2008 Winter/Spring | Terrace Views

T H E WINTER/SPRING

2008 VOL. 2, NO. 2

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WU Theater— Journey of a Lifetime Page 3

VISTA & The Morgridge Center Page 6

The Arts at the Wisconsin Union Page 7

100th Anniversary Celebration Page 8

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Letter From the Director As I write this, Madison is coming out of its third batch of snow in less than a week and ice is just beginning to form on the edges of Lake Mendota.

Editorial Directors Glenda Noel-Ney Julie Vincent - BS ‘74, MS ‘79 Membership Coordinator Ian Stewart Contributing Writers John Barnhardt '08 Courtney Byelich ‘08 Kate Marcus ‘08 Amanda McGowan '08 Emily Semmelman ‘09 Kris Stepenuck Forest Taylor '07 Editorial Advisors Chris DuPré Marc Kennedy ‘87 Jan Montgomery ‘59 Assistant Editor Melissa Mamayek ‘06 Design, Layout and Production Jan Montgomery ‘59 Connie Reeves Mary Rohrdanz Janet Trembley Terrace Views is published three times a year by the Wisconsin Union and funded in part by the Memorial Union Building Association (MUBA).

Address Comments or Questions to: Ian Stewart

Most of the students have transitioned to their winter apparel, but you can still find the occasional die-hard individuals, running between classes with shorts on and a scarf around their necks. By the time this reaches most of you, the lake will likely be frozen over, the campus will be quietly awaiting the return of its students and the Union will be ready to greet 2008 with anticipation and enthusiasm.

And what a year 2008 promises to be! This year marks the Union’s entry into a new century. You’ll find a collage of photos inside this issue of Terrace Views that give you a hint of the centennial celebration that we sponsored last November to honor the previous 100 years. Over 200 Union family and friends were able to reconnect, share old and new stories, and glimpse things to come. In an evening filled with memories from decades ago, there was new excitement for the Union’s future and its continuing importance to the University and the City of Madison.

Highlights from the evening included remarks from Chancellor John Wiley, who, in addition to sharing personal reflections of his time at the Union, also chronicled the Union’s storied history on campus. Mayor Dave Cieslewicz kept the audience in stitches by recounting his times on the Terrace and in der Rathskeller. With John Barnhardt, the Union’s president, serving as the evening’s host, we were able to bridge the past with the present and provide a seamless transition to the future. Perhaps most important of all, we were joined by many current members of some of the Union’s founding families, including the family of Sherrill Randall, daughter of Porter Butts, the Union’s first Director. It was truly a wonderful event.

We begin 2008 looking forward to the hundreds of Union programs and events – many of which you’ll find mentioned throughout this issue. In addition, our long range building project is finally underway and we should be in the beginning phase of planning and designing a new south campus union in the first few months of the year.

We hope to see and hear from many of you during that time as we work to bring you the best in programs and services today and into the future.

Best wishes for an enjoyable winter season,

Membership Office Rm 410 Memorial Union 800 Langdon Street Madison, WI 53706 Phone: (608) 262-2263 membership@union.wisc.edu

Mark Guthier

Web: www.union.wisc.edu Cover photo by Connie Reeves

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Hugh Masekela

Olympia Dukakis

Time for a Journey of a Lifetime— in the Wisconsin Union Theater Travel the world without leaving Madison during the Wisconsin Union Theater’s spring 2008 season, featuring exciting sounds and culture from throughout the world.

The new year kicks off in style with South Africa’s celebrated trumpeter Hugh Masekela and his Chissa All-Stars bringing their unique brand of Afro pop jazz to the theater in late January.

The season sizzles in February with shows like “Tango Fire,” which melds soulful Argentinean music with sensational dancing.

That same month, journey back in time to war-torn Europe with Olympia Dukakis as she creates a portrait of an 80-year-old Jewish woman traveling from the Ukraine to Poland, and eventually the United States. The theater will also feature Gretchen Parlato and Esperanza Spaulding, two of the hottest new jazz stars, as well as The Academy of Ancient

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Music with Richard Egarr, one of the world’s foremost period-instrument orchestras.

Don’t miss amazing pianist Christopher O’Riley or mezzo-soprano Frederica von Stade, who highlight the March theater calendar along with the Complexions Contemporary Ballet, a troupe of high-voltage, high-wattage and high-energy multiracial dancers.

Music and sounds of the past are highlighted in April with Anonymous Four with Darol Anger & Scott Nygaard, who will vocalize ancient music with a unique, contemporary Americana twist. Lila Downs, the Oaxaca-born composer and vocalist featured in the 2005 Madison World Music Festival will also appear that month. In late April, the Wisconsin Public Radio Neale-Silva Young Artists Concert will showcase the best, award-winning young talent in Wisconsin.

The season concludes with the free Isthmus Jazz Fest in June, where listeners can enjoy three days of jazz from around the world, including the amazing Roy Haynes, who performed with Louis Armstrong, John Coltrane, Miles Davis and Dizzy Gillespie.

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Lila Downs

The new year kicks off in style when South Africa’s celebrated trumpeter Hugh Masekela and his Chissa All-Stars bring their unique brand of Afro pop jazz to the Theater in late January.

A discussion about the Wisconsin Union Theater lineup would not be complete without mentioning the venerable Annual Travel Adventure Films Series. The 48th edition offers glimpses into Egypt in February, Ireland in March and ends with a trip to the Sahel in March and April.

For more information, visit www.uniontheater.wisc.edu —Emily Semmelman ‘09

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Student Art Show—A Cherished Tradition Enjoy the best of contemporary art produced at UW-Madison at the 80th Annual Student Art Show April 4-25, 2008.

Pieces will be displayed in two Memorial Union galleries – the Porter Butts Gallery and the Class of 1925 Gallery.

“This is one of the coolest traditions this organization has,” said Robin Schmoldt, Wisconsin Union Art and Film Advisor. “As long as we have had a building, we have had a student art show.”

The show consists of all studentproduced artwork. Any student enrolled at UW-Madison can submit up to three pieces of art into the show for consideration. The student art committee then selects two professional jurors to decide which submissions will be displayed in the galleries.

Within days of the decision, the student art committee must install all the works and open the show.

The Sally Owen Marshall Best in Show Award is given to the artist with the best work

displayed. The one dollar entry fee proceeds are awarded as cash prizes to recipients selected by active members of the WUD Art Committee. Additionally, the Union Art Committee selects pieces to be purchased with the Class of 1930 Purchase Fund and Porter Butts Art Fund. The works will be included in the Union’s permanent art collection. Many works hanging on the walls of Memorial Union and Union South are pieces purchased from past student art shows.

According to Robin, the highlight of the student art show is the blend of students who participate. “We get to see these students at the start of their art careers,” Robin said.

“Some will track into the art world. For others, art is a passionate sideline.”

