said. “We’ve solicited ideas from community organizations over the years for particular needs that organizations could have filled.”

The ideas are listed in a notebook, which students pondering a Wisconsin Idea Fellowship can reference in generating their own idea for a project. Fellowships can be in Wisconsin, but Matt said over half of all projects are out of state or even out of the country.

One recent example of a successful Wisconsin Idea Fellowship project involved a student who created marketing strategies and campaigns for a non-profit microfinance investment company in Madison. In a collaborative effort, the student and the company worked toward providing large scale poverty relief through microfinance in developing countries.

Art of Nepali Cooking TUE, 6/24, 6-9 p.m.

I Just Wanna Dance Latin MON, 6/16 - 7/14, 7:30-9 p.m.

Thai Yoga Massage SAT, 6/21, 2-6 p.m.

Mosaic Mailbox MON, 6/23 – 7/14, 6:30-9 p.m.

Summer Wines WED, 7/2, 7-9 p.m.

Zumba!

WED, 6/18 – 7/16, 7-8 p.m.

Before working with the student fellows, Matt worked for a local non-profit engaged in service-learning programs with students. His experience illustrates the benefits of student involvement in community organizations. “It was a rewarding experience for our organization, and I was able to gain a perspective from the community organization side,” he said.

“Utilizing what [students] made for us really gave our organization a boost. It really did.

It made a difference.”

Wisconsin Idea Fellowships not only benefit the community partner, but they also benefit students on multiple levels.

Academically, students work closely with a faculty member to make contributions to an area for which they have a passion. Students also have the opportunity to present their research and work at the annual Undergraduate Research Symposium.

Personally, the program allows students to develop critical thinking and problem solving skills as well as communication skills and teamwork. The most valuable part of the program may be that it prepares students for professional work.

For more information about the Wisconsin Idea Fellowship program and application materials, go to the Morgridge Center for Public Service Web site, www.morgridge.wisc.edu/students/wif.html —Amanda McGowan ‘08

Check the summer Break Away! Catalog or the Mini Course web site (www.wisc.edu/minicourses) for the full listing of all available courses, from Sailing to Watercolor Painting, Pottery to Investment Strategies. Call Mini Courses at (608) 262-3156 if you would like a copy of the catalog.

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There’s Art in Those Humor Magazines John Dobbertin, Jr., says there is a great history of art at the University of WisconsinMadison, and not many people know about it.

The art John is referring to is the cover art of college humor magazines across the country, especially UW-Madison’s own humor magazine, Octopus. John recently donated issues of his collection of magazines to the UW-Madison Department of Special Collections, and their artistic covers will be exhibited August 1 through September 16 in the Porter Butts Gallery at the Memorial Union.

John’s interest in college humor magazines dates back to his days at the University of Michigan, where he revived the campus’s humor magazine, the Gargoyle, and worked as its editor from 1962-1964. Today, he and his wife, Barbara, live in Chaseburg, WI, and John dedicates much of his time to collecting humor magazines from colleges and universities around the country.

“College humor magazines are something people don’t know exist, but it’s something students in the ’20s and ’30s were doing,” UW-Madison Director of University Archives David Null said. “They produced very good art people don’t even know was ever there.”

The Octopus started publication in 1919 at UW-Madison and continued until about 1959-1960. Another humor magazine preceded the Octopus—the Sphinx, which published from 1899–1913/14. Covers from the Octopus, dating back to November 1919, and two or three covers from the Sphinx will be included in the Union’s exhibit.

College humor magazines have been published at several colleges and universities in the United States, including the oldest magazine, the Yale Record, which began publishing in 1872. Other publications starting in the late 19th or early 20th centuries include the Harvard Lampoon, the Princeton Tiger, the Gargoyle at the University of Michigan, the California Pelican and, of course, the Octopus at UW-Madison.

Over the years, John has collected well over 1,000 issues of magazines from around the country. “It’s interesting there are only nine college humor magazines that can be traced back 100 years and still publish [today],” John said. “All college humor is a reflection of its time. It’s difficult to put a joke in its context from say, 1895. If you don’t know who the players are, it’s hard to understand the joke.”

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According to David, several individuals who contributed to cover art of the Octopus went on to establish careers in art. Long-time art history professor at UW-Madison James Watrous did 12 covers for the Octopus, seven of which are included in John’s collection.

Watrous created the Paul Bunyan murals at the Memorial Union as well as other mosaics around campus. The Wisconsin Academy’s James Watrous Gallery in the Overture Center for the Arts is named in his honor. Other cover artists for Octopus included Reid Winsey, who went on to revive and chair the art department at DePauw University in Indiana, and John Alcott, who became the head of the University of North Carolina–Chapel Hill art department.

“They were practicing their art,” John said. “They had an outlet for it. I think people will find that extremely interesting.”

According to John, other well-known individuals started their careers in college humor magazines on the editorial side of the publications. Conan O’Brien did work for the Harvard Lampoon, and F. Scott Fitzgerald worked for the Princeton Tiger. Even more interestingly, the first Wisconsin Union Director Porter Butts played a role in the editorial staff of the Octopus in the 1920s. In May 1927, Porter used his ties to the Haresfoot Club at the Union to publish a play in the Octopus.

“There is a long tradition of college humor magazines that goes from the late 19th century to things like The Onion,” David said.

“It’s interesting that students were able to do it for that long and keep it going. These things

“All college humor is a reflection of its time. It’s difficult to put a joke in its context from say, 1895. If you don’t know who the players are, it’s hard to understand the joke.”

–John Dobbertin, Jr. reflect their time—that’s one of the reasons they’re interesting. It’s what a student really thought.”

The exhibit at Memorial Union in late summer will be a great way to experience the fine art that was presented on the covers of the Octopus during its time of publication. John also hopes to create a podcast of the exhibit so viewers can watch it from home, as well as get more information about the covers. In the fall of 2008, the Department of Special Collections will hold its own exhibit displaying more of John’s collection from around the country, including more editorial material.

“I am excited about this,” John said. “It’s an unusual exhibit, with so much potential in so many directions.”

For a complete listing of the Union Art Gallery Exhibitions this summer, please go to www.union.wisc.edu —Amanda McGowan ‘08

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How Terrace Chairs Are Made As another Wisconsin summer arrives, the terrace chairs will once again appear on the Wisconsin Union Terrace to provide seating for thousands of guests enjoying the lake and the sunshine. The Terrace chair has become a well-known symbol for the Wisconsin Union, the University of Wisconsin and the Madison community. What many Union visitors do not know is the terrace chairs are produced at a small manufacturing company, Wisco Industries, Inc., in Oregon, WI, a 15minute drive from Madison.

According to Gene Qualmann, Vice President of Administration and Human Resources at Wisco, “it was all about timing” that the company was able to manufacture the Terrace chairs for the Wisconsin Union.

When Memorial Union opened its doors in 1928, the chairs on the Terrace were made of hickory. In the 1930s, the sunburst pattern was introduced with the round ring around the bottom, but by 1966, the last manufacturer of the sunburst chairs went out of business and destroyed the tooling used to manufacture the chairs.

In 1979, Union Associate Director Tom Smith became responsible for trying to recreate the tooling for the original sunburst chairs. He contacted former Union Fiscal Director Marty Verhelst, then controller at Wisco Industries, and asked the company to take on the project. In the summer of 1980, Marty agreed to look at the chairs.

“They brought an old, rusty Terrace chair in to Wisco Industries to then vice president of engineering, Pat Swinehart,” said Gene. “He took the chair, threw it around, and noted it was a sturdy chair.” So Wisco engineers proceeded to sit down and copy the chair on a drafting board—but with some improvements. They decided to use a heavier, better grade of steel for the chair. They also added vent holes in the back of the seat along the bottom ring so moisture could drain out, avoiding rusting and allowing the chair to last longer. Wisco Industries won the bid to manufacture the Terrace chair in 1981 and has been producing them for the Wisconsin Union ever since.

It takes Wisco Industries about two months to manufacture a batch of Terrace chairs. The company produces approximately 300 chairs a year, making one batch around February and another later in the year. The S U M M E R

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process for making a Terrace chair seems complex, but Wisco Industries seems to have it down to an art, as Operations Manager John Brayshaw explained.

Step 1. Raw materials are gathered and prepared to create the Terrace chairs, including steel sheet stock that is sheared down to a size that the punching machine can handle.

