My
Alma Mater Alumni reflect on their time at the U and
how it has impacted
them By Jennifer Alstad
When I came to the U, it was everything that I dreamt of—a huge campus,
foreign languages, thousands of students—and anonymity. Growing up in the
small town of Granite Falls, Minnesota, the idea of going somewhere very big
was exciting. The reality of it was even better. MORE >>
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