Librarian Jaime Stoltenberg is digitizing a rare collection of 1930s aerial photos of Wisconsin. Taken by the U.S. Department of Agriculture to estimate crop acreage, the comprehensive survey yielded 35,000 contact prints that are now stored at the Arthur H. Robinson Map Library in Science Hall. When the three-year project is complete, the collection will be available online for people anywhere in the world.

Bucky’s All-Alumni Food Drive

Alumni chapter across the country have donated more than 8,500 pounds of food and cash donations during Wisconsin’s Big Ten football season — with two more games to go! Check out the winners in Bucky’s fight against hunger and find out if your local chapter is participating.

Calling All Greeks

Greek alumni are invited to spend a spirited weekend on campus, Nov. 22–23, 2008. Cheer for the Badgers in their final game of the season and catch up with your college friends at this annual event.

Hit the slopes with UW alumni and friends in Breckenridge, Colorado from January 31 to February 4 or 8, 2009. Condo accommodations are within walking distance to Main Street Breckenridge, with lift tickets to Breckenridge, Keystone and Arapahoe Basin ski resorts and optional activities such as guided backcountry CAT skiing.

Ask Abe: Person, Place or Thing?

Dick Chaiclin ’55 asks Abe: “Why is the Union’s outing organization called Hoofers?”

Honest Abe answers your UW questions.

Win Cool Stuff

Pamela Kazarian Zmek ’79 of Bethlehem, Conn., won last month’s prize, a vintage Wisconsin 2009 calendar. Winning this month’s prize, a Grateful Red T-shirt, courtesy of the University Book Store, is as easy as signing up for the Nov. 20 drawing — just our way of saying thanks for reading ONline WISCONSIN!

Spread red-and-white cheer with WAA’s exclusive holiday cards. You can customize your message and choose from our new vintage yearbook designs or wintery campus photos. Love to shop online? Visit the Badger Marketplace and find the perfect gift this holiday season.