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The Minnesota Daily

Serving the UMN community since 1900

The Minnesota Daily

Nature’s own: A man thrives on environmental nurturing

by Brian Close
Published April 20, 1998

Editor's note: About 50,000 students, staff, faculty members and visitors converge on the University's Twin Cities campus everyday. In the midst of this sea of people, it's easy to think of the strangers...

Three-set win helps men’s tennis team salvage weekend

by Ken Zimmer
Published April 20, 1998

The Gophers men's tennis team failed in its chance to move up in the Big Ten rankings, splitting a pair of home matches this weekend. The team became frustrated after losing 5-2 to Illinois Friday, but...

Pennsylvanian works to save historic war site

Published April 20, 1998

WASHINGTON (AP) -- Patrick McGuigan, who manages a Pennsylvania town where British and American troops clashed 221 years ago, is waging a war of his own. He has 18 months to raise $2.5 million to buy the...

Close losses hurt U in Big Ten standings

by Mark Heller
Published April 20, 1998

The Gophers women's tennis team suffered a major setback this weekend in its quest for a Big Ten title. On Friday afternoon Wisconsin defeated Minnesota 5-2 at St. Catherine's in St. Paul. Sunday produced...

12th-inning rally helps U get split

by Sarah Mitchell
Published April 20, 1998

CHAMPAIGN, Ill. -- The once-popular TV show "Three's Company" was never the same following Suzanne Somers' resignation. The show tried to go on by introducing new characters, but never regained its wide...

Graphics and letters puzzle readers

Published April 20, 1998

During the past two weeks, Daily readers were angry about the crossword puzzle, puzzled by a graphic and graphic in their instructions about editing their letters to the editor. Puzzling Matters A self-described...

(This letter…

Published April 20, 1998

(This letter arrived the first week of class. Why the warning? Read on, friends, you'll see.) Dear Dr. Date,I'm in quite a dilemma. Friday night, I met a very interesting, attractive woman in a...

Sebeka among Minnesota towns where jobs are in short supply

Published April 20, 1998

SEBEKA, Minn. (AP) -- As employers in the Twin Cities metropolitan area and many nonmetro communities scramble to find workers, in some parts of the state it is jobs -- not workers -- that are in short...

City backs

by Jake Kapsner
Published April 20, 1998

A private construction project to house over 500 University staff and students begins today at 2515 University Ave. S.E. Developers will break ground on "University Village" despite opposition from a...

Name change clarifies organization’s purpose

by Jeff Erdmann
Published April 20, 1998

For the last 15 years, the engineering services department of the Office of Information Technology hasn't lived up to its name. Because they haven't actually done any engineering in the last decade and...

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