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The Minnesota Daily

Serving the UMN community since 1900

The Minnesota Daily

Baseball draft is not just about stats

by Tim Klobuchar
Published May 30, 1997

Major league baseball is a haven for those obsessed with statistics. Experts, or "seamheads," factor in batting average, on-base percentage, sunflower seeds consumed, etc., in an effort to determine who...

Morgan gets early start on recruits

by Allison Younge
Published May 30, 1997

Apple Valley High School's four-time state champion wrestler Chad Erickson was surprised to see Gophers assistant coach Marty Morgan standing at his doorstep on the morning of last July 1. The date marked...

Ruling party routs all challengers in election

Published May 30, 1997

JAKARTA, Indonesia (AP) -- Indonesia's ruling Golkar party routed all challengers in tightly controlled elections, initial returns showed Thursday. The victory followed a monthlong campaign wracked by...

DOMA leaves same-sex couples in limbo

Published May 30, 1997

This month the Minnesota Legislature passed legislation that explicitly bans same-sex marriage. Minnesota isn't the first state to declare that marriage must be reserved for a man and woman. Last September,...

U seeks to market Earth-friendly alfalfa

Published May 30, 1997

Alfalfa may be the answer farmers everywhere are looking for to clean up the pollution in their soil and water supply. An innovative alfalfa variety developed in the Agricultural Research Service within...

Women’s swim team is on verge of greatness

Published May 29, 1997

Jean Freeman has transformed the Gophers women's swimming and diving team from relative obscurity to the verge of national prominence in her 24 years as coach. But her most intriguing and possibly most...

Center studies sex exploitation

by Sascha Matuszak
Published May 29, 1997

A tiny organization housed in the Hubert H. Humphrey Center is leading an assault on commercial sexual exploitation around the world. The Center on Speech, Equality and Harm is directed by Laura Lederer....

Elections reveal Iran’s maturity

Published May 29, 1997

By overwhelmingly electing moderate cleric Mohammed Khatami to head their country last week, Iranian voters gave a mandate to their leaders and sent a message about the Islamic republic's future. That...

Breaking out of fat camp for a cheeseburger

by By Jordan
Published May 29, 1997

Weight-loss hysteria has infected the nation like a bad disease. Americans have spent millions of dollars on Thighmasters, Buttmasters, Legmasters, Chestmasters -- lots of masters -- Power Riders, Health...

Plummer charged in bar incident

Published May 29, 1997

PHOENIX (AP) -- Jake Plummer, who led Arizona State to the Rose Bowl before being drafted by the Arizona Cardinals, was charged Wednesday on four felony counts of sexual abuse stemming from an incident...

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