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TerraceViews

Editorial DirectorsGlenda Noel-Ney

Shayna Hetzel BA ’07 MPA‘08

Membership CoordinatorIan Stewart

Contributing WritersJohn Barnhardt ‘08Brian Borkovec

Courtney Byelich ‘08Esty Dinur

Jeanne Ferguson BA ’73 MS ‘84Joe Ferris ‘08

Jeremy Glynn ‘10Melissa Hill ‘93

Sarah Korenthal ‘08Eli Lechter ‘08Lucy Lloyd ‘69

Amanda McGowan ‘08Brett Neve ‘08

David Nimmer ‘10Tiana Riebe ‘08

Jim Rogers MS ‘92Tristan Sather ‘08Bob Wright ‘86Ben Young ‘11

Editorial AdvisorsGeorge Cutlip ‘71

Chris DuPreMarc Kennedy ‘87

Jan Montgomery ‘59Ann Prisland ‘69

Assistant EditorMelissa Mamayek ‘06

Design, Layout andProduction

Melissa Mamayek ‘06Jan Montgomery ‘59

Connie ReevesMarry RohrdanzJanet Trembley

Terrace Views is published three timesa year by the Wisconsin Union and

funded in part by the Memorial UnionBuilding Association (MUBA).

Address Comments orQuestions to:Ian Stewart

Membership OfficeRm 410

Memorial Union800 Langdon StreetMadison, WI 53706

Phone: (608) 262-2263membership@union.wisc.eduWeb: www.union.wisc.edu

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

Letter From the Director

As Madison emerges from its historic winter of over 100inches of snow, I’m reminded as I write this of theeventuality of spring and the hope and excitement that eachnew season brings. By the time many of you read this issueof Terrace Views, the spring semester for UW-Madisonstudents will be winding down and hopes for a fun-filledsummer will be on almost every student’s mind – the piles ofsnow being a distant memory. So it is with the Union andthe 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 thingswe experience and learn along the way accumulate rather

than repeat. Because if so, the Union, the campus and all of our members, just getbetter and better with age.

The Union’s on-going building project is a wonderful example of how incremental, yetcumulative, 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 havehad 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’vebegun to work with our design team on the building project. Some of those storiesyou’ll find inside this issue. I’m sure there are many more for us to hear, read andexperience 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. Myhope is that this summer you’ll be able to go to www.newunion.wisc.edu to see ourinitial design concepts and weigh in with your comments and feedback. The studentswho serve on the design committee, Union Council, the Wisconsin Union Directorateand at-large have given many hours of their creative energy to the project. I thinkyou’ll be impressed with what you see.

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

Which reminds me -- one cycle that I hope none of you miss is the summer Terraceseason. We have great things in store for you this year, five nights a week. Be sure tocheck out the schedule inside, or visit our website often over the summer to see what’shappening: www.union.wisc.edu. The seasons have come and gone hundreds of timesover our last 80 years – and the Terrace furniture has been moved back and forth insynchronous rhythm each time. Be sure you’re here to see it while it’s on display. Wewon’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

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The Isthmus Jazz Festival with a Midwestern Beat

HOT SUMMER NIGHTS

Conjure this:It’s Saturday,June 7, 2008,you’re relaxingon the terrace—a nice,summer breezegently blowsthrough yourhair, the sun issetting overLake Mendota,

as becalmed sailboats just drift by—and youhear the sounds of the annual Isthmus JazzFestival.

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

saxophone will meld with a local rhythmsection to headline the Terrace portion ofthe festival.

Another festival newcomer will be thedynamic Typhanie Monique and Neal Algerguitar/vocal duo. Monique, in keeping withthe Isthmus Jazz Festival regional focus, is anative of Stevens Point. The festival also willfeature other Wisconsin-based talents suchas Madisalsa, Gerri DiMaggio, RandySabien, Joan Wildman, the High SchoolJazz All-Stars, rounded out by theEdgewood College Jazz Band.

New this year, the Isthmus Jazz Festivalwill feature satellite late-night and afternoonlocations across the city. With theseadditional venues, the festival is becoming acommunity-wide jazz event. A greaterdiversity of jazz programming, attractingnew 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 FestivalHeadliner Roy Haynes will perform on theUnion Theater stage in a ticketed event.Haynes, a renowned drummer, hasperformed with jazz greats LouisArmstrong, John Coltrane and Miles Davis.

—Courtney Byelich ‘08

Buy your tickets today!Reach the box office at

608-262-2201 or online atwww.uniontheater.wisc.edufor more information.

Roy Haynes

Presented by the Wiscons in Union Directorate on the UW Credit Union Summer Stage

MONDAYSLAKESIDE CINEMABeginning at dusk, June 9-August 4, Lakeside Cinemashows contemporary and classic film favorites outdoors onthe Union Terrace, in front of the backdrop of beautiful lakeMendota. This summer’s theme is “Soundtrack of Summer:Nine Weeks of Noteworthy Films.”Rain time and location: Der Rathskeller, 7:30 p.m.

WEDNESDAYSOPEN MIC WITH HOUSE BAND8:00 p.m. to midnight, students performing for students.Make sure to sign up by 7:45 p.m. to participate.

THURSDAYSBLUEGRASS THURSDAYS6:00 p.m. to 8:00 p.m., every Thursday enjoy refreshingbluegrass rhythm and vocals on the Terrace.Rain location: Der Rathskeller.

FRIDAYSBEHIND THE BEAT5:00 p.m. to 7:00 p.m., our weekly jazz and mellow sunsetseries. Expect good things from lesser known acts, a perfecttime to meet with friends and enjoy a beer. For a listing ofweekly performers, visit http://www.union.wisc.edu/music .

WEEKEND MUSICThursday through Saturday, 9:00 p.m. to midnight

SPECIAL EVENTS:JUNE 5-8 ISTHMUS JAZZ FESTIVALAUGUST 2 BLUES FEST

All events subject to change. Visit us online for the most completeand up to date schedule. www.union.wisc.edu/events

All entertainment is free and open to Union members. UW/UnionID 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.

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

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Wisconsin Union Theater Announcesa Delightful 2008-2009 SeasonAh, the delights we all have in store!

Once again, Wisconsin Union Theaterwill present top-flight concerts, musicians,dancers and filmmakers to Madison for its2008-2009 season. As in past years, the billis an exciting selection of well-establishedveterans and up-and-coming stars. As ourtagline articulates, the theater is “WhereQuality Endures and New TraditionsBegin.”

The Concert Series starts with a repeatvisit by the Milwaukee Symphony withconductor Andreas Delfs; then the GuarneriQuartet in their final tour; following will bethe three voices of the early music vocal TrioMediaeval from Norway; Alisa Weilerstein,Cello, with Inon Barnatan, piano; pianistLeon Fleisher; soprano Danielle de Niese;and Argentinian pianist Ingrid Fliter.

Season special events include two danceconcerts: the amazing Diavolo; and SavionGlover, the world’s leading tap dancer. Wewill also showcase the music of Louisianawith the Pine leaf Boys (Cajun), Buckwheat

Zydeco (Zydeco), and Trombone Shortyand Orleans Avenue (New Orleans jazz).Other jazz artists booked are veteran AndyBey, who started singing as a child prodigyin the 1950s, and David Sanchez, who’sbusy redefining Latin/African jazz, gainingaccolades from some of the biggest currentnames in jazz.

Again, we’ll have superb internationalmusic. Bossa Nova - The First 50 Years willshowcase Brazil’s huge new star, CeU,together with members of the Jobim Trio,Esperanza Spalding and other artists; DiMadre in Figlia (From Mother toDaughter), Featuring Mondine di NoviChoir and Fiamma Fumana is an excitingproject of Older Italian singers performingtogether with the very interesting (andyoung) Fiamma Fumana band of four; theCeltic group Dervish; fado singer Mariza;and Cote d’Ivoire’s singer, dancer andpercussionist Dobet Gnahore.

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

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

Jeffrey Siegel will offer another fourprograms of music with comment when hepresents his popular KeyboardConversations. Travel Adventure Films willtake you to Tuscany, Costa Rica, Scotland,Provence, the wine country of Australia andNew Zealand, Hawaii and China.

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

Enjoy!—Esty Dinur

Trombone Shorty

NEWS FLASH! Terrace Views is going online!Dear Union Members,

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For those of you who would rather readTerrace Views online, please go towww.union.wisc.edu/terraceviewssubscribeand fill out your subscription information.All you need to sign up is your name, anactive email address and the ID numberprinted on the back page of this publicationnext to your name.

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

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Secrets of the UnionThe Wisconsin Union has all sorts ofsecrets. Even people who have worked atthe Union for years discover new rooms,features and services they never knewexisted. One of these little-known areas isthe Union South Games Room. This areaoffers amenities including an 8-lane bowlingcenter (with glow-in-the-dark and bumperbowling available), nine full-size pool tables,ping pong, food and beverages, and the lastremaining video arcade in downtownMadison.

Even people who know about theGames Room may be unaware that it offersreservations and discount rates for groups of15 or more people. There is even a specialBirthday Party package for groups five or

more people. For more information aboutreservations, visithttp://www.union.wisc.edu/gamesroom/groups.html or call the Recreation Manager at(608) 263-5181.

Another secret of the Union is OutdoorRentals, located at the Memorial UnionBoathouse. Outdoor Rentals offerscamping gear and outdoor game rentals,daily use coin lockers, outdoor accessories(like sunscreen and sun glasses), Hooferinformation, and snacks and beverages.

Best of all, Outdoor Rentals offerscanoe rentals (after the water temperaturereaches a safe level, usually in mid- to lateMay). You can take a canoe anywhere onLake Mendota to explore, picnic, take

pictures, fish, orjust enjoy a lazy dayon the water. Thecanoe rates arequite reasonable.Although there is aminimum charge ofone hour, the maximum charge is for threehours. That means you can enjoy an entireday on the lake, and only pay for the firstthree hours! Outdoor Rentals also offersreservations and discount rates for groups of15 or more. For more information aboutOutdoor Rentals, visithttp://www.union.wisc.edu/outdoorrentals/or call the Recreation Manager at (608)263-5181.

“Things I’ve Learned From WomenWho’ve Dumped Me”As painful as it is to admit, we men learn agreat deal from failed relationships. Moreimportantly, the women who dump usinadvertently teach us valuable lessons. It’sas if a blindfold is removed, and we canfinally see the treacherous, miserable, yetironically rewarding experiences we allowourselves to endure.

