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The Minnesota Daily

Serving the UMN community since 1900

The Minnesota Daily

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...

Debate tacklesCities’ expansion

by Sascha Matuszak
Published May 14, 1997

The free market is eating the past when it comes to development in the Twin Cities, said a panel of experts Tuesday night. The question was whether the future can afford the diet. The debate, titled "Must...

I was there when computers revolted

Published May 14, 1997

I'll never forget the day they rose against us. I was checking my bank account balance ("For account inquiries, press 1"), when the soothing alto voice on the other end took a different tone. "Your assets...

Three Wisconsin coaches get one-year contract extensions

Published May 14, 1997

MADISON, Wis. (AP) -- The University of Wisconsin athletic board extended by one year the contracts of men's basketball coach Dick Bennett, women's basketball coach Jane Albright-Dieterle and hockey coach...

Reforms allow China’s peasants to assert their rights

Published May 14, 1997

PINGLU, China (AP) -- The farmers of Qian village elected a leader they hoped would better their lives. When he proved to be a crook and a rapist, they complained -- and the government listened. Acting...

Floating through reality: needing salvation

by By Alex
Published May 14, 1997

"I've spent 15 years in a life raft -- 15 years -- now I've got something to say. Stay in your lifeboats, people, stay in your life boats. It's murder out there, murder. Sharks patrol these waters." --...

Theft shakes upgeology office

by Tom Lopez
Published May 14, 1997

A Monday night theft cost the geology department two laptop computers, a bicycle and a backpack, as an unknown person or persons broke into Pillsbury Hall. The thief or thieves entered an office in the...

Private food vendor starts talks with the University

by Tracy Ellingson
Published May 14, 1997

and Nancy NgoThe University's lone food service candidate has proven it is smitten with the school, as it takes the first steps toward establishing a relationship with the institution. For the next three...

Activism for the ’90s is more private, more diverse

by Alan Bjerga
Published May 14, 1997

Editor's note: This is the third of a three-day series examining the 25th anniversary of the "Eight Days in May" antiwar demonstrations and the legacy of activism at the University.There were signs...

Voting on union begins today

by Jennifer Niemela
Published May 14, 1997

Voting begins today for former University employees at Fairview-University Medical Center to determine whether a union will survive the hospital's privatization. About 1,300 former American Federation...

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