The show is a learning experience for the student artists and committee members, as well. They have the opportunity to learn how to submit work and how the jury process operates.

As part of the student art show, art committee members will curate an additional show in the Theater and Lakefront on Langdon galleries featuring pieces purchased

Juror and students at Student Art Show

from past student art shows that are now part of the Union’s permanent collection.

The 80th annual show represents the past tradition of art in the Union and a continuance of its role in the future as the Union looks to restore Memorial Union and build a new south campus union.

“We are entering an interesting and exciting time,” Robin said of the building project. “Time will tell how that will affect the way art is used.”

For more information about the student art show, visit the Union art committee’s Web site at www.union.wisc.edu/art.

Wisconsin Union Gallery Schedule SPRING EXHIBITIONS Friday, February 1 Tuesday, March 11 PORTER BUTTS GALLERY Artworks by the Desire for Normality art collective CLASS OF 1925 GALLERY A collection of 1960s ephemera and posters from Madison by Jim Huberty LAKEFRONT ON LANGDON GALLERY Recent additions to the Union Art Collection from the estate of ellsworth snyder THEATER GALLERY Photographs by Ralph Sandler

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80th ANNUAL STUDENT ART SHOW Friday, April 4 Friday, April 25

SPRING MFA EXHIBITIONS Friday, May 2 Wednesday, May 14

PORTER BUTTS & CLASS OF 1925 GALLERIES 80th Annual Student Art Show juried exhibition of works by UW-Madison students

PORTER BUTTS & CLASS OF 1925 GALLERIES Exhibitions of works by two UW-Madison Master of Fine Arts degree candidates

LAKEFRONT ON LANGDON & THEATER GALLERIES Exhibitions of works from the Union Art Collection, curated by members of the WUD Art Committee

LAKEFRONT ON LANGDON & THEATER GALLERIES Exhibitions of works from the Union Art Collection, curated by members of the WUD Art Committee (continued from April)

WISCONSIN PUBLIC TELEVISION ART & ANTIQUES AUCTION PREVIEW Monday, May 19 Saturday, May 24 PORTER BUTTS & CLASS OF 1925 GALLERIES Exhibitions of selected items to be featured in the Wisconsin Public Television Art & Antiques Auction LAKEFRONT ON LANGDON & THEATER GALLERIES Exhibitions of works from the Union Art Collection, curated by members of the WUD Art Committee (continued from April)

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Yoga at the Union: Fulfilling a Community Need Many large corporations and organizations are responding to employee needs by providing workout facilities and organized, instructor-led fitness programs right at work. The Wisconsin Union has limited resources, but that does not mean there isn’t a way. A good example is the popular Yoga At Noon Mini Course.

Every Monday, Tuesday and Thursday, a Memorial Union meeting room fills with students, faculty, staff, including a number of Union employees, and Union Members to get their yoga fix. This started in the summer seven years ago with a single Monday noon class proposed by instructor Lisa Lawrence. Now, options include classes three days a week, a number of after work, as well as late afternoon courses, all year ‘round.

The courses have also served as a training platform for some students to get their yoga instructor certification, including Mary Hoddy, the Union’s Staff Education Coordinator. Some of those students have gone on to become Mini Course instructors on their own.

The success of this program is just one great example of 35-plus years of the Wisconsin Union Mini Course program administering to the learning needs of the University community.

SOME UPCOMING MINI COURSES INCLUDE: Mosaic Address Stones Mondays, 6:30 – 9 p.m., Feb. 11 & 18.

Screenwriting Basics Thursdays, 6:30 – 8 p.m., Feb. 14 to March 6 Appreciating The Opera Wednesdays, 7 – 9:30p.m., April 2 – 23 Chinese Calligraphy Saturday, 10 a.m. – 5 p.m., April 12 These are just a few examples of the over 120 unique learning opportunities offered by your Wisconsin Union Mini Course program.

The full course listing can be found at www.wisc.edu/minicourses or in our printed Break Away catalog – call 262-3156 if you haven’t received a copy.

Mary Hoddy (left), the Wisconsin Union’s Staff Education Coordinator, helps Lisa Lawrence (right) teach lunch-time yoga courses for the University community three days a week at Memorial Union.

Hoofer Outing Club Recognized Nationally The American Canoe Association, a national leader for promoting paddlesports and river conservation, recently recognized the Hoofer Outing Club for offering opportunities to canoe and kayak by awarding the club the J. Henry Rushton Award.

The Club joins organizations such as the U.S. Coast Guard Office of Boating Safety and Subaru of America as a winner of this prestigious award.

“This is a wonderful recognition for the outstanding community, education and fun that the Hoofer Outing Club and Hoofers create,” said Hoofer Advisor Jim Rogers.

With over 400 members, the Hoofer Outing Club is one of the largest of the six Wisconsin Hoofers clubs that also include the Sailing,

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Mountaineering, Riding, SCUBA, and Ski and Snowboard Clubs.

A major role of the Hoofer Outing Club is to offer education and trips for individuals to learn to canoe and kayak. Over 550 people per year are introduced to the sport through the club. Newcomers learn basic paddling techniques on the quiet waters of Lake Mendota in introductory lessons. Volunteer trip leaders organize weekly summertime outings to nearby Prairie du Sac Dam on the Wisconsin River to allow both new and experienced boaters to hone their paddling and safety skills in moving water. Recreational canoeing trips include weekly moonlight trips to Picnic Point on Lake Mendota, short excursions onto nearby rivers and occasional expedition trips to wilderness areas of Wisconsin and beyond. Sea kayakers can paddle locally or explore places like the shores of Door County, Pictured Rocks or the Apostle Islands, while whitewater kayakers

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often travel to northern Wisconsin and the Upper Peninsula of Michigan for fun in the rapids.

“If you are interested in learning to canoe or kayak, Hoofers is a great club to join,” said Hoofer Outing Club paddling leader Kris Stepenuck. “Leaders focus on making learning fun but still focus on safety on the water.”

Participation in the club is open to University of Wisconsin-Madison students, faculty and staff, as well as to community members who have joined the Wisconsin Union. The Club owns a variety of canoes, kayaks and other gear needed to participate in the sport, making it very accessible for members to take part in lessons and trips.

For more information about the club visit www.hoofers.org or call the Wisconsin Hoofers office at 608-262-1630.

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Bridging Campus and Community at the Morgridge Center “We are here to try and strengthen the community, especially campus,” said Autumn Hensel, an AmeriCorps VISTA volunteer.

Autumn Hensel is working at the Morgridge Center for Public Service to help bridge civic involvement on the UW-Madison campus and in the broader Madison community.