“Things I’ve Learned From WomenWho’ve Dumped Me,” edited and collectedby Emmy Award-winner Ben Karlin, is ananthology of hilarious short stories andpoignantly funny essays drawn from thedreary-yet-all-too-familiar sting ofrelationships gone awry. Ben asked a longlist of famously-funny men to write aboutlessons learned from rejection. It turnedinto an outrageously witty, raucous andintimate stage vehicle, hosted by theWisconsin Union Theater on Sunday,March 9.

Ben, a University of Wisconsin-Madison alumnus, is courteously humbleabout his impressive resume, which consistsof an eight-year stint as former executiveproducer of both “The Daily Show WithJon Stewart,” which landed him nineEmmy Awards, and the Emmy-nominated“The Colbert Report,” of which he was alsoco-founder. Before that, Ben was a writerand editor for The Onion newspaper when

it was located in Madison. Ben toured withhis new book and a few witty minds he metalong the way, such as Todd Hanson, DanSavage, Andy Selsberg and Dan Vebber; allof whom have a connection with UW-Madison.

The book consists of 46 “lessons”learned by the authors. Each chapter title isan insightful afterthought of self-pity, ablunt observation on love, a declaration ofdespair, or all of the above. Examples: “ADog is No Reason to Stay Together” byDamian Kulash Jr., “A Grudge Can Be Art”by Andy Selsberg and “The Heart is aChoking Hazard” by Stephen Colbert. Ben,as editor, wanted each story to be writtenwith a lesson in mind, something bothreader and author could take away fromeach piece.

“It started out as a pilot idea for a showon NBC,” Ben said. “You know, each weekthe episode would show a different failedrelationship in the life of this guy. Oneweek, 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 FromWomen Who’ve Dumped Me’ was whatkept popping up in my mind. I had theanthology idea for a long time, so that’swhat I decided to do with it. And to make a

funny book, youneed to get funnypeople.”

The authorsattended a dinnerbefore the showwith student leadersfrom aroundcampus, and eachtable buzzed withconversation andlaughter. Theaudience turnout in theUnion Theater was fantastic. Roars oflaughter erupted every few seconds, oftenlingering for several moments past whattypical humor instigates. This laughterstemmed from audience members knowing,understanding and likely having onceexperienced the feelings described. After theshow, the crowd moved to Tripp Commonsfor a reception and book signing.

“Things I’ve Learned from WomenWho’ve Dumped Me” is a laugh-out-loudbook and a laugh-out-louder performance.Whether a story is a product of youthfulnostalgia, awkward memories or bittercynicism, the result leaves the readerbreathless—from laughing so hard.

—Ben Young ‘11

PhotobyJeffMiller/UW-MadisonUniversityCommunications

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A Haunting in the WingsI have been to haunted houses onHalloween, and I have heard spooky ghoststories around the campfire, and I even havefriends who claim their houses are inhabitedby ghosts. While I would not say Idisbelieve in ghosts, I have never had anysuch experience. This winter, the WisconsinUnion offered an extremely popular MiniCourse to investigate rumored ghosts thathave been spotted in Memorial Union.After attending the last session of the MiniCourse, I walked through the building atnight, on the lookout for somethingmysterious to happen …

According to local photographer andthe instructor of the Mini Course, Jim Post,the Union ghost has been spotted in severaldifferent areas. A woman dressed in late19th- or early 20th-century clothing hasbeen spotted on the second-floor stairs.However, Jim pointed out, no one has everspecified which second-floor set of stairs.The lights in the Union Theater projectionbooth have reportedly turned on and off ontheir own. Individuals closing down theUnion Theater at night have reported afigure standing in the balcony, house left.Finally, bells have been heard ringing in thetrap room of the Union Theater, with noexplanation as to where the bells are comingfrom or who is ringing them.

As I walked with Jim on the house leftbalcony in the Union Theater, he showedme how to use an electromagnetic field(EMF) meter as a detection tool. “There is acertain amount of electromagnetic activityassociated with spirit activity,” he said. Jimalso used a tool to pick up on the soundwaves of the area. If anything unusualshowed on the EMF meter, it would mostlikely appear in the sound as well.

Jim tries to find mundane explanationsfor abnormal activity. An EMF meter canshow more activity near wiring in the walls,outlets, or stereos, or even from the staticcreated by walking on carpet. During ourexploration of the house left balcony, Jimtook pictures of the area, looking for “orbs”that occasionally appear on film. He saidthe mundane explanation for these orbs isthey are common in point-and-shootcameras when the flash is close to the lens,but in cameras where the flash is fartheraway from the lens, an orb can be moreintriguing.

According to Jim, the theories behindwhy ghosts could exist at the Union aretwo-fold. One explanation could be theghost is someone who died at the Union.For example, a tympanist from a visitingorchestra in 1950 had a heart attack onstage of the Union Theater and died in oneof the wings. Another theory for a ghost’sexistence could be that strong emotions,particularly from times of death, can beretained in a building. The building acts asa “psychic battery,” and emotions arereleased in proper conditions. When anactor is giving his or her heart and soul onstage, the passion present in the theatercould attract spirits to the strong emotion,or release the strong emotions retained inthe building from the past.

We investigated the Union theater fromapproximately 8:00 p.m. to 9:00 p.m, butthe ideal time for ghost detection is around3:00 a.m., Jim said. This is known as the“dead time.” It is the sleepiest time of thenight, and opens the doorway forparanormal activity.

Though we did not encounter anyspirits that night, Jim offered some pointersabout what to do if approached by a ghostor spirit. “It’s really important when you aredoing this to take note of the time, what’shappening, the circumstances, what you’refeeling, any physiological response you’reexperiencing,” he said, “just to get itrecorded as accurately as possible.”

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

put off by hostility. And if he were toencounter a ghost, he said he would sit backand watch, taking videos and photos. Oncehe took his readings, he would try toapproach the spirit and interact with it.One way to do this is to place a pennyunder a Tupperware container and ask thespirit to move it. If it moves, something ishappening.

The ghost detection Mini Courseoffered again in the summer will work tocompare its findings with the winter MiniCourse class, building a “database” of spiritactivity for the building. Participants in thewinter class took the course for a variety ofreasons, and while most have still neverencountered a ghost, they recommendedtaking the course in the future. “I thought itwould be fun,” one participant said. “Andwhy not?”

We ended the night with one lastattempt to bring a spirit out of hiding—aséance on the balcony of house left. With acoin in the middle of the circle, and a videocamera recording, Jim prompted any spiritspresent to reveal themselves and move thecoin. He was unsuccessful. When thecamera shut off on its own, we recorded theincident, in case it was a sign. Maybe thecamera turning off was a sign that a spiritwas present, but wanted to reveal itselfanother day, maintaining the mystery of theUnion ghost.

—Amanda McGowan ‘08

Inside the Union Theater

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UpcomingMini CoursesSummer is the perfect time to immerseyourself in the Mini Course program.The variety of offerings is the largest ofthe year and many courses can reallyadd to your summer enjoyment. Here’sjust a small sampling of the over 120different classes for this summer:

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

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

Thai Yoga MassageSAT, 6/21, 2-6 p.m.

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

Summer WinesWED, 7/2, 7-9 p.m.

Zumba!WED, 6/18 – 7/16, 7-8 p.m.

Wisconsin Idea Fellowships 2008On the University of Wisconsin-Madisoncampus the Morgridge Center for PublicService works in partnership with thecampus and the community to promote theidea that the University experience shouldbenefit the entire community and that theboundaries of the University are theboundaries of the state. This idea, betterknown as the Wisconsin Idea, was set inmotion more than 100 years ago.

Ten years ago, the Morgridge Centerdeveloped the Wisconsin IdeaUndergraduate Fellowships program tofurther this philosophy. Through thisfellowship program, students work with acommunity organization and facultymember to address a community needanywhere in the world.

“The idea was to create fellowshipopportunities for undergraduates to betterserve the community and also allow them tolearn from their experience,” says RandyWallar, Associate Director of the MorgridgeCenter.

The Morgridge Center supportsundergraduate students in 8-12 WisconsinIdea Fellowship projects per year. Anystudent with sophomore-standing or aboveand a GPA of 2.0 or higher can submit aproposal for a fellowship. The studentreceives three academic credits for theproject as well as a stipend. The MorgridgeCenter also provides funding to support thedevelopment and implementation of theproject.

To participate in Wisconsin Idea

Fellowships, students come up with the ideafor a project, and submit an extensiveproposal to the Morgridge Center, includinga description of the community need theywill address, letters of support, transcriptsand a budget. The goal is to illustrate howthe project will be a collaborative effort forthe betterment of the community beingserved.

Matt Krueger, the Morgridge Centergraduate project assistant working on theWisconsin Idea Fellowship program, saysstudents of all schools and majorsparticipate in the fellowships. He adds thateven if students do not have a specific idea,the Morgridge Center can help.

“There are many opportunities,” Mattsaid. “We’ve solicited ideas from communityorganizations over the years for particularneeds that organizations could have filled.”The ideas are listed in a notebook, whichstudents pondering a Wisconsin IdeaFellowship can reference in generating theirown idea for a project. Fellowships can bein Wisconsin, but Matt said over half of allprojects are out of state or even out of thecountry.

One recent example of a successfulWisconsin Idea Fellowship project involveda student who created marketing strategiesand campaigns for a non-profitmicrofinance investment company inMadison. In a collaborative effort, thestudent and the company worked towardproviding large scale poverty relief throughmicrofinance in developing countries.

Before working with the studentfellows, Matt worked for a local non-profitengaged in service-learning programs withstudents. His experience illustrates thebenefits of student involvement incommunity organizations. “It was arewarding experience for our organization,and I was able to gain a perspective fromthe community organization side,” he said.“Utilizing what [students] made for us reallygave our organization a boost. It really did.It made a difference.”

Wisconsin Idea Fellowships not onlybenefit the community partner, but theyalso benefit students on multiple levels.Academically, students work closely with afaculty member to make contributions to anarea for which they have a passion. Studentsalso have the opportunity to present theirresearch and work at the annualUndergraduate Research Symposium.Personally, the program allows students todevelop critical thinking and problemsolving skills as well as communication skillsand teamwork. The most valuable part ofthe program may be that it preparesstudents for professional work.

