Celebrate 120 years of The Daily Cardinal
Snappy Cardinal © Natasha Soglin for The Daily Cardinal Alumni Association
Thursday, April 26, 2012
WELCOME RECEPTION AND PHOTOGRAPHY EXHIBIT
7 pm – 9 pm. Join us as we kick off the Cardinal's 120th anniversary with a welcome reception at Madison's Overture Center, featuring an exhibition of the best in the Cardinal's rich visual tradition, past and present. Exhibits will include work by Pulitzer Prize-winning photographers, and prints on display will be auctioned Saturday night to benefit the Cardinal's scholarship funds.
Friday, April 27, 2012
JOURNALISM PANEL DISCUSSIONS
Fluno Center's Howard Auditorium
10 a.m. - 12 p.m. The Daily Cardinal's journalists went on to have incredible success not only in newspapers but in television news as well. Join Emmy- and Peabody-winning journalists as they talk about how their Cardinal and UW experiences influenced their work.
1 p.m. - 3 p.m. The Cardinal counts among its graduates numerous winners of print journalism's highest honor, the Pulitzer Prize. Discuss newspapering with half a dozen of those winners, including David Umhoefer, Neal Ulevich, Eric Newhouse, Walt Bogdanich, and Abigail Goldman.
Satuday, April 28, 2012
CARDINAL OFFICE OPEN HOUSE
10 a.m. - 3 p.m. Relive your Cardinal days and meet today's staff in their natural habitat -- the Cardinal's Vilas Hall offices. The equipment may have changed somewhat, but the atmosphere is still the Cardinal you remember: young journalists fearlessly sifting and winnowing to find the truth.
GALA CELEBRATION
7:30 - 11 p.m. at The Orpheum Theater
Wish the Cardinal a happy birthday with drinks and dancing at one of Madison's most unique venues, the Orpheum! There will be a silent auction of art and photography to benefit the Cardinal's scholarship funds. Meet old friends and raise a toast to the Cardinal's next 120 years.
There are other events planned on campus to coincide with the anniversary. More details on those will follow.
Please consider organizing an informal gathering for your colleagues on Saturday afternoon at the bar or venue of your choice.
All events will be held in Madison Wisconsin
Continuing Cardinal Camaraderie: April 26-28, 2012
Where will you be on these dates? Plan to be in Madison for the 120th anniversary of the Cardinal. Find out what happened to the annoying freshman reporter, the stumble-bum photographer, and that girl (you know you always wondered what happened to her). Whether you stayed in journalism or not, we want to see YOU. Room blocks have been reserved under "Daily Cardinal" at the Doubletree Hotel near campus and the Lowell Center on Langdon Street.
Next month: full details on pictures, panels and parties.
Forsmo Family Announces UW/Cardinal Art Scholarship
On Saturday, March 12, James Forsmo, Daily Cardinal graphics editor in Fall 1981 and 1984, passed away.
The DCAA is working with his widow, Sharon Ely Forsmo, also a Cardinal alumna, and the UW Foundation to create a benefit in his name.
The James J. Forsmo Art Scholarship would be a one-year scholarship for art students at the UW, with preference for those working at the Daily Cardinal. The UW Foundation will manage the fund and the amount and number of scholarships will depend upon the amount raised. The minimum that would need to be raised is $10,000 to endow a $1,000 annual scholarship (a matching fund scholarship with the Wisconsin Alumni Association).
The fundraising is starting with the sale of a poster that Jim designed. This poster can be purchased through the DCAA on this site. Of the cost, $25 will go to the scholarship and the rest toward shipping and handling.
Sharon will be holding a live silent art auction in Phoenix at First Studio on April 9. The DCAA hopes to follow this with an online art auction on eBay the following week through the end of the month. More information on the art auction will be forthcoming.
Any Cardinal alumni artists or photographers interested in donating work should contact us at +1 877 THE DCAA (843 3222) or dcaa@dailycardinal.net for more information.