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The Minnesota Daily

Serving the UMN community since 1900

The Minnesota Daily

Garth Brooks, don’t quit your day job

Published October 12, 1998

NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) -- Garth Brooks has no plans to quit singing to become a right wing with the Nashville Predators. But coach Barry Trotz likes what he's seen of Brooks in skates. "He's a banger,"...

U.S. bombers prepare for airstrikes amid marathon Kosovo talks

Published October 12, 1998

BELGRADE, Yugoslavia (AP) -- U.S. bombers moved into position for possible NATO airstrikes on Yugoslavia and a U.S. envoy accelerated talks with President Slobodan Milosevic on Sunday after reporting no...

Congolese rebels advance on eastern air base

Published October 12, 1998

ELILA BRIDGE, Congo (AP) -- A day after shooting down a jetliner carrying 40 people, rebels clashed with government troops near a strategic airstrip in eastern Congo on Sunday. Fighting for the town of...

Queers confront biases during Coming Out Week

by Robin Huiras
Published October 12, 1998

Marking 30 years of national and University gay activism, Sunday was National Coming Out Day and the beginning of a week-long University-wide celebration of expression. Daily events sponsored by the Queer...

Hockey splits in

by Tim Nichols
Published October 12, 1998

All of a sudden, after three years spent on the lonely side of the bench, Gophers goaltender Willy Marvin has become a very valuable commodity. Marvin made the first start of his career on Saturday, and...

Garth beats Jesus at the Target Center

Published October 12, 1998

As a performer, it's pretty impressive to sell out the Target Center. It's pretty damn impressive to sell out the Target Center for two straight nights. You must have some devoted fans and some great stage...

Nebraska win streak ends at 19

Published October 12, 1998

(AP) -- On a streaky day in college football, UCLA, Tennessee and Kansas State came up winners, Nebraska was a rare loser and top-ranked Ohio State kept sailing along toward a trip to the Fiesta Bowl on...

Gophers volleyball no match for Michigan, Michigan State

by Sarah Mitchell
Published October 12, 1998

Maybe it's a lack of confidence, the fatigue factor or just a mid-season slump. However Minnesota's three-game losing streak is labeled, the Gophers volleyball team finds itself skidding toward the bottom...

Beating heats up hate-crime discussions

Published October 12, 1998

LARAMIE, Wyo. (AP) -- Politicians, including President Clinton, joined activists Saturday in urging tougher hate-crime laws following a vicious beating that left a gay college student near death. Matthew...

Woods’ blunder bumps U.S. from Dunhill

Published October 12, 1998

ST. ANDREWS, Scotland (AP) -- Tiger Woods' bid to master the Old Course came to a morale-shattering end Sunday at the Dunhill Cup. He missed a putt from 4 feet on the last hole, leaving the heavily favored...

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