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The Minnesota Daily

Albright set to speak at CLA graduation ceremony

by Chris Hamilton
Published May 6, 1998

Secretary of State Madeleine Albright, the nation's top foreign policymaker, will deliver the keynote address at the College of Liberal Arts spring commencement, administrators announced Tuesday. Albright...

Archaeology Week uncovers interest in West Bank history

by Ken Eisinger
Published May 5, 1998

As bulldozers and cement mixers revamped the West Bank riverfront Monday, Archaeology Week organizers reminisced about the immigrant community and breweries that occupied the space last century. More...

New budget policy adds up for some, not others

by Joe Carlson
Published May 5, 1998

Ten months after the Board of Regents passed a far-reaching policy creating incentives for better education, most agree on at least one thing the policy has fostered: confusion. Heralded as one of the...

Annan appeals for progress as new peace talks begin on Sudan

Published May 5, 1998

NAIROBI, Kenya (AP) -- New talks to end the 15-year civil war in southern Sudan began Monday with few signs of progress in resolving the most contentious issues -- religion and autonomy. U.N. Secretary...

Parking squeeze puts rates on the rise for sixth year

by Michelle Moriarity
Published May 5, 1998

Higher prices and less convenience will characterize parking on campus for the next couple years. Major University projects, such as the Gateway Center construction and a proposed women's hockey arena,...

Asbestos find delays housing construction

by Jake Kapsner
Published May 5, 1998

The University Village project added another no trespassing sign to their 2515 University Ave. S.E. construction site last week: Danger -- Asbestos Hazard. Contractors discovered large amounts of asbestos-contaminated...

Softball coach: U can get to World Series

by Michael Dougherty
Published May 5, 1998

After locking up the fourth and final bid for the Big Ten softball tournament with a three-game sweep of Michigan State over the weekend, the 23rd-ranked Gophers have set their goals for the postseason...

Players in middle of East Lansing riot

by Sarah Mitchell
Published May 5, 1998

In search of a peaceful dinner on Friday night while on a road trip at Michigan State, several members of Minnesota's baseball team found themselves trapped in a vehicle surrounded by protesters. "We...

Beautiful U initiative reaps heaps of salvage

by Heather Fors
Published May 5, 1998

William Durfee slowly chipped away Monday at the mountain of papers on his desk and in his file cabinets. Much of the papers, manilla folders and books sitting in a gray bin in the Mechanical Engineering...

88 killed in latest Algerian violence

Published May 5, 1998

ALGIERS, Algeria (AP) -- Government forces reportedly killed 77 rebels in a four-day crackdown on suspected Islamic insurgents last week. In addition, travelers from the Medea region -- a stronghold of...

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