Then, the sheets are stacked. The arms and legs are cut to adequate length. Wisco Industries produces the seat and backing of the chair, creating its shape and sunburst design. The company purchases the seat and base rings from outside vendors, and also sends the arms and legs to be bent and then returned to the plant. “We used to do it inhouse,” John said, “but that’s not our expertise, so we leave that to the experts.”

Step 2. The sheets of steel are loaded and sent through a CNC Turret Press, which is a computer controlled punching machine. The sunburst design is programmed and downloaded into the machine.

Special tools-and-dies are used and loaded into particular stations so the program can tell the machine where to punch. The sunburst design is punched into the steel. The Wisconsin Union trademark is stamped onto the bottom of each chair, and the circles are shaken out and sanded smooth around the edges.

Step 3. The seat and back of the chair is formed onto a round ring, and a hole is drilled for drainage.

Step 4. The seat and the back are fixed on the base ring, legs, and arms. The chair is held together, and then welded. After this is finished, the chair is complete and ready to be shipped off to be painted.

Step5. All Color Powder Painting, also in Oregon, WI, paints the chairs their signature green, yellow, and orange hues. Retail chairs are painted red or white. Color Powder Painting uses an electrostatic metal painting process. After the chairs go through

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a wash operation to clean them, an electrostatic charge is created that causes the powder to cling to the chairs. Then, the chairs are baked at 400 degrees Fahrenheit. The heat turns the powder to liquid, painting the chairs. The chairs are then cooled. John said this whole process takes approximately two hours and is environmentally safe.

Gene expressed Wisco Industries’ pride in being a small, local manufacturing plant creating such an important symbol for the Wisconsin Union and the University. John agreed Wisco Industries’ role in creating the Terrace chairs for the Wisconsin Union is special, and the company hopes to continue long into the future.

“UW is an icon, a tradition,” John said.

“Being a tiny little blip involved in it – it’s something to be proud of. It’s a tremendous opportunity.”

Gene, who earned an M.A. in Public Policy and Administration from UWMadison in 1976, also said he spends some time on the Terrace and knows how important the Union Terrace and its chairs are to the community.

“It’s such a calm, peaceful place,” he said. “The sun kind of shines through the chairs, the rain falls through the chairs, it just gives you a calming feeling. The design has an impact.”

For information on purchasing your own Terrace Chair visit www.union.wisc.edu/terracestore.

—Amanda McGowan ‘08

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The Wisconsin Hoofers Newsletter ¥ Summer 2008

A Message from Tristan Sather, 2007-08 Hoofer Council President Welcome to the HoofPrints newsletter, a publication produced by the Wisconsin Hoofers outdoor organization and included as a part of this issue of the Wisconsin Union Terrace Views. Many of the Union’s most active members and leaders are outdoor enthusiasts, and you’ll hear from several of them in the following pages.

For those unfamiliar with Wisconsin Hoofers, we are an organization of six outdoor clubs, five intercollegiate athletic teams and one governing council. We have about 2,200 members and take pride in offering thousands of programs, lessons, trips, educational sessions and other outdoor experiences as a part of Wisconsin Union Directorate. Our 400+ youth students also have a great time on the lake, riding at our stable and hitting the ski slopes.

With kayaking, canoeing, climbing, backpacking, biking, caving, sailing, windsurfing, kiting, horseback riding, skiing and snowboarding, SCUBA diving and more, Hoofer members thrive during the summer as much as they do during a particularly cold and snowy winter (loved by our skiers and snowboarders).

We are to excited to share a few stories about what Hoofers are up to. I hope that you enjoy them as much as I do.

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New Partnerships through Adopt-a-Horse Program Hoofer Riding Club has inaugurated an Adopt-A-Horse program, reaching out to the next generation of Badgers and to current Hoofer members. Based on the belief that a human-equine partnership is healthy for both participants, the Hoofer Riding Club designed the program to encourage bonding between a student and one of our horses both emotionally and physically. So far we have had 15 matches, pairing a youth rider or an adult with 11 of our 17 horses, with some doubling up for their favorite horses. They love the interaction, and the virtual “smile meter” at Hoofer Equestrian Center that measures horse happiness is spinning to keep up.

Shadow, the horse that has been in our program the longest, has two adopters and is already showing the benefits of being “chosen” by two little girls who adore him. His usual reserve has softened, and he follows his girls around the arena like a puppy. He is taking advantage of this newfound trust to roll in the indoor arena (a sort of self-chiropractic indulgence for horses) every time his girls take him into the arena for a handling session. Shadow never allowed himself to indulge in such a delightful behavior before.

The benefit of an emotional connection to other domesticated species

and equines is well-documented for humans. If our herd is any proof, the benefits to the horses are clear: they are more satisfied with their jobs, more willing to try new things, and more comfortable being handled. We are fortunate to have several mother/daughter pairs who enjoy our lessons and program and the one-on-one time they get to spend together. Sometimes it’s difficult in busy lives to have this opportunity.

Adult members of the Club have also signed up to adopt their favorite Hoofer horse. For adults, it’s a great way to “have” a horse without having to assume total responsibility for one, and the horses gain a special friend they look forward to seeing once or twice a week outside of lessons. Adopting can also help a student rider learn about horse behavior and communication, creating a bond that can lead to actual riding skill.

You can find more information on the Hoofer site (www.hoofers.org). When you’re ready to try a new partnership with a horse from the safety of the ground, the Hoofer Riding Club Adopt-A-Horse program is a great alternative to riding.

—Jeanne Ferguson BA ‘73, MS ‘84, Hoofer Riding Club

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Laughter on the Lakefront: Hoofer Youth Program Combines Learning and Fun The Wisconsin Union has long been a place educating, recreating and creating memories that will last a lifetime. The Hoofer Youth Program, with its energetic and positive instruction programs, helps extend those opportunities to the next generation.

Every summer, hundreds of youth from Madison and surrounding communities take to the waters of Lake Mendota for one and two-week sessions in sailing, windsurfing, canoeing, and kayaking. (A Hoofer Youth Riding program keeps youth on land and on horseback.) Through these classes, youth not only learn about water safety and outdoor recreation skills, but are engaged in interactive games or activities that teach sportsmanship, self-reliance, respect for others and the importance of working together. From the smiles and laughter that fill the Hoofer lakefront every day, it is obvious that these kids are also having lots of fun at the same time.

“I believe that hands-on, active education is important for developing creativity, sportsmanship and a positive self image in youth,” second-year Hoofer Youth Program

Director Rebeccah Steffensen (fifth year student majoring in Microbiology and Botany) said.

And it isn’t just the youth who are excited about spending their days on the water. Hoofer sailing instructors seem to enjoy playing on the lakefront just as much as the students, if not more.

“Some of my best memories from last summer are things I did with the youth program,” said instructor Doug Miran, now in his fifth season. “No two days are ever the same. I can spend all day there and it doesn’t seem like work—the kids make it so much fun.”

Many youth, arriving as beginners, sign up for multiple sessions during the same summer, and as they continue to develop their skills, are challenged with more advanced curriculum. They tackle new topics and different boats, and likely return the next year to take another course in the wide range of classes offered.

Registration for Hoofer Youth Program sessions is open to Wisconsin Union members and family members of UW-Madison

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students, faculty, and staff. Anyone from the community may join the Wisconsin Union, and then sign up their youth to the program.

For more information, visit www.hoofers.org/youth, email youth@hoofersailing.org, or call (608) 262-1630.

—Brian Borkovec, Head of Instruction

Creating Community at UW-Madison through Outdoor Recreation In the spirit of Hoofer creativity, a new UW-Madison program called Wisconsin Basecamp was initiated in the summer of 2007. The program engages incoming firstyear students in several days of outdoor adventures, bonding students to one another to help their life at UW-Madison seem more like home.

The inaugural year involved two groups of ten students in a five-day canoeing and camping trip on the Wisconsin River.

“What I loved most about our student leaders was that they didn’t feel like typical leaders. They actually connected with us and built friendships with us,” stated one of the students.

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“The thing with Basecamp is it’s not only a good time, but it’s also a wonderful intermediary between home life and campus life,” stated Raffi Tashjian a student participant from River Falls, WI. “That’s because Basecamp has elements of both.

On the one hand you are with a group of people who by the end of the trip feel like your family. On the other hand, all these people, including the leaders, are or will be students. This creates a bridge between home and school, allowing you to cross into UW Madison with relative ease.”

Program organizers Nathan Williams (Hoofer Outing Club) and Finn Ryan (Hoofer Ski and Snowboard Club and

Outing Club) are expanding to five groups of ten students this summer to create even more great experiences.

