The Minnesota Daily

Taliban defends its policies towards women

Published March 9, 1998

KABUL, Afghanistan (AP) -- The Taliban army that governs most of Afghanistan dismissed as "infidels" international campaigners trying to improve the rights of women living under their strict Islamic rule. "The...

Hockey sweep sets up series in Duluth

by Ryan Schuster
Published March 9, 1998

Coming into the final series of the regular season Friday night against second-place St. Cloud State, the seventh-place Gophers men's hockey team was searching for anything to turn its abysmal season...

Upset of Michigan State earns Gophers NIT bid

by Tim Klobuchar
Published March 9, 1998

The Gophers men's basketball team got the NIT berth it hoped for and expected Sunday night. Minnesota (15-15) will host Colorado State (20-8) at Williams Arena on Wednesday night. The tentative game time...

Men’s hockey seniors shine in home finale

by Michael Rand
Published March 9, 1998

It was supposed to be the blueprint for an entire season, not just one series. Instead of winning its first road game in more than four months on the last weekend of the regular season, the Gophers men's...

U wrestlers take third at Big Tens

by Allison Younge
Published March 9, 1998

STATE COLLEGE, Pa. -- The spotlight, quite literally, was on Gophers junior Tim Hartung in the finals of the 1998 Big Ten wrestling championships. Blinding white lights illuminated center-stage at Penn...

U helps distressed farmers

by Ingrid Skjong
Published March 9, 1998

Southwest Minnesota farmer Harold Tilstra knows farming can be fickle. And at a time when troubled Asian economies raise concerns throughout the agricultural industry, the University's Extension Service...

1,500 officers urge Netanyahu to honor peace commitments

Published March 9, 1998

JERUSALEM (AP) -- More than 1,500 reserve army officers and soldiers urged Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Sunday to choose peace with the Palestinians over settlements in the West Bank. "A government...

Women gather on campus for annual women’s day fest

by Amirali Raissnia
Published March 9, 1998

Interactive musical performances, panel discussions and social changes were part of the third annual celebration of International Women's Day held Saturday at the St. Paul Student Center. Nearly 500 women...

Jackson’s position will now be two

by Emily Babcock
Published March 9, 1998

Two individuals will temporarily fill one vacancy left by JoAnne Jackson, former senior vice president of finance and operations, University President Mark Yudof announced Friday. Yudof selected Terrence...

Graduate students protest for improved health care

by Kane Loukas
Published March 9, 1998

Emblazoned on one of the yellow placards bobbing over the crowd at Friday's health care rally was the message: "Sick Graduate Students Can't Teach!" More than 200 students along with interested spectators...