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The Minnesota Daily

Merger plan worth a closely watched try

Published January 5, 1998

Meeting its winter break deadline, the Communications Studies Task Force submitted its report to College of Liberal Arts Dean Steven Rosenstone. The task force proposed a marriage between a journalism...

Around the Country

Published January 5, 1998

Green Bay 21, Tampa Bay 7 GREEN BAY, Wis. (AP) -- The Green Bay Packers better have eliminated the rust. Their next opponent, the San Francisco 49ers, won't be as charitable as the Tampa Bay Bucs. "Each...

Retired mediaprof, 94, dies

by Heather Fors
Published January 5, 1998

Raymond Nixon, a retired University journalism professor and international communications scholar, died Dec. 15 in Bloomington, Minn. He was 94. Nixon, who retired in 1971, was often referred to as the...

U loses long-time friend, professor

by Sarah McKenzie
Published January 5, 1998

At his retirement dinner in 1988, Bernard (Jim) Haxby said good-bye to colleagues at the University, but not for the last time. Haxby, 76, continued his relationship with the Department of Electrical...

NCAA berth caps volleyball season

by Allison Younge
Published January 5, 1998

While the 1997 Minnesota volleyball season might best be described as four head-spinning months of extremes, advancing to the second round of the NCAA tournament left the Gophers on the upswing. After...

Knee surgery replaces cartilage

by Melanie Evans
Published January 5, 1998

The pain in 19-year-old Morgan Montgomery's knee hurt the most after a hard workout. His 7-year-old hockey injury continued to agitate him; the joint was often tender from walking or sitting too long. Montgomery's...

Budget request efforts stepped up for ’98

by Heather Fors
Published January 5, 1998

University officials hope phone calls, mass mailings and informational gatherings will persuade influential business leaders, union officials and, most importantly, lawmakers to back its massive budget...

More questions than answers exist in college playoff debate

Published January 5, 1998

(AP) -- Here is where college football is at the start of 1998: Michigan, No. 1; Nebraska, No. 1. Where will college football be at the start of 1999? The new super alliance is supposed to eliminate a...

Purdue’s style similar to ’96-97 Gophers team

by Michael Rand
Published January 5, 1998

The comparisons between this year's Purdue team and last year's Minnesota team are perhaps premature, but they are also timely and relevant. Purdue (12-3, 1-1 in the Big Ten) beat Minnesota (7-5, 0-1)...

Dust off the brooms: U earns sweep

by aron Kirscht
Published January 5, 1998

The rest of his teammates clustered around the maroon "M" at center ice in preparation for the traditional post-sweep salute, but the Gophers' Steve DeBus was deep in conversation near the Mariucci Arena...

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