“If we can get financing to carry us into the third summer, I believe this great UWMadison program could expand to over 500 incoming students a year,” Finn said.

Get further information on this outdoor education program at WisconsinBasecamp.com.

—Jim Rogers MS ‘92 Outdoor Programs Coordinator

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The Hoofer Ski and Snowboard Club had a very successful year. At mid-year, club membership almost equaled last year’s membership numbers.

The 44th annual Hoofer Ski and Snowboard Resale kicked off the season, as always on the first full weekend in December.

Led by Ben Creagh, Sebastian Corby, Matt Hartig and Mary McCall, the sale brought in revenue of $225,000.

During winter break, approximately 180 club members went west to the slopes at Winter Park Ski Resort in Colorado and Heavenly Ski Resort in Lake Tahoe, California.

Members Anna Hillebrandt, Brett Neve and Greta Block led these trips. The success of these trips lead to the possibility of skiing the Rockies next year.

On February 9 for the third consecutive year of this new tradition, the Hoofer Ski and Snowboard Club gave UW-Madison students and Madison community members the opportunity to ski or snowboard for free at Tyrol Basin, near Mt. Horeb, WI. From 9:00 p.m. to midnight. The Club rented the resort’s slopes for around 450 University members. Many participants were skiing or snow boarding for the first time in their lives.

With the Madison area’s snowiest winter on record, there have been plenty of ski and snowboard activities. Five days a week, every week, club members went to Tyrol Basin for skiing and instruction. On the first weekend in March, the Club took a trip to the Upper Peninsula of Michigan for a weekend of skiing at Mt. Bohemia. The season closed with the 45th annual Hoofer Spring Break trip to Jackson Hole, WY, where 220 club members went on the ski trip-of-a-lifetime to one of the most famous places to ski in the United States; a week, all said, they will never forget.

For information on the Hoofer Ski and Snowboard Club, news or current events please check out www.hoofers.org/sns or email sns@hoofers.org

The Hoofer Nordic Ski Team had an excellent competition year. At the major end-of-the-season race, the American Birkebeiner, the team was especially strong.

Two more team members qualified for placement in the Elite Wave, an exclusive privilege of the top 200 male and top 50 female skiers in the entire race. Skiers in this wave can expect to line up against professional skiers from around the world at the start line. The Hoofer Nordic Team will proudly send four members (Christian Brekke, Danny Sonnentag, Jesse Coenen and Peter Coenen) to this select wave next year.

Beyond the outstanding accomplishments of those individuals, the whole team turned in an exceptional Birkie performance with many skiers achieving personal best times.

—Brett Neve ‘08, President Hoofer Ski and Snowboard Club

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—Jeremy Glynn ‘10, Nordic Team Director

~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Hejsan från Sverige (Hello From Sweden) In June of 2007, four Hoofer Outing Club members traveled to an area of northern Sweden known as Lapland for a backpacking expedition on the Kungsleden Trail.

This was a trip combining awe-inspiring beauty, laughter and a few hardships. The landscape was stunning with characteristic “gateway to the arctic.” Vistas so stunning in fact that we ended up sleeping outside (in the 24 hours of sunlight) every night. An easy choice because we didn’t bring a tent.

Before heading up the trail, we checked about water quality and found that the water is so pure that no filter is needed. When we cooked dinner the first night, we discovered that our camp stove was damaged during the flight. So there we were, Ryan Schmudlach, Matt Braun, Kari Nevermann and I, in the northern-most regions of the planet, with no

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tent, water filter or cooking stove, but seeing some the grandest views known to human eyes and having the time of our lives.

Sprinkled about the marked trail were quaint little red huts that could be rented out for a spectacular snowshoe or Nordic ski expedition in winter. Another interesting sight we found were little fenced-in areas clear of brush. We wandered into one of these only to discover it was the territory of a herd of wild reindeer charging right for us! We got out of there quick!

After a week on top of the world, we turned south out of the snow as changed, enriched individuals, all yearning to return to this backpackers’ heaven.

—Tiana Riebe ‘08, Hoofer Outing Club President

~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Stuck on Rock Though its history is grounded in climbing mountains, the current Hoofer Mountaineering Club now reaches for climbing of a different sort. Although the Club hasn’t left the ground in a while as far as climbing actual mountains, the club has maintained steady participation in climbing trips, including weekly indoor and outdoor climbing adventures.

Over winter break, eight Hoofer “Mountaineers,” four with less than two years experience, traveled to El Potrero Chico near Hidalgo, Mexico. El Potrero’s main attraction is the vast multi-pitch sport climbing routes.

“There is something cool about only needing 20 quick draws to climb 14 pitches, but some of the shorter, more difficult routes have some wicked sick tufa features,” says David Nimmer, speaking his own climbing language.

In March the club invited Micah Dash, professional alpinist and recent recipient of the Muggs Stump Award, to tell his thrilling tale of his first ascent of Shafat Fortress in Indian Kashmir’s Karakorum. During spring break more than a dozen Hoofer “Mountaineers” headed out for the second year to Indian Creek, UT for some wonderfully traditional crack climbing.

—David Nimmer ‘10, Hoofer Mountaineering Club President

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Hoofer Riding Club Youth Program The Hoofer Riding Club and its herd of dedicated, experienced lesson horses are looking forward to the 2008 Hoofer Youth Equestrian Summer Camp!

At the Hoofer Youth Equestrian Camp, in week long sessions, girls and boys aged 8 -13 have a riding lesson every morning and then spend the rest of the day learning about how to understand and care for horses. Breaks for some non-horse-related fun like tag and waterplay round out the day. The goal of the camp is to have fun while developing life-long appreciation for equine companions.

This year there are seven week-long sessions at a cost of $275 each session.

Beginner/Intermediate Camps: June 16-20 and Aug. 4-8 Intermediate/Advanced Camps: July 7-11 and Aug. 18-22 All Levels: June 23-27, July 21-25 and Aug. 11-15 The camp is located at the Hoofer Equestrian Center in Belleville (6 miles south of Verona, just off of Hwy 69). Find detailed information at www.hoofers.org —Melissa Hill ‘93, Hoofer Youth Riding Camp Director

Equestrian Team Hosts IHSA Show The University of Wisconsin–Madison Equestrian Team competes in hunt seat equitation as part of the Intercollegiate Horse Show Association’s Zone 9, Region 3.

The region has nearly doubled in size over the past few years with more schools founding teams and the growth of established teams. Despite the increased competition, UWET’s 96 point lead over the region has made it the 2008 Regional Championship Team.

On Sunday, April 13, the team qualified for the IHSA National Horse Show by winning the Zone 9 championship. The national show will be held in May in Los Angeles, CA where ten team members will be competing, some also having qualified as individuals. Competing team members include: Michelle Ahmann, Karen Kearney, Sarah Korenthal (Captain), Kathryn Martz, Kimberly Pajakowski, Dana Reedy, Genevieve Rubin, Lydia Sorensen, Joyce Williams and Lauren Zapptelli.

—Sarah Korenthal ‘08, Hoofer Equestrian Team Captain

~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ “Dive In” to Hoofer SCUBA Hoofer SCUBA Club joined Hoofers in 1978, and is an organization of UW-Madison students, staff and Union members who share a common interest in diving and learning about our underwater world. Members enjoy high-quality classes, regular club dive trips, affordable equipment and tank rentals, along with the opportunity to meet new friends and dive buddies. Members can participate in any of the many events, weekly socials and organized dives held by the Hoofer SCUBA Club year-round. The dive trips range from tours of local lakes to specialty dives on tropical vacations.

No experience in SCUBA diving? No problem! Hoofer SCUBA Club offers classes for members at all experience levels from the

curious beginner to the seaweed-encrusted expert. With our introductory classes, anyone can learn the fundamental SCUBA skills and knowledge.

SCUBA Club socials are held every Thursday at the Memorial Union in the Rathskeller or, when the weather permits, just outside the Rathskeller on the Terrace from about 8 p.m. until the last person goes home.

Look for the red and white dive flag and pull up a chair!

Check the Hoofer SCUBA Club website at www.hoofers.org for upcoming spring classes.

—Joe Ferris ‘08, Hoofer SCUBA Rep to Council

Show your support of Wisconsin

Your support will help Hoofers to provide students, faculty, staff, annual and lifetime members, and community residents with recreational experiences of a lifetime.

