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	Alumni Association Home > Past Issues > 2007 > March-April 2007   March-April 2007 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. 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 First Person: A Long Way Home 3/5/2007 Deciding you want to adopt a baby is the easy part. By Scott Nichols Off the Shelf 3/5/2007 A review of Afloat Again, Adrift by Andrew Keith. Plus, Bookmarks. Arts & Events 3/5/2007 Bob Dylan's missing years, at the Weisman. 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. Letters 3/5/2007 Editor's Note 3/5/2007 Poking Through the Rubble By Shelly Fling 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 Chief Executive Officer 3/5/2007 Lost Pages of History UMAA CEO Margaret Sughrue Carlson, Ph.D. '83 A Note About Minnesota on the Web Minnesota publishes articles on this Web site for which we own or have purchased electronic publishing rights. Minnesota is a primary benefit of membership in the alumni association. To join, visit the UMAA membership section. The editors appreciate reader feedback about the content in Minnesota. Please send comments to Minnesota editor Shelly Fling.