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March-April 2006
In the March-April 2006 issue you will find stories about University happenings, interesting events and alumni, Gopher sports, and more. Links to stories for which the UMAA owns electronic publishing rights are listed below. Additional articles in the issue include:

Prince of Darkness
Young alumnus Santino Fontana tackles Hamlet in the final production at the Guthrie Theater's Vineland Place home.
By Camille LeFevre

Singing for the Silenced
Essay by Erin Altemus

Catching Everyone's Attention
Gopher softball catcher Megan Higginbotham is more than a team leader at and behind home plate.
By Sheila Mulrooney Eldred


Grape Expectations
3/8/2006
University horticulture researchers are releasing a new, cold-hardy wine grape this spring.
By Sarah Barker

Par Avion
3/8/2006
The winning entry in Minnesota magazine’s seventh annual fiction contest.
By Emily Freeman

Beneath Saudi Sands
3/8/2006
University alumnus Fred Davies (B.S. ’16) had a hunch that crude oil lay hidden deep in the Arabian peninsula. Indeed, his work would lead to the discovery of the world’s largest oil fields.  
By Tim Brady

Sports Q&A
3/8/2006
With Leo Lewis, the U’s new associate athletics director for student athlete development
By Cynthia Scott

Sports Notebook
3/8/2006
Gopher sports news and notes

About Campus
3/8/2006
Morrill Hall takeover reunion and zipping about campus.

Discoveries
3/8/2006
Forest diversity, new mono drug, and curbing gambling

Learn from the Experts
3/8/2006
Classes Without Quizzes

Welcome Back, Justice O’Connor
3/8/2006

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