Phillip Thornton, custodial supervisor, brings new meaning to the term, ‘Campus Veteran’. Phillip is a veteran in numerous ways. First and foremost, he is a veteran in the traditional sense of the word. Drafted into …
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The Original ‘Big Mac’
26 January marks the birthday of Douglas MacArthur, 5 Star General of the Army. MacArthur was the grandson of a Milwaukee, Wisconsin Judge and the son of a Medal of Honor winner, who fought in …
The Great Outdoors
13 January marks the day that Sigurd Olson died in 1982. Sigurd Olson was an American author and environmentalist. Born to Swedish, Baptist parents, Olson grew up in northern Wisconsin where he developed his lifelong …
The End of the Car of the Future
On 3 December, 1979, the last Pacer rolls off the assembly line at the American Motors Corporation (AMC) factory in Kenosha, Wisconsin. As AMC attempted to compete with the ‘Big Three’ of Detroit (Ford, Chrysler …
Jingle all the Way!
University Staff Program Assistant Advanced Confidential, Julie Scharm, in the College of Agricultural and Life Sciences, will be recognized next month as the Adult Honoree for her work with the Madison Jingle Bell Run / …
Tis the Season
Did you know that the one of the Madison areas biggest Halloween events will feature University Staff? Betsy Wood, University Services Program Associate in the Biological Systems Engineering Department, is a veteran of community theater …
100 Years of Genius
It was on 10 October, 1985, that Orson Welles died. Welles was born in Kenosha, Wisconsin, in 1915. He attended Madison Public Schools for a time and lived at the Baskerville on S. Hamilton St. …
From Marinette to Managua
It was 29 years ago this week that a young Sandinista soldier named, José Fernando Canales Alemán, would shoot down a C-123K cargo plane in Nicaragua. The only survivor of the crash would be Marinette, Wisconsin …
From the Zoo to the U
Many people find themselves busier after they retire than they were when they were working full time. They become involved in all sorts of useful activities that help build a strong and vibrant community. …
Football Rhyme
University Staff Con and Grants Specialist, Mark Castillo, put his creative mind to work with this submission in honor of the start of the Badger Football season…. Ode to Football By M.F.Castillo Aaaah the smell …