Autumn started working at the Morgridge Center in August 2007. She runs a program known as the Madison Campus Community Collaborative, working in partnership with non-profit organizations such as the YWCA, Urban League of Greater Madison, Centro Hispano and Edgewood College. All of these organizations have an AmeriCorps VISTA volunteer, with the exception of Centro Hispano, which is still recruiting. Together, the VISTAs collaborate to address the needs of these community organizations, particularly volunteering needs.

“We don’t want campus to be separate from the community,” Autumn said. “When engaged directly, needs are met successfully.”

Funded by a three-year grant from Wisconsin Campus Compact, the program trained Autumn and the other VISTA members to develop relationships among the organizations. “The hope,” Autumn said, “is to establish sustainable relationships once the volunteers are done with the three-year terms.”

Their collaborative efforts focus on empowering families and children in poverty.

Working together to provide support for each organization, the Madison Campus Community Collaborative addresses several troubling statistics in Madison. For example, Autumn related that Wisconsin has the largest gap between black and white family poverty

Tutor and UW-Madison undergraduate Katherine Gormley works on a history homework assignment with eighth grader Margaret Crawford (right) at Georgia O'Keeffe Middle School during an after-school Homework Club

rates and unemployment rates in the nation, and Latino high school students are five times more likely to drop out of high school than non-Latinos.

The collaborative program improves these conditions by addressing the needs of individual organizations. For the Urban League of Greater Madison, Autumn places college students as volunteer tutors and mentors through the Schools of Hope program to reduce the achievement gap in Madison schools.

“The YWCA has a wide variety of needs and opportunities for volunteers including volunteering as interpreters and helping with Girl Neighborhood Power program. At Centro Hispano, volunteers are needed to serve as interpreters and tutors to address an achievement gap as a result of language

barrier,” she said.

At the Morgridge Center, Autumn works on campus to promote awareness and to establish relationships with student organizations to help meet their needs. “[This program] is bettering the Madison community through direct connection,” Autumn said. “The campus and university is intimidating. It’s huge. There are lots of connections. It’s nice to have someone there making those connections for you.”

Autumn urges students and community members who want to get involved with the program to start at the Morgridge Center Web site www.morgridge.wisc.edu, or contact her at the Morgridge Center 608-262-0731.

—Amanda McGowan ‘08

News in Brief The Upholstery shop is excited to announce the banners on the front of the building can be lowered and changed for events. Now, an event at the Union can be celebrated with a flag on the front of the building.

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The Craftshop now offers “Do It Yourself ” options. DIY projects include painting ceramics, creating mosaics, mask making and other projects available very inexpensively in the Craftshop to do either by yourself or with a group of friends.

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Union Students and Staff Travel to New York City for Artistic Inspiration The Union Theater, art galleries, Mini Courses, the Union Craftshop, open mic nights, film screenings and more.

The Union is filled with the arts. It breathes the arts. It lives through the arts.

As the Wisconsin Union renovates the Memorial Union and re-invents a new south campus union, it faces the challenge and the joy of finding a place for the arts in these new spaces. In September 2007, a group of Union staff and students traveled to New York City for inspiration on how to incorporate the arts into these new Union spaces.

According to Susan Dibbell, Assistant Director for Social Education, they had great company in the city. “There are a lot of alumni who live and work in the arts in New York,” Susan said. “We wanted to talk to people who knew us.”

WUD Art Director Christie Wilmot got ideas of how to display art in a new south campus union and in the Memorial Union.

One space she admired was the Tisch School of the Arts at New York University, which

contained art gallery hallways at angles exposing viewers to windows. “When you walked by a window, the art inside was visible from the street,” Christie explained.

“It made you want to go in.”

For Erin Hallbauer, WUD Film Director, the trip sparked ideas for theater venues, open spaces and architectural designs. “I learned we can have a small, intimate theater and make it work for the growing population on campus,” Erin said.

Quoctrung Bui, WUD Music Director, said he saw many musical performances which motivated him to be more creative in using performance spaces at the Union. “We have space and we put music in it,” Bui said.

He added that a new building design should include a dedicated performance area. “We need a space for music.”

Aside from touring the city, meeting UW-Madison alumni was a high point of Erin’s trip. “They were in our shoes. They used what they learned at the Union and made something of themselves,” she said. “It was cool to have that connection.”

On the last day, the students met with futurist Garry Golden, who was a former Distinguished Lecture Series director and

The Group in Central Park.

other alumni, for a group vision exercise to think about a new south campus union.

Overall, the New York trip was a success to all who paricipated. The next challenge will be to turn the inspiration from New York into reality.

“Finding balance is going to be the toughest thing, and conveying the message to the architects,” she said. “We’re the heart and soul of the university, but it’s hard to tell if they’ve not experienced it for themselves.”

—Amanda McGowan ‘08

Wisconsin Union Building Initiative Update In late October, the Wisconsin state budget finally passed, four months overdue, and with its approval, plans to build a new south campus union are finally going forward in a big way.

Four architectural teams, (each team includes a national design firm and a Wisconsin-based firm) toured the Memorial Union and Union South on November 13. With interviews taking place on December 3 and a decision on an architect expected by mid-December, things will be well under way by January. A building project kickoff event is expected to be held in mid-February.

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student involvement remains the foundation of the project. “We’re really trying, as things move forward, to keep students conscious of and involved with the project,” said David Christopher, a senior majoring in human geography and group leader for the Wisconsin Union Initiative.

One unique idea to support student involvement is an “evolving wall” at Memorial Union, consisting of a wall of blank paper on which students can write opinions, concerns and questions about the project. “The idea is that students could walk into the Union and write down thoughts and ideas,” said David.

“On a regular basis, we’ll collect the input. We really just want to make this as inviting and transparent as possible.”

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ensure that the student voice is heard are: connecting to student groups and organizations, inviting students to socials and creating newspaper articles and fliers. Other points of contact include a Web site (newunion.wisc.edu), an AIM account (UnionProject101) and a Facebook account (Wisconsinunion Buildingproject).

“The Union has been, and will continue to be, a champion of student engagement and empowerment. The design process will be no exception,” said Shayna Hetzel, 2008 candidate for master of public affairs. “How fitting it is, having just celebrated the Union’s past with the 100th anniversary, to now work towards preserving a future. I can’t imagine being a part of another organization.”

—Forest Taylor ‘07

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Wisconsin Union: 100th Anniversary On the evening of November 9, 2007, the Wisconsin Union celebrated its centennial anniversary as an organization on campus. One hundred years ago, the men of the Iron Cross Society answered President Charles Van Hise’s call for a student union, a place where students and faculty could come together outside of the classroom. In its 100 years, the Union has brought memories and experiences truly unmatched by unions throughout the world. As the Union embarks on its next 100 years, over 200 guests – including Union trustees, alumni, staff and students – gathered to remember the past, cherish the present and celebrate the future of the beloved Wisconsin Union.

“There is a special feeling in a room when it is filled with Union family and friends, and this evening was a tremendous example of that.”

