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The Minnesota Daily

Spirit of Ramadan recalls Bosnian Muslims

Published February 2, 1998

Editor's note: The following opinions column originally appeared in Thursday's Daily but was cut short by a production error. The text appears here in its entirety. Over the past month, Muslims here and...

Women’s hockey gets two wins

by Tim Nichols
Published February 2, 1998

In the world of women's hockey, one of the major issues is who has the better talent pool, the United States or Canada. After this weekend, the United States can at least claim dominance over the province...

Men’s swimmers take triangular meet

by Jim Schortemeyer
Published February 2, 1998

The men's swimming and diving team got exactly what it expected over the weekend in Madison in its first Big Ten action in more than two months. The Gophers mauled Wisconsin, 219-116, and won a tough...

Seed money solicited for greenhouse

by Colleen Winters
Published February 2, 1998

In the scheme of the University's $290 million budget request, the $900,000 proposed to pay for the planning of a new greenhouse on the St. Paul campus might not seem like much. But to faculty members...

Forum addresses Ebonics issues

by Rob Kuznia
Published February 2, 1998

It is the ignorance of Ebonics instead of the language itself that has built an immense education barrier, Geneva Smitherman told a crowd of about 500 people Saturday at the Minneapolis Convention Center. The...

U teams lose games, cool on road

by Aaron Kirscht
Published February 2, 1998

HOUGHTON, Mich. -- For a few short days in late January, the Gophers men's hockey team was back. The we're-better-than-our-record refrain was beginning to sound reasonable. Goals were coming in bunches....

Tuition hikes could fund bonding bill for U renovations

by Coralie Carlson
Published February 2, 1998

University officials could dig into students' pockets to revamp Walter Library and construct a new biotechnology center. As parts of the University's $249 million capital budget request, the school and...

U wrestlers earn win at Wisconsin

by Allison Younge
Published February 2, 1998

An uninspiring opponent, a grueling week of two-a-day practices, a pair of sidelined starters and even a weight class shuffle couldn't stop the third-ranked Gophers wrestling team from capturing a 25-11...

44-point loss sends women’s hoops to new low

by Ryan Schuster
Published February 2, 1998

Just when it seems things can't get any worse for the Gophers women's basketball team, something else happens to top the team's past failures. Over the weekend Minnesota (4-17 overall, 1-10 Big Ten) suffered...

Women’s swimming team takes first place at quad meet

by Jim Schortemeyer
Published February 2, 1998

It was an interesting weekend for Minnesota's women's swimmers and divers. Pool records were set, meet records were swum -- and freak accidents occurred. Along the way, Minnesota beat Illinois by a margin...

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