Jess Roskelley at 27,200 feet, with Mount Everest in the Background.
Interior photos by Todd Goodrich except as noted
Features
Politics as Unusual
by Joan Melcher
Garry South, a UM student body president in the '70's, tells how he's used his education to become one of the nation's top political strategists.
Breathless Dreaming
by Tom Lutey
A true adventure story, complete with near misses and high drama, that peaks with a UM freshman becoming the youngest American to scale Mount Everest.
Clearing the Air
by Daniel Berger
A reporter and photographer visit Libby, Montana, to learn how its residents are coping with the fallout of a corporate coverup and how UM is helping in the recovery.