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The Minnesota Daily

McKinney’s wife testifies in husband’s sexual misconduct trial

Published February 25, 1998

FORT BELVOIR, Va. (AP) -- The wife of the Army's former top enlisted man testified Tuesday that she was shocked and confused when a woman who had been her close friend told the media that Sgt. Maj. Gene...

MSA votes to remove academic affairs chair

by Emily Babcock
Published February 25, 1998

The Minnesota Student Association voted to remove Jessie Roos as chairwoman of its academic affairs committee Tuesday. However, Roos, a College of Liberal Arts sophomore, will remain on the committee....

Men’s hoops looks for tournament momentum

by Tim Klobuchar
Published February 25, 1998

As the regular season dissolves into next week's Big Ten tournament, the Gophers men's basketball team can be excused if it is itching to get its last two games out of the way and get to Chicago, the...

Two student groups seek legal defense

by Max Rust
Published February 25, 1998

Two of the three student groups named in the recent lawsuit against the University's Board of Regents announced Tuesday they are taking legal steps to look out for their interests. Members of both the...

Capital request is the U’s best hope

Published February 25, 1998

The honeymoon is over."Beautiful U" day was nice. The calls for the Northrop Mall's historic preservation and the bold initiatives in digital technology were great to hear. After listening to rosy forecasts...

Davis campaigns for NCAAberth

Published February 24, 1998

IOWA CITY, Iowa (AP) -- Iowa coach Tom Davis believes the Hawkeyes are one of the best 64 teams in the country, but do they deserve to be in the NCAA tournament field? "I hope so. I'll let you know in...

DeBus continues solid play in sweep

by Aaron Kirscht
Published February 24, 1998

His senior season has been well below expectations, but in recent weeks Gophers goaltender Steve DeBus has begun to make the best of a bad situation. Against Wisconsin early this month, he limited the...

Carlson confronts Clinton on school choice

Published February 24, 1998

WASHINGTON (AP) -- It was one of Minnesota Gov. Arne Carlson's last chances to take on President Clinton, and Carlson used the opportunity to push his pet issue -- public funding for private schools. "I...

Colombian president says he won’t step down

Published February 24, 1998

BOGOTA, Colombia (AP) -- Colombia's president pledged Monday to remain in office until his term ends in August, backpedaling on earlier remarks suggesting he might resign to improve relations with the...

El Nino floods streets of Peru’s capital

Published February 24, 1998

LIMA, Peru (AP) -- El Ni¤o-powered rains sent a river spilling over its banks into a working-class district of Lima, Peru's sprawling desert capital, filling streets with up to 3 feet of water Monday. Hundreds...

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