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The Minnesota Daily

Serving the UMN community since 1900

The Minnesota Daily

Undergraduates display their research

by Tracy Ellingson
Published May 22, 1997

Undergraduates majoring in science-related fields proved Wednesday that faculty and graduate students aren't the only members of the University community making important contributions to research. The...

Computer jobs have health hazards, too

Published May 22, 1997

Jobs requiring heavy computer use are not usually considered dangerous. However, computer-related injuries such as repetitive strain injury, carpal tunnel syndrome and cumulative trauma are on the rise,...

Textbook-exchange websites give other options

by Nancy Ngo
Published May 22, 1997

Students who make the quarterly bookstore run to buy and sell books can now trade that trip for a different exchange option. Internet book exchanges popping up on University World Wide Web page accounts...

U is responsible for public transportation

by By Wendy
Published May 22, 1997

The University has a plan. In order to attract more students to living on campus, the University's long-term master plan, to be implemented in the next 10 years, envisions a campus where necessary goods...

Information good; vigilantism bad

Published May 22, 1997

About 700 people showed up for a meeting in St. Paul this week to get information about two sex offenders who are about to be released from prison. It's part of the state's new community notification law...

Dining service hungry for answers to missing cash

by Tom Lopez
Published May 22, 1997

Police are currently investigating the March disappearance of $1,890 from Sanford Hall Dining Services. "We're trying to find the location of the money and we are employing the University Police Department...

Japanese art form finds beauty in plants

by Joe Carlson
Published May 22, 1997

By wrapping dead tree limbs in white gauze, Japanese Ikebana sculptor Kosen Ohtsubo isolates the essential organic forms of the branches and calls attention to their earthly origins in the process. "Natural...

Gandhi’s widow encouraged to lead Congress Party

Published May 22, 1997

NEW DELHI, India (AP) -- She seldom speaks in public. When she does, every word is carefully analyzed. So when Sonia Gandhi put down her fee of 1 rupee -- about 3 cents -- to renew her membership in the...

Hasselmo adviser has been a bridge in divisive times

by Joel Sawyer
Published May 21, 1997

In his three years as a top University administrator, Mario Bognanno has learned the behind-the-scenes mechanisms of power. The burly, bespectacled Iowan has been an important piston in the Hasselmo administration's...

Family remains White’s biggest fans

by Allison Younge
Published May 21, 1997

As Gophers track and field sophomore Yvette White warmed up on April 19 for the 400-meter hurdles race at the Penn Relays (Pittsburgh), she instantly located her sister Nikki among thousands of fans. "She...

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