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The Minnesota Daily

Serving the UMN community since 1900

The Minnesota Daily

Obsession with obesity drives judgements

Published January 13, 1998

(U-WIRE) LOS ANGELES -- As the world counts down to the approaching millennium, most people are still comparing New Year's resolutions and planning how they will live 1998 better. I should stop eating...

Haskins named Goodwill coach

by Tim Klobuchar
Published January 13, 1998

The Gophers might be playing at only a .500 clip this season, but there's one area where coach Clem Haskins' record is unblemished. Haskins has a 12-0 record as a head coach in international play, and...

Prof plugs seductiveness of cyber art

by Rebecca Teale
Published January 13, 1998

A computer seduced Marjorie Franklin, and the assistant art professor says it happens more frequently than people think. Computers are not only an essential tool of society, but Franklin said the technology's...

Reno applauds local crime- fighting plan

by Jesse Weisbeck
Published January 13, 1998

A program that started out of concern for the Twin Cities' rise in violent crimes has piqued the interest of U.S. Attorney General Janet Reno. Reno commended recent crime-fighting victories Monday when...

Board of Education scraps diversity rule

Published January 13, 1998

ST. PAUL (AP) -- A proposal that would have required school districts to develop multicultural curricula and track students by race fell on a 5-3 vote Monday by the Minnesota Board of Education. The statewide...

Alum gives to U sports

Published January 13, 1998

the University and also in hopeful anticipation of what it can become." Jan Unstad, the director of development for men's athletics, said the Sundet family has been donating to the department since the...

Canadians rule in favor of American Indian oral history

by Heather Fors
Published January 13, 1998

American Indians consider their oral histories in much the same way Christians use their Bible. A recent decision has allowed them to also use their history as a defense in court. A Dec. 11 Canadian Supreme...

Hemp is hit in new area store

by Emily Dalnodar
Published January 13, 1998

With a growing national interest, it won't be long until Target starts selling hemp products, said Christopher Repinski, owner of a recently opened hemp store in Dinkytown. Tucked away behind the busy...

European countries sign ban on human cloning

Published January 13, 1998

PARIS (AP) -- Less than a week after an American scientist announced he would clone a child, 19 European nations signed a treaty Monday that said cloning people violated human dignity and was a misuse...

FROM OUR COMPLAIN…

Published January 13, 1998

FROM OUR COMPLAINT DEPARTMEN From Adder: What is wrong with Network these days? Before this year there were never public service announcements in this section of the Daily, thus making it the most often...

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