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The Minnesota Daily

Serving the UMN community since 1900

The Minnesota Daily

U workers divided on rejoining former union

by Jennifer Niemela
Published May 19, 1997

Former University Hospital workers, now at Fairview-University Medical Center, gave the American Federation of State, County and Municipal Employees a split decision in balloting last week. Two of the...

More work needed in professor evaluations

by By Allan
Published May 19, 1997

In the Friday, May 16 news story "Senate changes romance policy," reporter Tom Lopez summarizes remarks I made to the University Senate at its Thursday meeting regarding the proposal to form a committee...

Correction: Friday…

Published May 19, 1997

Correction: Friday's story, "Union comes back to work at Med Center" inaccurately described the results of the union elections held last week at Fairview-University Medical Center. The story should have...

OSU wins Big Ten baseball tourney

Published May 19, 1997

ANN ARBOR, Mich. (AP) -- This time, Ohio State's baseball team figures it got things right. A week after watching Michigan win the Big Ten regular-season championship on the same field, the Buckeyes turned...

NATO plan skirts Russia’s concerns

Published May 19, 1997

Now that Russia has completed an agreement condoning the eastward expansion of the North Atlantic Treaty Organization, the U.S. Senate must consider whether the accord sufficiently addresses concerns about...

Tampa center signs with U

Published May 19, 1997

The Gophers men's basketball team added some depth to its corps of frontcourt players Friday when it signed 6-foot-10 Antoine Broxsie. The center/forward from Tampa, Fla., will help replace big men John...

Stories from the AIDSWalk

by Ingrid Sanden
Published May 19, 1997

"We Shall Overcome," sung by the Twin Cities Gay Mens' Chorus, blended with brightly colored T-shirts and the smell of barbecues as walkers took their places at the starting line before the 10th annual...

Euphoria, revenge as rebels consolidate hold on Zaire

Published May 19, 1997

KINSHASA, Zaire (AP) --Rebel soldiers sealed their hold on the capital Sunday with a mix of discipline and brutality, setting up sites for defeated government troops to turn in weapons -- and then executing...

Students spend day at human rights fair

by Chris Hamilton
Published May 19, 1997

A group of students spent the afternoon diligently drawing a scrolling picture show dotted with stick-figure children chained to machinery. One of the characters held a sign stating "Nike is Bad." This...

Bungee cord helps Deneen win 110 hurdles

by Allison Younge
Published May 19, 1997

Gophers hurdler Niles Deneen attributed his personal best performance at the Minnesota Last Chance Meet on Saturday to a 25-foot bungee cord. Deneen hasn't attempted any extreme bridge jumping lately,...

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