Simply visit www.uwfoundation.wisc.edu, click on Wisconsin Union, and designate your gift, or you can mail your check payable to the UW Foundation — Wisconsin Hoofers to: UW Foundation, US Lock Box, P.O. Box 78807, Milwaukee, WI 53278-0807 Please remember to indicate which fund you are supporting.

For additional information, please contact Jim Rogers, Outdoor Programs Coordinator (608-262-6897 or jbrogers@wisc.edu)

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Moving Forward: Hoofers Role in the New South Campus Union For a long time, the Wisconsin Union has been dreaming of a new Union to replace Union South. After a long campus campaign, known as the Student Union Initiative, strong student leadership— including Hoofer member support— successfully secured funding to make this dream a reality. Though the south campus union project came to the attention of students around campus through the Initiative, Hoofers has been preparing for this project for years. Over the past three years, leaders in Hoofers have been thinking through the logistics of expanding to the south campus union.

This year Hoofers engaged in a successful visioning process with the assistance of many Union staff members that gathered the feelings of Hoofer members. Led by Andi Bill (Hoofer Riding Club, Design Committee member), Jim Rogers (Outdoor Programs Coordinator), Joe Yearm (Hoofer Outing Club) and Eli Lechter (Hoofer Space Design Coordinator), this process involved every club executive board. In addition, open sessions involved Hoofer alumni and club members.

The process included over 100 Hoofer leaders and 80 hours of planning. Planning

principles, goals and designs were refined to come up with the essence of what Hoofers want their spaces to look and feel like, and how Hoofers plans to continue to integrate activities with other parts of the University.

Information was gathered on what members want from our existing space, along with discussions of how we, as Hoofers, can create a presence at the new south campus union.

Students brainstormed ideas about program and facility needs, and talked about how programs could be combined from across the University. They also drew up designs for areas in the new south campus union and Memorial Union.

Though not every plan was entirely realistic (like an indoor ski hill), the ideas generated were valuable in creating a vision for the future of Hoofer facilities.

Currently, Hoofers is proposing some major new facilities at the new south campus Union including a multi-story climbing wall, a bike repair center for our new “green” Union, and an improved retail and rental center for outdoor equipment.

Plans for the Memorial Union renovations are still in the works and are continually being refined as construction begins first with the new south campus union. In the

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over 75 years Hoofers have been in existence, space has been limited to a small part of the campus. Hoofers, though, have always created a much larger presence through continual innovation and creativity—and from simply taking the lead.

Now with this project, Hoofers make the ability to expand across campus, connecting many more students, faculty, staff and Union members with outdoor experiences and letting our physical presence match the Hoofer reputation.

—Eli Lechter ‘08, Hoofer Space Design Coordinator

Final Thoughts Hopefully you have enjoyed this issue of HoofPrints within the Wisconsin Union’s Terrace Views, with lots of wonderful memories brought back.

As you see, our Hoofer leaders continue to be active and this issue shows you just a sampling of the multitudes of outdoor adventure activities. I am so aware of how our student leaders gain great skills and interests within Hoofers that are carried forward into the rest of their lives.

A smile comes across my face with a flood of memories knowing how many friendships and outdoor experiences our Hoofers have created throughout all of our lives. On my desk is The Machu Picchu Guidebook, A Self-Guided Tour written by 1 4

Ruth Wright (Hoofer Sailing and Outing Clubs 1949-1956). And thanks, Ken Wright (Hoofer Outing, Winter Carnival Chair, 1959-1951), for his book Water for the Anasazi. Hoofers just keep on creating outdoor experiences A major upcoming event for Hoofers will be the remodeling of the Theater Wing including the Hoofer quarters as part of the Wisconsin Union’s overall building project.

We are anticipating major deconstruction and reconstruction of Hoofer spaces creating outstanding facilities that will help Hoofers be an active part of the Union and UW-Madison for the next 75 years.

We hope you will be part of this

wonderful improvement of our facilities.

Watch for information and opportunities for you to continue to help support the next generation of Hoofers. If you are interested in hearing more about the project and how it affects Hoofers, please feel free to contact Jim (jbrogers@wisc.edu, 608-262-1630) or Wisconsin Union Development Director Glenda Noel-Ney (noelney@wisc.edu, 608262-2687) Thanks for your ongoing involvement in Hoofers and creating outdoor adventures.

—Jim Rogers MS ‘92 Outdoor Programs Coordinator

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Reflections From Ted Crabb

In This Issue Professor Charles Merbs—There are Plenty of Skeletons in His Closet Page 17 A Creative Hoofer Engagement Page 19 Sail Away with Joe Silverberg Page 20

With planning underway for a new south campus union to replace Union South, let’s look back at the history of the union facilities that have served the southwest area of the campus.

Until the end of World War II, the UW-Madison campus was essentially confined to land between University Avenue and the lake. Only the College of Engineering, Camp Randall and the Field House occupied space south of University Avenue. When the war ended and the GI Bill of Rights began, campus enrollments soared as soldiers seized the opportunity for a college education. Space for both academic and social and cultural programs was at a premium.

In 1946, the Board of Regents authorized purchasing of 26 Quonset huts used by the military at Camp McCoy. (Perhaps one of the greatest recycling ideas ever— unfortunately, there’s no way of knowing who should get the credit.) Most of these “temporary” huts were earmarked for the south and west side of the campus, destined for either the Ag or Engineering campus.

One, however, was assigned to the Memorial Union, which operated it as an additional campus food facility. The new facility at the corner of Breese Terrace and University Avenue opened for business in 1948; it had a projected five-year life. That projection was off by fifteen years. As old timers know, the socalled temporary building was still doing business long after 1953.

The Breese Terrace facility was a busy place. It served meals and snacks to students and faculty throughout the day and housed football training tables as well. In 1956, when the Memorial Union kitchen was closed for remodeling, the Union shifted its entire food preparation operation to the facility.

Breese Terrace had a unique claim to fame in the early ‘60's: home of the world’s fastest automated hamburger making machine. Then, in summer 1968, the kitchen area was destroyed by fire, closing the facility. In its place, the Union put together a temporary deli-type snack bar food operation known as “The Downstairs” in the basement of what is now the University Health Service Building at 1522 University Avenue.

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Now-U Leadership Retreat

Right to Left Front Row: Maya Oyerbide Sanchez, Eric Schmidt. Middle Row: Aaron McKean, Heidi Gruber, Sarah Horvath, Christine Porter, Guthrie Weinschenk, Kateri Krantz Odendahl, Emily Villwock, Heidi Lang.

Back Row: Troy Clarke, Marisa Kahler, Amanda Green, Conor O'Hagan, Eddie Anderson, Kristin Johnson.

It’s 2:00 p.m. on a cold, snowy day in the middle of January in central Wisconsin. You and a group of seven others hike out to the edge of the woods. There, you are asked to make a cup of tea for a facilitator accompanying your group on this adventure. You must make this cup of tea by building a fire and steeping the tea, with a limited supply of materials, including a paper cup, a sheet of paper, a pencil and a string. The facilitator cannot help you, except by answering 10 yes-or-no questions for the group. The sun is setting on the horizon, getting colder as it gets

View from the Fifth Floor As we begin to close another year at the Wisconsin Union I am reminded just how much the view from the 5th floor has changed this past year.

This year’s Wisconsin Union Directorate has played a huge role in programming the new south campus union.

This year’s Directorate also tackled the issue of programming equality among student organizations. Last fall, after a show in Memorial Union was controversially cancelled by the University Police, WUD led the charge to re-examine the relationship between student organizations, University administration and the University Police.

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darker, and together, your group must devise a strategy to build a fire, formulate the most effective questions to ask the facilitator and make this cup of tea with the limited supplies you have.

What would be your strategy?

This activity was just one of many teambuilding exercises given to a group of 16 Union students and staff at the Now-U Leadership Retreat at Camp Manitowish in Boulder Junction, WI, in January 2008.

“The fire and tea activity was really challenging, and really, really cold,” said Heidi Lang, Wisconsin Union Education Program Coordinator. “We did make the cup of tea. All the activities built up to this one challenge. It was about seeing communication styles, using resources and everyone’s skill to find a role for everyone. It was about pulling together in adverse conditions.”

The retreat was supported by the Johnson Leadership Training Fund and the Antaramian Recruitment and Involvement Fund for emerging student leaders involved in WUD committees, as well as students interested in joining WUD committees. The students and two staff members participated in the two-and-a-half day retreat to learn more about the Union and gain a deepened understanding of leadership through activities such as the tea steeping

exercise.

