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The Minnesota Daily

Serving the UMN community since 1900

The Minnesota Daily

Fourth- place finish

by Emily Babcock
Published May 1, 1998

Minnesota Student Association presidential candidate Adam Miller turned off the stereo and decided to watch a basketball game after he received the election results call at his apartment. Miller and running...

Baseball team looks

by Sarah Mitchell
Published May 1, 1998

Heading into this weekend's four-game road series against 24-20 Michigan State, it seems as though Minnesota's baseball team would be carefree. But Gophers infielder Matt Brosseau's voice dwelled upon...

Plaintiffs attack credibility of tobacco defense statistician

Published May 1, 1998

ST. PAUL, Minn. (AP) -- A statistician who attacked Minnesota's estimated costs of treating sick smokers acknowledged Thursday he did not investigate whether conditions such as hemorrhoids and schizophrenia...

Government closes five beaches hit by new type of red tide

Published May 1, 1998

HONG KONG (AP) -- Hong Kong closed five beaches Thursday because of a new species of red tide -- a toxic phenomenon that has already killed 1,500 tons of fish since mid-March. Red tides are caused when...

New editor in chief brings

by Robin Huiras
Published May 1, 1998

The Minnesota Daily Board of Directors announced Thursday that Nick Doty would take the helm as 1998-99 editor in chief. Doty, 22, is a senior in the School of Journalism and Mass Communication and has...

Mold discovery holds up office space

by Jake Kapsner
Published May 1, 1998

Facilities Management officials halted installation of temporary offices near the University Recreation Center this week after health inspectors discovered a potentially hazardous mold. University Environmental...

Net: We’ve got sun…

Published May 1, 1998

Net: We've got sunshine, on a cloudy day. And when it's cold outside, we've got the month of May. But the cold has gone because May is here, everyone, and we've got sweeter songs than the birds in the...

Big Tens start for 3 U teams

Published May 1, 1998

The Gophers men's tennis team heads into the Big Ten tournament in Champaign, Ill., today in hopes of resurrecting a mediocre season for the third straight year. Minnesota finished third at the conference...

Kubista,

by Jeremy Taff
Published May 1, 1998

Election results were an afterthought for Nikki Kubista and Erin Ferguson, as the victorious duo in the Minnesota Student Association elections focused on the racism discussion taking place in Coffman...

China urges ban on direct sales as riots kill four

Published May 1, 1998

BEIJING (AP) -- Chinese authorities urged local governments to enforce a ban on door-to-door sales Thursday after four people were reported killed in riots over the unpopular edict. Participants in the...

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