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The Minnesota Daily

Serving the UMN community since 1900

The Minnesota Daily

Dream of racial parity celebrated

Published January 20, 1998

Martin Luther King Jr.'s dream of racial equality may not be a reality yet, but that doesn't stop people from celebrating it. More than 500 people gathered at the Ted Mann Concert Hall Sunday for the...

Men’s hockey still in last place after split

by Aaron Kirscht
Published January 20, 1998

Few things are as satisfying as spending a nippy January evening in an easy chair, immersed in a good book and the warmth of a nearby fire. Just make sure the broadcast of the Gophers men's hockey game...

Demonstrators rally against police brutality

Published January 20, 1998

More than 200 people of all ages, races and backgrounds marched almost two miles in the streets of downtown Minneapolis Monday afternoon to protest police brutality. The rally began just after 2 p.m....

Rec Center to charge fee for cycling program

by Kate Daly
Published January 20, 1998

The Recreation Center will implement another program next month that requires a quarterly payment beyond the student services fee. The Kaiser Power Pacing cycling program, which the center will offer...

Yudof: State aid should fund more bio and technical fields

by Chris Hamilton
Published January 20, 1998

AUSTIN, Texas -- Last year, while investigating his future post, University President Mark Yudof took the school's pulse, and then quickly laid it on the operating table. The prognosis -- multiple transplants...

More than 1,000 people rally in support of logging in Superior National Forest

Published January 20, 1998

ORR, Minn. (AP) -- The battle in the forest moved to the highway that runs through it. Loggers lined U.S. Highway 53 here Saturday with about 175 trucks in support of the harvesting of century-old red...

Net: Welcome back -…

Published January 20, 1998

Net: Welcome back -- we hope your King Day observances were meaningful and warm -- 'CAUSE NOW IT'S OVER, AND YOU'RE BACK WITH US! We have much to catch up on, and we'll deal with the backlog as best we...

Carts would handicap pro golf

Published January 20, 1998

Last year almost couldn't have been better for the world of golf. A new surge in the popularity of the sport delivered record-setting attendance numbers at tournaments as legions of fans showed up to cheer...

Bill calls for stricter penalties on underage sales

by Becca Teale
Published January 16, 1998

In the stockroom of Dinkytown Wine and Spirits sits two boxes full of fake IDs. But if Sen. Ember Reichgott Junge DFL-New Hope gets her way, owner Irv Hershkovitz will see no growth in his collection. Junge...

Pension reformfelt as U Police hire more cops

by Jesse Weisbeck
Published January 16, 1998

Though it only takes a couple of weeks for retiring University Police officers to leave, it can take up to six months to get new recruits fully trained. And officers say this can make for a shortage of...

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