Reminisce on the good old days — Daily deadlines, campus newsmakers and office hi-jinks — with former and current employees, while supporting students’ future Daily dreams, at the Minnesota Daily Alumni Association 2012 Annual Mixer on Saturday, April 14.

• Where: U of M TCF Bank Stadium, Indoor Club Room
  (enter stadium at Benton County gate, near the corner of University Ave and Oak St).
• When: April 14th 6 p.m. – 10 p.m.
  Social Hour: 6 p.m. – 7:30 p.m.
  Stadium Tours (every 20 mins): 6 p.m. – 7:30 p.m.
  Program: 7:30 p.m.
• Parking: Maroon or Gold lots near the stadium, the University Ave Ramp (University Ave/Walnut St.) or street parking. For more info, click here.
• Who: Alumni, Students and family and/or friends are welcome
  Alumni Tickets: $30 pre-purchase / $35 regular rate / $40 at door
  Student Tickets: $20 pre-purchase / $25 regular rate / $30 at door
  (Tickets include: Beer, wine, hors d’ouvres, stadium tour)
• Silent Auction: Donations to our Silent Auction will benefit the MDAA Scholarship Fund. A wide range of prizes are offered: sports gear, event tickets, and gift cards. More details to come!
  Note: Announcement of silent auction winners to follow. Winners are required to pay for all items at the end of the event to claim the prize. Cash or check are accepted.

Guest Speaker for the 2012 Annual Mixer:
Linda Fantin, Director of Network Journalism and Innovation, American Public Media

Linda Fantin is American Public Media’s Director of Network Journalism and Innovation. She leads the Public Insight team, steers the use of Public Insight in APM newsrooms, and oversees Network expansion, sustainability and partner support. Linda has a bachelor’s degree in journalism from the University of Wyoming. She joined APM in 2008 after 18+ years as a watchdog reporter and editor at newspapers in the West. Her devotion to high-impact, deeply sourced journalism was stoked by her experiences covering drug informants gone bad, dietary supplement scams, Olympic corruption and financial aid scandals. But also by the kind of stories that come only from deeply engaging with the community. The funeral of a clown. The death of a theater. An operatic UPS man. Two handy women and a truck named Butch. A summer without Elizabeth Smart. These are the stories that surface every day from the Public Insight Network, stories that embody the science of discovery and the art of explanation.