The Minnesota Daily

Esteemed professor of mathematics dies at age 60

by Tracy Ellingson
Published May 28, 1997

Mathematics professor Eugene Fabes' colleagues remember their peer as a caring man with a talent for bringing fun to his teaching and an international flavor to the University's School of Mathematics. Fabes,...

Caught…in the act!

Published May 28, 1997

"What a miserable day for visiting the zoo," Elma stated. "Since it's cloudy and it looks like rain, we better go back to my place," Elma said to Primo. After a light snack, they decided to watch some...

Tobacco negotiations draw deal proponents, foes

Published May 28, 1997

WASHINGTON (AP) -- Tobacco talks take on new urgency this week: Not only do attorneys have just 40 days before the first state lawsuit against cigarette makers goes to court, they'll find out on Wednesday...

Men’s swimming recruits have big hole to shore up

by Ryan Schuster
Published May 28, 1997

The Gophers men's swimming and diving team has signed four new recruits this spring. Minnesota signed two swimmers and two divers to try to help replace departing senior swimmers Matt Schlessman, Mitch...

NBC’s Albert gets booked, pleads innocent to sex charges

Published May 28, 1997

ARLINGTON, Va. (AP) -- Marv Albert was booked, fingerprinted and photographed on Tuesday after appearing in court, where his lawyer made of point of telling a judge that the sportscaster will plead innocent...

Yeltsin promises to detarget nuclear missiles

Published May 28, 1997

PARIS (AP) -- In a goodwill gesture to former Cold War foes, President Boris Yeltsin promised Tuesday that Moscow will no longer aim missiles at NATO allies. Western leaders called it a surprise, but "a...

Students launch award-winning website for kids

Published May 28, 1997

Armed with $56 to start their own business -- the amount required by the state of Minnesota -- and a high-end computer, three University students and two students from St. Cloud State University have...

Harvey remains upbeat after injury

by Allison Younge
Published May 28, 1997

Early Friday morning, 11 Gophers men's track and field athletes walked away from a nerve-racking van accident unscathed. Unfortunately, there were 12 Minnesota competitors on board. Veteran pole vaulter...

New news channels slow out of the gate

Published May 27, 1997

NEW YORK (AP) -- The launch of two more all-news cable channels last year gave Americans more chances than ever to watch news whenever they want. So far, the reaction is a huge ho-hum. There are 97 million...

Some restrictions on abortion needed

Published May 27, 1997

The Senate has once again approved a ban on so-called "partial-birth" abortions. Although the vote fell three votes short of a veto-proof margin, it is clear that the center of gravity in the abortion...