How can any one article sum up the Wisconsin Union's effect on the UW and Madison? Through three-quarters of a century, the building, its Terrace, and its multitude of activities have enriched the lives of almost every student, faculty member, staffer, and townie in the capital city. Union stories are legion, and they're as diverse as the university itself.

"The Union 75" is not meant as an exhaustive effort to explain everything that the Union has meant to UW-Madison. Nor is it a countdown that ranks the best things about the Union. Instead, it's just a tasting, a buffet look at history that shows the Union's wide-ranging effect.

So enjoy this trip through the campus living room — and maybe we can reconnect you with your own favorite Union memory.