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| March-April 2005 | | |
 | | U Professor Jane Kirtley |
In the March-April 2005 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:
Sometimes There Are Ripples
A return trip to China topples an American’s naive notions.
Essay by Allison Campbell Jensen
The Hits Keep Coming
Gopher first baseman Andy Hunter’s obsession with hitting has made him one of the top college baseball players.
By Robyn Dochterman
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Democracy at Stake
Professor Jane Kirtley, champion of the First Amendment, discusses why everyone should care about a free press.
By Rich Broderick |
The Eulogist
The winning entry in Minnesota magazine's sixth-annual fiction contest.
By Carol Ellingson |
A Pound of Prevention
Americans are gaining weight and becoming obese at unprecedented rates. It is an epidemic whose causes involve everything from school lunches to lack of exercise to economics and whose consequences include shortened life expectancy and even fatal diseases. But dozens of University researchers are working toward solutions to the obesity epidemic by getting at the root causes, intervening with individuals and systems, and curbing people’s seemingly insatiable appetite for sugar and fat.
By Erin Peterson |
The Lion King
Professor Craig Packer loves lions intensely and works to protect this magnificent species. Even if it sometimes means killing them.
By Greg Breining
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Campus Digest
Research findings, Overheard on Campus, Beautiful U Grants, and more. |
CEO's Column
From Apples to Viagra
By Margaret S. Carlson, Ph.D. '83 |
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