Both the men’s and women’s basketball teams will begin play in their respective national tournaments today. The men (27-4) are making their 10th consecutive tournament appearance in Point Lookout, Mo. They are seeded fifth and will play Minot State of North Dakota at noon on Thursday, March 13.

The women (30-2) received one of four top seeds in the Sioux City tournament. This is their third consecutive trip to nationals, seventh overall. The women will face the eighth seed Holy Names of California at 7:30 p.m. on Thursday.

Listen to the games live via NWC’s website. To view the tournament bracket, visit naia.org.

How have places shaped people? How have people shaped their communities and regions? What are the connections between place and history, religion, literature and scientific discovery? Those questions are the focus of April’s Minding Place week at Northwestern. Events are open to alumni and will include:

• Writing and oral history workshops by author Jim Heynen and oral historian Charles Morissey on Saturday, April 5; register by March 17
• Readings and comments by Kathleen Norris, the award-winning author of Dakota: A Spiritual Geography, on Wednesday, April 9
• Over 20 place-themed workshops on Wednesday, April 9

For a complete Minding Place schedule, visit www.nwciowa.edu/mindingplace or request a brochure at 712-707-7100.

Michigan

Saturday, June 7
Western Michigan
Meet Northwestern’s new president, Greg Christy. E-mail alumni@nwciowa.edu for event details.

Wisconsin

Join alumni and friends of Northwestern for one of two Wisconsin events:

Saturday, June 21
Miller Park, Milwaukee
4:30 p.m.: Brewers pre-game tailgate
6:05 p.m.: Milwaukee Brewers vs. Baltimore Orioles
Cost: $25/person (includes meal and game ticket)
RSVP by May 19 (Brewers request a 30-day notice to release unsold tickets)

Sunday, June 22
Lakeside Park, Fond du Lac
12:30 p.m.: Afternoon picnic hosted by Lori (Gorter ’00) Schroeder
RSVP by June 16

Omaha

Sunday, July 20
Henry Doorly Zoo
11 a.m. to noon: Zoo wristband pickup
12:30 p.m.: Lunch at the new Zebra Picnic Pavilion
Cost: $20/person (3 and under, free)
RSVP by July 14
Join NWC alumni and friends for a day at the zoo. The event will include zoo and IMAX admission, lunch, and rides on the zoo’s train, tram and carousel.

Des Moines

Friday, Aug. 15
Iowa State Fair
Mingle with NWC alumni, friends and President Greg Christy in the Polk County Farm Bureau Shelter House between 4 and 6 p.m. Advance discount gate admissions tickets available: $7/adults, $3/ages 6–11, 5 and under free.

Contact the alumni office for more details or to be on the invitation mailing lists for any of these gatherings.

Life guards. Tree trimmers. Oscar Mayer wienermobile drivers. College students work wet, wild and weird summer jobs. We’ll share stories of our alumni’s best, worst, dirtiest and dopiest in the summer issue of the Classic. To help us, tell us how you and your friends made summer cash.

Enjoy March Madness!

Rachel Van Den Broek '02
Director of Alumni Relations