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Ask Bucky

Do you have questions? We have answers! Ask Bucky is a service provided by the Campus Information and Visitor Center, your one-stop shop for information about the UW–Madison campus and community and your centralized source for off-campus housing listings. For more information, call 263-2400, visit the office in the Red Gym or the new satellite location in Bascom Hall, or visit us at http://www.civc.wisc.edu. Below are two questions Ask Bucky recently answered.

Q: Is Bucky available for a private appearance?

A: Bucky loves to make private appearances. The Spirit Squad, which consists of our cheerleaders, dance team members and Bucky Badger mascots, is happy to book him for you for a small fee. For more information, contact the Spirit Squad directly at 262-6703 or e-mail jrs@athletics.wisc.edu.

Q: Do you have a PowerPoint presentation that describes the university for people interviewing for training positions?

A: University Communications has put together an online slide show featuring a variety of campus images. The slide show consists of 25 general photographs, including snapshots of student involvement, famous campus buildings and the university in different seasons. Each image is accompanied by short descriptions or quotes from UW–Madison students, faculty and staff. You can view the slide show at http://www.uc.wisc.edu/slideshow/. In addition, on the main university Web site, http://www.wisc.edu, there are a number of links that may be helpful for prospective and current medical residents, including links to university facts, campus tour options and more.

New Space Place plans Halloween events

The new UW Space Place will host an astronomical Halloween party from 7-10 p.m. on Monday, Oct. 31.

Nonscary family fun activities will be held from 7-9 p.m. From 8-9 p.m. there will be a replay of the 1938 radio program “War of the Worlds” by Orson Welles. From 9-10 p.m. there will be a Mars viewing from the sky deck, weather permitting. Mars will be rising in the east and in prime condition for viewing in late October and early November.

The event is free and open to the public. The new UW Space Place is located on the lower level at 2300 S. Park St., inside the Villager Mall.

For more information about the event, call the Space Place at 262-4779.

Tickets available for Tudor holiday dinner concerts

The Wisconsin Union’s Tudor Holiday Dinner Concerts will be held at 6 p.m. Wednesday, Nov. 30-Sunday, Dec. 4, and Tuesday and Wednesday, Dec. 6 and 7, at the Memorial Union.

The evening will include fine dining, old English pageantry and choral presentations.

The menu includes a festive holiday salad of chopped romaine with pecans, a sprinkle of bleu cheese and a cranberry balsamic vinaigrette; a grilled center-cut sirloin steak with a shrimp garnish; garlic mashed red bliss potatoes; and garden medley vegetables (a vegetarian ravioli is also available upon request). Dinner is followed by a flaming figgy pudding ceremonial and a choral presentation.

Tickets are $37.50 for Union members and $42.50 for nonmembers for Sunday through Thursday shows, and $40 for members and $45 for non-members Friday and Saturday. Call 262-2201 or visit http://www.union.wisc.edu/tudordinners to order tickets.