“It was fun to see the progression of students being able to work together,” Heidi said. “You could tell they had learned something in two days.”

Maya Oyarbide-Sanchez, the WUD Alternative Breaks Director, said she was skeptical about what she would accomplish at the camp, in part because most of the students who attended did not know each other very well.

“I was impressed with how much we all learned about ourselves, each other, leadership and group dynamics,” she said. “We learned there are differences between people. You should be aware of everyone around you and be respectful of people’s personal differences and how that affects their work and leadership.”

Heidi added that students have applied the leadership skills they learned at the retreat to individual committees at the Union, which, she says, “is really exciting to watch.”

Maya agreed the team-building lessons students learned at the retreat directly impact leadership among students and WUD committees for the better.

“We all came back a lot closer,” she said.

“We learned skills we didn’t know we had.”

Union policy that will ensure the continued drive for conservation, sustainability and environmentalism in every function and operation of the Wisconsin Union.

While the view from the 5th floor has changed many times this year, much has remained the same. The successes from this year will be square one for next years’ Union Council officers and Directorate. The incoming officers have been busy selecting new program directors and preparing for a year that will no doubt challenge them as much as it has challenged us. With these challenges will come the opportunity to work with first class program advisors and organization leaders. I anticipate the day, with both sadness and excitement, when I will hand over the honorary gavel to incoming Wisconsin Union President Jeff Rolling. It has been a real joy and privilege to serve as your president and I look forward to all that that the future holds for us as an organization and family.

With that, it is my pleasure to officially

introduce next year’s Union Council officers.

They are:

—Amanda McGowan ‘08

Jeff Rolling—President Jacklyn John—VP for Program Administration Dan Cornelius-—VP for Project Management Shira Weiner—VP for Public Relations

Thanks for a great year!

—John Barnhardt ‘08, Feel free to email John at john.barnhardt@corps2008.tfanet.org

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There are Plenty of Skeletons in His Closet

Professor Charles Merbs

Professor Charles Merbs' career in anthropology began in the Kronshage Hall kitchen in 1955.

When Chuck lived in Kronshage during his first year at the University of Wisconsin-Madison, he worked in the dining hall. At that time, they made soup for the students in large pedestaled kettles that sat on the floor. To make the soup, the chefs poured in massive amounts of vegetables and large pieces of beef. Chuck's job was to clean those soup kettles after all the students had been served.

“I found that I loved laying out all the beef cattle bones on the floor of the kitchen, determining which way they would fit together,” he said. Chuck has been studying bones ever since.

Chuck was born in Neenah, WI, in 1936. He spent his freshman year at UWMenasha (now UW-Fox Valley). He always was interested in ancient things, biology, genetics and bones. At UW-Extension, he took courses from zoology instructor Kenneth Armitage. Dr. Armitage helped Chuck formulate what he wanted to do with his life, encouraging him to go to UWMadison and major in physical anthropology.

During his first semester at UWMadison Chuck missed an exam in an archaeology class because of illness. He went to see his professor, David Baerreis, and was unsure what the professor would say about the exam. Professor Baerreis told Chuck, "You are welcome to take a make-up exam and, by the way, would you be interested in a job in my archaeology laboratory?"

The decision was easy; it was goodbye

to the soup kettles. Chuck started out labeling and researching pieces of ancient pottery. This led to a job of cataloging and reconstructing the skeletal remains of a group of Native Americans from Oklahoma that had been excavated many years earlier during the Great Depression.

In working with the bones, Chuck found the field that became his passion for the rest of his professional career. Chuck went on to receive B.S. and M.S. degrees in anthropology and a Ph.D. in anthropology and medical genetics, all from UWMadison.

Chuck has always had an interest in different cultures, so he joined the International Club as soon as he arrived on campus. At that time, the International Club was a part of the Memorial Union. He served as president of the International Club during his first year of graduate school. One of Chuck's fondest memories was attending the monthly International Club dinners that were hosted by the members and held at the Union.

“I went to Indonesian, African and Indian dinners, and even hosted a Polish Christmas dinner myself,” he said. As president, he started The International Dance Festival. The festival was first held in Great Hall, but it was so successful it was quickly moved to the Memorial Union Theater, with Chuck serving as the master of ceremonies. The International Dance Festival was a precursor to the now popular annual Madison World Music Festival.

Chuck also has happy memories of the Beefeater Dinners held yearly in Great Hall.

“Male members of the Union Directorate like me wore authentic British Beefeater costumes and the women wore elegant period gowns,” he said. “Old English songs were sung by a Madison group at a large center table. We all were challenged to eat with just a knife, which was especially difficult with the peas that were always served.”

Another Union group that Chuck participated in was the Hoofer Sailing Club.

He is proud to say that he earned ‘heavy weather certification,’ the privilege of sailing on Lake Mendota in the most inclement weather. Chuck used this certification when his anthropology professor asked him to

“I always tell my students that serendipity is a very important thing. Take advantage of opportunities as they come along in life, even if they don't fit exactly into your master plan. Whatever it is, grab it, if it is at all in the direction you want to go. It will provide you with background that will be useful in the future."

—Charles Merbs take a famous archeologist from Spain, an elderly professor noted for his work on the cave paintings, sailing on Lake Mendota in bad weather. “I gave in and it was a big mistake,” he said. “We roared out and quickly roared back in. It was exciting but dangerous. I shouldn't have done it. I was lucky we didn't capsize and I would be held responsible for this famous person drowning.”

After receiving his doctorate, Chuck taught at the University of Chicago for 10 years (1964-1973) before moving to Arizona State University, where he currently is professor emeritus. Chuck specializes in studies of the human skeleton, especially involving pathology and trauma. He has worked more with ancient skeletons than modern, but as a forensic anthropologist he has aided medical examiners in Wisconsin, Illinois, Arizona and Georgia in cases involving personal identification and homicide.

“My two most exciting cases came at the very beginning and very end of my forensic career,” he said. The first was the Ed Gein case in 1957. Gein became the inspiration for the movies “Psycho” and, later, “Silence of the Lambs.” Chuck was assisting his professor, William Laughlin, as a senior at UW-Madison at the time. Chuck and his professor helped identify the 13 skeletons that were found buried on Gein's property in rural central Wisconsin.

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Studying grapeshot that killed Pulaski

made of the skeletal remains of Casimir Pulaski, Polish hero of the Revolutionary War. The objective was to positively identify and describe the remains. DNA identification proved impossible, but Chuck

determined that all aspects of the skeleton were consistent with the remains being those of Pulaski. For this work, Chuck received the 2008 Marcy Kaptur Award, given annually by the National Polish Center in Washington, D.C. It is interesting to note that Marcy Kaptur, representative from the State of Ohio, is the longest serving woman in the United States House of Representatives. She is of Polish heritage and is a graduate of the UWMadison.

When asked what had a major impact on his life, Chuck laughed and said “serendipity.” “I always tell my students that serendipity is a very important thing. Take advantage of opportunities as they come along in life, even if they don't fit exactly into your master plan. Whatever it is, grab it, if it is at all in the direction you want to

go. It will provide you with background that will be useful in the future."

In Chuck's office in Tempe, AZ, there are three reminders of the Wisconsin Memorial Union. First, there is Chuck's Life Membership card, signed by Porter Butts on May 17, 1959. The second is a square ash tray that displays the words "The Memorial Union," a gift at the end of his 1959 Directorate year. Added to them is now a third, a small yellow Terrace chair that brings back many happy memories of time spent at the Memorial Union and pleasant days sailing on Lake Mendota. We are proud to call Professor Emeritus Charles Merbs a member of the Union family.

—Lucy Lloyd ‘69, MUBA Trustee

Faces at the Union: Gwen Drury

Gwen Drury

Gwen Drury is in love with the University of Wisconsin-Madison, and with The Wisconsin Idea. A Ph.D. student in the department of Educational Leadership and Policy Analysis, Gwen has become a familiar face at the Wisconsin Union in the past two years while she has been working on the Union’s building project.

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Maryland convinced her that a college education is one of the truly transformative experiences available in our society. These possibilities are what inspired her to pursue a master’s degree in student affairs administration, where she met her husband – a Badger – in class. (Though they were in a degree program at Southern Illinois University at Carbondale, two of their professors had degrees from UW-Madison.)

When it comes right down to it, Gwen met her husband because of the Wisconsin Union. Gwen’s husband, Will Clifton, had decided to get his master’s degree in student affairs as a result of his undergraduate experiences as a food service supervisor and a WUD programmer at Union South. His girlfriend during his undergrad days worked as a building manager in Memorial Union.

