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Ask Bucky

Do you have questions? We have answers! Ask Bucky is a service provided by the Campus Information and Visitor Center, your one-stop shop for information about the UW–Madison campus and community and your centralized source for off-campus housing listings. For more information, call 263-2400, visit the office in the Red Gym or the new satellite location in Bascom Hall, or visit us at http://www.civc.wisc.edu. Below are two questions Ask Bucky recently answered.

Q: What is the history of the Motion “W” as a UW–Madison sports symbol?

A: Shortly after Barry Alvarez, former head football coach and current athletic director, arrived in Madison, he felt it was important to seek out a fresh look for the logo on the football helmets to usher in a new era for Badger sports. In 1990, Alvarez considered multiple designs before selecting the Motion “W,” a logo designed by Rayovac artist Rick Suchanek. At the time, the logo came complete with a tail projecting from the back, but Alvarez thought the tail was a bit over the top and had it removed. The Motion “W” logo subsequently became associated with all Badger sports after UW–Madison purchased rights to the design. For more UW–Madison sports history, visit http://www.uwbadgers.com/history/.

Q: What is the percentage of students who live on campus or in the surrounding area? Is UW–Madison considered a commuter school?

A: UW–Madison is not considered a commuter school. Even though there are no statistics regarding the actual number of commuting students, University Housing confirmed that in the coming year, more than 7,000 of the more than 40,000 students who attend UW–Madison will reside in university residence halls, and thousands more will live in surrounding campus area housing. For more interesting facts on the UW–Madison campus, including links to the UW Almanac and Data Digest, visit http://www.wisc.edu/about/facts/.

Lowe to speak at alumni event

Art professor Truman Lowe will give the keynote presentation at the School of Education’s Alumni Weekend celebration on Saturday, May 6.

Lowe, who is curator of the contemporary art exhibit at the National Museum of the American Indian in Washington, D.C., will provide a virtual tour of the exhibit.

The program begins at 10 a.m. in the H’Doubler Performance Space in Lathrop Hall and will also feature recognition of eight outstanding alumni. Registration is requested. Details: http://www.education.wisc.edu/alumni/alumniweekend06/.

Student art show opens

The 78th annual Student Art Show is under way and will last through Friday, May 5.

An opening gala will be held at 5 p.m. on Thursday, April 20, in the Main Lounge on the second floor of the Memorial Union.

The juried exhibition will be on display in the Wisconsin Union Galleries. Visitors can purchase the student art.