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The Minnesota Daily

Serving the UMN community since 1900

The Minnesota Daily

Poll of U tracksters finds no vault is no good at Big Tens

by Jim Schortemeyer
Published May 26, 1998

COLUMBUS, Ohio --Noticeably absent from the smorgasbord of women's events at this weekend's Big Ten outdoor championships was the pole vault. It wasn't a snafu, a typo or any other error. The vault simply...

New bill will lower loan rates

Published May 26, 1998

Federal lawmakers approved a temporary drop in student loan interest rates on Friday. The measure, which was added onto a transportation bill, would drop interest rates to 7.4 percent from 8.2 percent...

Years-old sex tape debate needs to end

Published May 26, 1998

When former University gymnastics coach Katalin Deli sued the University six years ago, her actions rolled out the carpet for many more walks to the courthouse. Lawsuits and appeals followed after school...

God doesn’t love Republicans more

Published May 26, 1998

For most people, the phrase "right-wing Republican" depicts crazed evangelical Christians who passionately picket in front of abortion clinics and argue for more prayer in schools. Many liberals characterize...

Nova Scotia to give pension benefits to same-sex partners

Published May 26, 1998

"There were too many promises made during the campaign and no one knows where the money would be coming from," economist Laszlo Lengyel told state-run radio. Share prices took a dive at the opening of...

Different windows of Microsoft lawsuit

Published May 26, 1998

COLUMBUS, Ohio (U-WIRE) -- For anyone out there who's ever kicked themselves for not buying Microsoft stock when it was going for $17 a share, there was a little bit of vindication this week. OK, maybe...

African U students celebrate their roots

by Stacy Jo
Published May 26, 1998

The North Star Ballroom at the St. Paul Student Center came alive with culture Friday as the African Student Association presented its first annual African Nite. More than 150 people gathered to celebrate...

Net: You didn’t se…

Published May 26, 1998

Net: You didn't see us, but we were there on Friday, stuffing our faces with BW-3 wings. Um, um, good.That's all we're going to say about BW-3 for a long, long time -- except for today, of course, when...

EU adopts arms export code; some nations push for more

Published May 26, 1998

BRUSSELS, Belgium (AP) -- The 15 nations of the European Union agreed Monday on a code of conduct intended to curb arms sales to countries with dubious human rights records or aggressive designs on their...

Conservatives, party with anti-Semitic views gain in Hungary

Published May 26, 1998

BUDAPEST, Hungary (AP) -- A center-right party's surprise election victory sent Hungary's stock exchange plunging Monday, reflecting investors' worries about the lavish campaign promises that helped the...

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