Copyright @ 1998 by The University of Montana
Winter 1998
Volume 15, Number 2

FEATURES

REMAPPING HOPE by Kathy Witkowsky Located in Missoula's Milwaukee Station, the Center for the Rocky Mountain West takes a broad look at issues facing the Rocky Mountain region. TRADE SECRETS by Kim Anderson Marketing Big Sky businesses to the world at UM's Montana World Trade Center. INNOCENTS ABROAD by Caroline Patterson From lawn bowling in New Zealand to fruit markets in Rome: Snapshots and student impressions of UM study abroad programs. VILLAGE TALES by Rachel Schneller A day in the life of Zignasso, a small village in the West African country of Mali. INTERNATIONAL STUDENT PROFILES by Sharon Barrett, Suzanna Sonnenberg and Paddy Macdonald Four UM students who hail from disparate parts of the globe. THE TWAIN SHALL MEET by Patrick Hutchins From homes to healing, the Mansfield Center explores important issues facing the East and the West. BOOK CHAT by Susanna Sonnenberg Two novels-one about a young woman's journey of self-discovery and another about a plane crash-set in Missoula, searing poetry about Vietnam and a history of hellraisers and hotdoggers at The Big Mountain in Whitefish. AROUND THE OVAL SPORTS CLASSNOTES Winter 1998 Staff Cover: UM student Mancia Ko of Hong Kong. Photo by Todd Goodrich. Inside photos by Todd Goodrich, except as noted.