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Kevin Draper '10: Minnesota's Fate.
Editor's Note: This is a guest piece by Omar Bagnied. Omar is a frequent contributor to The Diss.*****It's been a rough couple decades for basketball in Minnesota. It wasn't always this way. Back...
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Kevin Draper '10: Lusty Bodies.
One of the more interesting (and memorable) books I read while I crashed and burned in my doctoral program was Saltwater Slavery, written by historian Stephanie Smallwood.In the book, Smallwood...
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David Schraub: Boobirds
Mitt Romney delivers a speech before the NAACP. Mitt Romney promises to repeal "Obamacare". Mitt Romney is met with a chorus of boos.My favorite part is how the video cuts just as Mitt Romney starts to...
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Ken Wedding's CompGov Blog: Details on efforts to prevent voter fraud in Mexico
We don't often learn about the detailed, bureaucratic work that goes into preventing voter fraud — especially in Mexico, where history suggests that corruption is common. These details come from an...
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Kurt Kohlstedt '02: The Answer to Sky-High Housing Prices: Houses in the Sky
[ By Delana in Art & Photography & Video. ] In the capable hands of French photographer Laurent Chehere, ordinary houses become whimsical lighter-than-air structures. They shun the ground and...
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John Tischer '71: OPEN
Open out, open in, nothing in between open out open in nothing in between inner outer nothing nothing in between open to out and to in nothing in between
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Kevin Draper '10: Fortunate Moments for Unfortunate Franchises: The Minnesota...
Editor's Note: This is the last piece in our series of Fortunate Moments for Unfortunate Franchises until the NBA expands to Europe. You can expect the London Fire FMUF around 2022.In 1987 the NBA...
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Dan Schofer '00
6-22-2012Springfield, Oregon. 73 minutes. 10 miles.Cool and nice! Relaxed and easy pace. Last 5 miles just sub 35:00. Felt pretty good.
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David Ocker '73: Deep Underground, Workers Make The Ring
Deep Underground, Workers Make The Ring is a 30 Second Spot, a short opera featuring the sound of a ratchet, one of the most lyrical and melodic instruments of the orchestra. I wrote this piece to...
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Dan Schofer '00
6-23-2012Pre's Trail. 72 minutes. 10 miles.Cool and wet. Felt good. Saw Meg, Teg, Kara Goucher, and Shalane. Quicker pace at the end.
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Dan Schofer '00
6-24-2012Hendricks Park + Pre's Trail + Amazon. 75 minutes. 10 miles.Cool and wet. Very hilly and slow first 2 miles. Relaxed and easy pace. Felt OK. [Week: 70 miles]
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Dan Schofer '00
6-25-2012Amazon Park + Pre's Trail. 72 minutes. 10 miles.Cool and wet. Slow first 5 miles (40 minutes), then quicker pace (32 for last 5 miles). Felt OK but hamstring a bit sore going faster at the end.
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Dan Schofer '00
6-26-2012Forest Park in Portland. 74 minutes. 10 miles.Cool, wet, and muddy. Started extra slow going uphill but overall a decent pace. Felt fine.
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Dan Schofer '00
6-27-2012Terwilliger Boulevard in Portland. 75 minutes. 10 miles.Hilly run! Mostly very slow, easy pace.
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Dan Schofer '00
6-28-2012Willamette River Path + Pre's Trail. 74 minutes. 10 miles.Sluggish at first but overall felt good. Last 5 miles in 34:40. Lunges.
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Dan Schofer '00
6-29-2012Amazon Park. 67 minutes. 10 miles.Warm-up and cool-down. 4x100 strides. 5 x 1 mile on a 7 minute cycle: 5:44, 5:44, 5:42, 5:42, 5:41 (avg. 5:42.9, rest avg. 76.7). Worked hard but under...
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Dan Schofer '00
6-30-2012Rexius Trail + Pre's Trail. 73 minutes. 10 miles.Warm and humid. Relaxed, easy pace. Felt a bit tired but overall OK.
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Dan Schofer '00
7-1-2012Pre's Trail. 73 minutes. 10 miles.Mild, light rain. Relaxed, decent pace. A little tired but overall felt pretty good again. [Week: 70 miles]
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Ken Wedding's CompGov Blog: Limiting outside influence
United Russia acts to gain more control over political activity within Russia. Russia plans to register 'foreign agent' NGOsRussian NGOs that receive funding from abroad will have to register as...
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Alicia Hutchison Steffann '94: Guest Napper #105: A Dog’s Dream
One of my projects this summer has been to finally start using a compost bin. In fact, just yesterday I made a Brite about all the useful ways your pet can contribute to your compost. So how...
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