For more information about the WisconsinIdea Fellowship program and applicationmaterials, go to the Morgridge Center forPublic Service Web site,www.morgridge.wisc.edu/students/wif.html

—Amanda McGowan ‘08

Check the summer Break Away! Catalog orthe Mini Course web site(www.wisc.edu/minicourses) for the full listingof all availablecourses, from Sailingto WatercolorPainting, Potteryto InvestmentStrategies. CallMini Courses at(608) 262-3156 ifyou would like acopy of the catalog.

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John Dobbertin, Jr., says there is a greathistory of art at the University of Wisconsin-Madison, and not many people know about it.The art John is referring to is the cover art ofcollege humor magazines across the country,especially UW-Madison’s own humormagazine, Octopus. John recently donatedissues of his collection of magazines to theUW-Madison Department of SpecialCollections, and their artistic covers will beexhibited August 1 through September 16 inthe Porter Butts Gallery at the MemorialUnion.

John’s interest in college humor magazinesdates back to his days at the University ofMichigan, where he revived the campus’shumor magazine, the Gargoyle, and worked asits editor from 1962-1964. Today, he and hiswife, Barbara, live in Chaseburg, WI, and Johndedicates much of his time to collectinghumor magazines from colleges anduniversities around the country.

“College humor magazines are somethingpeople don’t know exist, but it’s somethingstudents in the ’20s and ’30s were doing,”UW-Madison Director of University ArchivesDavid Null said. “They produced very goodart people don’t even know was ever there.”

The Octopus started publication in 1919at UW-Madison and continued until about1959-1960. Another humor magazinepreceded the Octopus—the Sphinx, whichpublished from 1899–1913/14. Covers fromthe Octopus, dating back to November 1919,and two or three covers from the Sphinx willbe included in the Union’s exhibit.

College humor magazines have beenpublished at several colleges and universities inthe United States, including the oldestmagazine, the Yale Record, which beganpublishing in 1872. Other publicationsstarting in the late 19th or early 20th centuriesinclude the Harvard Lampoon, the PrincetonTiger, the Gargoyle at the University ofMichigan, the California Pelican and, ofcourse, the Octopus at UW-Madison.

Over the years, John has collected wellover 1,000 issues of magazines from aroundthe country. “It’s interesting there are only ninecollege humor magazines that can be tracedback 100 years and still publish [today],” Johnsaid. “All college humor is a reflection of itstime. It’s difficult to put a joke in its contextfrom say, 1895. If you don’t know who theplayers are, it’s hard to understand the joke.”

According to David, several individualswho contributed to cover art of the Octopuswent on to establish careers in art. Long-timeart history professor at UW-Madison JamesWatrous did 12 covers for the Octopus, sevenof which are included in John’s collection.Watrous created the Paul Bunyan murals at theMemorial Union as well as other mosaicsaround campus. The Wisconsin Academy’sJames Watrous Gallery in the Overture Centerfor the Arts is named in his honor. Other coverartists for Octopus included Reid Winsey, whowent on to revive and chair the art departmentat DePauw University in Indiana, and JohnAlcott, who became the head of the Universityof North Carolina–Chapel Hill artdepartment.

“They were practicing their art,” Johnsaid. “They had an outlet for it. I think peoplewill find that extremely interesting.”

According to John, other well-knownindividuals started their careers in collegehumor magazines on the editorial side of thepublications. Conan O’Brien did work for theHarvard Lampoon, and F. Scott Fitzgeraldworked for the Princeton Tiger. Even moreinterestingly, the first Wisconsin UnionDirector Porter Butts played a role in theeditorial staff of the Octopus in the 1920s. InMay 1927, Porter used his ties to theHaresfoot Club at the Union to publish a playin the Octopus.

“There is a long tradition of collegehumor magazines that goes from the late 19thcentury to things like The Onion,” David said.“It’s interesting that students were able to do itfor that long and keep it going. These things

reflect their time—that’s one of the reasonsthey’re interesting. It’s what a student reallythought.”

The exhibit at Memorial Union in latesummer will be a great way to experience thefine art that was presented on the covers of theOctopus during its time of publication. Johnalso hopes to create a podcast of the exhibit soviewers can watch it from home, as well as getmore information about the covers. In the fallof 2008, the Department of SpecialCollections will hold its own exhibit displayingmore of John’s collection from around thecountry, including more editorial material.

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

For a complete listing of the Union ArtGallery Exhibitions this summer, please go towww.union.wisc.edu

—Amanda McGowan ‘08

There’s Art in Those Humor Magazines

“All college humor is areflection of its time. It’sdifficult to put a joke in itscontext from say, 1895. If youdon’t know who the playersare, it’s hard to understandthe joke.”–John Dobbertin, Jr.

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How Terrace Chairs Are MadeAs another Wisconsin summer arrives, theterrace chairs will once again appear on theWisconsin Union Terrace to provide seatingfor thousands of guests enjoying the lake andthe sunshine. The Terrace chair has become awell-known symbol for the WisconsinUnion, the University of Wisconsin and theMadison community. What many Unionvisitors do not know is the terrace chairs areproduced at a small manufacturing company,Wisco Industries, Inc., in Oregon, WI, a 15-minute drive from Madison.

According to Gene Qualmann, VicePresident of Administration and HumanResources at Wisco, “it was all about timing”that the company was able to manufacturethe Terrace chairs for the Wisconsin Union.

When Memorial Union opened itsdoors in 1928, the chairs on the Terrace weremade of hickory. In the 1930s, the sunburstpattern was introduced with the round ringaround the bottom, but by 1966, the lastmanufacturer of the sunburst chairs went outof business and destroyed the tooling used tomanufacture the chairs.

In 1979, Union Associate Director TomSmith became responsible for trying to re-create the tooling for the original sunburstchairs. He contacted former Union FiscalDirector Marty Verhelst, then controller atWisco Industries, and asked the company totake on the project. In the summer of 1980,Marty agreed to look at the chairs.

“They brought an old, rusty Terracechair in to Wisco Industries to then vicepresident of engineering, Pat Swinehart,”said Gene. “He took the chair, threw itaround, and noted it was a sturdy chair.” SoWisco engineers proceeded to sit down andcopy the chair on a drafting board—butwith some improvements. They decided touse a heavier, better grade of steel for thechair. They also added vent holes in the backof the seat along the bottom ring so moisturecould drain out, avoiding rusting andallowing the chair to last longer. WiscoIndustries won the bid to manufacture theTerrace chair in 1981 and has beenproducing them for the Wisconsin Unionever since.

It takes Wisco Industries about twomonths to manufacture a batch of Terracechairs. The company produces approximately300 chairs a year, making one batch aroundFebruary and another later in the year. The

process for making a Terrace chair seemscomplex, but Wisco Industries seems to haveit down to an art, as Operations ManagerJohn Brayshaw explained.

Step 1. Raw materials are gathered andprepared to create the Terrace chairs,including steel sheet stock that issheared down to a size that thepunching machine can handle.Then, the sheets are stacked. Thearms and legs are cut to adequatelength. Wisco Industries producesthe seat and backing of the chair,creating its shape and sunburstdesign. The company purchases theseat and base rings from outsidevendors, and also sends the arms andlegs to be bent and then returned tothe plant. “We used to do it in-house,” John said, “but that’s notour expertise, so we leave that to theexperts.”

Step 2. The sheets of steel are loaded andsent through a CNC Turret Press,which is a computer controlledpunching machine. The sunburstdesign is programmed anddownloaded into the machine.Special tools-and-dies are used andloaded into particular stations so theprogram can tell the machine whereto punch. The sunburst design ispunched into the steel. TheWisconsin Union trademark isstamped onto the bottom of eachchair, and the circles are shaken outand sanded smooth around theedges.

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

Step 4. The seat and the back are fixed onthe base ring, legs, and arms. Thechair is held together, and thenwelded. After this is finished, thechair is complete and ready to beshipped off to be painted.

Step5. All Color Powder Painting, also inOregon, WI, paints the chairs theirsignature green, yellow, and orangehues. Retail chairs are painted red orwhite. Color Powder Painting usesan electrostatic metal paintingprocess. After the chairs go through

a wash operation to clean them, anelectrostatic charge is created thatcauses the powder to cling to thechairs. Then, the chairs are baked at400 degrees Fahrenheit. The heatturns the powder to liquid, paintingthe chairs. The chairs are thencooled. John said this whole processtakes approximately two hours and isenvironmentally safe.

Gene expressed Wisco Industries’ pridein being a small, local manufacturing plantcreating such an important symbol for theWisconsin Union and the University. Johnagreed Wisco Industries’ role in creating theTerrace chairs for the Wisconsin Union isspecial, and the company hopes to continuelong into the future.

“UW is an icon, a tradition,” John said.“Being a tiny little blip involved in it – it’ssomething to be proud of. It’s a tremendousopportunity.”

Gene, who earned an M.A. in PublicPolicy and Administration from UW-Madison in 1976, also said he spends sometime on the Terrace and knows howimportant the Union Terrace and its chairsare to the community.

“It’s such a calm, peaceful place,” hesaid. “The sun kind of shines through thechairs, the rain falls through the chairs, itjust gives you a calming feeling. The designhas an impact.”

For information on purchasingyour own Terrace Chair visitwww.union.wisc.edu/terracestore.

—Amanda McGowan ‘08

Photo by Donald M. Forkner

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Hoofer Riding Club has inaugurated anAdopt-A-Horse program, reaching out tothe next generation of Badgers and tocurrent Hoofer members. Based on thebelief that a human-equine partnership ishealthy for both participants, the HooferRiding Club designed the program toencourage bonding between a student andone of our horses both emotionally andphysically. So far we have had 15 matches,pairing a youth rider or an adult with 11of our 17 horses, with some doubling upfor their favorite horses. They love theinteraction, and the virtual “smile meter”at Hoofer Equestrian Center thatmeasures horse happiness is spinning tokeep up.

Shadow, the horse that has been inour program the longest, has two adoptersand is already showing the benefits ofbeing “chosen” by two little girls whoadore him. His usual reserve has softened,and he follows his girls around the arenalike a puppy. He is taking advantage ofthis newfound trust to roll in the indoorarena (a sort of self-chiropracticindulgence for horses) every time his girlstake him into the arena for a handlingsession. Shadow never allowed himself toindulge in such a delightful behaviorbefore.

The benefit of an emotionalconnection to other domesticated species

and equines is well-documented forhumans. If our herd is any proof, thebenefits to the horses are clear: they aremore satisfied with their jobs, morewilling to try new things, and morecomfortable being handled. We arefortunate to have several mother/daughterpairs who enjoy our lessons and programand the one-on-one time they get tospend together. Sometimes it’s difficult inbusy lives to have this opportunity.

