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Serving the UMN community since 1900

The Minnesota Daily

Net: As we compose …

Published January 15, 1998

Net: As we compose this letter, we are, as usual, plowed under. Mother Nature's conspiracy against MWF classes continues. When you read this, you will undoubtedly be experiencing the calm before yet another...

Carlson school builds on facilities to lift rankings

by Coralie Carlson
Published January 15, 1998

The ribbon cutting ceremony for the new business school this afternoon will bring together the University and business community to celebrate the transformation within the school and the change in buildings. Carlson...

Endowed chairs offer hope for liberal arts

Published January 15, 1998

The core of liberal education increasingly faces threats from within the academy and without. Students continue to demand more specialized and professional training in college, and college administrators...

Discussion covers clinical depression

by Amy Olson
Published January 15, 1998

Though most people get the blues once in awhile, some people experience debilitating depression that affects the quality of their lives. That type of clinical depression was the topic of discussion at...

Legislators to scrutinize ATMsurcharge fees

by Andrew Donohue
Published January 15, 1998

Riding the heels of consumer outcry and published reports, state legislators announced plans Wednesday to introduce a bill that could dramatically alter automated teller machine surcharge fees. The group...

Panel discusses social impact of Super Bowl

by Ken Zimmer
Published January 15, 1998

Most people aren't thinking about social stratification when the Super Bowl comes on TV. But that's just what they should be doing, concluded a panel of local sports celebrities and University professors...

Death row sends its annual invites

Published January 15, 1998

The most rational argument against the death penalty is, in the words of the great Mahatma Gandhi, "An eye for an eye leaves the whole world blind." All you have to do is look around at some of the mockeries...

Women’s gymnasts are ranked No. 4 in country

Published January 15, 1998

The Gophers women's gymnastics team, on the heels of a strong win Saturday over Alabama, is ranked No. 4 in the nation in a poll released Wednesday. The ranking, which was compiled by national gymnastics...

Fresh troops give Gophers new outlook

by Aaron Kirscht
Published January 15, 1998

The problems encountered by the Gophers men's hockey team this season have been as numerous as they have been untimely. But with a handful of players returning to the lineup this weekend against Denver,...

Cabinet says Israel must hold on to vast areas of West Bank

Published January 15, 1998

JERUSALEM (AP) -- Hardening its position before a crucial Mideast peace summit in Washington, Israel's Cabinet decided Wednesday the nation must keep large areas of the West Bank in a future accord with...

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