Recent Sightings
In the fold
A talk and demonstration by nationally recognized origami artist Ruthanne Bessman whose work is now on exhibit in the Porter Butts Gallery, Memorial Union, above, is just one of the offerings for Arts Night Out! — a series of events scheduled for Saturday, Sept. 28, to introduce the wide range of arts activities available on campus. Photo: Jeff Miller
It’s the shadow by a nose
Michael Rubin of Evanston, Ill, above, was one of the 1,826 athletes who experienced the thrill of running across the Badger football field at Camp Randall Stadium during the inaugural Wisconsin Ironman Triathlon Sept. 15. Athletes endured a 2.4-mile swim and 112-mile bike ride before running a 26.2-mile course that passed through downtown Madison and the stadium several times. Photo: Jeff Miller
What’s the big ID?
Dean Robin Douthitt, at center above, along with 300 students and staff in the School of Human Ecology, gathered to form the shape of the school’s centennial logo one day last week. The logo, created by professor of interior design Wei Dong, will be used in materials during the centennial cerebration year, which begins next fall. Left, to get a bird’s eye view of the group, Madison photographer Chris Paskus worked from the top of a bucket truck, provided courtesy of Physical Plant. Photo: Jeff Miller
The still water of the Library Mall fountain provided an appropriate place to reflect—and remember—during a morning program to commemorate the one-year anniversary of the Sept. 11 terrorist attacks. Over two days, the campus and student organizations sponsored activities, which included panel discussions, an artistic response in music and dance, a candlelight vigil and a blood drive. Photo: Jeff Miller
Sniffing out clues
Meet Mosely, the UW Police Department’s new canine cop, above. He and his partner, Officer Jason Whitney, left, checked for explosives in a Camp Randall parking lot prior to the Sept. 7 football game. The Czech-born German shepherd, bred for police work, underwent extensive training in obedience, explosives detection and tracking during his first two years. Then he and Whitney spent three weeks at a K-9 team training program in Indiana, learning to work together. Whitney chose Mosely because he liked the dog’s thoroughness with searches and his friendliness. “I was looking for a dog that was social because of the environment he’d be working in,” says Whitney. Mosely resides with Whitney and his family. Photo: Michael Forster Rothbart