The Minnesota Daily

Regents close book on tenure

by Brian Bakst
Published June 17, 1997

Two years of haggling over contested changes to the faculty tenure code ended in less than three minutes Friday as the Board of Regents unanimously accepted a compromise tenure proposal. "I wish we could...

Hasselmo hosts his final graduation celebration

by Chris Hamilton
Published June 17, 1997

Recent graduates and their families and friends sipped lemonade and munched on mini-muffins Saturday while checking out the outdoor sculptures and gardens lining Eastcliff, the University's presidential...

Former administrator honored with award title

by Sarah Hallonquist
Published June 17, 1997

Honoring a veteran administrator and former Board of Regent member, the University on Monday established the Josie Johnson Human Rights and Social Justice Award. The first-of-its-kind award adds to Johnson's...

Before you accuse, take a look at yourself

by By Andy
Published June 17, 1997

Tobacco companies are public enemy No. 1 in America, and they have good reason to be. Smoking-related illnesses kill about 400,000 people each year. As a result, every newspaper mentions the results of...

Alumnus addresses graduates

by Max Rust
Published June 17, 1997

An ensemble of graduating College of Liberal Arts students was told on Sunday to lend a helping hand to others after they leave the University and enter the real world. Commencement speaker Robert Berdahl,...

Budget’s long-term impact may be limited

by Brian Bakst
Published June 17, 1997

The Board of Regents got its first peek Thursday at next year's $1.5 billion operating budget that would boost faculty pay and hold tuition hikes to their lowest point in years. University officials could...

How cancelled classes waste time

Published June 17, 1997

Julia Mickenberg feels like she should have been working on her dissertation. "Progress," she said. "That's what counts. Progress." She thought she would be making progress as an instructor today, greeting...

Gophers swimmer honored by Big Ten

by Michael Rand
Published June 17, 1997

Matt Schlessman, a senior swimmer from Avon, Ohio, on Thursday received Minnesota's Big Ten Conference Medal of Honor. Each Big Ten school presents this award annually to a student-athlete who excels...

Regents elect new chairmanin close vote

by Brian Bakst
Published June 17, 1997

and Jeremy Taff Amid parliamentary shuffling and a series of tense roll call votes, the Board of Regents on Friday elected William Hogan II and Patricia Spence chairman and vice chairwoman for the University's...

Interleague play causes mass panic

Published June 17, 1997

Maybe some day I'll look in the newspaper and see "Texas 7, San Diego 4" and not do a double take. Maybe it will just take time for the shock to leave. But for the time being, after one weekend of Major...