Recent Sightings

Tower of power
Transluscent sculptures of human figures, with electrical lights within, tower into the trees of Library Mall during the outdoor Neon and Light Exhibition sponsored April 12-13 by the Art Department. MFA alum Kristin Thielking created the sculpture. Thielking teaches sculpture at UW-Stevens Point. (Photo: Jeff Miller)

 

 

Moviegoers wait in line at the Orpheum Theater, one of six sites showing films April 4-7 as part of the Wisconsin Film Festival. The festival, a program of the Arts Institute, showcased nearly 140 films. (Photo: photos@news.wisc.edu)

 

Pedestrians use a makeshift bridge to cross construction of an upgraded underground utility distribution system for Camp Randall Stadium. The work has limited access to parking as well as changed pedestrian and bicycle traffic in the area. The project upgrades lines handling electricity, heating and cooling, communications and storm water in preparation for the stadium renovation. (Photo: Jeff Miller)

 

Boston Globe reporter Anthony Shadid, who was shot in the shoulder while covering the fighting in the West Bank city of Ramallah March 31, addresses students April 12 at the School of Journalism and Mass Communications. Shadid was in town to receive the Ralph O. Nafziger Award for distinguished achievement by an alumnus within about 10 years of graduation. Shadid earned a bachelor’s degree in journalism and political science. Awardees for distinguished service in the profession of journalism included Daniel Baumann, publisher and deputy editor of the Arlington Heights, Illinois, Daily Herald; Anja Carroll, director of media for McDonald’s Corporation; and Leonard Shapiro, sports columnist for the Washington Post. (Photo: Jeff Miller)