The Minnesota Daily

Ex-U star Lumpkin is released by Saints

Published June 5, 1997

NEW ORLEANS (AP) -- The New Orleans Saints cut five players on Wednesday, including three veterans and a seventh-round draft pick from last year. Released were wide receiver Haywood Jeffires, defensive...

Narcotics sale goes sour withsugar as substitute for cocaine

by Tom Lopez
Published June 4, 1997

University Police made two arrests in connection with a failed drug deal on Sunday night -- a deal that failed because of the absence of actual narcotics. Officers responded to a fight between two men...

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,...

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,...

Two Gophers pitchers are picked in draft

Published June 4, 1997

Mike Diebolt and Justin Pederson, senior Gophers pitchers, were selected on Tuesday in the major league baseball free agent amateur draft. Diebolt, a left-hander from Mayfield Village, Ohio, was picked...

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...

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...

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...

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...

Four U men’s track athletes have shot at NCAA title

by Allison Younge
Published June 4, 1997

Gophers freshman high jumper Staffan Strand has a busy two weeks ahead of him. Along with the crunch of final exams and packing up his dorm room to go home, Strand will compete for national outdoor track...