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.)

On the air
When the Arts and Entertainment Network (A&E) broadcasts a one-hour program on its “Top Ten Cities To Have It All” later this fall, viewers will see a segment on Madison that is likely to include a brief mention of the UW–Madison campus.

Among the many locations around the city visited by A&E field producer Steve Abramson and his local crew on Saturday, Sept. 11, were the Memorial Union Terrace, where they interviewed Chancellor David Ward, and the Howard M. Temin Lakeshore Path.

The program is scheduled to air on Sunday, Nov. 7, at 6 p.m. and will be repeated on Saturday, Nov. 13, at 10 p.m. Cities were chosen based on whether they are considered safe, economical, recreational, and a good place to raise a family and to retire.

Mark your calendar
Guidelines for the use and management of the Campus Natural Areas will be presented during a public forum Wednesday, Sept. 29. The forum begins at 7 p.m. in the On Wisconsin Room of the Red Gym, 716 Langdon St.

The Campus Natural Areas Committee will present its draft of operating principles for preserving, managing, using and overseeing the 325 acres that comprise the Campus Natural Areas. Taking up almost one-third of campus, the natural areas are a combination of woods, restored prairie and wetlands located mostly along the shore of Lake Mendota. Well-known locations include Eagle Heights Woods, Frautschi Point, Howard Temin Lakeshore Path and Picnic Point.

Information: Cathie Bruner, 265-9275; Robert Ray, 262-3148.

Where’s the ‘wheelchair guy’?
If you were wondering why the “wheelchair guy,” the international symbol of accessibility, is no longer being painted on parking lot pavement to mark accessible parking stalls, the reason is: Transportation Services staff and the ADA Task Force are reviewing the locations of accessible parking stalls. Some accessible parking stalls may be relocated to enhance accessibility, and more stalls will be added this year and in the spring or summer of 2000.

The stalls are still clearly marked by signs. For more information about accessible parking, visit: http://wiscinfo.doit.wisc.edu/fpm/accessibility.

Faculty Senate resumes
The Faculty Senate will hold its first meeting of the 1999-2000 academic year Monday, Oct. 4, starting at 3:30 p.m. in 272 Bascom. The agenda includes an annual update from Chancellor David Ward and review of several committee reports. For information, call the Office of the Secretary of the Faculty, 262-3956.

Backward glance
From Wisconsin Week, Sept. 27, 1989: The university has added 24 minority faculty and boosted minority student enrollment 5 percent in a single year, new figures show. … The Wisconsin Union Theater marks it 50th anniversary with concerts including Maynard Ferguson’s jazz ensemble and violinist Isaac Stern. … The Academic Staff Assembly has launched a lobbying arm, ASPRO, which stands for Academic Staff Public Representation Organization.

Quotable
“If recent experience is any guide, issue advocacy appears to be a remarkably ineffective way to influence elections.”

– Political scientist Kenneth Mayer on big-spending campaign groups, the subject of his newest study (see page six)