EXCLUSIVELY FOR MEMBERS OF THE UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA ALUMNI ASSOCIATION SPRING 2014 The new Northrop takes center stage (HERE’S YOUR BACKSTAGE PASS) The restored proscenium, ceiling, and new upper balcony in the revitalized Northrop \ F1 orn rolgt! lure5 k.:cl,,Qrllgsn0\•. 11orn,>11P1gluc1 tl~W. klC>n! I lti1Ul l 10 I !V I .:11gag.. ment arro charit;;b e 31v n2 Mlnnesota'ls show a ~marl<ab e generr;~ l c l !;} r 1-1 '1•'1' o1a l'ltrm m I y Fo ino.1t1on l'f lps people aero~= thE state turn 1ha• gEnfr~-s tv ito ~ poc W£>h lpn a~c 111ebt> • 1•11gtit. ''~ 1 1eworldi>vr-11 "lr1 b~ It Minnesota 1 1 • 1 1.g 1 " <:>I rid r.i111 Io mrl~ ~ 11 « o o' 1heir ~h •rJI <ihl g1v1ng. Community " mncommunityfoundation.org 1.. earn I ow 10 establ st a fund rodd Foundation UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA ALUMNI ASSOCIATION *=:C;3 K#C;03@ / Spring 2014 page 32 page 28 Columns and Departments Features 4 Editor’s Note 16 Welcome to the New Northrop The iconic hub of the University of Minnesota will 6 Letters reopen on April 4 after undergoing a multimillion dollar revitalization. A special section documents its transformation to a world class arts and academic facility. BY TIM BRADY, KAREN HANSON, AND CHRISTINE TSCHIDA, WITH PHOTOGRAPHS BY PATRICK O’LEARY page 8 8 About Campus Girls gotta move, climate change noted, and the cold comfort of home 12 Discoveries Buying into a bad diet, filling the harvest gap, and page 36 what the nodes know 36 Partners in Human Rights 14 First Person A unique program at the University of Minnesota is “Step by Step,” an essay by Jane Toleno helping shape human rights advocacy in Colombia. 40 Gopher Sports BY J. TROUT LOWEN Kelly Roysland is still at home in the Barn. 42 Alumni Profile Association Pages Marching on with Clara Adams-Ender and local novelist Peter Geye 47 The Gold Rose in Texas and Other Gopher Connections 44 The Gopher Crossword 52 Campus Seen ON THE COVER: Inside the new Northrop, photographed by Patrick O’Leary. Our photo finish This page, clockwise from top: Patrick O’Leary, Paul Smith, Stephanie Rau www.MinnesotaAlumni.org BOARD OF DIRECTORS Chair Susan Adams Loyd, ’81 Chair-elect Jim du Bois, ’87 Vice Chair Alison Page, ’96 Secretary/Treasurer Dan McDonald, ’82, ’85 Past Chair Kent Horsager, ’84 President and CEO Lisa Lewis Judy Beniak, ’82, ’10 Henry Blissenbach, ’70, ’74 Natasha Freimark, ’95 Gayle Hallin, ’70, ’77 Randy Handel Linda Hofflander, ’83 Bernadine Joselyn, ’78, ’01 Kevin Lang, ’06 Janice Linster, ’83 Becky Malkerson, ’76 Alexander Oftelie, ’03, ’06 Amy Phenix, ’08 Clint Schaff, ’00 Mike Schmit David Walstad, ’88, ’91 Sandra Ulsaker Wiese, ’81, ’84 Todd Williams, ’91 Jean Wyman UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA GOVERNANCE President Eric Kaler, ’82 Board of Regents Richard Beeson, ’76, chair Dean Johnson, vice chair Clyde Allen Laura Brod, ’93 Linda Cohen, ’85, ’86 Tom Devine ’79 John Frobenius, ’69 David Larson, ’66 Peggy Lucas, ’64, ’76 David McMillan, ’83, ’87 Abdul Omari, ’08, ’10 Patricia Simmons Contact the Alumni Association To join or renew, change your address, or obtain benefit information, go to www.MinnesotaAlumni.org or contact us at McNamara Alumni Center, 200 Oak St. SE, Suite 200, Minneapolis, MN 55455-2040; 800-UM-ALUMS (862-5867), 612-624-9658; or [email protected] The University of Minnesota Alumni Association is committed to the policy that all persons shall have equal access to its programs, facilities, and employ ment without regard to race, religion, color, sex, national origin, handicap, age, veteran status, or sexual orientation. 2 Spring 2014 MINNESOTA www.MinnesotaAlumni.org Spring 2014 MINNESOTA 3 Editor’s Note MINNESOTA PUBLISHED BY THE UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA ALUMNI ASSOCIATION SINCE 1901 President and CEO Lisa Lewis Vice President of Communications Daniel Gore A Grand Reopening Editor Cynthia Scott of the Imagination Editor (on leave) Shelly Fling hen I attended the press conference at Coffman Memorial Copy Editor Union last November announcing plans for the grand reopen- Susan Maas ing of the Northrop, I experienced something foreign in my 27 Contributing Editor years of attending press conferences: I felt inspired. Meleah Maynard WI had toured the Northrop a couple of years ago, in the earliest days of the Contributing Writers revitalization project, but as I listened to University Provost Karen Hanson George Barany, Sarah Barker, (B.A. ’70) and others describe the transformation that was taking place, it Jennifer Benson, Tim Brady, Greg Breining, Karen Hanson, Mary Hoff, Shannon Juen, became clear that this project was vastly bigger J. Trout Lowen, Deane Morrison, than making an old building functional again. Andy Steiner, Jane Toleno It was a fundamental reimagining. The