University of Minnesota Alumni Association
 
September - October 2006
Turning lunchboxes into boomboxes and kids into engineers.  Cover photograph by Sara Jorde
Turning lunchboxes into boomboxes and kids into engineers. Cover photograph by Sara Jorde
In the September/October 2006 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:

Off the Shelf
A review of Lucy's Eggs by Rick Henry.
Review by Katy Read


Empower Tools
9/15/2006
Opening up the world of engineering and technology for Minneapolis kids.
By Meleah Maynard

Hot Commodity
9/15/2006
Economist Richard Sandor wants to save the planet from global warming.
By Jack El-Hai

The Upset
9/15/2006
After World War I, the once-dominant Gopher football program slogged through a rebuilding phrase.  And then Red Grenge came to town.
By Tim Brady

Art Attack
9/15/2006
A preview of the dance, visual arts, music, and theater events coming to campus this fall.
By Camille LeFevre

Kick Start
9/15/2006
Kelsey Hood's passion and fierce competitiveness make her the key to the resurgence of Gopher soccer. 
By Sheila Mulrooney Eldred

Sports Notebook
9/15/2006
Gopher sports news and notes.
By Cynthia Scott

First Person: All the Wrong Places
9/15/2006
"All the Wrong Places," an essay by Tim Gihring

About Campus
9/15/2006
Rapping with scholars, people instincts, and organic knowledge.

Discoveries
9/15/2006

Letters
9/15/2006

U News
9/15/2006
NASA grant news, GLBT-ranking, and standing up for Vietnam vets.
By Rick Moore and Cynthia Scott

Editor's Note
9/15/2006
Something Out of Nothingz
By Shelly Fling

National President
9/15/2006
The U gave the tools to lead.
By Dennis Schulstad, B.A. '66

Chief Executive Officer
9/15/2006
Real medical miracles happen at the U.

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