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In the September-October 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:
Blazing His Own Path
Star running back Laurence maroney dodges stereotypes and--to his surprise--lands in the national spotlight.
By Judd Spicer
Campus Art Fare
A guide to the visual and performing arts at the U this fall
By Camille LeFevre
First Person: Meeting Les Parents
Essay by Mary Winstead
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Candid Animals
9/6/2005
It all started with a herd of sheep, a helmet cam, and landscape architect Sam Easterson's desire to see the world from differentt points of view.
By Greg Breining |
An Uncommon Economist
9/6/2005
Nobel laureate and University alumnus Daniel McFadden (B.S. '57, Ph.D. '62) developed a theory that can help predict rapid-transit ridership, the outcome of elections, who will go on welfare, and more. It's about seeing the common area between seemingly disparate fields.
By Carol Pogash |
Honoring Scholars
9/6/2005
A grand new walkway across campus will include monuments to more than 600 of the University's greatest faculty and students-Nobel Prize winners, national academy members, regents professors, Rhodes Scholars, and others. Here are three of the scholars who will be honored on the walk.
By Patricia Kelly |
Honoring Alumni
9/6/2005
Over the decades, the University has bestowed the Outstanding Achievement Award-the U's highest honor for alumni-to more than 1,000 people for professional or personal distinction. Now the University has a permanent place to recognize these outstanding individuals—the Alumni Wall of Honor, a landmark on the southeast corner of the Gateway Plaza. Meet three alumni who will be honored.
By Patricia Kelly |
About Campus
9/6/2005
The world's largest book, don't drink and dial, tracking the wily squirrel, student survey, Discoveries, Overheard, and more.
By Chris Coughlan-Smith |
Sports Notebook
9/6/2005
A conversation with volleyball coach Mike Hebert, inaction on the stadium, a well-deserved contract extension, and hot fall recruits.
By Chris Coughlan-Smith |
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