revital- Contributing Photographers ization creates a state-of-the-art facility that is, Dan Marshall, Patrick O’Leary, in Hanson’s words, at multiple crossroads: a Matthew Rakola, Stephanie Rau, literal one at the center of campus; of the past, Paul Smith, Sher Stoneman present, and future of the University; and of Art Director academics and the arts. Kristi Anderson, Two Spruce Design I hope the inspiration I felt then comes Graphic Designer through in the pages of this issue of Minnesota. Mike Lee We’re pleased to give alumni a sneak preview Advertising Rates and Information of the reimagined Northrop, beginning with Ketti Histon 612-280-5144, [email protected] photographs from the early days of the project, when the theater was dismantled down to the Cynthia Scott Minnesota (ISSN 0164-9450) is published four times a year (Fall, Winter, Spring, and Summer) by dirt and daylight streamed in where an exterior the University of Minnesota wall used to be, and including whatever finishing touches we could squeeze in Alumni Association for its members. before press time. Patrick O’Leary (M.A. ’86), the University’s dogged photog- Copyright ©2014 by the University of Minnesota Alumni Association rapher who began documenting the revitalization almost from the first strike McNamara Alumni Center of the shovel, made his hundreds of photographs available to us. Would that we 200 Oak Street SE, Suite 200 could have published all of them instead of a fraction! Minneapolis, MN 55455-2040 612-624-9658, 800-UM-ALUMS (862-5867) As you view the photos and read the articles, keep in mind that, were it not fax 612-626-8167 for alumni, the Northrop would never have arisen on the patch of earth it has www.MinnesotaAlumni.org occupied since 1929. The possibility of creating such a facility—one that eventu- To update your address, call 612-624-9658 or ally became known as The Carnegie of the Midwest because of the luminaries e-mail [email protected] that graced its stage—was withering away for lack of funds until alumni dug Periodicals postage paid at St. Paul, Minnesota, deep in their pockets to bring the $1.32 million project to fruition. It’s a testa- and additional mailing offices. ment to the impact alumni have had and continue to have on shaping the life of POSTMASTER: Send address corrections to: McNamara Alumni Center this University. 200 Oak St. SE, Suite 200 When we first began working on this issue, I was surprised and delighted Minneapolis, MN 55455-2040 to discover how readily people talked about their memories of the Northrop. Whether alumni or not, people have abundant and vivid recollections of the place. Such is the power of the Northrop in the imagination and experience of students, alumni, and the wider community. But don’t take my word for it. Make a plan to come to campus and experience the new Northrop for yourself. In the meantime, enjoy this issue of Minnesota. Q Cynthia Scott (M.A. ’89) is the editor of Minnesota. She can be reached at scott325@ 660 Mayhew Lake Road NE umn.edu. St Cloud, Minnesota 56304 4 Spring 2014 MINNESOTA www.MinnesotaAlumni.org Fall 2013 MINNESOTA 5 Letters I served as an editorial assistant for Min- to Minnesota, returning the favor to the FALL 2013 nesota from 1995 to 1996 while earning place and the people that taught me how UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA ALUMNI ASSOCIATION Inside the New UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA ALUMNI ASSOCIATION MEDICAL DEVICES WINTER 2014 CENTER my B.A. in English, and Shelly Fling’s edi- to give so many years ago. Football Gopher RA’SHEDE HAGEMAN Banned: tor’s note elicited a knowing laugh from my Sara Hauber (B.A. ’96) UnbridledEXTREME AND INDECENT DANCINGHope throat. I was transported right back to those Chicago often high-stress days digging up intriguing MISGUIDED FOCUS stories about talented alumni doing mean- I urge alumni, their families, friends, and ingful things, getting immersed in their associates to strongly oppose the wrong- lives if only for the hours or days allowed headed plan by President Kaler and Ath- Alumna CeCe Terlouw helps abused girls to craft a story—and never forgetting the rebuild their lives letics Director Norwood Teague to try to KIDS TEACH U RESEARCHERS ABOUT RESILIENCE great people I was privileged to profile. RESEARCHERSTHE BIRTH HOPE OF TOCHILD STOP WELFARE STUDIES AT THE U IN 1925 raise millions from the private sector to A MINNESOTA ICON FROM DYING When I read Susan Maas’s finely writ- PLUS COURT TIME WITH COACH PITINO • THE TRUTH ABOUT THE BORGIAS expand athletics facilities. ten cover story, “Unbridled Hope,” tears Athletics have nothing to do with A U TURN HOME welled up in my eyes and streamed freely education and such donations will take Moments prior to the arrival of the Winter down my cheeks.