Will’s dad was a professor of radiation biology and oncology at UW-Madison for more than 30 years and had relatives who had been on the faculty here since 1911.

Suffice it to say that Will has spent a lot of time at the Union.

Gwen has studied or worked at six different colleges in four different states, plus one in England. So when she expresses her affection for UW-Madison and the Wisconsin Idea, she has many other places she can use for comparison.

While the Union’s vision statement is: “To be the heart and soul of a great University,” Gwen believes that we are all stewards of a fantastic legacy and that we need to do everything possible to ensure that the Wisconsin Union will always be “the heart and soul of THIS great University.” We need to build an absolutely unique new “Home for Wisconsin Spirit” that will unite and inspire our campus community for the next 100 years.

Gwen’s research focuses on building design and how it can support “social capital” development in higher education settings. Imagine her surprise when she began to track down the genesis of the term “social capital” and found that the trail led back in time 100 years, directly to the blossoming of the Wisconsin Idea AND to within a stone’s throw from the current site of the Memorial Union. It still gives Gwen shivers down her spine.

If you’re also in love with UWMadison, the Wisconsin Idea and the Wisconsin Union – feel free to email Gwen at masterplan@union.wisc.edu. She would love to hang out with you in Der Rathskeller and have a nice long chat.

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A Creative Hoofer Engagement

An early fall day at Hoofers was special for Hoofer alumni Jessica Wallace (Hoofer Sailing Instructor 2004-2006, ViceCommodore 2004-2005) and Wes Culberson (Hoofer Sailing Instructor and Safety Officer 2002-2006). Wes was back in Madison for an enjoyable sunny sail on a Hoofer J-24 sailboat, but had more planned than his sailing partner knew.

With a perfect wind blowing, Wes skippered the boat out into the middle of Lake Mendota. As Jess began to raise the jib, slowly the hand-painted words “Will you marry me, Jess?” appeared. “I had no clue. I only got the sail half-way up. I thought it was one of the Hoofer advertisement sails, until I saw the words, ‘Jess,’ and ‘marry me.’” “She couldn't finish raising it because of the shock factor so I had to take over for her and finish raising it,” Wes said.

After heading back to the tiller to get the boat back on course, “I steered with my foot, got on my knee, and popped the question,” Wes continued. “She actually said, yes.”

And what if she didn’t say yes to this romantic way yet another Hoofer couple was becoming further bonded? Wes was ready for that one, too, the sail message finishing with the words “If not, I hope you can swim.”

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Wes said that his plans were nearly sabotaged. Originally the sail was set for Saturday, but Jess had already made other plans that didn’t include sailing. Wes quickly rescheduled to Sunday. Then a sailing instructor thought he had the J-24 for a lesson, but was gracious enough to reschedule to another boat. Success achieved, Wes and Jess shared their story with fellow Hoofer friends at the lakefront both that night, and at the subsequent Hoofer Friday night cook-out.

Wes was supported with boat preparation and champagne, appropriately hidden and provided by another Hoofer couple, Andy Evenson (fellow Hoofer Sailing Instructor 2003-2007) and Mary Giblin (Hoofer Sailing member).

When describing what Hoofers means to him Wes said, “Hoofers pretty much defined my social life in Madison while I was there for graduate school. It also means some long-lasting friends, I can tell already.

It also means a place to come back and visit in Madison. Hoofers means meeting new people and instilling a new sense of adventure.” Jess continued, “Hoofers was one of the best things that happened to me in college—not only was it one of the places for me to do things I enjoy, but I didn’t expect to meet this whole group of people. I wish I would have thought of this sooner, than my summer after my junior year.”

Wes and Jess first met while teaching sailing at Hoofers the summer of 2004.

They now reside in Milwaukee, WI. Jess is teaching middle school science at St. Vincent Pallotti and Wes works at St. Luke’s Medical Center as a medical physicist in the cancer center. Their wedding is scheduled for August 2008.

—Jim Rogers MS ‘92

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Sail Away with Joe Silverberg For Joe Silverberg, learning to sail is very much like learning to swim or ride a bike. It may take a couple of lessons, but once you’ve learned, it is an activity that remains with you for your lifetime. And Joe, of all people, would know.

The 78-year-old Madison native has been sailing the majority of his life, and he spends his summers teaching others to sail as an instructor for the Hoofer Sailing Club.

“I first learned how to sail by a fellow named Bob Reiser, who was a teacher at Central High School, but during the summer, he worked as the assistant to Harvey Black,” Joe said. “This would’ve been in 1941. And his brother got an old, wooden second-hand boat, and we learned on this old snipe.”

For those unfamiliar with the Hoofer Sailing Club, Harvey Black was head of the life-saving service of the University of Wisconsin-Madison for 38 years, and the life saving boat is now named the Harvey C. Black.

Ever since Joe learned on that wooden snipe, he has loved to sail. Joe was a Hoofer for three years as a student at UW-Madison, from 1948-1951. He recalled how much the Hoofer Sailing Club and the Union has grown since his time as a student.

“Oh, my goodness, we had seven boats,” Joe said. “We now have, counting the windsurfers, somewhere between 105 and 110. The club, where Jim Rogers has a staff, there was one paid director and maybe one part-time paid assistant. Now the Hoofer sailing club numbers about 1,000 each year.”

After graduating from UW-Madison, Joe and his wife, Jeanne, started their own business in Madison, the QTI Group, a temporary help-service and employment agency. The couple lives in Madison, where they now have three children, three grandchildren and a grand dog. By the early 1990s, Joe and Jeanne retired from QTI Group, and Joe decided to devote his time from about April to October each year to teaching sailing for Hoofers.

“To be honest, associating with the other, much younger, instructors keeps me young,” Joe said. While he is 78, the club’s youngest instructor is just 16 years old.

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like to proselytize sailing.”

At this, Jeanne Silverberg chimed in, “He really loves selling sailing,” she said.

“We all do that,” Joe explained. “We all like to bring others along with us in things that we enjoy.”

Brian Borkovec, Hoofers Sailing Club head of instruction, said Joe has become “the face of ground schools.” Ground school is the beginner orientation in the club.

Joe calls his ground schools, which he has taught every Saturday morning for years, “the indoctrination to the Hoofers Sailing Club.”

“I tell them where’s what and what’s where and who’s who,” Joe said. “It’s how we operate where things are, and basically, how the club operates. And also, about the incredible sailing bargain that this Hoofer Sailing Club is.”

Brian said the interaction between Joe and the younger instructors is a valuable experience that adds to the club’s unique quality. Joe’s knowledge of sailing and sense of humor make the club different from most other student organizations, and his positive attitude is contagious.

“Joe is a great face for the club because he’s just so excited about things,” Brian said.

“His enthusiasm is something that is fun and just kind of carries. A lot of instructors are just like, ‘Joe’s amazing.’”

Joe’s fellow instructors are most likely not referring to just his sailing instruction, but the many other activities he takes part in. Joe served on the original committee for the Downtown Madison Portage and Paddle, in which he participated for 25 years. He races his own sailboat in the Mendota Yacht Club. He also participated in the Syttende Mai race from Madison to Stoughton, WI, for several years. He is active in the Service Core for Retired Executives (SCORE), is a Shrine Clown and an active Mason. What’s more, Joe has no intentions of slowing down, and he continues to be one of the Hoofer Sailing Club’s most avid endorsers.

“Anybody who’s going to be in Madison during the summer, and doesn’t join the Hoofer Sailing Club is in my humble opinion n-u-t-z – nuts!” Joe said.

“As I said, joining the club is such an

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incredible bargain, and Lake Mendota out here is just a jewel of a lake to sail on.” A Union membership comes with access to sailing instruction and boats at any time.

While Joe teaches sailing and sails often on his and Jeanne’s personal boat, which they moor at the Union, Jeanne calls herself a “fair weather sailor” and acts as Joe’s “first mate.” Yet, she sees the valuable experiences her husband and all sailors receive through involvement in the Hoofer Sailing Club.

“And I think [Joe’s] always said, once you learn how to sail, you can take that with you for the rest of your life,” Jeanne said. “Students, when they sail together and learn together, I think there’s just camaraderie in that whole club, and instructors, that is special.”

As summer comes upon us, and the Union Terrace fills with people, Joe can be found out on the water, sailing and teaching. And he assures anyone can and should come out and learn how to sail.

