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Serving the UMN community since 1900

The Minnesota Daily

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...

Campus events planned for King’s birthday

by Sarah Hallonquist
Published January 16, 1998

With the 30th anniversary of Martin Luther King Jr.'s death just around the corner, the University is in the midst of its own celebration honoring the legacy of the civil rights leader. In reverence of...

Compact unites two systems of education

by Sarah McKenzie
Published January 16, 1998

One word reverberated through a higher education press conference Thursday: streamline. University President Mark Yudof and Morris Anderson, chancellor of the Minnesota State Colleges and Universities...

Arafat rejects Israeli demands, warns of violence

Published January 16, 1998

HEBRON, West Bank (AP) -- Palestinian leader Yasser Arafat accused Israel of trying to evade its promise to cede more West Bank land and warned Thursday that violence could erupt in "the whole region.'' With...

Corporate employment in math rises

by David Hyland
Published January 16, 1998

Until recently, the graduation present for most Ph.D. math students was a spot on the unemployment line. Now, part-time employment in the business community is on the rise. With the recent changes in...

Car trouble is double in winter

by Heather Fors
Published January 16, 1998

During Minnesota winters, cars break down all the time. And University students sometimes have to spend several hours and hundreds of dollars grudgingly seeking the best quality in price, service and...

U.N. mandate ends in last Serb-held area; Croatia takes it over

Published January 16, 1998

VUKOVAR, Croatia (AP) -- Croatia assumed control today of the last swath of land taken by minority Serbs, stretching its authority over its entire territory for the first time since declaring independence...

Law convention sets future goals for U

by Andrew Donohue
Published January 16, 1998

Greater respect for diversity and a global perspective will define the 21st century lawyer, according to guidelines set in a recent conference. Law professors and deans from universities across the country...

Clinton urges Wall Street to give minorities more jobs

Published January 16, 1998

NEW YORK (AP) -- Saying he wants to unite "the gleaming office tower and the dark shadows,'' President Clinton on Thursday urged the financial industry to give minorities greater access to money and the...

Rowe another U steal from ‘Husker state

by Jim Schortemeyer
Published January 16, 1998

Maybe Gophers coaches are onto something. Bobby Jackson transferred from a community college in Nebraska and went on to lead the Gophers men's basketball team to the Final Four. T.D. Rowe, a transfer...

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