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Serving the UMN community since 1900

The Minnesota Daily

Serving the UMN community since 1900

The Minnesota Daily

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...

Two Gophers athletes qualify for NCAA track over weekend

Published April 20, 1998

The men's track team was divided this weekend, with some athletes in California, and others competing at the University of Arkansas. In Arkansas, freshman Jason Owen ran a personal-best time of 1:48.92...

Senate’s foul waters drown environment

Published April 20, 1998

It's budget time again in the U.S. Congress. This year the federal legislature must decide what to do with a budget surplus. The House of Representatives has voted to fund more highways. Fiscal conservatives...

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...

ANNOUNCING … Ne…

Published April 20, 1998

ANNOUNCING ... Net: As the MSA season comes upon us, we'd like to announce the addition of a Network Political Correspondent to our staff. We're proud to have this individual on our staff, and look forward...

Outgoing MSA officers

by Emily Babcock
Published April 20, 1998

As the presidential candidates for the Minnesota Student Association scrawled their names in chalk around campus Friday and passed out fliers with their campaign promises, current president Jigar Madia...

(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...

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...

Quality ignored in immigration debate

Published April 20, 1998

Each year, more than 20 million people legally enter the United States. Of these, about 800,000 eventually obtain legal permanent residency. Although foreign-born residents make up only 9.7 percent of...

Two pilots killed in in-flight crash at air show

Published April 20, 1998

KISSIMMEE, Fla. (AP) -- Two single-engine biplanes collided during acrobatic maneuvers at an air show Sunday and crashed in flames, killing both pilots. The planes fell to the ground in a field about 1,000...

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