September 1991
Volume 16
Number 9
Features
The “L” Word
Houses are hot again here – if you know where to look. Our annual real estate roundup rediscovers location, location and, of course, location.
By Malcolm McDowell Woods
The Names of the Games
Wisconsin high school sports mascots – and their sometimes-goofy nicknames – tell us more than just how to cheer. They also tell us something about ourselves.
By Terrence Falk
New Faces of 1991
The Milwaukee arts scene has come of age; for proof, you need look no further than our annual Fine Arts Guide. We spotlight the rising stars (and a few old favorites) who will make the season shine. Plus a complete calendar.
By Bruce Murphy with Peter Robertson
The Look: Tuning in to Fall
Milwaukee Magazine goes on a fall fashion “shopping trip” with TV6 sportscaster Tom Pipines and his wife, Monica, owner of an employment agency. Here’s what to wear this season if you’re not a fashion model, either.
By Ann Christenson
The Unmaking of a University
In 1925, and for years thereafter, UW-Madison stood among the top half-dozen universities. But last year it didn’t even make the top 25. A special report on what’s happened to the apple of Wisconsin’s eye – and the even more rotten problems ahead.
By Mary Van de Kamp Nohl
Departments
Outfront
The self-levitation – and self-desctruction? – of a university.
By David A. Fryxell
Letters
Weakland from both sides now.
The Insider
The real story on state Senator Gary R. George’s pageant entanglement. Plus: From Bambi to City Hall, life after Wisconsin Woman, learning to love worms, Plenty of Horne, Insider Reviews – and the ultimate guide to Milwaukee feuds.
Edited by Stephen Filmanowicz
Metroscene
Make September a real time to remember with the help of our picks of the month’s best events.
Edited by Ann Christenson
Dining Guide
Real food for real Milwaukeeans: A guide to the city’s biggest steaks, plus more than 100 answers to the question, “Where should we eat tonight?”
Columns
Politics
Why the Jeffrey Dahmer case raises troubling questions about equal justice for all Milwaukeeans.
By Bruce Murphy
Restaurants
Grand news for hotel dining: Say oui! to Benson’s Milwaukee Grill and “not ‘alf bad” to The English Room.
By Willard Romantini
Endgame
Trying to park at UWM can be an education in itself.
By Kris Radish
Special Advertising Section
1991 Fall and Winter Leisure Guide.
By Jenifer Winiger
On the Cover: Illustrations by Nicholas Wilton.
