The Minnesota Daily

U celebrates partnership with Coke

by Kamariea Forcier
Published June 5, 1997

Students, University administrators and representatives from the Midwest Coca-Cola Co. gathered in St. Paul on Wednesday to celebrate the first year of the business partnership between the school and...

Alumni celebrate the Hasselmo years

by Peter Kauffner
Published June 5, 1997

The University Alumni Association on Wednesday turned its annual meeting over to festivities honoring outgoing University President Nils Hasselmo. "I think it's wonderful, just wonderful that so many...

Record of student apathy is pathetic

Published June 4, 1997

Apathy. Thousands of University students are suffering from it. Some of them think the University experience revolves around partying all day and all night -- only leaving their apartments to go for more...

Mixed messages: clown, preachers meet on mall

by Douglas Rojas
Published June 4, 1997

God created french fries on the third day to be dipped in ketchup. Or so Ronald McDonald said on Tuesday on the Mall in front of Northrop Memorial Auditorium. Three students placed a plastic statue of...

State passes gay marriage prohibition

by Chris Vetter
Published June 4, 1997

A new state law signed on Monday by Gov. Arne Carlson bans gay marriages in Minnesota and denies recognition of gay marriages performed in other states. The law, called the Defense of Marriage Act, was...

Doll in a wheelchair challenges our fears

Published June 4, 1997

In Barbie's dream world everything is pink, the girls are pretty and the boys are eunuchs. But even Barbie had to open her eyes to a broader vision of the world recently with the release of Share-A-Smile...

Body of missing professor recovered

Published June 4, 1997

A University professor missing since Monday in northeastern Wisconsin was found dead Tuesday night, authorities there reported. Larry L. Cummings, 59, a professor of strategic management and organization,...

Parkos to take shot at All-America this week

by Susan Filkins
Published June 4, 1997

Two weeks ago at the Big Ten Outdoor Track and Field Championships in Champaign, Ill., senior thrower Dani Parkos stepped up and claimed her second career Big Ten title. With a personal best throw of...

A cup of coffee can slow America’s decay

by By Andrew
Published June 4, 1997

We live in a somewhat free state. Somewhat. There was a time when I seriously considered devoting my life to the freedom of this country, to the principles of life, liberty, property and privacy. Yes,...

Quilting bee part of national AIDS awareness effort

by Tracy Ellingson
Published June 4, 1997

What looked like nothing more than mounds of fabric sitting on tables in Coffman Memorial Union on Tuesday will soon become a part of an American tapestry. University students, who are participating in...