—Mark Guthier

Former Union Director Ted Crabb has been a key part in the organization’s success throughout the years.

Union Director Mark Guthier enjoys the company of over 200 guests at the Union’s centennial celebration.

Chancellor Wiley spoke of the Union’s importance to the University of Wisconsin campus in one of the many speeches during the 100th Anniversary dinner presentation.

Union President John Barnhardt and former Union Director Ted Crabb lead everyone in a toast to the great accomplishments of the Wisconsin Union in the organization’s first 100 years.

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"Both unions have served us well as social, cultural, educational and recreational centers on our campus and they will continue to do so in their next century."

—Chancellor Wiley

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MUBA Trustee Jeff Bartell, his wife Angela, and MUBA Trustee Dan Erdman gather to celebrate the Union’s accomplishments.

Mayor Dave Cieslewicz conversing with Union Family members.

"It was an historic evening in Madison. The Union has contributed so many important experiences that have shaped the lives of countless alumni. This place is engrained in Wisconsin history. And for those of us lucky enough to be alumni living in Madison it is still the place to meet friends, hear live music, watch a sunset or, if you're like me, play a few hands of Sheepshead. It was touching to be in the company of so many good friends of a great old building."—Dave Cieslewicz

MUBA Trustee Barbara Manley, her husband Frank, and Nancy and Don Olson catch up with each other at the Union’s 100th anniversary reception.

MUBA Trustee Ann Prisland socializes and celebrates the Union’s accomplishments.

Sheri Carter , MUBA Trustee Pam Garvey, and Rachel O’Leary enjoy the Union’s 100th anniversary reception.

“What a special evening. It was so great to see former officers and WUD committee directors” —Ted Crabb Assistant Director of Social Education Susan Dibbell bonds with recent graduates Jenna Riedi and Nina Pascucci, celebrating the Union organization.

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Union Sightings “I came to Madison from New York, so I didn’t think the cold would be a big deal,” Bob Newman explained in recounting his freshman year at the University of WisconsinMadison. “I still remember my first November here. My best friend, who was from Boston, and I looked at each other and agreed that we should transfer to Arizona.”

Bob didn’t transfer to Arizona. He finished his BA in history at UW-Madison in 1965.

Though he found himself able to survive Wisconsin’s fickle climate, Bob has since discovered a warmer, more inviting one. He is currently a partner in Dak Realty, a real estate brokerage company specializing in selling, leasing and managing of commercial and industrial properties in downtown Los Angeles.

Even though he’s currently on the other side of the country, enjoying 70-degree winters, Bob still has fond memories of UW-Madison and the Wisconsin Union.

During the 1963-64 school year, Bob served as chairman of the house committee at the Union. During this time, the college movement against the Vietnam conflict was

“I remember running into Carol Skornicka, Union President 1962-‘63, while I was walking out of Rennenbohm’s (now Walgreens on State Street) and she said, ‘Squinty McGinty, go to the eye doctor.’ I did and I’ve been wearing glasses since.”

—Bob Newman

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Ralph Russo, Wisconsin Union Theater Director, and Mark Guthier, Wisconsin Union Director pose with Bob Newman, his wife Shirley and daughter, Dana.

just beginning to gather steam. In fact, it was on the steps of the Union that Bob saw his first “Make love, not war” sign.

By far, though, Bob’s most striking memory of the Union revolves around the assassination of President Kennedy in 1963.

“I remember I was sitting in the library and one of my friends ran up and said that Kennedy had just been assassinated,” Bob recounted. “I picked up my books and, just from instinct, ran to the Union. You have to remember that these were the electronic dark ages, and the Union had one of the few television sets on campus. I remember rushing up to the front doors and seeing the chairman of Forum on the front steps with tears streaming down her face. I didn’t have to see anything else. I knew the President was dead.

“On a cold November afternoon, the day of the funeral, the University organized a march that started at the Union and went up past the statue of Lincoln on Bascom Hill,” Bob continued. “The Union directorate marched as a group and, to the last person, the entire directorate was there.”

Not all of Bob’s memories of the Union are turbulent. “I remember running into

Carol Skornicka, Union President 1962‘63, while I was walking out of Rennenbohm’s (now Walgreens on State Street) and she said, ‘Squinty McGinty, go to the eye doctor.’ I did and I’ve been wearing glasses since.”

Recently, Bob and his wife were able to enjoy the Union, and a warmer than usual October, on a trip back to Madison. One of their stops was, of course, the Union Terrace, where Bob enjoyed meeting with Union Theater Director Ralph Russo.

Walking through a building that he spent so much time in as a student, Bob was pleased to find the Union instantly familiar and welcoming.

“The Union hasn’t changed much,” said Bob, “It’s still the same. When I came to Wisconsin, for me, the Union became like a family. It was a place to hang your hat on, to call home.” And though he no longer frequents the halls of the Union, it is, and will remain, a home.

—Forest Taylor ‘07

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Wild GRAPEVINE WINTER/SPRING 2008 CONNECTING YOU TO WISCONSIN UNION FRIENDS & FAMILY

Reflections From Ted Crabb

In This Issue

At the University of Wisconsin-Madison, the Wisconsin Union is more than a union–it’s a recognized university division—the Division of Social Education.

Reflections from a past Union President Page 13 New Associate Trustee started with Student “Friendship Hour” Page 14 Al Schwarz: A Career in Show Biz started at the Union Page 16 Patricia Wells: A Culinary Dream from the Union to Paris Page 18

Its charge is to provide a wide ranging social, cultural and recreational program complementing and enhancing classroom learning.

Programming was part of the Union’s mission from the start, but it did not receive formal designation as a university division until 1935. That year, the Board of Regents recognized the Union as an integral part of the university’s educational program. The Board identified three areas in which the Union would carry out its educational responsibilities: 1. Providing opportunities for out-of-class learning and for interaction between students and faculty members in non-classroom settings.

2. Teaching professional aspects of community service, including citizenship training, leadership skill development and linking academic courses to serving the greater community.

3. Developing Union facilities as laboratories and Union staff as supplemental faculty to enrich courses university departments offer in related fields.

Basic to its charge is the Union’s commitment as a student-led organization, students develop policy for the organization, chart its programming and chair its committees. In doing so, they learn leadership skills they will take with them into their work and their community life. Jeffrey Bartell and Judy VanderMeulen Crain are two examples of Union-trained leaders. Both are Board of Regent members; both have long histories as community leaders.

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Reflections from Ted Crabb—continued from page 13

The Union’s social education function is implemented in a myriad of ways.

Union committee members and directors learn as they plan programs, as well as through the programs themselves, whether they are lectures, performances of classical music or dance, art exhibitions in the gallery, Mini Courses, time in the craft shop or Hoofer activities.

