HE M G ZINE OF THE U Va/11m e 9 umber 2 November · December 1998 MINNESOTA L ~ I' r R SIT \ 0 r \1 I :-.; ~ E SOT \c <\ L l .\1 "I A SOC J A T I 0 , Features It Doesn't Take a Rocket Scientist -or Does It? ................................................. 18 Christmas Classics ....................................... 34 Alumnus and former profe or Ed Anderson has Alumnus Tom Hegg, author of A Cup ofChristmas Tea spent 30 year trying to olve the world' transit problem. and the Peef children's holiday books, has won readers De p'te a band of ardent upporter worldwide, hi and busine succe s by haring real-life joy and sorrow. per onal rapid transit tern ha been a tough ell. By Joel Hoekstra By PbJ! Boista VOICES: On the Right Side of the Law ...................... 38 Alumnus Brian Pierce i convinced that education can tum pri oner into valuable citizens. After all it's what helped him break the chains of drug ,crime and prison. As told to r icki Stovig A Sobering Subject ...................................... 24 hroughout ni"er ity hi tory, tudents ha e drunk alcoh I illegally de pite efforts to top them. Even 0 SPORTS: mo t of them deve! pinto re p n ible, ucce ful citizens. No Match for GopherWrestling .................. But dnnking-related tragedie on other .. campu e 42 Coach J Robinson' clear philo ophy and ruele and an increa e in binge drinking ha compelled commitment have turned Gopher wre tIer into the niver it) fficial to meet the problem head on. country' 1110 t exciting team-and Tim Hartung into But ju t h wan in titution of higher education hould a national champion. Plu ,preview of men' handle the i ue i unclear. and women' ba ketball and hockey. By Knte Tyler By Cbns COllgbll1l1 witb A Time to Give ............................................. 30 Alumnu Richard 'Pinly" }'ICI amara credits Advice from the ni'er ity of }'Iinn~ ota ~ r hi ucce in Real-life Investors .......... 49 bu ine and life. ow he' gi"ing back in a big way. nl"er it), alumni who have taught IIi 10 milli n gift-which will benefit tudents them eh'e how to in,' t their and alwnni-i one of the large t ever made t the money and play the markets tell niver ity. about their happy return bad By Tro tJ' 8111117101111 gue e, dunlb luck, and what they've learned alon a the way. By h('l~v Fling Columns and DeparUllents In Focus ............................................................. UMAA National President .............................. 55 Campus Digest ................................................ 11 UMAA News and Notes .................................. 5 6 In Brief ............................................................ 16 Executive Director .......................................... 60 ADUERTI~E UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA In .'RResola ALUMNI ASSOCIATION The nh'ersit) ofJ\lmnesota Alumni sso latlon conne L, alurnm because to the nn'ersity, advocating anti supp rtlng c,cellence m education anti budding pride, Spirit. and community. 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