Adult members of the Club have alsosigned up to adopt their favorite Hooferhorse. For adults, it’s a great way to “have”a horse without having to assume totalresponsibility for one, and the horses gaina special friend they look forward toseeing once or twice a week outside oflessons. Adopting can also help a studentrider learn about horse behavior andcommunication, creating a bond that canlead to actual riding skill.

You can find more information on theHoofer site (www.hoofers.org). When you’reready to try a new partnership with a horsefrom the safety of the ground, the HooferRiding Club Adopt-A-Horse program is agreat alternative to riding.

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

A Message fromTristan Sather, 2007-08Hoofer Council President

Welcome to the HoofPrints newsletter, apublication produced by the WisconsinHoofers outdoor organization and includedas a part of this issue of the WisconsinUnion Terrace Views. Many of the Union’smost active members and leaders areoutdoor enthusiasts, and you’ll hear fromseveral of them in the following pages.For those unfamiliar with WisconsinHoofers, we are an organization of sixoutdoor clubs, five intercollegiate athleticteams and one governing council. We haveabout 2,200 members and take pride inoffering thousands of programs, lessons,trips, educational sessions and otheroutdoor experiences as a part of WisconsinUnion Directorate. Our 400+ youthstudents also have a great time on the lake,riding at our stable and hitting the skislopes.

With kayaking, canoeing, climbing,backpacking, biking, caving, sailing,windsurfing, kiting, horseback riding, skiingand snowboarding, SCUBA diving andmore, Hoofer members thrive during thesummer as much as they do during aparticularly cold and snowy winter (lovedby our skiers and snowboarders).

We are to excited to share a few storiesabout what Hoofers are up to. I hope thatyou enjoy them as much as I do.

New Partnerships throughAdopt-a-Horse Program

HoofPrintsThe Wisconsin Hoofers Newsletter ¥ Summer

2008

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Photo by Jeff Miller/UW-Madison University Communications

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Laughter on the Lakefront:Hoofer Youth Program CombinesLearning and FunThe Wisconsin Union has long been a placeeducating, recreating and creating memoriesthat will last a lifetime. The Hoofer YouthProgram, with its energetic and positiveinstruction programs, helps extend thoseopportunities to the next generation.

Every summer, hundreds of youth fromMadison and surrounding communities taketo the waters of Lake Mendota for one andtwo-week sessions in sailing, windsurfing,canoeing, and kayaking. (A Hoofer YouthRiding program keeps youth on land and onhorseback.) Through these classes, youth notonly learn about water safety and outdoorrecreation skills, but are engaged in interactivegames or activities that teach sportsmanship,self-reliance, respect for others and theimportance of working together. From thesmiles and laughter that fill the Hooferlakefront every day, it is obvious that thesekids are also having lots of fun at the sametime.

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

Director Rebeccah Steffensen (fifth yearstudent majoring in Microbiology andBotany) said.

And it isn’t just the youth who areexcited about spending their days on thewater. Hoofer sailing instructors seem toenjoy playing on the lakefront just as much asthe students, if not more.

“Some of my best memories from lastsummer are things I did with the youthprogram,” said instructor Doug Miran, nowin his fifth season. “No two days are ever thesame. I can spend all day there and it doesn’tseem like work—the kids make it so muchfun.”

Many youth, arriving as beginners, signup for multiple sessions during the samesummer, and as they continue to developtheir skills, are challenged with moreadvanced curriculum. They tackle new topicsand different boats, and likely return the nextyear to take another course in the wide rangeof classes offered.

Registration for Hoofer Youth Programsessions is open to Wisconsin Union membersand family members of UW-Madison

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

For more information, visitwww.hoofers.org/youth, emailyouth@hoofersailing.org, or call(608) 262-1630.

—Brian Borkovec, Head of Instruction

Hoofer Youth Programs

Creating Community at UW-Madison throughOutdoor RecreationIn the spirit of Hoofer creativity, a newUW-Madison program called WisconsinBasecamp was initiated in the summer of2007. The program engages incoming first-year students in several days of outdooradventures, bonding students to oneanother to help their life at UW-Madisonseem more like home.

The inaugural year involved two groupsof ten students in a five-day canoeing andcamping trip on the Wisconsin River.“What I loved most about our studentleaders was that they didn’t feel like typicalleaders. They actually connected with usand built friendships with us,” stated one ofthe students.

“The thing with Basecamp is it’s notonly a good time, but it’s also a wonderfulintermediary between home life and campuslife,” stated Raffi Tashjian a studentparticipant from River Falls, WI. “That’sbecause Basecamp has elements of both.On the one hand you are with a group ofpeople who by the end of the trip feel likeyour family. On the other hand, all thesepeople, including the leaders, are or will bestudents. This creates a bridge betweenhome and school, allowing you to cross intoUW 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 groupsof ten students this summer to create evenmore great experiences.

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

Get further information on this outdooreducation program atWisconsinBasecamp.com.

—Jim Rogers MS ‘92Outdoor Programs Coordinator

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The Slopes ofSuccessThe Hoofer Ski and Snowboard Club had avery successful year. At mid-year, clubmembership almost equaled last year’smembership numbers.

The 44th annual Hoofer Ski andSnowboard Resale kicked off the season, asalways on the first full weekend in December.Led by Ben Creagh, Sebastian Corby, MattHartig and Mary McCall, the sale brought inrevenue of $225,000.

During winter break, approximately 180club members went west to the slopes atWinter Park Ski Resort in Colorado andHeavenly Ski Resort in Lake Tahoe, California.Members Anna Hillebrandt, Brett Neve andGreta Block led these trips. The success ofthese trips lead to the possibility of skiing theRockies next year.

On February 9 for the third consecutiveyear of this new tradition, the Hoofer Ski andSnowboard Club gave UW-Madison studentsand Madison community members theopportunity to ski or snowboard for freeat Tyrol Basin, near Mt. Horeb, WI. From9:00 p.m. to midnight. The Club rented theresort’s slopes for around 450 Universitymembers. Many participants were skiing orsnow boarding for the first time in their lives.

With the Madison area’s snowiest winteron record, there have been plenty of ski andsnowboard activities. Five days a week, everyweek, club members went to Tyrol Basin forskiing and instruction. On the first weekendin March, the Club took a trip to the UpperPeninsula of Michigan for a weekend of skiingat Mt. Bohemia. The season closed with the45th annual Hoofer Spring Break trip toJackson Hole, WY, where 220 club memberswent on the ski trip-of-a-lifetime to one of themost famous places to ski in the United States;a week, all said, they will never forget.

For information on the Hoofer Ski andSnowboard Club, news or current eventsplease check out www.hoofers.org/sns or emailsns@hoofers.org

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

Nordic TeamFlys ByThe Hoofer Nordic Ski Team had anexcellent competition year. At the majorend-of-the-season race, the AmericanBirkebeiner, the team was especially strong.Two more team members qualified forplacement in the Elite Wave, an exclusiveprivilege of the top 200 male and top 50female skiers in the entire race. Skiers inthis wave can expect to line up againstprofessional skiers from around the world atthe start line. The Hoofer Nordic Team willproudly send four members (ChristianBrekke, Danny Sonnentag, Jesse Coenenand Peter Coenen) to this select wave nextyear.

Beyond the outstandingaccomplishments of those individuals, thewhole team turned in an exceptional Birkieperformance with many skiers achievingpersonal best times.

—Jeremy Glynn ‘10,Nordic Team Director

Hejsan från Sverige(Hello From Sweden)

In June of 2007, four Hoofer Outing Clubmembers traveled to an area of northernSweden known as Lapland for a backpackingexpedition on the Kungsleden Trail.

This was a trip combining awe-inspiringbeauty, laughter and a few hardships. Thelandscape was stunning with characteristic“gateway to the arctic.” Vistas so stunning infact that we ended up sleeping outside (in the24 hours of sunlight) every night. An easychoice because we didn’t bring a tent.

Before heading up the trail, we checkedabout water quality and found that the wateris so pure that no filter is needed. When wecooked dinner the first night, we discoveredthat our camp stove was damaged during theflight. So there we were, Ryan Schmudlach,Matt Braun, Kari Nevermann and I, in thenorthern-most regions of the planet, with no

tent, water filter or cooking stove, but seeingsome the grandest views known to human eyesand having the time of our lives.

Sprinkled about the marked trail werequaint little red huts that could be rented outfor a spectacular snowshoe or Nordic skiexpedition in winter. Another interesting sightwe found were little fenced-in areas clear ofbrush. We wandered into one of these only todiscover it was the territory of a herd of wildreindeer charging right for us! We got out ofthere quick!

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

—Tiana Riebe ‘08,Hoofer Outing Club President

Stuck on RockThough its history is grounded in climbingmountains, the current HooferMountaineering Club now reaches forclimbing of a different sort. Although theClub hasn’t left the ground in a while as far asclimbing actual mountains, the club hasmaintained steady participation in climbingtrips, including weekly indoor and outdoorclimbing adventures.

Over winter break, eight Hoofer“Mountaineers,” four with less than two yearsexperience, traveled to El Potrero Chico nearHidalgo, Mexico. El Potrero’s main attractionis the vast multi-pitch sport climbing routes.“There is something cool about only needing20 quick draws to climb 14 pitches, but someof the shorter, more difficult routes have somewicked sick tufa features,” says DavidNimmer, speaking his own climbing language.

In March the club invited Micah Dash,professional alpinist and recent recipient of theMuggs Stump Award, to tell his thrilling taleof his first ascent of Shafat Fortress in IndianKashmir’s Karakorum. During spring breakmore than a dozen Hoofer “Mountaineers”headed out for the second year to IndianCreek, UT for some wonderfully traditionalcrack climbing.

—David Nimmer ‘10,Hoofer Mountaineering Club President

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Hoofer SCUBA Club joined Hoofers in1978, and is an organization of UW-Madisonstudents, staff and Union members who sharea common interest in diving and learningabout our underwater world. Members enjoyhigh-quality classes, regular club dive trips,affordable equipment and tank rentals, alongwith the opportunity to meet new friendsand dive buddies. Members can participate inany of the many events, weekly socials andorganized dives held by the Hoofer SCUBAClub year-round. The dive trips range fromtours of local lakes to specialty dives ontropical vacations.