During the past few years, for example, Hoofer members have worked with a member of the UW Kinesiology Department to offer an accessible sailing program. With the support of the Bessman Endowment Fund and the leadership of Paul Schoenherr, the program has made it possible for dozens of people to get out on the water for the first time. Many of these individuals might have never sailed without this program. The Hoofer Riding Club has worked on equine health problems with the university’s Department of Veterinary Medicine and on soil erosion concerns with the Department of Civil Engineering.

In the coming year, the Theater

Committee will bring Olympia Dukakis to the Union in her Broadway hit “Rose.”

While she is here, she will teach a threehour seminar and master class in acting for the Theater & Drama Department. The Film Committee has sponsored a number of programs and projects. Among them is a Wisconsin Film Festival volunteer position responsible for working with the UW Arts Institute to plan and implement all aspects of the Wisconsin Film Festival.

The Wisconsin Film Festival is the state’s premier film festival, running for four days throughout Madison. Another was the committee’s sponsorship of a social and educational discussion with Jim Hirsch, one of Hollywood's most inventive and successful writer-producers, and Rich Remis, a video editor. Both UW graduates were in town to teach in the Communication Arts Department. Hirsch is an adjunct professor in Film and, since 2005, has been teaching a master’s class in screenwriting. Remis is a successful video editor specializing in reality TV. They discussed their careers with a student

audience and showed clips of their work.

The Distinguished Lecture Series Committee seeks program co-sponsorship for each lecture from an academic department. Often the department will help financially, but beyond that, faculty are invited to the dinner and reception for the speaker and play a part in the program itself. On many occasions, DLS sponsors lecture-related programs, using faculty from relevant departments.

In these and hundreds of other examples, the Union has continued to fulfill the educational responsibilities that come with designation as the Division of Social Education. Although many aspects of student life have changed in more than 70 years, the need for leadership training and the desire for cultural and service opportunities beyond the classroom has not. Education in those areas will continue to play a large role in the Union’s mission.

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Reflections from a past Union President Interviewed by John Barnhardt • Written by Amanda McGowan In November, John Barnhardt, Union president for 2007-08, sat down for a phone conversation with Jerry Wulk PhB ’46 BS ’47 to discuss Jerry’s experiences as Union president 60 years ago.

Jerry, who now resides in Long Beach, Calif., was Union president in 1945-46.

The two had met during John’s trip to California earlier this year, and their conversation was largely similar to two old friends catching up. Through their laughs, John found Jerry’s experience as Union president differed greatly from his, yet, also had some distinct connections to today.

To start, Jerry reminded John that a large part of Jerry’s memories of the Union involved the Haresfoot Club. Students such as Fredric March, Spencer Tracy and Don Ameche were all Haresfoot members.

Together, the club traveled all over Chicago.

“It was really quite a deal,” Jerry said.

“One time a Methodist guild pulled the curtain on us because they said it was obscene!”

Jerry was a director of the theater committee before becoming president and he won best supporting actor for a role in a Haresfoot performance. He recalled the days when men had to play both male and female parts.

“Thank the lord I was too tall to be a girl!” Jerry said.

“Haresfoot was very, very fascinating,” Jerry went on. “Alfred Lunt and Lynn Fontaine were the most famous man and woman group of that period. They did all their premieres at the Union Theater.”

While John recognized the importance of the Haresfoot Club as one of the Union’s

“The union was the place. I’m sure it still is. It meant a great deal to all of us.”—Jerry Wulk

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innovative programs, the next memory Jerry recalled is a tradition no longer observed on campus–Junior Prom Court.

“That was a big social affair,” Jerry said. “It was a wonderful way to start your career at the university.”

Jerry was voted Junior Prom King while at UW-Madison.

“Oh gosh, that’s crazy,” Jerry said, adding that talking about junior prom court “really dates you.”

Jerry reminded John that one of the things that separated John Barnhardt and Jerry Wulk the Union from others was its ability to sell 3.2 alcohol content State Street Brats of today. beer. “It’s still a rarity for unions to serve Aspects of student life are still very beer,” John said. “When we travel to similar too; for example, Badger games. different unions, we are recognized as Jerry, as a student, attended Badger football members of the Wisconsin Union by our games. He said he even knew a few of the curiosity in the presence of pubs and beer at cheerleaders. While Jerry hasn’t been back the Union, since we were one of the first.” to Madison in years, John assured him Today the number of unions that serve beer Camp Randall still stands where it always has grown to over 100. has, despite great renovations.

As president in 2007-2008, John is In the end, the two are brought working on an even larger project to build together by a special position they have in on Jerry and other past presidents’ legacies – common – leader of the Union. There is a design plans for a new south campus union bond amongst Union leaders, across and renovations for the existing Memorial generations and the country, a special Union. John and Jerry, 62 years apart, connection and ease that amazes John. have both taken the Union to new and “The Union was the place,” Jerry said. inspiring places.

“I’m sure it still is. It meant a great deal to Jerry graduated UW-Madison with a all of us.”

PhB – a bachelor of philosophy.

Today, John builds on what Jerry “Nobody knew what the hell it was. accomplished at the Union 62 years ago and None of us could get a job,” Jerry said keeps in mind not everything has changed laughing. Jerry then earned a bachelor of the Union’s presidential role through that science in education and speech and got a time. job teaching in Lake Geneva without even a “We still drink beer at the Rathskeller. personal interview. Jerry went on to earn a We still go to football games. We might master of arts and master of education at even still meet up with the cheerleaders,” the University of Southern California.

John said. Transcending time, the bond of John will graduate in May with a those involved with the Union is one of the bachelor’s degree in legal studies and most inspiring parts of the organization. sociology and hopes to go on to law school.

Through their talk, Jerry and John found life has changed for the Union president on campus in the past 62 years.

Jerry Wulk is an emeritus Director of Jerry recalled a place called Shortie’s, where International Alumni Affairs at the he used to go have bratwurst, equivalent to University of Southern California

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New Associate Trustee started with Student Friendship Hour

Vinod Sahney (left) and his wife Gail (right) sailing Lake Mendota.

Dr. Vinod (“Vin”) Sahney was born in India, where he received his bachelor’s degree in mechanical engineering from the Birla Institute of Technology in 1963.

The same year, he traveled to America and attended Purdue University, gaining his master’s in mechanical engineering. In 1965, Vin found himself at the University of Wisconsin-Madison, where he worked towards his doctorate in industrial engineering and operation research.

“When I came to Wisconsin, they had an orientation program for the foreign students. Since I was a foreign student myself and I had a car, they asked me to help, picking up students from the airport or bus station,” remembered Vin. “I helped the foreign students acclimate themselves to the University and showed them around the campus and helped them to get settled in the dorm or apartment.”

