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The Minnesota Daily

Serving the UMN community since 1900

The Minnesota Daily

Motorists reap rewards in latest gasoline war

by Heather Fors
Published January 7, 1998

A war has ensued among several local service stations to offer motorists the lowest prices in gasoline. While stations in northeast Minneapolis and St. Anthony are among the major participants, University...

Two national champs equals one messed-up system

Published January 7, 1998

Michigan has a good defense. Nebraska has a good offense. Michigan played a tough schedule. Nebraska beat the No. 3 team in the country by 25 points in the Orange Bowl. Summary: All of those words sound...

Incentives, benefits fill Mason’s seven-year deal

Published January 7, 1998

The first step came in late 1996, while the last one came in late 1997. Between the hiring of Gophers football coach Glen Mason and his eventual contract signing, there was a lot of fine print and speculation....

Gophers, ‘Cats set to struggle

by Tim Klobuchar
Published January 7, 1998

In a short telephone interview Tuesday afternoon, Northwestern men's basketball coach Kevin O'Neill had this to say: The Wildcats have very little depth, he wasn't surprised that they got their "asses...

Net: Ah, yes. Alway…

Published January 7, 1998

Net: Ah, yes. Always best to start the day with a good rant.EVERYONE'S A CYNIC From Angel of Cynicism: Well, it seems I chose a bad day to leave my comfortable home with Network and venture out into the...

Former U professor makes small wonder

by Melanie Evans
Published January 7, 1998

For Stephen Chou, former University electrical engineering professor, less is better. Chou and his 16-member Nano Structures Laboratory pioneered a new manufacturing process that fits more information...

South Korea’s gold collection campaign draws public support

Published January 7, 1998

SEOUL, South Korea (AP) -- Answering a call to help their country, tens of thousands of South Koreans swarmed into banks Tuesday to sell or donate gold in a nationwide campaign to raise badly needed dollars. The...

Little Mermaid statue beheaded again in Denmark

Published January 7, 1998

COPENHAGEN, Denmark (AP) -- Denmark's Little Mermaid statue, beloved symbol of fairy tale innocence, fell victim Tuesday to cynicism -- decapitated by vandals who apparently called a cameraman to witness...

New area code inconvenient, necessary

Published January 7, 1998

Joe Carlson The University is in the eye of a hurricane amid the planned changes to the Twin Cities' area code. Although phone calls between the cities of Minneapolis and St. Paul will require three extra...

Tobacco lawsuit includes punitive damages

Published January 7, 1998

MINNEAPOLIS (AP) -- The state and Blue Cross Blue Shield of Minnesota on Tuesday amended their complaint against the tobacco industry after receiving a judge's permission to include unspecified punitive...

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