Recent sightings

Reflecting on her reading
Sophomore Marci Martens’s book is reflected in her specs as she studies recently on sunny Bascom Hill. Exams wrap up this weekend, and then it’s time for full-time daydreaming behind those shades. (Photo: Jeff Miller)

Curses, soiled again
Fraternity members commune with the muck recently on Langdon Street, taking advantage of squishy mire resulting from recent rains, augmented with a garden hose. Greeks invented competitive races requiring liberal mucking around with a rubber chicken and a plastic sheet. Now, which pocket has my notes for the exam? (Photo: Jeff Miller)

Alternative transportation
Who needs commuter rail with all of these wide-open waterways? The “H2O car,” a 1950s Chevrolet remodeled for amphibious transport, motors past the men’s crew team during a recent skim across Lake Mendota. If you want to try a more mundane mode, May 19-25 is Madison’s Bike to Work Week. (Photo: Michael Rothbart)

Lights, camera, admission
A sound technician adjusts a microphone for junior Dominick Ledesma, left, during the recent filming for a new admissions recruitment video. Director John Roach, right, oversees the setup. (Photo: Michael Rothbart)

Sculptor Judy Pfaff works on welding metal pieces on her sculpture installation “If I Had A Boat” in the Paige Court atrium of the Elvehjem Museum of Art. Pfaff’s works will be on display through August. (Photo: Michael Rothbart)

Kim Santiago, left, of the Wisconsin Alumni Association, greets international and exchange students from the School of Business and the College of Engineering at a graduation reception May 9 at the Pyle Center. The event was an opportunity for these students to begin their farewells to the university and Madison. Students were encouraged to wear dress from their home countries and to invite a favorite professor, adviser or mentor. (Photo: Michael Rothbart)