This involvement with foreign students eventually led him to the Wisconsin Union’s International Club, where he chaired “Friendship Hour,” a Sunday evening program that featured debates among students. He chaired Friendship Hour during the 1965-66 and 1966-67 academic years. In fall 1966, during directorate elections, Vin was chosen as the

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International Club president.

“It was at the Union that I met my wife,” Vin said. “In those days, the graduate club at the Union sponsored TGIF receptions every Friday afternoon that were very well attended. It was at one of these that we first met.” His wife, Gail, received her bachelors and masters degrees from UW-Madison. Vin was also an active member of Hoofers and spent time learning how to sail and participating in ski trips.

While pursuing his doctorate in the spring of 1966, Vin was approached by Ed Connors, superintendent of the University Hospital, who needed an engineering student for a consulting project. This experience introduced him to the healthcare field, where he has spent much of his career. In 1988, he helped found the Institute for Healthcare Improvement (IHI), a not-for-profit organization that is the largest health-care improvement organization in the world. “We help hospitals and health-care organizations implement best practices, patient safety, quality and also teach them how to reduce waste,” he said. He continues to be an active member of the organization, serving as chairman of the board for the past six years.

Vin spent 25 years at Henry Ford Health System in Detroit as chief strategy officer before moving to Boston.

Today, Vin is the senior vice president

“When I came to Wisconsin, they had an orientation program for the foreign students. Since I was a foreign student myself and I had a car, they asked me to help, picking up students from the airport or bus station. I helped the foreign students acclimate themselves to the University and showed them around the campus and helped them to get settled in the dorm or apartment.” —Vin Sahney

and chief strategy officer for Corporate Strategy, Planning and Business Development at Blue Cross Blue Shield of Massachusetts. In addition, he has served as a visiting professor at the Harvard University Executive Programs in health policy and management for the past 30 years. He is the author of more than 50 articles in peer review journals, two books and ten chapters in books on health-care management. He has been elected to both the Institute of Medicine and the National Academy of Engineering. He has taught health policy and management across the world, from Sweden to Australia.

Vin continues to work to improve health care, with a focus on quality and cost effectiveness. He was also an active member of the University of Wisconsin alumni chapter in Detroit and served as chairman of the scholarship committee for many years. Now the Wisconsin Union and Memorial Union Building Association welcome him as a new Associate Trustee and look forward to his contributions to the future of the Union.

—Forest Taylor ‘07

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From Cookies to Programming Art: The Confessions of a Theater Committee Director

By Courtney Byelich

As a freshman in Ogg Hall, the idea of joining a student organization, bolstered by the promise of free cookies and things involving theater, sparked my attention. That initial Theater Committee meeting, held on the historic stage, won me over immediately.

From that moment on, the Wisconsin Union Theater became an integral part of my college career. Over the past three years with the Theater, I’ve listened to a bluesy fado voice, clapped along with Rajastani snake charmers and Tuvan throat singers, danced the hora circling the seats, watched as dancers leaped with giant streamers attached to their backs, learned the basics of music from the Romantic period at the hands of famous classical artists and loved every minute of it all.

As the WUD Theater Committee Director this year, I’m hoping to convey that love and sense of importance of the Union Theater to a new group of

unsuspecting, theater-loving students. The committee helps produce every theater show, whether it’s helping to choose the artists, chalking up and down Bascom Hill to promote the event or even welcoming the performers to Madison.

This year, one of the committee goals is to spread the word about the Union Theater blog (http://the-marquee.blog.com). We’re hoping to create a place where the committee can share behind-the-scenes information and other things we’ve learned about the artists who perform here, as well as new and exciting events here at the Union Theater. In addition, we’d like the blog to be a place where our audience can give us their feedback and suggestions for future performances.

While cookies and the prospect of hanging out around a stage won me over initially to the Wisconsin Union Theater, I’ve since entered a whole new realm of satisfaction in working here. At our recent Andrew Bird concert, I had the distinct pleasure of trying to chat with Bird himself, a man decidedly more focused on making music than on witty banter. In an ill-fated attempt at conversation, I tried to

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complement him on his sandals and managed to, well, put my foot in my mouth.

As I joined the standing ovation later that evening following Bird’s performance, I wondered what other student organization would have provided such a unique opportunity.

Read the full account of Courtney’s faux pas with Bird in the blog.

—Courtney Byelich ’08

Awards Honor Work Well Done

Lisa Wadzinske

Lisa Wadzinske, Wisconsin Union catering, received this year’s Porter Butt’s Creative Achievement Award. Award recipients are non-student Union employees who have demonstrated outstanding creativity in the workplace. Porter Butts was the first Union director, serving from 1926 to 1968.

During his time at the Union, Porter initiated a number of creative firsts, helping to set the Union on its current path.

and considerate, while motivating others to achieve these qualities. Chalis was the storeroom supervisor and worked at the Union from 1947 to 1989.

Congratulations to both Lisa and Judi! Thank you for all that you do for the Union!

The Chalis Sherven Award went to Judi Benade, who works in Information Systems.

Recipients epitomize excellence in the workplace, maintain a positive attitude and regularly try to improve the Wisconsin Union. Recipients are also friendly, helpful Troy Suski presents the Chalis Sherven Award to Judi Benade.

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Al Schwartz A Career in Show Biz started at the Union When Al Schwartz’s parents moved their son into his tiny attic apartment on the corner of Mills and Johnson Streets in 1951, they were worried. The Chicago native arrived in Madison following junior college to continue his higher education knowing no one.

Al reassured his apprehensive parents he would be fine in this strange new city. “My parents said, ‘Are you going to be all right?’” Al recalled. “I said, ‘Yes, I’ll be all right.’ The Union was one of the first places I headed.

That was the beginning of the best part of my life. The Union became my headquarters.”

As a student, Al found a diversity of people in the Union’s Rathskeller to talk with, including a multitude of theater students. Al spent his time there smoking pipes, buying beer and engaged in good conversation. “We felt very, very grown up, and it was a safe atmosphere,” he said.

At a student orientation at the Union, Al encountered E.C. Reynolds, a popular performer on campus. Watching him on stage, Al really envied Reynolds. “I thought, ‘That would be great if I could ever be in a position to be on this stage,’” Al said. “There was so much energy and enthusiasm from the students.”

In time, he became involved in the Union through the Haresfoot Club, producing musical comedy shows that toured Wisconsin.

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From Haresfoot and Humorology to the Golden Globes, Al Schwarz knows entertainment.

According to Al, Wisconsin Haresfoot was the second oldest touring theatrical group, among groups from Princeton and Yale. The Haresfoot Club claimed the Union as its headquarters and performed several shows, including Broadway and original performances.

During this time it was prohibited to have males and females traveling together, limiting all Haresfoot performers to men. So men played both male and female roles, invoking the statement, “All of our girls are men, yet everyone’s a lady.”

