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The Minnesota Daily

Serving the UMN community since 1900

The Minnesota Daily

Center marks eight years with ADA

by Stacy Jo
Published July 24, 1998

While changing a law is a difficult and lengthy process, people with disabilities say attitudes are even slower to change. Celebrating the legal victories already accomplished and recognizing the attitude...

POETICJUSTICE Net:…

Published July 24, 1998

POETICJUSTICE Net: We have called, and you have answered. Thank you for the original poetry -- we hope to be putting out an anthology in the near future for freshman comp classes, so get your submissions...

Local TV show

by David Hyland
Published July 24, 1998

Although largely confined to her hospital room by a kidney dialysis machine, Gina Rolfson still connects to almost 90 other patients through a unique television program. "Kids Club TV," a variety show...

Clinton orders aid to drought, heat victims

Published July 24, 1998

WASHINGTON (AP) -- With scorching heat destroying crops and killing more than 100 people, President Clinton rushed disaster relief to Texas farmers Thursday and authorized $100 million to help Americans...

Minor tremors jolt Papua New Guinea coast, a week after killer waves

Published July 24, 1998

VANIMO, Papua New Guinea (AP) -- Aftershocks rattled the northern coast of Papua New Guinea on Thursday, nearly a week after waves from an undersea earthquake swept ashore and killed at least 1,200 people. The...

Chinese general backs bold effort to shut down army business

Published July 24, 1998

BEIJING (AP) -- A senior general on Thursday threw his weight behind a bold drive to force China's army out of business, telling his officers they have no choice but to go along. The order for the military...

Agriculture

by Amy Olson
Published July 24, 1998

Mike Martin, dean of the College of Agricultural, Food and Environmental Sciences for the past three years, will leave the University on Oct. 12 for a high-ranking position at the University of Florida. In...

12 bombs explode outside banks in Colombia; 1 killed

Published July 23, 1998

BOGOTA, Colombia (AP) -- Twelve bombs exploded outside banks in Medellin early Wednesday, shattering windows, ripping into teller machines and blowing off doors. Police said a man suspected of setting...

About 28,000 Minnesota schoolchildren get second chance

Published July 23, 1998

ST. PAUL (AP) -- It didn't go well for LaQuanda Hammons when she took Minnesota's eighth-grade basic skills tests for the first time last February. She failed. But she was feeling better Tuesday just after...

Not everyone should be bound by marriage

by By Lydia
Published July 23, 1998

(U-WIRE) East Lansing, Mich. -- Young people are expected to anticipate the tradition of marriage like it's a beautiful event, the beginning of a new life with that special someone. Marriage isn't something...

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