 | | Stephanie Odegard fights child labor one equisite carpet at a time. Photograph by Mark Luinenburg |
In the March-April 2007 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.
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Weaving Career and Conscience
3/5/2007
University alumna Stephanie Odegard always longed to travel and to help people. Today she designs and manufactures exquisite Tibetan carpets while working to eradicate her industry’s darker side: child labor.
By J. Trout Lowen |
Fiction: Petrograd 1916
3/5/2007
The winning entry in Minnesota magazine’s eighth annual fiction contest.
By Zig Schuessler |
For All of Its Flaws
3/5/2007
By the 1930s, Jewish students were active in almost every aspect of campus life at the University of Minnesota. It would be untrue, however, to suggest that Jews were universally welcomed. As the decade progressed, the rise of blatant and virulent anti-Semitism, so evident and deeply disturbing in Europe, had its adherents in Minnesota.
By Tim Brady |
The Mee Generations
3/5/2007
Gopher roots run deep in slugger Mike Mee’s family.
By Sheila Mulrooney Edred |
Off the Shelf
3/5/2007
A review of Afloat Again, Adrift by Andrew Keith. Plus, Bookmarks. |
About Campus
3/5/2007
Defunding AIDS research, reality TV check, and Somalia in the headlines. |
Discoveries
3/5/2007
Toenails and secondhand smoke, Internet access and success in life, and stem cell findings. |
UNews
3/5/2007
Capital projects on Target, off-campus conduct under scrutiny, and grad rates on the rise. |
Sports Notebook
3/5/2007
New football coach Tim Brewster meets Gopher Nation, and the stadium design is unveiled. |
UMAA Report
3/5/2007
Celebrate with Tony Dungy, a roomy new member benefit, and cultivating grassroots lobbyists. |
National President
3/5/2007
Our U Is Changing—for the Better
National President, Dennis Schulstad, B.A. '66 |
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