Alex FriedrichIn “This Week @Minnesota” for the week of Sept. 12-16, the U of M Police give away donuts and coffee, students participate in a world record attempt balloon pop, get a rooftop concert on the Weisman expansion and President Kaler starts a Twitter account (@PrezKaler) with student social media ambassadors
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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.