v UNIVERSITY APARTMENTS NEWS May 2018 INSIDE THIS ISSUE: KEEPING IT COOL IN THE SUMMER Badger Watch .... 2 With the long, cold spring still upon us, it may seem like summer will never arrive. It will, and after a couple weeks of warmer weather your apartment might feel uncomfortably hot. Fans can be helpful, but many Basketball Camp .. 3 residents choose to purchase an air conditioner. You can install the unit yourself or you may opt to have the maintenance Terrace After Dark . 3 staff at University Apartments do the installation. The staff will also insulate around it to form an airtight seal, making your air conditioner more efficient and thus, keeping your apartment cooler (and your Overture Center ... 3 electricity bill down). There is a small fee for this service which includes removal and winter preparation in the fall. MSCR ............ 3 REMINDER: SUMMER If you have questions about the dimensions required for your apartment, or would like to request installation, you can call the Facilities Office at STORAGE RULES ARE In Your Backyard .. 4 262-2037 or Community Center at 262-3407. IN EFFECT The summer storage rules went into effect onApril 1. Kitchen Korner .... 4 FINALS WEEK COMING UP While we are a diverse community in University Apartments, the Please refer to your storage common thread that keeps us all living together is academics at UW- policy you received when you Bike Fest .......... 5 Madison. checked in to your apartment for what can be placed outside. Final exams for most of our students begin the first week of May and to view a copy of the storage Bring Your Bike continue through Friday, May 11. Some schools and colleges within on the Bus ........ 5 policy visit: www.housing.wisc. UW-Madison have already begun their finals. edu/apartments/resident/rules Please keep this in mind as you come and go in the community during New Faces Also, please make sure property the end of the semester. This is a very stressful time for many residents. at UA ............ 6-7 labels are replaced if you are Please be respectful of neighbors who need to study. We also ask you to leaving for the summer. please talk kindly with neighbors who are disruptive to your study time. Events ............ 8 The quiet study room at the Community Center is available until 10 p.m. All of the University Apartments staff, as well as outside maintenance and construction contractors, are aware of the finals schedule. We will Gardening Day ... 8 do our best to keep our “work noise” to a minimum. Contact Us ....... 9 LAWN MOWING SEASON IS HERE! With the warmer weather and things turning green, it means it is lawn mowing time again. There is a new contractor, and mowing day will be on Tuesdays for now. Please remember to remove all personal items from the grassy areas before mowing day. CHANGES COMING TO BADGER WATCH Badger Watch began in 2002 with just Quarterly we will host volunteer meetings to discuss crime four buildings on the UW-Madison trends and crime prevention on campus as well as bring Campus and has grown to more than 4,000 presenters on various topics like: volunteers across the campus. While we • Financial and identity fraud and protecting yourself online still consider the Badger Watch volunteers the “extra eyes and ears” of the UW Police • Emergency preparedness for disasters, critical incidents and Department, we think it is time for an update on the program. acts of nature • How to deal with mental health concerns and available resources for students and staff The Badger Watch team will still continue to provide the Badger Watch Volunteer training to anyone and anywhere it is • The rise of social media use and protecting yourself online wanted. However, we have updated the training and believe it • And other experts from the community and law will add more value and knowledge to you, or a new Badger enforcement agencies across Dane County Watch volunteer. With this training you will be empowered to address safety concerns in your work area, observe and report suspicious and criminal activity to the police, and identify any If you would like to know more about Badger Watch and how crime prevention needs. We believe a healthy, united Badger it can help in the University Apartments and University Houses community is one of the strongest deterrents to crime. Your area please contact me. Stay safe and stay involved. awareness, intervention and call to the police could prevent an injury, stop a crime or even safe a life. UW Dispatch: 608-264-COPS (2677) City of Madison Police Also updated for Badger Watch will be the inclusion of monthly Dispatch:608-255-2345 Badger Watch Updates via email. This email will be sent out If you have any questions, comments, or to Badger Watch volunteers the last Monday of every