No experience in SCUBA diving? Noproblem! Hoofer SCUBA Club offers classesfor members at all experience levels from the

curious beginner to the seaweed-encrustedexpert. With our introductory classes, anyonecan learn the fundamental SCUBA skills andknowledge.

SCUBA Club socials are held everyThursday at the Memorial Union in theRathskeller or, when the weather permits, justoutside the Rathskeller on the Terrace fromabout 8 p.m. until the last person goes home.Look for the red and white dive flag and pullup a chair!

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

—Joe Ferris ‘08,Hoofer SCUBA Rep to Council

Equestrian TeamHosts IHSA ShowThe University of Wisconsin–MadisonEquestrian Team competes in hunt seatequitation as part of the IntercollegiateHorse Show Association’s Zone 9, Region 3.The region has nearly doubled in size overthe past few years with more schoolsfounding teams and the growth ofestablished teams. Despite the increasedcompetition, UWET’s 96 point lead overthe region has made it the 2008 RegionalChampionship Team.

On Sunday, April 13, the teamqualified for the IHSA National HorseShow by winning the Zone 9championship. The national show will beheld in May in Los Angeles, CA where tenteam members will be competing, some alsohaving qualified as individuals. Competingteam members include: Michelle Ahmann,Karen Kearney, Sarah Korenthal (Captain),Kathryn Martz, Kimberly Pajakowski, DanaReedy, Genevieve Rubin, Lydia Sorensen,Joyce Williams and Lauren Zapptelli.

—Sarah Korenthal ‘08,Hoofer Equestrian Team Captain

Hoofer RidingClub YouthProgramThe Hoofer Riding Club and its herd ofdedicated, experienced lesson horses arelooking forward to the 2008 Hoofer YouthEquestrian Summer Camp!

At the Hoofer Youth Equestrian Camp,in week long sessions, girls and boys aged 8-13 have a riding lesson every morning andthen spend the rest of the day learningabout how to understand and care forhorses. Breaks for some non-horse-relatedfun like tag and waterplay round out theday. The goal of the camp is to have funwhile developing life-long appreciation forequine companions.

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

Beginner/Intermediate Camps:June 16-20 and Aug. 4-8Intermediate/Advanced Camps:July 7-11 and Aug. 18-22All Levels: June 23-27, July 21-25 andAug. 11-15

The camp is located at the HooferEquestrian Center in Belleville (6 milessouth of Verona, just off of Hwy 69). Finddetailed information at www.hoofers.org

—Melissa Hill ‘93,Hoofer Youth Riding Camp Director

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

Simply visit www.uwfoundation.wisc.edu, click on WisconsinUnion, and designate your gift, or you can mail your checkpayable to the UW Foundation — Wisconsin Hoofers to:

UW Foundation, US Lock Box, P.O. Box 78807, Milwaukee, WI53278-0807

Please remember to indicate which fund you are supporting.For additional information, please contact Jim Rogers, OutdoorPrograms Coordinator (608-262-6897 or jbrogers@wisc.edu)

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Moving Forward: Hoofers Role inthe New South Campus UnionFor a long time, the Wisconsin Union hasbeen dreaming of a new Union to replaceUnion South. After a long campuscampaign, known as the Student UnionInitiative, strong student leadership—including Hoofer member support—successfully secured funding to make thisdream a reality. Though the south campusunion project came to the attention ofstudents around campus through theInitiative, Hoofers has been preparing forthis project for years. Over the past threeyears, leaders in Hoofers have been thinkingthrough the logistics of expanding to thesouth campus union.

This year Hoofers engaged in asuccessful visioning process with theassistance of many Union staff membersthat gathered the feelings of Hoofermembers. Led by Andi Bill (Hoofer RidingClub, Design Committee member), JimRogers (Outdoor Programs Coordinator),Joe Yearm (Hoofer Outing Club) and EliLechter (Hoofer Space DesignCoordinator), this process involved everyclub executive board. In addition, opensessions involved Hoofer alumni and clubmembers.

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

principles, goals and designs were refined tocome up with the essence of what Hooferswant their spaces to look and feel like, andhow Hoofers plans to continue to integrateactivities with other parts of the University.Information was gathered on what memberswant from our existing space, along withdiscussions of how we, as Hoofers, cancreate a presence at the new south campusunion.

Students brainstormed ideas aboutprogram and facility needs, and talkedabout how programs could be combinedfrom across the University. They also drewup designs for areas in the new southcampus union and Memorial Union.Though not every plan was entirely realistic(like an indoor ski hill), the ideas generatedwere valuable in creating a vision for thefuture of Hoofer facilities.

Currently, Hoofers is proposing somemajor new facilities at the new southcampus Union including a multi-storyclimbing wall, a bike repair center for ournew “green” Union, and an improved retailand rental center for outdoor equipment.Plans for the Memorial Union renovationsare still in the works and are continuallybeing refined as construction begins firstwith the new south campus union. In the

over 75 years Hoofers have been inexistence, space has been limited to a smallpart of the campus. Hoofers, though, havealways created a much larger presencethrough continual innovation andcreativity—and from simply taking the lead.Now with this project, Hoofers make theability to expand across campus, connectingmany more students, faculty, staff andUnion members with outdoor experiencesand letting our physical presence match theHoofer reputation.

—Eli Lechter ‘08,Hoofer Space Design Coordinator

Final ThoughtsHopefully you have enjoyed this issue ofHoofPrints within the Wisconsin Union’sTerrace Views, with lots of wonderfulmemories brought back.

As you see, our Hoofer leaders continueto be active and this issue shows you just asampling of the multitudes of outdooradventure activities. I am so aware of howour student leaders gain great skills andinterests within Hoofers that are carriedforward into the rest of their lives.

A smile comes across my face with aflood of memories knowing how manyfriendships and outdoor experiences ourHoofers have created throughout all of ourlives. On my desk is The Machu PicchuGuidebook, A Self-Guided Tour written by

Ruth Wright (Hoofer Sailing and OutingClubs 1949-1956). And thanks, KenWright (Hoofer Outing, Winter CarnivalChair, 1959-1951), for his book Water forthe Anasazi. Hoofers just keep on creatingoutdoor experiences

A major upcoming event for Hooferswill be the remodeling of the Theater Wingincluding the Hoofer quarters as part of theWisconsin Union’s overall building project.

We are anticipating majordeconstruction and reconstruction ofHoofer spaces creating outstanding facilitiesthat will help Hoofers be an active part ofthe Union and UW-Madison for the next75 years.

We hope you will be part of this

wonderful improvement of our facilities.Watch for information and opportunitiesfor you to continue to help support the nextgeneration of Hoofers. If you are interestedin hearing more about the project and howit affects Hoofers, please feel free to contactJim (jbrogers@wisc.edu, 608-262-1630) orWisconsin Union Development DirectorGlenda Noel-Ney (noelney@wisc.edu, 608-262-2687)

Thanks for your ongoing involvementin Hoofers and creating outdoor adventures.

—Jim Rogers MS ‘92Outdoor Programs Coordinator

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Reflections FromTed CrabbWith planning underway for a new south campus union toreplace Union South, let’s look back at the history of theunion facilities that have served the southwest area of thecampus.Until the end of World War II, the UW-Madison campus

was essentially confined to land between University Avenueand the lake. Only the College of Engineering, Camp Randalland the Field House occupied space south of UniversityAvenue. When the war ended and the GI Bill of Rightsbegan, campus enrollments soared as soldiers seized theopportunity for a college education. Space for both academicand 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 wereearmarked 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 foodfacility. The new facility at the corner of Breese Terrace and University Avenue opened for business in1948; it had a projected five-year life. That projection was off by fifteen years. As old timers know, the so-called 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 facultythroughout the day and housed football training tables as well. In 1956, when the Memorial Unionkitchen 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 automatedhamburger making machine. Then, in summer 1968, the kitchen area was destroyed by fire, closing thefacility. 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 1522University Avenue.

In ThisIssue

Professor CharlesMerbs—There are

Plenty of Skeletons inHis ClosetPage 17

A Creative HooferEngagementPage 19

Sail Away withJoe SilverbergPage 20

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It’s 2:00 p.m. on a cold, snowy day in the middleof January in central Wisconsin. You and a groupof seven others hike out to the edge of thewoods. There, you are asked to make a cup of teafor a facilitator accompanying your group on thisadventure. You must make this cup of tea bybuilding a fire and steeping the tea, with alimited supply of materials, including a papercup, a sheet of paper, a pencil and a string. Thefacilitator cannot help you, except by answering10 yes-or-no questions for the group. The sun issetting on the horizon, getting colder as it gets

darker, and together, your group must devise astrategy to build a fire, formulate the mosteffective questions to ask the facilitator andmake this cup of tea with the limited suppliesyou have.

What would be your strategy?This activity was just one of many team-

building exercises given to a group of 16 Unionstudents and staff at the Now-U LeadershipRetreat at Camp Manitowish in BoulderJunction, WI, in January 2008.

“The fire and tea activity was reallychallenging, and really, really cold,” said HeidiLang, Wisconsin Union Education ProgramCoordinator. “We did make the cup of tea. Allthe activities built up to this one challenge. Itwas about seeing communication styles, usingresources and everyone’s skill to find a role foreveryone. It was about pulling together inadverse conditions.”

The retreat was supported by the JohnsonLeadership Training Fund and the AntaramianRecruitment and Involvement Fund foremerging student leaders involved in WUDcommittees, as well as students interested injoining WUD committees. The students and twostaff members participated in the two-and-a-halfday retreat to learn more about the Union andgain a deepened understanding of leadershipthrough activities such as the tea steeping

exercise.“It was fun to see the progression of

students being able to work together,” Heidisaid. “You could tell they had learned somethingin two days.”

Maya Oyarbide-Sanchez, the WUDAlternative Breaks Director, said she wasskeptical about what she would accomplish atthe camp, in part because most of the studentswho attended did not know each other very well.

“I was impressed with how much we alllearned about ourselves, each other, leadershipand group dynamics,” she said. “We learnedthere are differences between people. You shouldbe aware of everyone around you and berespectful of people’s personal differences andhow that affects their work and leadership.”

Heidi added that students have applied theleadership skills they learned at the retreat toindividual committees at the Union, which, shesays, “is really exciting to watch.”

Maya agreed the team-building lessonsstudents learned at the retreat directly impactleadership among students and WUDcommittees for the better.

“We all came back a lot closer,” she said.“We learned skills we didn’t know we had.”

