University of Minnesota Alumni Association
 
March-April 2008
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Mohamed Bakri, a political refugee from Sudan and a University graduate student, wins the “world’s richest” scholarship. Photograph by Mark Luinenburg.
In the March-April 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.

Dreams of Democracy
Mohamed Bakri, a political refugee from Sudan and University graduate student, wins the “world’s richest” scholarship.
By Adam Wahlberg

Kalispell

The winning entry in Minnesota magazine’s ninth annual fiction contest.

 By John Jodzio



Primitive Thinking
Looking back on them, Albert Jenks’s ideas of Americanization and racial anthropology are an embarrassment, primarily because so many people found them appealing.
By Tim Brady

Motley Crew
Seasoned athletes from a multitude of sports have jelled to become Big Ten rowing champs.
By Sheila Mulrooney Eldred

First Person: “The City of the Heart"
A Minneapolis expatriate retraces his steps and missteps.
An essay by Richard Coffey.


Alumni Profile: Ulric Gibson
Ulric Gibson helped bring clean water to much of the developing world.


Arts & Events: A twist on "The Wiz"
A twist on The Wiz


About Campus
U students steadfast in Kenya, U dining service gets greener, and is reading at risk with today’s kids?

Discoveries
Growing electronic components, an antidote to cyanide poisoning, and the hazards of rural driving.


Off the Shelf:
It’s a Dog’s Life by Justine Lee, plus Bookmarks.

Sports Notebook
Gopher sports news and notes

Letters
LRT, immigration, funding, and football


Alumni Association Report


National President: Tom LaSalle
Big Topics and MinneCollege
By Tom LaSalle (B.A. ’72)



Editor's Note: Shelly Fling
This part is non-fiction
By Shelly Fling


Executive Director: Margaret Sughrue Carlson
The Heart of the Matter
by Margaret Sughrue Carlson, Ph.D. '83


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