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Serving the UMN community since 1900

The Minnesota Daily

New science building proves worth the wait

by Kamariea Forcier
Published June 6, 1997

After months of delays, several University departments from the health sciences moved into their new offices Thursday inside the Basic Sciences and Biomedical Engineering Building. Administrators announced...

‘Dinosaur’ professor ends long career at U

by Peter Kauffner
Published June 6, 1997

After 44 years of teaching at the University, geology professor Robert Sloan will deliver his last lecture today. "Some people talk about dinosaurs; some people are dinosaurs," said Sloan, who has taught...

Littlejohn looks for new beginning

by Aaron Kirscht
Published June 6, 1997

She's been on the job for nearly two months, but new Gophers women's basketball coach Cheryl Littlejohn is still trying to catch her breath. The early part of her tenure has been spent shuttling back...

Runners

by Allison Younge
Published June 6, 1997

Gophers wrestling coach J Robinson announced Tuesday that a new maroon and gold banner will adorn an unspecified wall in the Bierman Field Athletic Building. It will be hung in honor of the Gophers' first...

Student mentors teach possibilities of education

by Joe Carlson
Published June 6, 1997

Along with buildings, bike paths and bookstores, Universities have bridges. But while most of these objects have physical foundations, not every bridge is visible. The University is currently building...

Ch-ch-changes

Published June 6, 1997

"Ain't goin' to school no more. It starts too early for me!" Elmo sang from the shower, making the landlord thump his broom on the ceiling. He wrapped a towel around his waist, shaved and splashed on his...

Nations join Nigerian to out coup in Sierra Leone

Published June 6, 1997

FREETOWN, Sierra Leone (AP) -- Three more African nations have joined Nigeria's campaign to oust Sierra Leone's coup leaders, Nigeria announcedThursday, as coup leaders mounted guns on abandoned World...

Strand second, Jensen third at track NCAA Championships

by Allison Younge
Published June 6, 1997

Gophers freshman high jumper Staffan Strand clinched national runner-up honors Thursday at the NCAA Championships in Bloomington, Ind. Strand's mark of 7 feet, 2 1/4 inches was good for second place behind...

Faculty Senate OKs tenure plan

by Jennifer Niemela
Published June 6, 1997

University faculty and administrators could bury the hatchet within a week now that the faculty senate overwhelmingly approved a compromise tenure code Thursday. The code is expected to get Board of Regents...

Halldorson: Now is not the time to start resting

by Ryan Schuster
Published June 6, 1997

Cardboard boxes and loose stacks of paper decorate new Gophers women's hockey coach Laura Halldorson's office at the Bierman Athletic Complex. A signed picture of Hall-of-Fame hockey player Darryl Sittler,...

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