month. concerns, please feel free to call me or e-mail This update will include specific crime statistics in various me. areas on campus, calls for action or information based on these statistics, a list of upcoming events, training, and meetings for the volunteers, as well as recognition of any exceptional service done by volunteers. Officer Terry Evans [email protected] 2 SUMMER BASKETBALL CAMP AT SHOREWOOD HILLS ARBOR DAY AT The Shorewood Hills Youth Basketball Camp LAKESHORE PRESERVE is taking reservations for its eight-week camp. May 15 is the application deadline for the camp, which will run from June 25 through Aug. 25 and be held at the basketball courts on the south side of Shorewood Hills School. The cost is $50 per child. The program is open to all area residents, Student volunteers plant trees in honor of boys and girls, entering grades 1 through 6 Arbor Day. Photo by Bryn Scriver. and will cover the fundamentals of basketball: CHANGES COMING TO BADGER WATCH shooting, dribbling, passing and defense. No previous basketball experiences is needed and the camp will focus on the importance of teamwork and having fun. Each session will meet one time per week in the evenings at the court. For more information go to the village web site at: www.shorewood-hills.org/basketball or you can fill out the on-line form at the Village Hall. Please contact Charlie Benforado at [email protected] or David Maravilla [email protected] if you have any questions. TERRACE AFTER DARK Sunny days and sunsets never get old, but nighttime on the Terrace at Memorial Union is something truly spectacular. A summer long program that blends free concerts and movies with warm summer nights in one of Madison’s most popular places, Terrace After Dark is your perfect excuse for kicking back, catching some great entertainment and letting your cares float away. The programs start May 11 and will continue through the summer. The events are free for UW-Madison students, faculty, staff, Wisconsin Union members and their guests. For more information on upcoming events, please visit: union.wisc.edu/events-and-activities/special-events/terrace-after-dark-music-and-film-series. SEASON UNDERWAY AT SUMMER ACTIVITIES AVAILABLE OVERTURE Summer programs will be getting The 2018-19 season is under way soon and there are a lot of underway at the Overture options available. One is the Madison Center for the Arts. School & Community Recreation (MSCR), which is the public recreation Offering plays, musicals, provider for the residents of Madison concerts and more, the (within the boundaries of the Madison Overture hosts a variety of events throughout the year. Metropolitan School District (MMSD)). In addition to housing 10 resident companies, seven MSCR is a department of the MMSD and is proud to have performance spaces play host to national and international served the community for 91 years as the one for fun in touring artists and Broadway performers. Madison. We have a wide range of recreation programs and services for all ages that are offered year-round. Please visit For more information, visit www.overture.org or call 608- the web site for more information:www.mscr.org. 258-4141. 3 IN YOUR BACKYARD: MAKING THE MOST OF THE LAKESHORE PRESERVE KITCHEN KORNER: Submitted by Lakeshore Nature Preserve Staff: Emily Jorgensen, PERFECT PICKUP AT Bryn Scriver and Ben Winesett RIGHT TIME The University Apartments are fortunate to be surrounded Submitted by Mary Murray by the Lakeshore Nature Preserve — a 300-acre outdoor teaching and research laboratory on the UW-Madison The middle of April brought a three-day ice campus. Although the preserve is a highly utilized leisure storm. Several times I went to the door to my space, wildlife viewing area, and a hotspot for biodiversity, backyard and stared at my garden frames, it is also a work in progress. The preserve is actively managed to enhance which are supposed to be filled with fresh dirt and compost by now. Instead I watched them wildlife habitat, maintain soil, and increase storm water infiltration, fill with snow and ice (and more snow and ice) among other ecosystem services. Management activities include the use of until that junk made those frames completely prescribed fire, the removal of invasive plant species and the addition of disappear. I was done. I let myself sink into native plants. climate change despair. There are a few simple things you can do to help keep the Lakeshore A few hours later I found myself at Costco, Nature Preserve healthy and beautiful: roaming the aisles with all the others seeking • Do not collect or pick plants, wood, stone, earth, or animals. diversion from the storm. And then it happened: • Dispose of waste in receptacles provided at fire circles and parking lots.