In “This Week @Minnesota” for the week of September 6-9, we talk to some students about what they are most excited about on the first day of school, get a sneak peek of Goldy’s training routine and attend the grand reopening ceremony for the newly-renovated Folwell Hall.
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afriedrich@mpr.orgAlex Friedrich reports on higher education issues for MPR News. Among the stories he has covered: the fall of the Berlin Wall, aftermath of Hurricane Katrina, collapse of the I-35W bridge in Minneapolis, 2003 Moscow suicide bombing and 2004 presidential elections in the Republic of Georgia. He holds a bachelor’s degree in journalism from the University of Georgia and a master’s in European political economy from the London School of Economics.