In addition to the Haresfoot Club, Al performed as a stand-up comic at the Union’s Club 770 and created the Entertainers’ Guild for student performers, which made the Union its office. “We felt very grown up and very show biz-y,” Al said.

While at UW-Madison, Al also emceed the humorology shows. In 1953, Al recalled emceeing a show when the power went out in Madison. Al went on stage during the blackout and kept the audience occupied. Fan Taylor, then director of the Union Theater, rounded up 40 flashlights. All the students in the front row held the flashlights on Al onstage while he tried to think of every joke and story he knew.

Al said memories like this at the Union have remained close to him. “I will always remember as a performer, the fun that I had at the Union Theater,” he said.

Experience in performance at the Union led Al to do an entertainment radio show on Madison’s WKOW every Saturday morning.

When WKOW went on air, Al started his own on-air shows, “Al’s Pals,” a kid’s show, and at night a “Tonight Show” featuring UWMadison talent. While stationed in Tokyo, Al was producing and emceeing shows when Ed Sullivan, who had a show airing on CBS, came to Japan looking for Army and Japanese talent and met Al. After starting his career with CBS producing documentaries in Chicago, Al

moved on to California to direct variety shows.

He became an employee of Dick Clark, producing the Golden Globes, directing blooper shows and consulting on and producing the American Music Awards. His wife, Jayne, is one of the original Doublemint Gum twins.

Al’s career has provided him with some amazing experiences. He even met Mother Teresa—but he said his time at the Union “meant everything” in building his life. While Al has surely faced some difficult moments as a performer and producer among the stars, he dubs an instance at UW-Madison as one of his scariest moments.

For the Homecoming show at Camp Randall, Al submitted his name as a performer and was eventually asked to emcee the show. “I was like, ‘are you kidding me? I’d love to emcee the show!’”

Part of Al’s duties included leading the crowd in Varsity, but Al did not know the words. “Worse than not knowing the song, I can’t sing,” Al said. “It was like the scariest thing that ever happened to me.”

By mouthing the words, Al endured through the performance. He has since learned the words to Varsity and cherishes that story among his many memories in Madison and at the Union. Al said he returned to Madison last year to speak to a communications class on campus, and he hopes to be back in the area again soon, urging all students to enjoy their time on campus and at the Union as much as he did.

“These are the best times of your life,” Al said. “Enjoy your time in Madison because the friends you make there will be your friends for life.”

—Amanda McGowan ‘08

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Faces at the Union When I first started looking for Carlos to interview for this edition of Terrace Views, people told me that Carlos liked to talk.

That was all right, because I like to talk too.

I’d met Carlos in passing, and I’ve never encountered a person who made you feel more like an old friend straightaway. When I finally sat down for an interview, I don’t know what I was expecting, but it was not what I got.

It was my fault really. As a journalism major, you’re taught to lead the interview.

This time, though, I was just along for the ride. Two hours talking to Carlos disappeared, and I realized that I had stopped taking notes, seemingly early in the conversation, judging from the last, scribbled bullets on the page in front of me.

Carlos Martinez was born in west Texas, but he spent a good portion of his childhood in Wisconsin. Born into a migrant family, Carlos spent about six months of the year working on Midwestern farms, returning to the warmer climate of Texas when the harvest season was over.

Around age 16, Carlos decided to stay, making Wisconsin his permanent home. He enlisted in the Army and served in Vietnam.

After returning stateside, he helped to found United Migrants and, along with other veterans, worked to promote migrant

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rights, both inside the work camps and at the state level. “We were young and we didn’t want to wait for change,” said Carlos, “I remember being thrown out of camps, brushing myself off and going right back in.”

For most of his life, Carlos has worked to empower and support this mostly ignored and almost completely misunderstood sector of society. You’d think that this would make a person angry or defensive, but those seem to be two qualities Carlos lacks entirely. “We’re just people,” he says.

Carlos has worked for nine years at the Union. “I don’t look at this as a job,” Carlos said. “This is your village, these are your people and you have to take care of each other. People will come and ask me about all kinds of things. I don’t mind staying around to talk.”

Carlos sees the world as connected, with a similar destiny. As he became older, Carlos found himself gravitating back to the migrant camps he had left behind so many years ago. He spent time with the workers, talking to them about current issues, and children of the camps, telling stories and just existing with them for a while. One message he gives to the youth at these camps is that they must be aware and observe the nature around them.

“I tell them not to wait for someone to tell them what to do, but to think for themselves,” said Carlos, “If they see something that isn’t right, they have to take responsibility and tell someone.” The way Carlos explains it, we’re all sharing the same earth and we need to be, as he said, “stewards of nature.” At the camps, Carlos exposes a new generation to this shared destiny and, along with it, a shared responsibility.

Carlos has done and continues to do so many things—it would be hard to put everything down on paper.

Faces at the Union Forest Taylor, membership intern for the Wisconsin Union, graduated in December with degrees in journalism and philosophy.

Forest joined the Union in May of 2006 as a membership/development intern and was one of the first writers for the new publication Terrace Views.

Forest is currently pursuing a career in public relations and mass communications and hopes to land in either Chicago or Minneapolis. Though he will not be following former Union interns Becky Sommersberger and Jamie Williams to California, he does hope to find himself in a warmer climate at some point.

“Right now, I’m working on applications for some of the larger PR firms in the Midwest,” says Forest. “However, if that falls through, I have a guitar and a keyboard and my sister plays bass and drums, so I could always start a band in my parents’ basement.” While he hopes it does not come to that, Forest has started practicing his chords, just in case.

Show your support of the Wisconsin Union. Simply visit www.uwfoundation.wisc.edu, click on Wisconsin Union and designate your gift.

We appreciate your support!

—Forest Taylor ‘07

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Patricia Wells A Culinary Dream from the Union to Paris Patricia Wells attributes her immense success throughout her career in part to her work experience at the Wisconsin Union, where she handled public relations for the Union and the Union Theater and advised various student clubs in 1970-71.

“In some funny ways, it was like being selfemployed, being responsible for all the information at the Union,” Patricia said. “I love working for myself and by myself. I think that was the beginning.”

While it has been some time since Patricia was last in Madison, her memories at the Union are vivid and fond. “The building is just so beautiful, and I love being surrounded by beauty,” Patricia said.

“I loved my office with its big wooden windows. I always remember walking to our meeting room that overlooked the lake first thing every morning.”

Patricia said she even misses the cold Wisconsin winters, which she experienced daily on her way to work at the Union.

“I rode my bike to work in those days and in winter never listened to a weather report until I got to the Union, because the wind chill factor was usually over the top,” she said. “I loved the lake in the winter, all covered with snow.”

For Patricia, a Milwaukee-native, the Union was just the start of an amazing career as a food journalist. Her career has since landed her in Paris, where she now calls home. She said her love of food and cooking started in childhood, and she gives her mother a lot of the credit.

