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The Minnesota Daily

Serving the UMN community since 1900

The Minnesota Daily

Southern Baptists vote to boycott Disney

Published June 20, 1997

LOS ANGELES (AP) -- Want to watch ESPN's Sunday night baseball game? That's off limits, if you're a Southern Baptist. Take the kids to a matinee of "Hercules?" Scratch those plans. Catch a rerun of "Home...

UND’s Kallay loses eligibility battle with NCAA

by Brad Unangst
Published June 20, 1997

North Dakota hockey player Ian Kallay, a high-scoring forward for the team during the past two seasons, won't be back next year to help the Sioux defend their NCAA title. Kallay and UND were notified...

Grant lets student study German sign language

by Douglas Rojas
Published June 20, 1997

Hobart, a University sign language interpreter, graduated with a degree in German and sign language last March. The grant will allow her to carry on her research in German and sign language and the deaf...

Forcieable future looks challenging

by Kristian Pope
Published June 20, 1997

Like a bad case of the flu, situations like this may seem to cloud around Pat Forciea. Professional sports teams uprooting their history and bolting for beaucoup bucks in unforgiving cities, craving the...

Wisconsin students may need to pay surcharge

by Chris Vetter
Published June 20, 1997

Wisconsin students will pay more to attend Minnesota public colleges beginning in the fall of 1998, under an agreement reached earlier this month by the two states. Currently, Wisconsin and Minnesota...

Costly layoffs if education funding bill fails

Published June 20, 1997

ST. PAUL (AP) -- It will cost the state $8 million to lay off some 540 Department of Children, Families and Learning employees if Gov. Carlson and the Legislature don't agree on a K-12 funding bill soon...

Several groups argue inconsistencies in compensation

by Jeremy Taff
Published June 20, 1997

Several University constituent groups spent Wednesday afternoon lobbying the Board of Regents for more money from the school's 1997-98 operating budget. Representatives from several committees voiced...

Victim hopes to shed light on theft

Published June 20, 1997

When University graduate student Mo Fahnestock noticed his Olympus IS 10 camera missing from Northrop Mall during commencement ceremonies on May 16, he thought it was gone forever. The camera, which was...

Housingshortage

by Chris Vetter
Published June 18, 1997

A projected student housing shortage could land some University freshmen on the Twin Cities campus in area hotels this fall, administrators told the Board of Regents last week. Since 1995, the University's...

Big Ten names U’s Hegener top female athlete

by Michael Rand
Published June 18, 1997

Gophers swimmer Gretchen Hegener and Wisconsin track and field athlete Kathy Butler on Tuesday were named Big Ten-Suzy Favor Women's Athletes of the Year in one of the closest votes in the history of...

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