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Serving the UMN community since 1900

The Minnesota Daily

Williams Arena seats up for highest bidder

Published June 2, 1998

Courtside seats at Williams Arena will be available for auction for the fifth straight year, the Gophers men's athletics department announced. The seats, located directly behind the scorer's table at courtside,...

Elway ends suspense, says he’ll return to Denver for another year

Published June 2, 1998

DENVER (AP) -- John Elway is coming back. The quarterback ended four months of speculation today when he announced he would return for a 16th season with the Broncos. "The bottom line is I wasn't ready...

Graduate student accuses tow truck driver of assault

by Brian Close
Published June 2, 1998

While most cases filed against Cedar Towing revolve around the towing itself, University graduate student Jihad Haytham has a different complaint. He claims a driver assaulted him earlier this year after...

Angered by guilty verdict, defendant stabs deputies and is shot to death

Published June 2, 1998

COMPTON, Calif. (AP) -- As jurors announced a guilty verdict Monday in a kidnapping trial, the defendant pulled a knife and attacked two deputies before a third officer shot him to death in the courtroom. "The...

Researchers discover another cause of muscular dystrophy

by Melanie Evans
Published June 2, 1998

Dr. John Day found the scenario perplexing. A Minnesota family visiting the University's Muscular Dystrophy Clinic had all the symptoms of the disorder, but existing genetic tests yielded negative results. None...

Church offers faith and Frisbees on Mall

by Andrew Donohue
Published June 2, 1998

Flying white discs and words of love and peace shared the Northrop Mall air Monday as students took in a game of Frisbee and some spiritual advice. In the second annual Preach-off and Frisbee Toss, the...

Retiree group attempts to recruit baby boomers

Published June 2, 1998

MINNEAPOLIS (AP) -- The nation's largest senior citizens organization is having a midlife crisis of its own as it struggles to recruit millions of aging baby boomers. "You can't look at what you did for...

Feminists must meet challenges from past

Published June 2, 1998

ATHENS, Ohio (U-WIRE) -- I hate the word "post-feminism." Just what does it mean anyway? Apparently, someone forgot to send me the memo pronouncing feminism dead. In the 1960s and 1970s, women were roaring....

Tornado could mean end of line for nearly wiped-out railroad town

Published June 2, 1998

SPENCER, S.D. (AP) -- This could be the end of the line for Spencer, founded as a stop on the railroad in 1887. A tornado nearly wiped the town off the map Saturday, and many of its 320 residents said...

Towings spur suits against local company

by Brian Close
Published June 2, 1998

The practice is common on or near the University's crowded campus. A student parks his or her car in a lot reserved for paying customers. And the tow truck rolls. After a quick hook-up, a truck tows the...

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