—Amanda McGowan ‘08

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Now-U Leadership Retreat

View from theFifth FloorAs we begin to close another year at theWisconsin Union I am reminded just howmuch the view from the 5th floor has changedthis past year.

This year’s Wisconsin Union Directoratehas played a huge role in programming thenew south campus union.

This year’s Directorate also tackled theissue of programming equality among studentorganizations. Last fall, after a show inMemorial Union was controversially cancelledby the University Police, WUD led the chargeto re-examine the relationship between studentorganizations, University administration andthe University Police.

WUD also committed to “going green”this year. The Distinguished Lectures Seriessponsored its first ever carbon-neutral tour.Directorate is also finalizing a new Wisconsin

Union policy that will ensure the continueddrive for conservation, sustainability andenvironmentalism in every function andoperation of the Wisconsin Union.

While the view from the 5th floor haschanged many times this year, much hasremained the same. The successes from thisyear will be square one for next years’ UnionCouncil officers and Directorate. Theincoming officers have been busy selectingnew program directors and preparing for ayear that will no doubt challenge them asmuch as it has challenged us. With thesechallenges will come the opportunity to workwith first class program advisors andorganization leaders. I anticipate the day,with both sadness and excitement, when Iwill hand over the honorary gavel toincoming Wisconsin Union President JeffRolling. It has been a real joy and privilege toserve as your president and I look forward toall that that the future holds for us as anorganization and family.

With that, it is my pleasure to officially

introduce next year’s Union Council officers.They are:

Jeff Rolling—PresidentJacklyn John—VP for Program AdministrationDan Cornelius-—VP for Project ManagementShira Weiner—VP for Public Relations

—John Barnhardt ‘08,Feel free to email John at

john.barnhardt@corps2008.tfanet.org

Right to Left Front Row: Maya Oyerbide Sanchez, EricSchmidt. 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.

Thanks for a great year!

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Professor Charles Merbs' career inanthropology began in the Kronshage Hallkitchen in 1955.

When Chuck lived in Kronshageduring his first year at the University ofWisconsin-Madison, he worked in thedining hall. At that time, they made soupfor the students in large pedestaled kettlesthat sat on the floor. To make the soup, thechefs poured in massive amounts ofvegetables and large pieces of beef. Chuck'sjob was to clean those soup kettles after allthe students had been served.

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

Chuck was born in Neenah, WI, in1936. He spent his freshman year at UW-Menasha (now UW-Fox Valley). He alwayswas interested in ancient things, biology,genetics and bones. At UW-Extension, hetook courses from zoology instructorKenneth Armitage. Dr. Armitage helpedChuck formulate what he wanted to dowith his life, encouraging him to go to UW-Madison and major in physicalanthropology.

During his first semester at UW-Madison Chuck missed an exam in anarchaeology class because of illness. He wentto see his professor, David Baerreis, and wasunsure what the professor would say aboutthe exam. Professor Baerreis told Chuck,"You are welcome to take a make-up examand, by the way, would you be interested ina job in my archaeology laboratory?"

The decision was easy; it was goodbye

to the soup kettles. Chuck started outlabeling and researching pieces of ancientpottery. This led to a job of cataloging andreconstructing the skeletal remains of agroup of Native Americans from Oklahomathat had been excavated many years earlierduring the Great Depression.

In working with the bones, Chuckfound the field that became his passion forthe rest of his professional career. Chuckwent on to receive B.S. and M.S. degrees inanthropology and a Ph.D. in anthropologyand medical genetics, all from UW-Madison.

Chuck has always had an interest indifferent cultures, so he joined theInternational Club as soon as he arrived oncampus. At that time, the InternationalClub was a part of the Memorial Union. Heserved as president of the InternationalClub during his first year of graduateschool. One of Chuck's fondest memorieswas attending the monthly InternationalClub dinners that were hosted by themembers and held at the Union.

“I went to Indonesian, African andIndian dinners, and even hosted a PolishChristmas dinner myself,” he said. Aspresident, he started The InternationalDance Festival. The festival was first held inGreat Hall, but it was so successful it wasquickly moved to the Memorial UnionTheater, with Chuck serving as the masterof ceremonies. The International DanceFestival was a precursor to the now popularannual Madison World Music Festival.

Chuck also has happy memories of theBeefeater Dinners held yearly in Great Hall.“Male members of the Union Directoratelike me wore authentic British Beefeatercostumes and the women wore elegantperiod gowns,” he said. “Old English songswere sung by a Madison group at a largecenter table. We all were challenged to eatwith just a knife, which was especiallydifficult with the peas that were alwaysserved.”

Another Union group that Chuckparticipated in was the Hoofer Sailing Club.He is proud to say that he earned ‘heavyweather certification,’ the privilege of sailingon Lake Mendota in the most inclementweather. Chuck used this certification whenhis anthropology professor asked him to

take a famous archeologist from Spain, anelderly professor noted for his work on thecave paintings, sailing on Lake Mendota inbad weather. “I gave in and it was a bigmistake,” he said. “We roared out andquickly roared back in. It was exciting butdangerous. I shouldn't have done it. I waslucky we didn't capsize and I would be heldresponsible for this famous persondrowning.”

After receiving his doctorate, Chucktaught at the University of Chicago for 10years (1964-1973) before moving toArizona State University, where he currentlyis professor emeritus. Chuck specializes instudies of the human skeleton, especiallyinvolving pathology and trauma. He hasworked more with ancient skeletons thanmodern, but as a forensic anthropologist hehas aided medical examiners in Wisconsin,Illinois, Arizona and Georgia in casesinvolving personal identification andhomicide.

“My two most exciting cases came atthe very beginning and very end of myforensic career,” he said. The first was theEd Gein case in 1957. Gein became theinspiration for the movies “Psycho” and,later, “Silence of the Lambs.” Chuck wasassisting his professor, William Laughlin, asa senior at UW-Madison at the time. Chuckand his professor helped identify the 13skeletons that were found buried on Gein'sproperty in rural central Wisconsin.

The second case came at the very endof his forensic career, the recent study he

There are Plenty of Skeletons in His Closet

Professor Charles Merbs

“I always tell my students thatserendipity is a very importantthing. Take advantage ofopportunities as they comealong in life, even if they don'tfit exactly into your masterplan. Whatever it is, grab it, ifit is at all in the direction youwant to go. It will provide youwith background that will beuseful in the future."

—Charles Merbs

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Gwen Drury is in love with the Universityof Wisconsin-Madison, and with TheWisconsin Idea. A Ph.D. student in thedepartment of Educational Leadership andPolicy Analysis, Gwen has become a familiarface at the Wisconsin Union in the past twoyears while she has been working on theUnion’s building project.

Maybe it’s because she’s the oldestsibling in a first-generation college family,but Gwen’s experience as an English andhistory double major at a small college in

Maryland convinced her that a collegeeducation is one of the truly transformativeexperiences available in our society. Thesepossibilities are what inspired her to pursuea master’s degree in student affairsadministration, where she met her husband– a Badger – in class. (Though they were ina degree program at Southern IllinoisUniversity at Carbondale, two of theirprofessors had degrees from UW-Madison.)

When it comes right down to it, Gwenmet her husband because of the WisconsinUnion. Gwen’s husband, Will Clifton, haddecided to get his master’s degree in studentaffairs as a result of his undergraduateexperiences as a food service supervisor anda WUD programmer at Union South. Hisgirlfriend during his undergrad days workedas a building manager in Memorial Union.Will’s dad was a professor of radiationbiology and oncology at UW-Madison formore than 30 years and had relatives whohad been on the faculty here since 1911.Suffice it to say that Will has spent a lot oftime at the Union.

Gwen has studied or worked at sixdifferent colleges in four different states,plus one in England. So when she expressesher affection for UW-Madison and theWisconsin Idea, she has many other placesshe can use for comparison.

While the Union’s vision statement is:“To be the heart and soul of a greatUniversity,” Gwen believes that we are allstewards of a fantastic legacy and that weneed to do everything possible to ensurethat the Wisconsin Union will always be“the heart and soul of THIS greatUniversity.” We need to build an absolutelyunique new “Home for Wisconsin Spirit”that will unite and inspire our campuscommunity for the next 100 years.

Gwen’s research focuses on buildingdesign and how it can support “socialcapital” development in higher educationsettings. Imagine her surprise when shebegan to track down the genesis of the term“social capital” and found that the trail ledback in time 100 years, directly to theblossoming of the Wisconsin Idea AND towithin a stone’s throw from the current siteof the Memorial Union. It still gives Gwenshivers down her spine.

If you’re also in love with UW-Madison, the Wisconsin Idea and theWisconsin Union – feel free to email Gwenat masterplan@union.wisc.edu. She wouldlove to hang out with you in DerRathskeller and have a nice long chat.

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made of the skeletal remains of CasimirPulaski, Polish hero of the RevolutionaryWar. The objective was to positively identifyand describe the remains. DNAidentification proved impossible, but Chuck

determined that all aspects of the skeletonwere consistent with the remains beingthose of Pulaski. For this work, Chuckreceived the 2008 Marcy Kaptur Award,given annually by the National PolishCenter in Washington, D.C. It isinteresting to note that Marcy Kaptur,representative from the State of Ohio, is thelongest serving woman in the United StatesHouse of Representatives. She is of Polishheritage and is a graduate of the UW-Madison.

When asked what had a major impacton his life, Chuck laughed and said“serendipity.” “I always tell my students thatserendipity is a very important thing. Takeadvantage of opportunities as they comealong in life, even if they don't fit exactlyinto your master plan. Whatever it is, grabit, if it is at all in the direction you want to

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

In Chuck's office in Tempe, AZ, thereare three reminders of the WisconsinMemorial Union. First, there is Chuck'sLife Membership card, signed by PorterButts on May 17, 1959. The second is asquare ash tray that displays the words "TheMemorial Union," a gift at the end of his1959 Directorate year. Added to them isnow a third, a small yellow Terrace chairthat brings back many happy memories oftime spent at the Memorial Union andpleasant days sailing on Lake Mendota. Weare proud to call Professor Emeritus CharlesMerbs a member of the Union family.

—Lucy Lloyd ‘69, MUBA Trustee

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Gwen Drury

Studying grapeshot that killed Pulaski

An early fall day at Hoofers was special forHoofer alumni Jessica Wallace (HooferSailing Instructor 2004-2006, Vice-Commodore 2004-2005) and WesCulberson (Hoofer Sailing Instructor andSafety Officer 2002-2006). Wes was back inMadison for an enjoyable sunny sail on aHoofer J-24 sailboat, but had more plannedthan his sailing partner knew.

