UW-MADISON | MEMORIAL UNION TERRACE UW-Madison’s sunburst chairs are coming out. Find out when SABINE MARTIN Mar 25, 2026 Mar 25, 2026 Updated Mar 26, 2026 Memorial Union Terrace’s signature sunburst chairs take their leave for the winter on Oct. 27. They'll be back in place mid-April. AMBER ARNOLD, STATE JOURNAL ARCHIVES Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save SABINE MARTIN The Memorial Union Terrace’s colorful sunburst chairs at UW-Madison are returning in about three weeks, a true sign of spring.kAmrC6HD H:== DE2CE F?=@25:?8 E96 @C2?86[ J6==@H 2?5 8C66? DF?3FCDE 492:CD @? pAC:= `d] %96 (:D4@?D:? &?:@? :D 9@DE:?8 2? @A6?:?8 46=63C2E:@? 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Packing up the sunburst chairs Union Terrace sunburst chairs are stored at an off-campus warehouse for the season
How much beer, brats and ice cream the Union Terrace sold this summer In all three categories, the numbers were down slightly from 2024’s totals.
Here's where 2,000 sunburst chairs go when they leave UW-Madison's terrace The process takes a crew of 12, 300-plus labor hours over four days.
UW-Madison says it’s ‘disappointed’ by student council call to divest from Israel The student government’s resolution calls on UW-Madison and the Universities of Wisconsin to divest from “investments complicit in apartheid a…
UW-Madison says it’s ‘disappointed’ by student council call to divest from Israel The student government’s resolution calls on UW-Madison and the Universities of Wisconsin to divest from “investments complicit in apartheid a…