The Minnesota Daily

We need more trash talkers in sports

Published June 5, 1997

About 15 meters short of the finish of Sunday's "World's Fastest Man" race, Canada's Donovan Bailey looked back at the United States' Michael Johnson -- who by that time had been slowed by a pulled quadricep...

Dr. Elmo

Published June 5, 1997

Elmo the imp leapt high in the air to see if the weather was foul or fair. He flew through the sky and over the land, past the Grippedy Gru and the Cavernous Grand! "TODAY," he yelled as he passed the...

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...

Native American grads honored

Published June 4, 1997

It is not only the friends and family that are celebrating the achievements of three University of Minnesota graduates, but an entire community. "I am proud and honored for our people," said Gladys Cain,...

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...

More foreigners evacuated from Sierra Leone

Published June 4, 1997

FREETOWN, Sierra Leone (AP) -- Guarded by U.S. Marines with armored vehicles and 25-mm cannons, 1,200 foreigners boarded helicopters Tuesday and fled this West African nation for the safety of an American...

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...

Group offers stress-relieving workshops

by Melissa Downing
Published June 4, 1997

The groups listens to a gentle and soothing voice that reminds them to survey their bodies, breathe deeply and feel the sense of vitality. Each of the ten University students and staff members standing...

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...

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...