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Serving the UMN community since 1900

The Minnesota Daily

Judge orders closing of six California marijuana clubs

Published May 14, 1998

SAN FRANCISCO (AP) -- A federal judge struck a possibly fatal blow to medical marijuana clubs Thursday, saying he would order closure of six Northern California clubs for violating federal laws against...

U professors try their hands at writing books

by Ken Eisinger
Published May 14, 1998

As summer nears, many professors anticipate trading in their duties as teachers and committee members for roles as authors. When texts become outdated, many University professors take writing into their...

West Bank Plaza bike ramp to be improved

Published May 14, 1998

Yellow tape and barricades will guide bicyclists on the West Bank Plaza for the next few days while Facilities Management workers install a new bicycle ramp. Construction began Tuesday for a concrete ramp...

Activists propose one-side parking for Dinkytown

by Jake Kapsner
Published May 14, 1998

That elusive free parking spot near the University campus could soon be even harder to find if a small group of grass-roots organizers in the east Marcy-Holmes neighborhood has its say. The Marcy-Holmes...

Big Tobacco doesn’t deserve immunity

Published May 14, 1998

When the state of Minnesota and Blue Cross Blue Shield settled their lawsuit against tobacco companies last Friday, they boosted Congress' effort to pass anti-tobacco legislation. The industry settled...

High school cool difficult to comprehend

Published May 14, 1998

STANFORD, Calif. (U-WIRE) -- This weekend I was 17 all over again. For an evening I returned to the land of social awkwardness, where everyone works hard to act way too cool. Being a dashing woman with...

Students cash in on

by Ingrid Skjong
Published May 14, 1998

As a strapped-for-cash University medical student in the late 1970s, Jon Pryor needed to make some extra money. Instead of flipping burgers he took a less conventional approach. Pryor started donating...

Nuclear waste dump site approved for New Mexico

Published May 14, 1998

ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (AP) -- A nuclear waste dump carved out of ancient salt beds under the New Mexico desert finally got its federal license Wednesday, 24 years after it was proposed, meaning truckloads...

Beadle’s track career with U comes full circle

by Jim Schortemeyer
Published May 14, 1998

For senior Scott Beadle, running track has always come naturally. Unfortunately for him, so have injuries. Now just weeks away from his last day of class at Minnesota, Beadle's results have matched the...

Proposed transportation bill eagerly awaited

Published May 14, 1998

Center for Transportation Studies comes in. With funding from the federal and state government, the center works to make the nation's veins safer, less congested and easier for emergency vehicles to navigate. About...

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