For University of Wisconsin-Madison Alumni and Friends A new Wisconsin ex-pier-ience Law and ANDY MANISANDY Order: SNP Special Narcotics Prosecutor Bridget Brennan ’77, JD’83 leads a fight against the illegal drug trade 30 The Wisconsin Alumni Association’s Goodspeed Family Pier is now open! To find out more about the first element in Alumni Park, drop by, tie up, or visit uwalumni.com/alumnipark. WHERE BADGERS BELONG FALL 2013 That New Brat Smell 18 | Worth Your Weight in Gold 24 | Title IX, Realized 26 | Alum set to buy the NYSE 42 GET BACK IN TOUCH WITH YOUR U-RAH-RAH. GIVE TO THE ANNUAL CAMPAIGN TODAY. There’s no better way to reconnect to everything wonderful at UW–Madison. You’ll also make sure that a new generation of Badgers will experience a world-class intellectual environment and a campus life that’s the envy of the Big Ten—just like you did. Your gift will keep your U-RAH-RAH going strong. No matter where life takes you. Visit sharethewonderful.org Photo illustration; original photo by Jeff Sciortino Photography. UWMadison_sprd_alt.indd 1 8/7/12 11:47 AM GET BACK IN TOUCH WITH YOUR U-RAH-RAH. GIVE TO THE ANNUAL CAMPAIGN TODAY. There’s no better way to reconnect to everything wonderful at UW–Madison. You’ll also make sure that a new generation of Badgers will experience a world-class intellectual environment and a campus life that’s the envy of the Big Ten—just like you did. Your gift will keep your U-RAH-RAH going strong. No matter where life takes you. Visit sharethewonderful.org Photo illustration; original photo by Jeff Sciortino Photography. FALL 2013 3 UWMadison_sprd_alt.indd 1 8/7/12 11:47 AM KEEP ON As long as Badgers keep on doing what we do—so uniquely, so passionately, so astoundingly and so joyfully—we will continue to change the world. WWW.WISC.EDU ON WISCONSIN 4 Message furnished by the University of Wisconsin–Madison 12795 UW Print Ad_v3.indd 1 7/17/13 1:48 PM FALL 2013 contents VOLUME 114, NUMBER 3 Features 24 Meet Rebecca Blank By Jenny Price ’96 Just how valuable is the devotion Badgers feel for their alma mater? “That’s gold,” says UW-Madison’s new chancellor. 26 Entitled By Addie Morfoot ’02 As Title IX turns forty, film producer Libby Geist ’02 explores 36 nine female athletes who changed their gender’s world. 30 Scripts and the City By John Allen Special narcotics prosecutor Bridget Brennan ’77, JD’83 is leading New York’s battle with illegal trade in prescription drugs. 36 The Birthplace of Vitamin A By Kate Prengaman MA’13 With his accidental discovery of Vitamin A, UW professor Elmer McCollum kickstarted the field of modern nutrition. 40 Naming Rights By Jason Wilde ’94 When the time came to name their children, these couples decided that only one choice would do. 42 The Big Board, in One Big Gulp By Nathaniel Popper Before the year is out, Jeffrey Sprecher ’78 is set to finalize his purchase of the New York Stock Exchange. 26 50 Badger Foodies By Raymond Hamel MA’85 What’s a nine-letter word for “interwoven verbal puzzle”? 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