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The Minnesota Daily

Cowles family is softball donor

Published May 14, 1998

As expected, the Gophers women's athletic department announced Wednesday that Sage and John Cowles were responsible for a $1 million donation for a new softball facility. The donation, which matches a...

U looks at ethics of Burmese divestment

by Jennifer Niemela
Published May 14, 1998

University officials supported a resolution Thursday ensuring the University won't reinvest in Total Oil Company until a democratic government is reestablished in Burma or until the company suspends operations...

RABID RANTSNet: …

Published May 14, 1998

RABID RANTS Net: Well, folks, we can all rest easier. From S.R.: About the public service announcement on Buster, the dog who bit the 4-year-old girl; I believe they found him, and he was not rabid....

Men’s tennis has last chance at redemption

by Ken Zimmer
Published May 14, 1998

The Gophers men's tennis team stands seven consecutive match wins from a national title. But since the team has failed to string even three wins together, it might struggle to even get out of the regional...

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...

Land mine protesters will not be prosecuted

Published May 14, 1998

Hopkins attorneys announced Tuesday they will not file charges against 59 protesters arrested May 7 for trespassing on Alliant Techsystems Inc. property. The trespassers, who were voluntarily arrested...

Military keeps playing with big toys

Published May 14, 1998

With Mother's Day as its focus, this past week has been an ode to anti-militarism in the Midwest. I have been quoted in The Minnesota Daily as one of three University students to conduct civil disobedience...

Palestinian day of mourning erupts into day of rage

Published May 14, 1998

QARARA, Gaza Strip (AP) -- In a blunt display of his power to send hundreds of thousands of Palestinians into the streets, Yasser Arafat declared a national day of mourning Thursday that turned into a...

Well-placed kick saves toddler from certain death

Published May 14, 1998

LAFAYETTE, Ind. (AP) -- The conductor on a slow-moving freight train spotted a toddler lying on the tracks just ahead, so he dashed to the grille at the front of the locomotive and kicked her out of harm's...

U hopes to add Big Ten Championship to Siebert wall

by Sarah Mitchell
Published May 14, 1998

The right field wall of Siebert Field tells a lot about the Gophers baseball team's past. The wall is divided into three parts: retired jerseys, NCAA Championships and Big Ten Championships. Names such...

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