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Serving the UMN community since 1900

The Minnesota Daily

Serving the UMN community since 1900

The Minnesota Daily

Flourishing job

by Ken Eisinger
Published May 27, 1998

This summer, graduates across the nation will enter the best entry-level market in nearly three decades, according to an annual Michigan State survey of 477 businesses, industries and government agencies. Employers...

Marriage isn’t written in the wedding

Published May 27, 1998

Dana's having a June wedding, and it's going to be perfect. All the invitations went out like clockwork. The musicians are already meeting and rehearsing. The site the couple selected is beautiful. All...

University honors McFarland with achievement award

by Robin Huiras
Published May 27, 1998

A ceremony filled with awards, applause, standing ovations and tears honored Keith McFarland Tuesday, representing the contributions and service he has given to the University for more than 50 years. "Professor...

Doctor convicted in subway gassing sentenced to life in prison

Published May 27, 1998

TOKYO (AP) -- A doomsday cult member convicted of murder escaped the death penalty Tuesday for his role in the worst act of terrorism in modern-day Japan. Ikuo Hayashi was sentenced to life in prison in...

Ireland’s peace plan offers real change

Published May 27, 1998

Over Memorial Day weekend, voters in Northern Ireland shouted "yes" to a peace agreement with its neighbors in the south. As the world watched, 71 percent of voters -- from Protestant Unionists to Roman...

School admissions rise

by Andrew Donohue
Published May 27, 1998

During peak recruitment season, Roxanne Rockvam spends few days in her quaint Williamson Hall office. Instead, Rockvam, a recruiter in the Office of Admissions, fills her work days with highway travel...

Four-man band

by Heather Fors
Published May 27, 1998

Gleeful, high-pitched melodies from traditional wooden pan and samponia pipes resonated throughout Coffman Union Plaza and Northrop Mall on Tuesday afternoon. Mixing modern sounds from guitars and amplifiers...

U.N. weapons chief says Iraqi inspections can end by October

Published May 27, 1998

SYDNEY, Australia (AP) -- U.N. arms experts could complete their inspections in Iraq by October if Baghdad discloses all information about its illegal weapons programs, the chief U.N. inspector said Tuesday. The...

U baseball has tools for successful ’99

by Sarah Mitchell
Published May 27, 1998

Finishing with a 45-15 record, the 1998 Gophers baseball team became the winningest team in the school's history. A couple of players also set individual records this year. Robb Quinlan broke the single-season...

Cancel your plans — McGwire is coming

Published May 27, 1998

If you are scheduled for a summit with world leaders, cancel it. A once-in-a-lifetime vacation on a remote island? Hope it's twice-in-a-lifetime. Reschedule all your plans. Drop reservations like they...

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