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Serving the UMN community since 1900

The Minnesota Daily

Serving the UMN community since 1900

The Minnesota Daily

Student’s smoky

by Sarah McKenzie
Published June 17, 1998

A thick fog rolled down the second floor of Pioneer Hall on the last day of spring quarter classes after a student staged a prank with 200 pounds of dry ice. According to police reports, College of Liberal...

Minnesota homeless population on the rise

Published June 17, 1998

New reports indicate a 25 percent increase in the Minnesota homeless rate over the last three years. This figure is on par with the rest of the nation. While most people still await their tax surplus rebate,...

Net: Today, we offe…

Published June 17, 1998

Net: Today, we offer you a ...PUBLIC SERVICE ANNOUNCEMENT From Dog Lover: Can anyone out there help me? Net: No. On to the next letter. I am desperately trying to find a home for a dog, Frank, we found...

Talks to

by Ken Eisinger
Published June 17, 1998

Surmounting language and cultural barriers with ease, Tibetan refugee Tashi Yangzom said the hardest challenge she's faced since coming to the United States has been overcoming prejudice. "I really don't...

Gold mine in Niger caves in, killing 30 miners

Published June 17, 1998

NIAMEY, Niger (AP) -- A landslide at a new gold mine killed at least 30 people and prompted Niger's president to suspend work at the mine. The cave-in happened Monday, prompted by heavy rains that caused...

Suspects confess to killing journalist

Published June 17, 1998

MOSCOW (AP) -- Two former aides to a high-profile politician in the Russian republic of Kalmykia have confessed to killing an opposition journalist, a news agency reported Tuesday. Larisa Yudina, editor...

EQUAL TIME Net: We…

Published June 16, 1998

EQUAL TIMENet: Welcome to summer, when the living is easy and tuition is far from free. You notice that our space has been cut back. Don't worry -- the squirrels haven't taken control of Daily management...

Bus route changes lure U commuters

by Kane Loukas
Published June 16, 1998

The Metro Transit Authority extended its services Monday, creating Route 50 and beefing up Route 16, to attract new riders and cater to the growing numbers of University and business commuters. Transit...

Albright urges world peace

by Chris Hamilton
Published June 16, 1998

A graduation ceremony accompanied a speech Sunday by the nation's chief foreign policy maker. Secretary of State Madeleine Albright encouraged College of Liberal Arts graduates to act as a society with...

NATO planes thunder over Albania; Serb forces attack Kosovo villages

Published June 16, 1998

PADESH, Albania (AP) -- NATO fighter jets thundered over the rugged mountains along the border with Yugoslavia's Kosovo province on Monday in a rigidly choreographed show of force meant to pressure Yugoslav...

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