The Minnesota Daily

Hill-MacDonald defends new job

by Aaron Kirscht
Published May 15, 1997

More than a few jaws dropped and plenty of eyebrows rose on May 6, when the Cleveland Rockers -- one of eight teams in the upstart Women's NBA -- announced that former Gophers coach Linda Hill-MacDonald...

It’s hard to find romance in a crystal ball

by By Heather
Published May 15, 1997

It seems I have been playing amateur psychologist lately. Friends, neighbors and people I don't even know have been bombarding me with their dating woes. A typical conversation goes something like this: Friend:...

Senior scientist says river once flowed north

by Peter Kauffner
Published May 15, 1997

If a dinosaur fell into the ancient Mississippi River near what is now La Crosse, Wis., it might have been carried north and west by the Mississippi and dumped into the Arctic Ocean, according to a new...

It’s official: Route 52 to run for at least another year

by Lynne Kozarek
Published May 15, 1997

University bus Route 52 was resurrected Wednesday when the University decided to keep it up and running without changes into 1998, with the city paying for about half the cost. Route 52 services will...

Gophers sign golf, swimming recruits

by Ryan Schuster
Published May 15, 1997

The Gophers women's swimming team announced 13 new signings for next season on Wednesday. Coach Jean Freeman called the new class the best she has ever recruited. The new swimmers come from a broad background,...

James demands a trial by jury

Published May 15, 1997

The case against Courtney James inched ahead yesterday, as the starting forward for the Gophers men's basketball team had a hearing in Hennepin County District Court. In the hearing, James pleaded not...

Loathsome politics holds up flood relief

Published May 15, 1997

In the wake of President Clinton's April 22 visit to flood-ravaged Red River valley communities, disaster relief for the victims seemed to be the federal government's primary concern. Governors, senators...

Old research center may not become dorm

by Joel Sawyer
Published May 15, 1997

High construction and maintenance costs might scuttle plans to renovate an East Bank campus landmark into student housing, University officials say. Plans to renovate the 73-year-old Mineral Resources...

New budget deal plans to save $212 billion

Published May 15, 1997

WASHINGTON (AP) -- Reflecting a deal between President Clinton and Congress that is nearly complete, Senate Budget Committee Chairman Pete Domenici prepared a budget-balancing plan Wednesday that envisions...

Oh, poor little oppressed majority

Published May 15, 1997

My 10-year-old sister was over for dinner the other night and we started talking politics. I discovered that she believes in gay rights, the death penalty (if the judge is really, really sure the person...