Almanac

(Almanac lists facts, figures and miscellany of campus interest. Know something, or want to know? Call us: 262-3846, or e-mail: wisweek@news.wisc.edu.)

Retirement measure outlined
The far-reaching impact of the new Wisconsin Retirement System Improvement bill will be outlined and explained at a meeting being sponsored by the UW Retirement Association.

The meeting will be held 10 a.m.-noon Tuesday, June 20, at UW Health in the UW Research Park, 621 Science Drive. Featured speaker Julie Reneau, director of communications for Employee Trust Funds, and a panel of lobbyists and advocates, who worked for the bill passed last year, will address topics such as major changes, implications for choosing a retirement date, and possible effects on future distributions.The event is free for association members; non-members, $5. Reservations required: 262-5823.

Students like union food, music
It’s the Rathskeller for best lunch and the Union Terrace for best live-music venue according to the Badger Herald and Daily Cardinal, which each ask students to pick their Madison favorites.

“It’s hard to find anything better for that midday meal than a quick stop in Memorial Union,” the Herald says.

Between indoor concerts at the Rathskeller and outdoor shows on the Terrace, Memorial Union hosts a free live- music show almost every weekend of the year. All acts are booked by student volunteers. Information: http://www.wisc.edu/union/.

Greed is good?
Meanwhile, over at the Daily Cardinal, managing editor Andrew Wallmeyer is the only Madison student selected to appear on a special college edition of the Fox game show “Greed” later this month.

Wallmeyer, who was part of a team made up of students from Big Ten universities, was flown to Los Angeles for the taping of a pair of shows that will air at 8 p.m. Friday, May 26, and Friday, June 2, on WMSN-TV. Wallmeyer, from Stillwater, Minn., is a junior majoring in journalism. He was one of several hundred students who turned out for the “Greed” auditions March 9 in Memorial Union’s Great Hall.

Physical Plant now on Web
The Physical Plant Department now provides information on projects and service calls at http://www.fpm.wisc.edu/pp. Physical Plant Director John Harrod says the site is intended to provide ongoing information about services provided by his department and foster communication with customers.

Beat a path to this site
Now is the time to let your views be known about how the university should proceed to improve the Howard Temin Lakeshore Path. Funds available for this project will allow the campus to improve path safety, maintain compliance with laws requiring access for the disabled and prevent continued soil erosion. Improvements will promote bicycle and pedestrian commuting. If you have ideas or suggestions for the Lakeshore Path Project, send them to the Lakeshore Path Advisory Committee. Visit: http://www.fpm.wisc.edu/lakeshore/comments.htm.

Backward glance
From Wisconsin Week, May 23,1990: Executive David W. Grainger gives $9 million, the biggest gift in UW history, to construct a building for the business school. … Internationally respected anthropologist Aidan Southall retires at 69. … The Gender Equity Task Force hails appointment of a woman as UW chancellor but says progress is still needed in other hiring, retention and other areas.

Quotable
“The event had every promise of happiness.” – Emma, a Jane Austen character. Could she be referring to the first-ever Humanities Festival? See page 8 for details.