With a perfect wind blowing, Wesskippered the boat out into the middle ofLake Mendota. As Jess began to raise thejib, slowly the hand-painted words “Willyou marry me, Jess?” appeared. “I had noclue. I only got the sail half-way up. Ithought it was one of the Hooferadvertisement sails, until I saw the words,‘Jess,’ and ‘marry me.’” “She couldn't finishraising it because of the shock factor so Ihad to take over for her and finish raisingit,” Wes said.

After heading back to the tiller to getthe boat back on course, “I steered with myfoot, got on my knee, and popped thequestion,” Wes continued. “She actuallysaid, yes.”

And what if she didn’t say yes to thisromantic way yet another Hoofer couplewas becoming further bonded? Wes wasready for that one, too, the sail messagefinishing with the words “If not, I hope youcan swim.”

Wes said that his plans were nearlysabotaged. Originally the sail was set forSaturday, but Jess had already made otherplans that didn’t include sailing. Wesquickly rescheduled to Sunday. Then asailing instructor thought he had the J-24for a lesson, but was gracious enough toreschedule to another boat. Successachieved, Wes and Jess shared their storywith fellow Hoofer friends at the lakefrontboth that night, and at the subsequentHoofer Friday night cook-out.

Wes was supported with boatpreparation and champagne, appropriatelyhidden and provided by another Hoofercouple, Andy Evenson (fellow HooferSailing Instructor 2003-2007) and MaryGiblin (Hoofer Sailing member).

When describing what Hoofers meansto him Wes said, “Hoofers pretty muchdefined my social life in Madison while Iwas there for graduate school. It also meanssome long-lasting friends, I can tell already.It also means a place to come back and visitin Madison. Hoofers means meeting newpeople and instilling a new sense ofadventure.” Jess continued, “Hoofers wasone of the best things that happened to mein college—not only was it one of the placesfor me to do things I enjoy, but I didn’texpect to meet this whole group of people. Iwish I would have thought of this sooner,than my summer after my junior year.”

Wes and Jess first met while teachingsailing at Hoofers the summer of 2004.They now reside in Milwaukee, WI. Jess isteaching middle school science at St.Vincent Pallotti and Wes works at St. Luke’sMedical Center as a medical physicist in thecancer center. Their wedding is scheduledfor August 2008.

—Jim Rogers MS ‘92

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For Joe Silverberg, learning to sail is verymuch like learning to swim or ride a bike. Itmay take a couple of lessons, but onceyou’ve learned, it is an activity that remainswith you for your lifetime. And Joe, of allpeople, would know.

The 78-year-old Madison native hasbeen sailing the majority of his life, and hespends his summers teaching others to sailas an instructor for the Hoofer Sailing Club.

“I first learned how to sail by a fellownamed Bob Reiser, who was a teacher atCentral High School, but during thesummer, he worked as the assistant toHarvey Black,” Joe said. “This would’vebeen in 1941. And his brother got an old,wooden second-hand boat, and we learnedon this old snipe.”

For those unfamiliar with the HooferSailing Club, Harvey Black was head of thelife-saving service of the University ofWisconsin-Madison for 38 years, and thelife saving boat is now named the HarveyC. Black.

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

“Oh, my goodness, we had sevenboats,” Joe said. “We now have, countingthe windsurfers, somewhere between 105and 110. The club, where Jim Rogers has astaff, there was one paid director and maybeone part-time paid assistant. Now theHoofer sailing club numbers about 1,000each year.”

After graduating from UW-Madison,Joe and his wife, Jeanne, started their ownbusiness in Madison, the QTI Group, atemporary help-service and employmentagency. The couple lives in Madison, wherethey now have three children, threegrandchildren and a grand dog. By the early1990s, Joe and Jeanne retired from QTIGroup, and Joe decided to devote his timefrom about April to October each year toteaching sailing for Hoofers.

“To be honest, associating with theother, much younger, instructors keeps meyoung,” Joe said. While he is 78, the club’syoungest instructor is just 16 years old.“And like everything else, I love to sail, so I

like to proselytize sailing.”At this, Jeanne Silverberg chimed in,

“He really loves selling sailing,” she said.“We all do that,” Joe explained. “We alllike to bring others along with us in thingsthat we enjoy.”

Brian Borkovec, Hoofers Sailing Clubhead of instruction, said Joe has become“the face of ground schools.” Groundschool is the beginner orientation in theclub.

Joe calls his ground schools, which hehas taught every Saturday morning foryears, “the indoctrination to the HoofersSailing Club.”

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

Brian said the interaction between Joeand the younger instructors is a valuableexperience that adds to the club’s uniquequality. Joe’s knowledge of sailing and senseof humor make the club different frommost other student organizations, and hispositive attitude is contagious.

“Joe is a great face for the club becausehe’s just so excited about things,” Brian said.“His enthusiasm is something that is funand just kind of carries. A lot of instructorsare just like, ‘Joe’s amazing.’”

Joe’s fellow instructors are most likelynot referring to just his sailing instruction,but the many other activities he takes partin. Joe served on the original committee forthe Downtown Madison Portage andPaddle, in which he participated for 25years. He races his own sailboat in theMendota Yacht Club. He also participatedin the Syttende Mai race from Madison toStoughton, WI, for several years. He isactive in the Service Core for RetiredExecutives (SCORE), is a Shrine Clownand an active Mason. What’s more, Joe hasno intentions of slowing down, and hecontinues to be one of the Hoofer SailingClub’s most avid endorsers.

“Anybody who’s going to be inMadison during the summer, and doesn’tjoin the Hoofer Sailing Club is in myhumble opinion n-u-t-z – nuts!” Joe said.“As I said, joining the club is such an

incredible bargain, and Lake Mendota outhere is just a jewel of a lake to sail on.” AUnion membership comes with access tosailing instruction and boats at any time.

While Joe teaches sailing and sails oftenon his and Jeanne’s personal boat, whichthey moor at the Union, Jeanne calls herselfa “fair weather sailor” and acts as Joe’s “firstmate.” Yet, she sees the valuable experiencesher husband and all sailors receive throughinvolvement in the Hoofer Sailing Club.

“And I think [Joe’s] always said, onceyou learn how to sail, you can take thatwith you for the rest of your life,” Jeannesaid. “Students, when they sail together andlearn together, I think there’s justcamaraderie in that whole club, andinstructors, that is special.”

As summer comes upon us, and theUnion Terrace fills with people, Joe can befound out on the water, sailing andteaching. And he assures anyone can andshould come out and learn how to sail.“The Hoofer Sailing Club has an identityproblem,” Joe added. “We don’t knowwhether we are a sailing club with a socialproblem, or a social club with a sailingproblem.”

—Amanda McGowan ‘08

Sail Away with Joe Silverberg

Joe and Jeanne Silverberg

1940’s

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

KAYO (HALL) SANDS (Hoofer President’43-’44), Lebanon, OH, is still working onefull day and three half-days at DartmouthMedical Center and loving it. KAYO saysshe will try to visit the Union soon.

1950’s

ROBERT DEN. COPE (President ’55),Bath, NH, turned 73 on February 11. TheUnion continues to serve ROBERT well!ROBERT’s principle news is that inDecember, he acquired the farm next doorand added 200 acres to help sustain hisgrowing cattle herd of Rotokawa Devons,American Devons and Angus crosses – allfor grass fed beef. No grain whatsoever!Plus, premium prices!

BILL IMMERMAN (Film ’56-’58), LosAngeles, CA, and his wife, Ginger, are offto Kenya and Tanzania on safari and a sidetrip to Zanzibar. BILL had some fun lastfall playing a tiny role as the Chief Justiceof the Supreme Court in the film “Nothingbut the Truth,” which filmed in Memphisand is due for release in late 2008 or early2009. BILL’s fellow justices were played bystate and federal judges who live inMemphis.

GLEN KAUFMAN (Film Chair ’53-’54),Athens, GA, continued his usual travels toJapan in 2007 with two short trips in springand fall and a longer one in May and Junewith his Study Abroad Program through theUniversity of Georgia. Then, it was on toEastern Europe where GLEN was in amajor international textile exhibition inPoland and the Czech Republic where heexplored Prague and Tabor, where his greatgrandfather emigrated from the 19thcentury. GLEN had great luck in tracingfamily origins. GLEN will retire from theUniversity of Georgia in July 2008 after 41years and plans to continue his peripateticlife between his Athens, GA base andstudios in his Georgia mountain house andJapan, plus a return to Bohemia. GLEN’Sson, Page, and his family live in nearbyAtlanta, so they can get together often.

STANLEY KEIPPNER (Forum ’53), SanRafael, CA. STANLEY’s latest book isHaunted By Combat: UnderstandingPTSD among war veterans, co-authoredwith Daryl Paulson. It covers U.S. veteransfrom six wars, starting with World War II.

JAN MONTGOMERY (Public Relations’57-’58), Cedarburg, WI. JAN’s“Disappearing Landscapes” was the featuredexhibit at Spectrum Gallery February 15-April 30, 2008. JAN and Bob traveled backto Kenya last summer with family andfriends and ended in the trip in Rwandahiking in the Virunga Volcano to see themountain gorillas. A real thrill! Spare timeis 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 50years of marriage to his wife, Penny, andforward to completing his 80th year, and isstill hanging in here and doing amazinglywell. DAVID remains active in variousprofessional organizations and still doesoccasional consulting with architectsplanning theatres, opening two this pastsummer and going forward on anothercurrently. DAVID keeps his hand onteaching with the occasional master class atvarious colleges and universities. That workpays for whatever travel DAVID canmanage with the latest being his secondcruise from Rome to Venice on the sailingship Royal Clipper last June. Penny refusesto fly or float, but they find themselvesmotoring hither and yon as the spirit movesthem in between DAVID’s wanderings onhis own or with friends. In short, life isgood!

1960’s

BEN BOHM (Film ’60-’61), Chesterfield,MO, traveled to China in 2007 andChatauqua, NY in 2008. BEN is also anactive volunteer as a CASA, 200 Docentmediator for BBB, a volunteer police officerand a CERT trained volunteer. BEN hasbeen retired for five years from his RepBusiness. He now has threegrandchildren—two boys ages 7 and 4, anda new 1-year-old granddaughter. BEN isenjoying life to the extreme.

