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Spring 2010

 The spring 2010 MINNESOTA cover story probes the re-emerging issue of segregation in public schools. Other stories in this issue include "sustainable" public art, the first Earth Day, 10 imagination grant winners, Olympic and Gopher diver Kelci Bryant, a first person essay, arts, news, sports, research, alumni profiles and more.

Orfield photograph by Doug Knutson
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Segregated . . . Again
University professor of law Myron Orfield argues that integrating schools and neighborhoods is not only a moral imperative, but key to regional vitality. Extra: Video interview with Myron Orfield.
By Kate Tyler

Imagine That
Imagine That
Supporting research in literature and languages, art and architecture, music, ethnic studies, and more is a University of Minnesota priority. Extra: Links to videos, artist sites and more.
By Meleah Maynard

An Idea Grows in Brooklyn
Alumnus Jeff Hnilicka has planted sustainable food practices in the world of art.
By Danny LaChance

The Birth of Earth Day
The Birth of Earth Day
Concerns about the environment, pollution, and the future of the planet gripped campus 40 years ago.
By Tim Brady


Editor's Note
Welcome to the Neighborhood

Letters
From our readers

About Campus
News, Views and more from around the Twin Cities campus.


Discoveries
CO2 reconsidered, new meaning of streaming, casual sex, puberty and butterflies and more.


First Person
When We Were Beautiful
What photos of our younger selves eternally portray.
An essay by Mike Finley


Off the Shelf
A People’s History of the Hmong
By Paul Hillmer
Reviewed by David Mahoney

Arts & Events
"Women and Water" at the Katherine E. Nash Gallery




Alumni Association Angle
New CEO, alumni award winners, alumni advocacy, benefits updates, and much more.

Alumni Profile: Olympic Spirit
Janet Carpenter's Olympic Spirit





Kelci Bryant: Aiming for New Heights
Gopher and Olympic Diver Kelci Bryant.






Aaron Fortunato: All-Around Guy
Gopher Gymnastics "workhorse" Aaron Fortunato.



National President's Column
The State Needs a Strong U
by Archie Givens (B.A. '66, M.H.A. '68)




  

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