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The Minnesota Daily

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The Minnesota Daily

Former U prof, milk researcher dies at 81

by Nichol Nelson
Published November 3, 1998

Robert Jenness, an award-winning researcher of milk and faculty member at the University for more than 40 years, died Oct. 30 in Alamogordo, N.M. He was 81. Hailed as a "scholar's scholar," by his colleagues,...

Baseball hires

Published November 3, 1998

Minnesota Men's Athletic Department announced Monday that Todd Oakes has been named assistant coach for the Gophers baseball team. Oakes' primary responsibility will be in the area of pitching. Oakes has...

A CIVIC MESSAGE …

Published November 3, 1998

A CIVIC MESSAGE Net: Hiya hiya hiya. Have you voted yet? As the self-appointed guardians of civic virtue at the University, we'd like to remind all you eligible voters out there that if you can get out...

Michigan outlasts Gophers, takes home Jug

by Michael Dougherty
Published November 2, 1998

In fine Halloween spirit, the Gophers football team dressed up as a pinch-hitting utility infielder with a .190 batting average going against the league's top hurler with the game on the line. Minnesota...

Humphrey is the best choice for University

Published November 2, 1998

This year's gubernatorial race is a strange one. Two of the candidates used to work closely together, one switched parties two years ago and one is a former pro wrestler. While all of the candidates have...

Cannabis slows down nerve cell degeneration

by Jake Kapsner
Published November 2, 1998

Cannabis might help the brain, but don't fire up the joint just yet. A recent University study suggests THC, the active ingredient in marijuana, could decrease the spread of nerve cell death that often...

Coleman’s tax cuts put more money in Minnesota’s pockets

Published November 2, 1998

I might be a political junkie, but how can anyone argue that this fall's race for governor hasn't been exciting? The contrast between the candidates is striking. You have a Democrat with a famous name...

Winless Iowa turns focus to individual growth

by Sarah Mitchell
Published November 2, 1998

Although the Big Ten has been dubbed the strongest volleyball conference in the nation, going winless in league play more than halfway through the season can be embarrassing. In her first season as Hawkeyes...

Facilities

Published November 2, 1998

sports franchise in the United States: the Miami Toros soccer team. The new joint facility for women's hockey and men's and women's tennis has received $10 million from the Legislature and $3.2 million...

U math professor dies at age 87

by Eric Cherland
Published November 2, 1998

Daniel Pedoe, Professor Emeritus in the School of Mathematics at the University, died of pneumonia Tuesday in St. Paul. Born in London in 1910, he would have turned 88 years old last Thursday. Pedoe received...

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