“My mother is a great cook and we always had a lot of fresh food around – a vegetable garden, etc.,” Patricia said. “So I just assumed that I would always have good, fresh food around me.”

Upon earning a masters degree in specialized reporting from UW-Madison in 1972, Patricia pursued other journalistic tracks before finding her way to food.

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“I was always interested in food, but back then in the 1960s and early 1970s, the only food mentor was Betty Crocker, and I didn’t want to be like her,” Patricia said. “I actually studied to be an art critic and did that for several years after school while working for the Washington Post.”

She went on to work as a food reporter for the New York Times. In 1980, she and her husband, Walter, moved to Paris to work for The Patricia Wells International Herald Tribune. Patricia became a restaurant reviewer and food writer for the Tribune, as well as a cookbook author and cooking teacher.

Since then, Patricia has written or cowritten many cookbooks especially relating to the cuisine of Paris and Provence. The most recent is “Vegetable Harvest,” focusing on vegetables as the center of a dish. She has also won several prestigious awards, including the Chevalier de l’Orde des Arts et des Letters for her contributions to French culture. Patricia also teaches cooking classes in Paris and Provence.

While Patricia recalls the Union as a beautiful place, she is grateful her experiences there led her to enjoy a life in Paris. She describes her favorite aspect of living in Paris as: “Everything. The neighborhoods, the beauty, Luxembourg Gardens, the Seine, the Eiffel Tower, the outdoor markets, the cheese shops, the great bread…”

Recently, Patricia and Walter finished writing memoirs of their life in France titled “We’ve Always Had Paris … and Provence,” which will be published by HarperCollins in May 2008. She is currently working on another cookbook titled “Salad as a Meal,” to be published by HarperCollins in 2010.

“I rode my bike to work in those days and in winter never listened to a weather report until I got to the Union, because the wind chill factor was usually over the top. I loved the lake in the winter, all covered with snow.”

—Patricia Wells Despite her great love for and happiness in Paris, Patricia admits she misses Madison sometimes. “I love the small town atmosphere of Madison,” she said. “And the lake. I would love to live on a lake someday.”

—Amanda McGowan ‘08

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Grapeviner News 1940’s KEN PALMER (Commons ’42-’43) Seattle, WA, underwent triple bypass surgery in January and is recovering at a good pace, going into the holiday season close to 90 percent recovered.

1950’s ADA DEER (International Club President ’56-’57) Madison, WI, retired in May 2007. ADA was awarded the Letters and Science Judith Craig Distinguished Leadership Award. ADA was also named as one of five History Makers by the Wisconsin Historical Society. ADA is a Distinguished Lecturer Emeritus and worked with the School of Social Work and American Indian Studies Program.

REBECCA QUARLES (Literary ’59-’60) Alexandria, VA, was elected to the Board of the Council of American Survey Research Organizations (CASRO). REBECCA is the CEO of QSA Integrated Research Solutions in Alexandria and the proud grandmother of four.

1960’s MARY ANN ALLIN (Union Forum Committee ’63) Washington, D.C., has coauthored a children’s book and published it in English and Russian. An exhibition of the book’s illustrations was shown at the State Hermitage Museum in St. Petersburg, Russia, and at the City Children’s Library.

Now, “Anna and the Hermitage Cats” is available in the U.S. as well. It appeals to cat lovers and art lovers of all ages. To learn more about the book, visit: http://www.swashers.com/files_eng/page2bo ok.html KERRY McGRATH (Crafts ’63-’64) Urbandale, IA, has retired from her position as a historic preservation consultant for Coon Rapids, IA. KERRY helped the city set up a historic preservation program, obtain federal accreditation, sponsored two historic preservation training workshops and initiated a downtown survey.

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1980’s LEE BUTTALA (Ideas and Issues/UC WUD Rep ’84-’85, VP Personnel ’85-’86) Bridgewater, CT, is excited to visit the Union for its 100th Anniversary celebration! He is still producing “Cultivating Life” for public television, a show which explores outdoor living in America.

JOSH LERNER (Film ’86-’87) Huntington Woods, MI, and his wife welcomed their third child, Liat Hadara, in August.

JAYNE STEVLINGSON (Union South Social ’82) Newton Square, PA, has left Wall Street after 21 years to pursue an MS in herbal medicine at the Tai Sophia Institute in Maryland. JAYNE would love to hear from her former WUD mates and anyone interested in herbal medicine.

TERI VENKER (Director of Marketing ’85-’97) Madison, WI, was recently appointed to Executive Director of University Relations for two statewide institutions of UW Colleges, the 13 freshman/sophomore campuses and UW Extension, which extends the resources and research of the university to all 71 Wisconsin counties.

1990’s JESSICA FEE (Contemporary Issues Committee Director ’97-’99) Brooklyn, N.Y., is currently the Senior Vice President for Greater Talent Network, Inc. in Manhattan. JESSICA enjoys spending her summer weekends at the beach on the eastern end of Long Island.

2000’s BRENDAN FISCHER (Music Committee Director ‘02-’03) Madison, WI, has just completed his first of two years of service as a Municipal Development Peace Corps Volunteer in El Salvador. Upon completion of his second year, he will enter the UW Law School's class of 2008.

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KATIE HARBATH (Public Relations ’02’03, Iron Cross ‘02) New York, N.Y., is working as the Deputy Campaign Director for Rudy Giuliani’s presidential campaign.

STACEY LANSING (Music Director ‘04‘05) Madison, WI, recently celebrated the six-month-anniversary of the launch of her web-based music magazine “Mixtapes/Heartbreaks.” The site features album reviews, interviews and streaming mixtapes. It can be found at: www.mixtapesheartbreaks.com BECKY SOMMERSBERGER (Membership Intern '02-'06) and JAMIE WILLIAMS (Membership/Development Intern '06-'07) San Francisco, CA, are both enjoying their lives (and the sushi) in San Francisco. JAMIE works at ValueAct Capital, an investment firm, and BECKY works at Esurance in online auto insurance.

They both dearly miss the Union, but have found the perfect place to meet up when they are feeling homesick: a Badger sports bar on football Saturdays. JAMIE also lives next to two very intelligent parrots and is teaching them Italian.

KARL WOLFF (’00) Rochester, Minn., is now the curator of the Olmsted County Historical Museum in Rochester.

In Memorium CELESTIAL SHERVEN, wife of CHALIS SHERVEN (Storeroom Supervisor ’47-’89), Fitchburg, WI, passed away in October of last year at the Hospice Care Center in Fitchburg. CHALIS is a retired employee with 41 years of service to the Wisconsin Union. The Wisconsin Union has an award named after CHALIS which is given to employees for excellent work performance, quality service and a congenial attitude.

Our condolences go out to CHALIS and his family.

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

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

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

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

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