“The Hoofer Sailing Club has an identity problem,” Joe added. “We don’t know whether we are a sailing club with a social problem, or a social club with a sailing problem.”

—Amanda McGowan ‘08

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Grapeviner News Keeping in Touch with the Union Family

1940’s DALE O. BENDER (Hoofer President ’48, Hoofer Advisor ’51-’53, Union Board ’60s), Madison, WI, and his wife, Anna Banker Bender, still attend Union functions. DALE is wondering who else lives in Oakwood West? We could form a Union Branch.

KAYO (HALL) SANDS (Hoofer President ’43-’44), Lebanon, OH, is still working one full day and three half-days at Dartmouth Medical Center and loving it. KAYO says she will try to visit the Union soon.

1950’s ROBERT DEN. COPE (President ’55), Bath, NH, turned 73 on February 11. The Union continues to serve ROBERT well!

ROBERT’s principle news is that in December, he acquired the farm next door and added 200 acres to help sustain his growing cattle herd of Rotokawa Devons, American Devons and Angus crosses – all for grass fed beef. No grain whatsoever!

Plus, premium prices!

BILL IMMERMAN (Film ’56-’58), Los Angeles, CA, and his wife, Ginger, are off to Kenya and Tanzania on safari and a side trip to Zanzibar. BILL had some fun last fall playing a tiny role as the Chief Justice of the Supreme Court in the film “Nothing but the Truth,” which filmed in Memphis and is due for release in late 2008 or early 2009. BILL’s fellow justices were played by state and federal judges who live in Memphis.

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GLEN KAUFMAN (Film Chair ’53-’54), Athens, GA, continued his usual travels to Japan in 2007 with two short trips in spring and fall and a longer one in May and June with his Study Abroad Program through the University of Georgia. Then, it was on to Eastern Europe where GLEN was in a major international textile exhibition in Poland and the Czech Republic where he explored Prague and Tabor, where his great grandfather emigrated from the 19th century. GLEN had great luck in tracing family origins. GLEN will retire from the University of Georgia in July 2008 after 41 years and plans to continue his peripatetic life between his Athens, GA base and studios in his Georgia mountain house and Japan, plus a return to Bohemia. GLEN’S son, Page, and his family live in nearby Atlanta, so they can get together often.

STANLEY KEIPPNER (Forum ’53), San Rafael, CA. STANLEY’s latest book is Haunted By Combat: Understanding PTSD among war veterans, co-authored with Daryl Paulson. It covers U.S. veterans from six wars, starting with World War II. JAN MONTGOMERY (Public Relations ’57-’58), Cedarburg, WI. JAN’s “Disappearing Landscapes” was the featured exhibit at Spectrum Gallery February 15April 30, 2008. JAN and Bob traveled back to Kenya last summer with family and friends and ended in the trip in Rwanda hiking in the Virunga Volcano to see the mountain gorillas. A real thrill! Spare time is spent visiting her eight grandsons.

Number 9 on the way. Where are the girls?

DAVID W. WEISS (’50-’51), Charlottesville, VA, is looking back on 50 years of marriage to his wife, Penny, and forward to completing his 80th year, and is still hanging in here and doing amazingly well. DAVID remains active in various professional organizations and still does occasional consulting with architects planning theatres, opening two this past summer and going forward on another currently. DAVID keeps his hand on teaching with the occasional master class at various colleges and universities. That work pays for whatever travel DAVID can manage with the latest being his second cruise from Rome to Venice on the sailing ship Royal Clipper last June. Penny refuses to fly or float, but they find themselves motoring hither and yon as the spirit moves them in between DAVID’s wanderings on his own or with friends. In short, life is good!

1960’s BEN BOHM (Film ’60-’61), Chesterfield, MO, traveled to China in 2007 and Chatauqua, NY in 2008. BEN is also an active volunteer as a CASA, 200 Docent mediator for BBB, a volunteer police officer and a CERT trained volunteer. BEN has been retired for five years from his Rep Business. He now has three grandchildren—two boys ages 7 and 4, and a new 1-year-old granddaughter. BEN is enjoying life to the extreme.

JOHN F. EBBOTT (Forum Committee Chair ’65 – ’66), Milwaukee, WI, is the Executive Director of Legal Action of Wisconsin, which provides legal representation to poor people. This past summer, JOHN enjoyed a month-long motorcycle trip around the West. JOHN still has on his wall a photo of him with Martin Luther King, Jr. when he spoke on campus through Forum Committee.

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CAROL (VECHRONY) SKORNICKA (President ’62 – ’63), Milwaukee, WI, retired as Senior Vice President of General Counsel Midwest Airlines on February 15, 2008. Three days later, CAROL was off to Ecuador and the Galapagos Islands.

CAROL is hoping to spend more time pursuing what she learned at the Union – concerts, “Travel Adventure,” skiing, engaged in politics, seeing great films, reading good books and relaxing with friends. Thank you, Union!

1970’s JAMES JENSEN (Theater Committee ’70s), Honolulu, HI, was recently appointed Deputy Director for Exhibitions and Collections at The Contemporary Museum in Honolulu. JAMES has lived in Hawaii since leaving the UW and Madison in 1976.

LYN KIRSHENBAUM (Social ’72), Philadelphia, PA, adopted two beautiful girls (sisters), ages 5 and 7, from Guatemala last year. Their first language was a Mayan dialect. Then they learned Spanish in foster care which the family communicated in until the girls learned English. In public school, they are learning Chinese. LYN is lucky that they love to learn, are cute, athletic and are now healthy. It’s a lifechanging experience for LYN as a single mom.

ANDY KIORPES (Memorial Social ’71), Minneapolis, MN, retired from oncology research and drug development in December. ANDY is currently consulting for the University of Minnesota’s Venture Center helping them move new drug discoveries from the lab into commercial development. Other interests keep ANDY busy as well. The Union looks different every time ANDY visits, and he tries to remember how it used to be decades ago.

It’s all good though. The Terrace Chairs haven’t changed.

KATHIE ROSKOM (Theater Arts ’72’73), Avon Lake, OH, after spending the last seven years living everywhere from Melbourne, Australia to the small village of Upper Harlestone in the midlands of England, KATHIE has come back to the U.S. to settle down in Avon Lake, OH.

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BOB SCHROEDER (Union South ’71’72), VA, works as Global IP Counsel for Mars, Inc. BOB now also has a doctor in the family – daughter, Kristin, graduated this spring.

1980’s DANIEL BODNER (WUD Art Chair ’85) New York, NY, after living in Amsterdam, Netherlands for 17 years, DANIEL has returned to New York where he lives and works as an artist (painter). DANIEL exhibits in Chicago, New York and Amsterdam. DANIEL’s Web site is: www.danielbodner.com. DANIEL always thinks fondly of his days in WUD and the Union building … It’s been years since he’s been in Madison.

CATHERINE COLYER DYKE (Vice President-Personnel ’89-’90), Marshfield, WI, and her family are settling into life in Marshfield, WI. They love all the time they spend outdoors and appreciate all the space after years of urban living. CATHERINE is starting a legal advocacy program for abused and/or neglected children in central Wisconsin. That is keeping her very busy and she is enjoying it tremendously.

STEVEN DEMILLE (Director of Film Committee ’89-’90), Beverly Hills, CA, has taken a new position as Senior Vice President of Marketing at Image Entertainment in Chatsworth, CA. STEVEN was previously Senior Vice President of Marketing Services at First Look Studios. Image Entertainment distributes independent feature films and DVD lines such as The Criterion Collection, Discovery Channel Home Entertainment. Image will be merging with THINKFilm Distribution in the beginning of November.

1990’s PAUL BELLRICHARD (WUD Travel Committee ’97-’98), Chicago, IL, met his wife, Yun, in Chicago at Lollapalooza 2005, and they married in August 2007 in Austin, MN. PAUL and Yun plan to hold an encore reception in Taipei this April. They both enjoy the diversity of films and restaurants that Chicago offers. PAUL works as a Pricing Analyst at a hydraulic parts distribution company. In the summer,

PAUL can be found biking around the city or hitting the volleyball at the beach.

JAMES NORTON (VP-HR, '98-'99) and BECCA DILLEY (Contemporary Issues, '99), Minneapolis/St. Paul, MN, have begun researching a book for the UW Press, tentatively entitled "The Master Cheesemakers of Wisconsin." BECCA is shooting the photos. JAMES is working on the text. You can follow their travels and other cheese-related exploits at www.mastercheesemakerbook.com. JAMES was also recently hired by City Pages (the leading alt. weekly of Minneapolis-St. Paul) to serve as a food writer and restaurant critic. JAMES’ weekly column, "A La Carte," will focus on neighborhood and ethnic eateries.

