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COMMENCEMENT SPEAKER RUSSELL WILSON, SUPER BOWL–WINNING QUARTERBACK FOR THE SEATTLE SEAHAWKS AND FORMER BADGER FOOTBALL STAR (LEFT) TALKS WITH ALEXANDRA ARRIAGA, SOON-TO-BE-GRADUATING CHANCELLOR'S SCHOLAR WITH A BACHELOR’S DEGREE IN JOURNALISM AND LATIN AMERICAN STUDIES, AND HER FATHER, GERARDO ARRIAGA, DURING A PRIVATE BREAKFAST RECEPTION FOR INVITED STUDENTS AND GUESTS AT THE HOTEL RED BEFORE THE START OF THE SPRING COMMENCEMENT CEREMONY AT CAMP RANDALL STADIUM ON MAY 14, 2016. THE OUTDOOR GRADUATION WAS ATTENDED BY APPROXIMATELY 5,600 BACHELOR’S AND MASTER’S DEGREE CANDIDATES AND THEIR GUESTS. (PHOTO BY JEFF MILLER/UW–MADISON)

Wish You Were Here: Brush with Fame

You never know whom you’ll meet on campus. Alumni share stories of encounters with celebrities at UW–Madison.

A tree covered with ice in front of the Red Gym

Wish You Were Here: Have an Ice Day

There are two things that every Badger experiences: a slip on an ice patch and frozen boogers. Alumni share their memories of winters on campus.

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A detail photo of the headlights and Buckly Badger graphic on the front of the red Bucky Wagon

Wish You Were Here: Homecoming

Parades and fireworks, alumni and student networking, bloody marys and brats at a tailgate, Wisconsin Singers concert, multicultural events, red cross blood drive, the band marching from Union South to Camp Randall, and more.

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AUDIENCE MEMBERS APPLAUD DURING A DANCE BATTLE AT THE CHINESE UNDERGRADUATE STUDENT ASSOCIATION’S (CUSA) “SHOW ME YOUR DANCE” EVENT AT THE WISCONSIN UNION THEATER’S SHANNON HALL ON FEBRUARY 22, 2020. THE EVENT FEATURED DANCERS FROM MADACOM, A MADISON DANCE COMMUNITY COMPRISING THREE UW ORGANIZATIONS — DANCAS DANCE CREW, KOREAN & AMERICAN STUDENT PERFORMERS, AND HYPNOTIQ: HIP HOP DANCE CREW — PROJECT FRESH FROM THE UNIVERSITY OF NOTRE DAME, AND THE UKAN ASIAN HIPHOP DANCE CREW FROM OHIO STATE UNIVERSITY. (PHOTO BY BRIAN HUYNH / UNIVERSITY COMMUNICATIONS)

Wish You Were Here: The Show Must Go On!

Alumni share stories of their favorite among performances they watched during their time at the UW.

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The Education Building is pictured at the University of Wisconsin-Madison on June 18, 2020. The building is home to the School of Education. (Photo by Bryce Richter / UW-Madison)

Wish You Were Here: If These Walls Could Talk

Alumni talk about their favorite campus buildings — which ones hold a place in their heart and why.

WITH THE PATIO DOORS TO ALDO'S CAFE WIDE OPEN, PEOPLE ENJOY TAKING A BREAK TO EAT AND SOCIALIZE OUTSIDE THE WISCONSIN INSTITUTES FOR DISCOVERY ON JUNE 11, 2013. (PHOTO BY JEFF MILLER / UNIVERSITY COMMUNICATIONS)

Wish You Were Here: Let’s Eat!

Alumni share the best campus-are spot to eat during their days at the UW.

Camp Randall filled with Badger fans during a football game

Wish You Were Here: Get Your Game On

Sports Memories: Alumni share the most exciting campus athletics moments — whether experienced on the field or seen from far away.

Lead cook Jack Tredinnick prepares a carryout food order at The Sett in Union South at the University of Wisconsin-Madison on June 2, 2020. The photo is part of a series about essential functions, facility maintenance and staff work in the Wisconsin Union that continues to occur while a majority of the UW-Madison campus remains closed due the global coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic. (Photo by Jeff Miller / UW-Madison)

Wish You Were Here: Working Memories

Alumni look back on their jobs and internships — the work that filled their hours outside the classroom.

Wish You Were Here: Involvement and Activism

Did you join a band (or the Band)? A fraternity or sorority? Did you join a formal student org or work for the same causes with a devoted group of volunteers?

Wish You Were Here: Living Quarters

There’s no place quite like a student home. Whether you made your best memories in your dorm or your ten-roommate, two-bedroom apartment we want to hear about it.

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