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Serving the UMN community since 1900

The Minnesota Daily

Holocaust survivor speaks at U

by Emily Babcock
Published February 27, 1998

Understanding the Holocaust depends on separating emotions from events, a survivor told students and professors Thursday. Ruth Kluger, a professor at the University of California-Irvine, read aloud English-translated...

State candidate urges environmental reform

by Brian Close
Published February 27, 1998

Manure dumps at feedlots is a major environmental concern for gubernatorial candidate Mark Dayton. The former state politician pressed the issue in a speech about environmental law on Thursday. Dayton...

New Brunswick court opens hearings on if Indians own forests

Published February 27, 1998

FREDERICTON, New Brunswick (AP) -- With billions of dollars in logging revenue at stake, New Brunswick's highest court Thursday began hearings on whether 18th century treaties give Indians the right to...

Suspensions hurt Gophers’ slim Big Ten chances

by Ryan Schuster
Published February 27, 1998

It's amazing what close games against two of the top three teams in the conference can do for the confidence of a team mired in the midst of an 11-game losing streak and a 4-22 season. But that was just...

Four years down to one game for Jacobson, fans

by Tim Klobuchar
Published February 27, 1998

Most stalls in the Gophers men's basketball team's locker room don't draw the attention of cleaning crews. One stands out. Student workers have noticed that in the two-foot-wide wooden cubicle currently...

ampus protest spurs comments

Published February 27, 1998

Editor's note: Readers have sent the Daily an overwhelming number of letters about United Nations Ambassador Bill Richardson's Feb. 20 visit to the University, the protests that greeted him and the Daily's...

Men’s swimmers lead Michigan after first day of Big Tens

by Jim Schortemeyer
Published February 27, 1998

There was intensity in the air, and speed in the pool, as the Big Ten kicked off its men's swimming and diving conference championships at Minnesota's Aquatic Center. The Gophers repeated their first-day...

Gophers gymnastics teams to take on talented foes over the weekend

by Michael Dougherty
Published February 27, 1998

Head coach Fred Roethlisberger and his squad have had two weeks off from competition, which is something they sorely needed. The 12th-ranked Gophers are in an unenviable position as they host No. 10 Nebraska...

Old Dutch dips into pockets, chips in for women’s athletics

Published February 27, 1998

Old Dutch Foods announced Thursday it has signed on for the next five years as a charitable contributor to Gophers women's athletics. During the length of partnership, Old Dutch will contribute $150,000...

For the Midwest, El Nino is an amigo

Published February 27, 1998

MINNEAPOLIS (AP) -- Snow returned Thursday to parts of the Upper Midwest, which shouldn't be surprising for late February. But this winter, harsh weather has been a rarity, thanks to El Ni¤o. A...

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