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Serving the UMN community since 1900

The Minnesota Daily

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

Crowley to remain at U

by Michael Rand
Published June 3, 1997

Mike Crowley, a junior defenseman on the Gophers hockey team, decided late Sunday night to reject the latest contract offer from the NHL's Anaheim Mighty Ducks. Unless the Ducks make a counter-offer during...

America loves to hate sex and politics

Published June 3, 1997

There's nothing juicier than a scandal of sex and politics. So when Paula Jones gets her day in court against President Clinton, I'm sure we'll have another trial of the century on our hands. The U.S....

U’s gender gap in tenure is narrowing, but slowly

by Kamariea Forcier
Published June 3, 1997

The gender gap among University faculty members closed by three-tenths of a percent this year -- a modest gain that has administrators claiming continued progress on the issue. Based on statistics for...

Regents positions to be voted on in June

by Jim Martyka
Published June 3, 1997

The makeup of the University's governing body, the Board of Regents, could be changed at their June meetings because of a list of nominees forwarded Monday for some of the board's top positions. The Nominating...

Peale family reunion boasts paintings with a rich history

Published June 3, 1997

WASHINGTON (AP) They were named Rembrandt, Rubens, Raphael and Titian but they weren't European artists -- they belonged to a dynasty of American painters descended from Charles Willson Peale. Peale descendants,...

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