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Recent sightings: Inaugural day of class

January 20, 2009

More than 500 students watched the inauguration of President Barack Obama live during Professor Ken Goldstein’s Political Science 104 class on Jan. 20 in… Read More

Slide show: Winter Shadows

January 14, 2009

Recent sightings: Air lift

January 7, 2009

A helicopter airlifts a motor and other elevator equipment from a flatbed truck to awaiting workers on the roof of… Read More

Recent sightings: It’s that time of year…

December 16, 2008

A variety of decorative items, including a fake laptop, a Santa hat, an orange T-shirt and a sign wishing students good luck on finals,… Read More

Recent sightings: Swan Lake

December 15, 2008

Hundreds of tundra swans stop for a winter rest on an ice sheet that is beginning to freeze and cover Lake Mendota near the… Read More

Recent sightings: Glass act

December 8, 2008

Glass artist Yuki Wakamiya works an assortment of tools and blown air to shape a piece of molten glass during a demonstration at the… Read More

Recent sightings: Crossing paths

December 3, 2008

People make their way through a common area in the new east wing of Grainger Hall, which opened earlier this Fall. The four-story… Read More

Recent sightings: Turkey trot

November 25, 2008

Photos: Bryce Richter A gang of turkeys crosses a path at Curtis Prairie in the UW Arboretum on Nov. 21, 2008. Read More

Recent sightings: Hitting a high note

November 19, 2008

Members of the a cappella group Redefined perform during a Parents Weekend reception at the Pyle Center. Photo: Bryce Richter… Read More

Recent sightings: Shadow figures

November 11, 2008

Pedestrians cast long shadows as they make their way along a sidewalk on Library Mall. Photo: Bryce Richter… Read More

Recent sightings: Homecoming parade

October 27, 2008

A parade float with energetic students makes its way down State Street during the Homecoming Parade on Oct. 24, 2008. Photo: Bryce… Read More

Recent sightings: Garden prep

October 20, 2008

Student Susie Drahos (left) and the Daughters of Demeter, a volunteer group from the College of Agricultural and Life Sciences, plant approximately 1,500 bulbs… Read More

Recent sightings: Pumpkin Regatta

October 6, 2008

Students Bridget Maniaci (left) and Karl Haro von Mogel (right) paddle in hollowed-out pumpkins secured to inner tubes during the 4th Annual Giant Pumpkin… Read More

Recent sightings: Green acres

September 24, 2008

  Above and below, volunteers from the F.H. King Students for Sustainable Agriculture harvest green beans and weed their 30,000-square-foot garden plot, UW–Madison’s… Read More

Recent sightings: Michelle Obama visits campus

September 23, 2008

Michelle Obama, wife of Democratic presidential nominee Barack Obama, speaks to a crowd of approximately 1,800 during a campaign rally on Sept. 22, at… Read More

Recent sightings: An Evening of Celebration

September 16, 2008

Photos: Jeff Miller Soprano Emily Fink and the University Symphony Orchestra perform during “An Evening of Celebration to Benefit Artists of… Read More

Recent sightings: University Gospel Choir

September 8, 2008

Students from the University Gospel Choir perform on stage at the Wisconsin Union Theater during the Multicultural Student Orientation and Reception on Sept. 5,… Read More

Recent sightings: Chancellor’s Convocation

August 30, 2008

Photo: Jeff Miller Chancellor Carolyn “Biddy” Martin talks with students enjoying lunch outdoors following the Chancellor’s Convocation for New Students. Visit the… Read More

Recent sighting: Picturing Friends

August 26, 2008

  House fellow Jerrod Walker photographs Lisa Bacon (left) and Colleen Larsen, also house fellows, as nearly 175 residential life student staff within… Read More

Recent sightings: Waning days of summer

August 21, 2008

As the feeling of endless summer days begins to fall to earlier sunsets, a few quiet moments were recently enjoyed at the Memorial Union Terrace. Read More