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<br /> entralight<br /> central michigan university alumni magazine<br /> spring 2010<br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> Making<br /> connections<br /> How one grad helps these Ecuadorean youths<br /> <br /> Plus:<br /> &middot; Business ties<br /> &middot; Alumni volunteers<br /> &middot; Dining together<br /> Connections &middot; cmualum.com<br /> Watch connection<br /> <br /> By Mary Lu Yardley, '90 MSA '92<br /> Executive director of alumni relations<br /> <br /> There are examples in this magazine<br /> of building human connections<br /> among our alumni, students and<br /> faculty. 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