University of Minnesota Alumni Association
 
July-August 2007
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Dr. Steven Miles takes on medical complicity in torture, photograph by Mark Luinenburg
In the July-August 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

Taking On Torture
Dr. Steven Miles, who exposed medical complicity in the torture of prisoners in Iraq and Afghanistan and at Guantanamo Bay, seeks accountability and national reconciliation.
By Shelly Fling

Making a House a Home
University of Minnesota Extension Service master gardeners help new Habitat for Humanity homeowners plant gardens and develop a community’s roots.
By Meleah Maynard


March Madness
One has to wonder whether John Philip Sousa regretted ever agreeing to compose “The Minnesota March” for the University of Minnesota.
By Tim Brady

Minnesota's Annual Gopher Football Preview
Seniors want to make history, meet Tim Brewster, players to watch, and much more.

First Person: Memories of Murder
What I learned after writing about a hometown homicide.
By William Swanson


Arts & Events: Critiquing Consumerism
Everyday objects remade to reflect on the political, religious, and environmental conditions of our 21st century world make up “Products of Our Time,” an exhibition at the University of Minnesota’s Goldstein Museum of Design opening July 21.

Off the Shelf: Book Reviews and Notes
The Ocean in the Closet, Still Life with Husband, and Bookmarks

About Campus
Research and revenue, cage-free eggs, smoke free campus?, farewell Harvard Market, Web hit, Overheard on Campus and a commencement slideshow.


Discoveries
News about U breakthroughs and ongoing research


Letters
Our readers weigh in


Editor's Note: Don't Look Away
By Shelly Fling


National President: Reason to Be Proud
By Dennis Schulstad, B.A. '66


Executive Director: Alumni Shine in Hawaii
By Margaret Sughrue Carlson (Ph.D. '83)

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