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| Current Issue: July-August 2008 | | |
 | | George Weiblen, photograph by Mark Luinenburg |
Since 1901, the University of Minnesota's alumni publication's purpose has been -- as editor E.B. Johnson wrote in the first issue September 14, 1901 -- "To make the alumni acquainted with what is going on at the University at all times, and to foster a genuine University spirit among the alumni, by keeping them in touch with the University and each other."
In the May-June 2008 issue you will find stories about University happenings, interesting events and alumni, Gopher sports, and more. Links to stories for which the Alumni Association owns electronic publishing rights are listed below.
*Stories that include Online Extras are noted with an asterisk*
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Saving the Forest for the Trees*
7/15/2008
 With help from local villagers, University of Minnesota botanist George Weiblen and his colleagues race to record the biodiversity of Papua New Guinea’s rain forests before they disappear.
by Meleah Maynard |
The Good Son*
7/15/2008
 Forty years ago this summer, University of Minnesota alumnus Hubert Humphrey accepted the Democratic nomination for president.
by William Swanson |
Playing the God Card
7/15/2008
 University of Minnesota alumnus David Domke explains how religious politics—mastered by Democrats and Republicans alike—took hold of the American presidency and why mixing religion and politics makes a lethal concoction.
by Shelly Fling |
Discoveries
7/15/2008
Weeding out skin cancer, gecko family tree, failing exit exams, and much more
Edited by Cynthia Scott |
About Campus
7/15/2008
Opportunities from garbage, reporters on duty, U earns a "B" in sustainability, and more. |
Alumni Angle
7/15/2008
 Honoring Teachers, A Celebration with Heart, and much more. |
| | | | New: Comment on Our Stories | | With this issue, Minnesota is letting readers participate online by commenting on our feature stories. A link to a comment form on our four main stories can be found on the upper right side of the article's Web page.
If you have general comments or questions about Minnesota, please go to our opinion page. |
| | New: Online Extras | | Stories marked with an asterisk (*) include exclusive online content. |
| | A Note About MINNESOTA on the Web | Minnesota is at heart a printed magazine sent to members of the University of Minnesota Alumni Association. The Alumni Association offers most of the magazine's content online as a service to members and to introduce nonmembers to the magazine. Join the Alumni Association to receive the print edition six times a year and, as the Alumni Association restructures its Web site, return for additional content, including photographs, links, and mulitimedia features.
Want to comment about what you've seen or would like to see in Minnesota? Please send us your feedback: www.alumni.umn.edu/opinion.
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The football Gophers are starving for success in 2008 
by Tom LaSalle, (B.A. '72)