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THE NEW GATEWAY PLAZA
A warm spell in April drew students and others to the Gateway Plaza, a new grassy, strolling, gathering area at the corner of Oak Street and Washington Avenue.
Sophomores Kristie Olson, left, and Amy Smith studied on the newly laid sod. Others found ambling the paths amid the groves of trees more to their liking. Workers were still putting finishing touches on reflecting pools adjacent to the McNamara Alumni Center at the north edge
of the plaza. A large central area and stage next to the pools make the plaza an ideal place for
large public gatherings, as well. The nonprofit Gateway Corporation, the group that raised the money for and operates the alumni center, built the plaza with private funds on space owned by the University. Alumni symbolically turned over the plaza to the University on June 4.
For more information on the McNamara Alumni Center and Gateway Plaza, visit www.alumnicenter.umn.edu. |
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