TO: Editors, news directors, Rose Bowl feature reporters
FROM: Tim Kelley, (608) 265-9870
RE: More Rose Bowl story tips

For your Rose Bowl feature coverage in Pasadena, you may want to consider these possible story subjects:

Rose Bowl reunion. About 400 people, including many former Badgers who played in previous Rose Bowls, are expected to converge at the Los Angeles Marriott hotel on New Year's Eve. The National "W" Club is planning a reception honoring former players starting at 7 p.m. PST.

National "W" Club executive director Terry Murawski is still collecting RSVPs, but he can talk about the plans for the event and should soon be able to tell you about some of the people expected to attend. The event is open only to club members and the invited guests, but media coverage is welcome, Murawski says.

The National "W" Club is an alumni letter-winners organization at the University of Wisconsin-Madison. Murawski, who has been with the organization more than 15 years, can be reached at (608) 262-7717.

Bucky everywhere. One Bucky Badger will not be enough to handle the demand for public appearances in Pasadena by the reliably energetic Badger mascot. Three UW-Madison students will wear the Bucky suit next week in southern California. Geri Shuler, who coordinates spirit activities, says the Bucky trio will be joined by a 12-member dance team (formerly the pom-pon squad) and 20 varsity cheerleaders.

Bucky will follow the band and make other appearances. The Bucky crew will work in shifts to get through a 13-hour game day series of appearances, and two Buckys may work the crowd during the game, Shuler says. For more information, call Shuler in Pasadena at the Doubletree Santa Monica, (310) 395-3332. Leave a message.

Acting as Bucky are Matt Malecki , a senior in mathematics from Oshkosh; John Seelman, a senior in journalism from Whitefish Bay; and Dan Nicholas, a senior in business from Rockford, Ill. Nicholas is available for interviews at (608) 286-1857 Wednesday and (815) 398-8303 until Sunday.

Through the wire: World Wide Web users can join in the Rose Bowl hoopla vicariously through the UW-Madison Office of News and Public Affairs, which will be producing the web-based "Postcards from Pasadena," a series of images and stories updated daily on the UW-Madison web site.

Vignettes will include the Tournament of Roses Parade, the Badger pep rally and some slices of Southern California life. Check it out Dec. 30-Jan. 2 by visiting: http://www.news.wisc.edu/rosebowl/

Media are welcome to link to the UW-Madison Rose Bowl web series and related information from their own web sites. For more information, contact Nick Weaver, (608) 263-9141.