JOHN F. EBBOTT (Forum CommitteeChair ’65 – ’66), Milwaukee, WI, is theExecutive Director of Legal Action ofWisconsin, which provides legalrepresentation to poor people. This pastsummer, JOHN enjoyed a month-longmotorcycle trip around the West. JOHNstill has on his wall a photo of him withMartin Luther King, Jr. when he spoke oncampus through Forum Committee.

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CAROL (VECHRONY) SKORNICKA(President ’62 – ’63), Milwaukee, WI,retired as Senior Vice President of GeneralCounsel Midwest Airlines on February 15,2008. Three days later, CAROL was off toEcuador and the Galapagos Islands.CAROL is hoping to spend more timepursuing what she learned at the Union –concerts, “Travel Adventure,” skiing,engaged in politics, seeing great films,reading good books and relaxing withfriends. Thank you, Union!

1970’s

JAMES JENSEN (Theater Committee’70s), Honolulu, HI, was recentlyappointed Deputy Director for Exhibitionsand Collections at The ContemporaryMuseum in Honolulu. JAMES has lived inHawaii since leaving the UW and Madisonin 1976.

LYN KIRSHENBAUM (Social ’72),Philadelphia, PA, adopted two beautifulgirls (sisters), ages 5 and 7, from Guatemalalast year. Their first language was a Mayandialect. Then they learned Spanish in fostercare which the family communicated inuntil the girls learned English. In publicschool, they are learning Chinese. LYN islucky that they love to learn, are cute,athletic and are now healthy. It’s a life-changing experience for LYN as a singlemom.

ANDY KIORPES (Memorial Social ’71),Minneapolis, MN, retired from oncologyresearch and drug development inDecember. ANDY is currently consultingfor the University of Minnesota’s VentureCenter helping them move new drugdiscoveries from the lab into commercialdevelopment. Other interests keep ANDYbusy as well. The Union looks differentevery time ANDY visits, and he tries toremember how it used to be decades ago.It’s all good though. The Terrace Chairshaven’t changed.

KATHIE ROSKOM (Theater Arts ’72-’73), Avon Lake, OH, after spending thelast seven years living everywhere fromMelbourne, Australia to the small village ofUpper Harlestone in the midlands ofEngland, KATHIE has come back to theU.S. to settle down in Avon Lake, OH.

BOB SCHROEDER (Union South ’71-’72), VA, works as Global IP Counsel forMars, Inc. BOB now also has a doctor inthe family – daughter, Kristin, graduatedthis spring.

1980’s

DANIEL BODNER (WUD Art Chair ’85)New York, NY, after living in Amsterdam,Netherlands for 17 years, DANIEL hasreturned to New York where he lives andworks as an artist (painter). DANIELexhibits in Chicago, New York andAmsterdam. DANIEL’s Web site is:www.danielbodner.com. DANIEL alwaysthinks fondly of his days in WUD and theUnion building … It’s been years since he’sbeen in Madison.

CATHERINE COLYER DYKE (VicePresident-Personnel ’89-’90), Marshfield,WI, and her family are settling into life inMarshfield, WI. They love all the time theyspend outdoors and appreciate all the spaceafter years of urban living. CATHERINE isstarting a legal advocacy program forabused and/or neglected children in centralWisconsin. That is keeping her very busyand she is enjoying it tremendously.

STEVEN DEMILLE (Director of FilmCommittee ’89-’90), Beverly Hills, CA, hastaken a new position as Senior VicePresident of Marketing at ImageEntertainment in Chatsworth, CA.STEVEN was previously Senior VicePresident of Marketing Services at FirstLook Studios. Image Entertainmentdistributes independent feature films andDVD lines such as The CriterionCollection, Discovery Channel HomeEntertainment. Image will be merging withTHINKFilm Distribution in the beginningof November.

1990’s

PAUL BELLRICHARD (WUD TravelCommittee ’97-’98), Chicago, IL, met hiswife, Yun, in Chicago at Lollapalooza 2005,and they married in August 2007 in Austin,MN. PAUL and Yun plan to hold anencore reception in Taipei this April. Theyboth enjoy the diversity of films andrestaurants that Chicago offers. PAULworks as a Pricing Analyst at a hydraulicparts distribution company. In the summer,

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

JAMES NORTON (VP-HR, '98-'99) andBECCA DILLEY (Contemporary Issues,'99), Minneapolis/St. Paul, MN, havebegun researching a book for the UW Press,tentatively entitled "The MasterCheesemakers of Wisconsin." BECCA isshooting the photos. JAMES is working onthe text. You can follow their travels andother cheese-related exploits atwww.mastercheesemakerbook.com. JAMESwas also recently hired by City Pages (theleading alt. weekly of Minneapolis-St. Paul)to serve as a food writer and restaurantcritic. JAMES’ weekly column, "A LaCarte," will focus on neighborhood andethnic eateries.

LIZ PRESTON (MUME Member, HooferMember ’94, Performing Arts CommitteeDirector ’96-’97, VP-Program ’97-’98),Madison, WI, currently serves as theUndergraduate Advisor for the Departmentof History at UW-Madison. LIZ is also amember of the Union Design Committeewhich is working on the design process forthe new south campus Union andMemorial Union renovations. This pastMay, LIZ and her husband Burt gave birthto a baby boy, William. Will is keeping hisparents busy and at 6 months, is enjoyingmaking all sorts of fun baby sounds andfacial expressions.

DANIELLE REIFF (Distinguished LectureSeries Director ’96-’97), Dulles, VA. Whenlast DANIELLE’s name appeared here, itwas to announce her assignment to Iraq.For better or for worse, that assignment fellthrough at the last minute. DANIELLEwill continue to be based in Ugandathrough mid 2009. DANIELLE is aForeign Service Officer with the U.S.Agency for International Development.

KATE (HUSSEY) YOUNG (VicePresident-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 onleave this year from her position as a schoolpsychologist with Madison School District.It has been great to be able to volunteer hertime in lots of different ways, especially inthe school where all three of her kids are forthe only time in their whole lives! Also,

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KATE is training as a Stephen Ministerwith her church and “dabbling” in being adoula.

2000’s

STACEY LANSING (Music Director ’04-’05), Austin, TX, will mark the one-yearanniversary of her music website –Mixtapes|Heartbreaks – on November 23.Featuring reviews, interviews and streamingmixtapes, the site has had an excellent firstyear. You can visit Mixtapes|Heartbreaks atwww.mixtapesheartbreaks.com.

MIKE SCHOENIKE (Hoofer CouncilPresident ’02-’03, ’03-’04, Union Council’02-’03, ’04-’05), Red Lodge, MT, works asLift Operations Manager at Red LodgeMountain Resort Ski Area. MIKE is alsoserving as a member of the Red Lodge

planning board and zoning commission.

IN MEMORIAM

ROGER RODZEN (Associate Director ofthe Union ’69-’73), Tuscon, AZ, passedaway on January 7, 2008 at age 73.ROGER enjoyed good health until threeyears ago, when he suffered a series of mildstrokes followed by leukemia. Memorialsmay be sent to the Tucson Boys Chorus inmemory of Roger Rodzen. ROGER wasAssociate Director of the Union from 1969-1973. He left to become director of theCalifornia State University Los AngelesUnion. He also served as Club Servicesdirector at the Wisconsin Union in the mid’50’s.

FAN TAYLOR (Wisconsin Union TheaterDirector ’46-‘66), Middleton, WI, passedaway on April 15, 2008 at age 94. FAN wasone of the first staff members of theWisconsin Union Theater in 1939becoming Director in 1946 and, during hertime with the Union Theater, FANestablished the Association of PerformingArts Presenters. After serving as the firstdirector of the music program for theNational Endowment for the Arts, shereturned to the University in 1976 as thecoordinator for the University Consortiumfor the Arts until her retirement in 1984.Our condolences go out to FAN’s family.

This sad news reached the Union just atTerrace View’s press time; please look to ourfall issue for remembrances of Fan Taylor.

It was not until the early ‘60's that anyplanning for a new south campus unionbegan and not until March 1966 that theBoard of Regents authorized plans andspecifications for a new branch union of80,000 square feet to cost about $2.7million. In December 1968, the final plansand specifications received final approval;by this time, the new building, to be knownas Union South, was to be 104,000 squarefeet and cost $3.2 million, plus $500,000for the land.

Union South construction began inMay 1969. February 1971 saw theopening of the lower level, which included

the games room. Two first-floor food unitsopened the following month. It officiallyopened on November 10-13, 1971; thetheme was “fewer walls and more bridges”and the building was dedicated “to thosewho died in the quest of peace and freedomoutside of war.”

Like its predecessor Quonset hut,Union South was busy, providing students,faculty and departments on the expandingsouth and west campus meals, snacks, aplace to meet (formally or informally), aplace to relax, to study or to play. UnionSouth inaugurated the first full-time allcampus blood donor center on a collegecampus; it also hosted the GreaterUniversity Tutor System, known asGUTS/HASH, and the Union’s VolunteerService Center the Morgridge Centeropened; it originated the university’s firstall-campus alcohol-free dance club,DIVERSIONS, and it reconstituted the oldClub 770 as an alcohol-free dance club.Many alumni will think of it fondly as thehome of the Badger Bash on footballSaturdays and many parents, as well asalumni, will remember it as the home ofSOAR, the Summer Orientation andAdvance Registration program for all newstudents. Union South was never intended

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

With Union South facing demolitionnext year, a new chapter of the southwestunion story begins. The challenge for theplanners of that next union will be to lookbeyond what has been and to plan abuilding that looks to the future, one thathas its own character and purpose, and onethat complements Memorial Union butdoes not try to replace it or compete withit. At the same time, like Memorial, itshould bring the university communitytogether, provide opportunities forleadership development, introduce thesouthwest campus to new learningexperiences beyond the classroom andbroaden student horizons in as many waysas possible. Like Memorial, the newsouthwest union can give a humandimension to the university and in thewords of President Glenn Frank whenMemorial Union opened in 1928, serve as“a living room which converts the house oflearning into a home of learning.”

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The Memorial UnionBuilding Association Trustees

and Associate Trustees

MUBA CHAIRJeff Kunz ‘71

VICE CHAIRJanet Pratt Montgomery ‘59

William Johnson ‘50

TREASURERTheodore Crabb ‘54

ASSISTANT TREASURERHank Walter

EXECUTIVE SECRETARYMark Guthier

UNION PRESIDENTJohn Barnhardt ‘08

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