LIZ PRESTON (MUME Member, Hoofer Member ’94, Performing Arts Committee Director ’96-’97, VP-Program ’97-’98), Madison, WI, currently serves as the Undergraduate Advisor for the Department of History at UW-Madison. LIZ is also a member of the Union Design Committee which is working on the design process for the new south campus Union and Memorial Union renovations. This past May, LIZ and her husband Burt gave birth to a baby boy, William. Will is keeping his parents busy and at 6 months, is enjoying making all sorts of fun baby sounds and facial expressions.

DANIELLE REIFF (Distinguished Lecture Series Director ’96-’97), Dulles, VA. When last DANIELLE’s name appeared here, it was to announce her assignment to Iraq.

For better or for worse, that assignment fell through at the last minute. DANIELLE will continue to be based in Uganda through mid 2009. DANIELLE is a Foreign Service Officer with the U.S. Agency for International Development.

KATE (HUSSEY) YOUNG (Vice President-Personnel ’91–’92), Madison, WI, is still living in Madison with her husband, Todd, and three kids: Alex (11 years), Erik (8 years) and Rebecca (6 years). KATE is on leave this year from her position as a school psychologist with Madison School District.

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KATE is training as a Stephen Minister with her church and “dabbling” in being a doula.

2000’s STACEY LANSING (Music Director ’04’05), Austin, TX, will mark the one-year anniversary of her music website – Mixtapes|Heartbreaks – on November 23.

Featuring reviews, interviews and streaming mixtapes, the site has had an excellent first year. You can visit Mixtapes|Heartbreaks at www.mixtapesheartbreaks.com.

MIKE SCHOENIKE (Hoofer Council President ’02-’03, ’03-’04, Union Council ’02-’03, ’04-’05), Red Lodge, MT, works as Lift Operations Manager at Red Lodge Mountain Resort Ski Area. MIKE is also serving as a member of the Red Lodge

planning board and zoning commission.

IN MEMORIAM ROGER RODZEN (Associate Director of the Union ’69-’73), Tuscon, AZ, passed away on January 7, 2008 at age 73.

ROGER enjoyed good health until three years ago, when he suffered a series of mild strokes followed by leukemia. Memorials may be sent to the Tucson Boys Chorus in memory of Roger Rodzen. ROGER was Associate Director of the Union from 19691973. He left to become director of the California State University Los Angeles Union. He also served as Club Services director at the Wisconsin Union in the mid ’50’s.

Reflections From Ted Crabb

Breeze Terrace Cafeteria

It was not until the early ‘60's that any planning for a new south campus union began and not until March 1966 that the Board of Regents authorized plans and specifications for a new branch union of 80,000 square feet to cost about $2.7 million. In December 1968, the final plans and specifications received final approval; by this time, the new building, to be known as Union South, was to be 104,000 square feet and cost $3.2 million, plus $500,000 for the land.

Union South construction began in May 1969. February 1971 saw the opening of the lower level, which included

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FAN TAYLOR (Wisconsin Union Theater Director ’46-‘66), Middleton, WI, passed away on April 15, 2008 at age 94. FAN was one of the first staff members of the Wisconsin Union Theater in 1939 becoming Director in 1946 and, during her time with the Union Theater, FAN established the Association of Performing Arts Presenters. After serving as the first director of the music program for the National Endowment for the Arts, she returned to the University in 1976 as the coordinator for the University Consortium for the Arts until her retirement in 1984.

Our condolences go out to FAN’s family.

This sad news reached the Union just at Terrace View’s press time; please look to our fall issue for remembrances of Fan Taylor.

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the games room. Two first-floor food units opened the following month. It officially opened on November 10-13, 1971; the theme was “fewer walls and more bridges” and the building was dedicated “to those who died in the quest of peace and freedom outside of war.”

Like its predecessor Quonset hut, Union South was busy, providing students, faculty and departments on the expanding south and west campus meals, snacks, a place to meet (formally or informally), a place to relax, to study or to play. Union South inaugurated the first full-time all campus blood donor center on a college campus; it also hosted the Greater University Tutor System, known as GUTS/HASH, and the Union’s Volunteer Service Center the Morgridge Center opened; it originated the university’s first all-campus alcohol-free dance club, DIVERSIONS, and it reconstituted the old Club 770 as an alcohol-free dance club.

Many alumni will think of it fondly as the home of the Badger Bash on football Saturdays and many parents, as well as alumni, will remember it as the home of SOAR, the Summer Orientation and Advance Registration program for all new students. Union South was never intended

to duplicate Memorial Union, but rather to play a special role in the southwest campus, responding to the needs and interests of students and faculty there.

With Union South facing demolition next year, a new chapter of the southwest union story begins. The challenge for the planners of that next union will be to look beyond what has been and to plan a building that looks to the future, one that has its own character and purpose, and one that complements Memorial Union but does not try to replace it or compete with it. At the same time, like Memorial, it should bring the university community together, provide opportunities for leadership development, introduce the southwest campus to new learning experiences beyond the classroom and broaden student horizons in as many ways as possible. Like Memorial, the new southwest union can give a human dimension to the university and in the words of President Glenn Frank when Memorial Union opened in 1928, serve as “a living room which converts the house of learning into a home of learning.”

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The Memorial Union Building Association Trustees and Associate Trustees MUBA CHAIR Jeff Kunz ‘71 VICE CHAIR Janet Pratt Montgomery ‘59 William Johnson ‘50 TREASURER Theodore Crabb ‘54 ASSISTANT TREASURER Hank Walter EXECUTIVE SECRETARY Mark Guthier UNION PRESIDENT John Barnhardt ‘08

BOARD OF TRUSTEES Jeff Bartell ’65 Miriam Boell Boegel ‘68 Catherine Colyer Dyke ‘91 Henry Brad Elsesser ‘88 Dan Erdman ‘80 Sheryl Facktor ‘84 Pam Garvey ‘85 Miguel Esteban Guevara ‘95 Carol Hoppenfeld Hillman ‘61 Bill Kasdorf ‘71 Lucy Lloyd ‘69 Barbara Connell Manley ‘52 Doris Meissner ‘69 David Milofsky ‘69 Joan Wilkie Murdoch ‘65 Mark Musolf ‘63 Walter Pancoe ‘47 Ann Prisland ‘69 Lynn Stathas ‘88 Doris Weisberg ‘58 ASSOCIATE TRUSTEES Ken Antaramian Betsy Behnke ‘64 Todd Berry ‘73 Adam Briggs ‘01 Michael Brody ‘80

Ruth Reiter Brown ‘69 Marcia Carlucci ‘68 Judith Crain ‘58 David Cross ‘76 George Cutlip ‘71 Thea Lerner Daniels ‘84 Susan Dibbell ‘84 Peggy Douma ‘63 Carol Falk ‘63 Sheldon Friedstein ‘61 Thomas J. Gulick ‘78 Sharon Hadary ‘63 Mark Haebig ‘72 Jeff Haupt ‘95 Brent Helt ‘00 Roger Howard William Immerman ‘59 John Krieck ‘75 Jane Lichtman ‘66 Barbara Schulz Linnenbrink ‘67 David Maraniss Kiersten Marshall ‘94 Karen Johnson Mathews ‘99 Margaret McCormick ‘90 Gregg Mekler ‘79 Marty Small Meyer ‘55 David Nemschoff ‘76 Paula Perrone Neumann ‘75

Bill Niemeyer ‘94 Jim Norton ‘99 Ellie Oppenheim ‘72 Lynne Parish ‘78 Robert Perlstein ‘66 Elizabeth Preston ‘98 Noel Radomski ‘88 Glenda Dewberry Rooney Ian Rosenberg ‘95 Mary Rouse Rose Mary Rupnow ‘49 Vinood Sahney ‘70 Steven C. Schaffer ‘72 Susan Edgerton Sell ‘58 Peggy Shukur ‘81 Tom Smith ‘66 Marilyn Sprague ‘64 Peg Gunderson Stiles ‘45 Tom Sylke ‘82 Stephanie Thomas ‘01 Teri Venker ‘82 Jim Wessing ‘72 Cal Williams ‘70 Derek Wilson ‘82 Judy Labiner Wolfe ‘93 Kate Young ‘92 Susie Weber Younkle ‘00 Sherry Zander ‘74

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