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Serving the UMN community since 1900

The Minnesota Daily

Gophers track fans enjoy 1,500-meter battle at Bierman

by Susan Filkins
Published May 12, 1997

At 1 p.m. Saturday during the Minnesota Maroon and Gold Open at the Bierman Track and Field Stadium, a few extra spectators stopped by to witness two of the most talented 1,500-meter runners in the United...

Gophers blow birth to Big Tens

by Tim Klobuchar
Published May 12, 1997

The final out of the Gophers' 17-8 win against Northwestern on Sunday had been recorded, giving Minnesota three wins in the four-game series. As their teammates emptied from the dugout to the field, Gophers...

TV actor shares insights with students

by Melanie Evans
Published May 12, 1997

It is possible for actors to live off of soup, cheese and tax returns while working for the "big break," said actor Richard Hatch -- and he speaks from experience. "We had a big bag of about 500 cans...

Find yourself in Europe over this summer vacation

by By Elana
Published May 12, 1997

One of the greatest things about going to other countries is seeing how different they are from your own. While the last few weeks of school are slowly dwindling down, you may be wondering what in the...

Private moments

Published May 9, 1997

It was 4 a.m. on early Friday morning and the road that stretched in front of Elmo was desolate. Elmo was starting to think about how he is alone in the world, when he felt a crusty element poking the...

Pulitzer Prize winner gives ‘testimony’ to U

Published May 9, 1997

The American culture is the product of more than just one race, playwright August Wilson said at an event Thursday night. Wilson presented the lecture "Testimony of a Witness" to an audience of about...

U club lacrosse team ends season

by Brad Unangst
Published May 9, 1997

The University men's lacrosse team ended its season last weekend with a sixth place finish in the 10-team Upper Midwest Lacrosse League Championship. The team was 8-7 overall and went 1-2 in the tournament,...

College funding: no compromise yet

by Chris Vetter
Published May 9, 1997

Despite hopes that the higher education funding bill would be well on its way to the governor by the end of this week, the University is still at least a few days away from learning its 1998-99 funding...

Lab turns hazardouswaste into diamond

by Peter Kauffner
Published May 9, 1997

Researchers at the University's Plasma Technologies Lab have yet to turn lead into gold, but they have used high temperature gas to turn methane and hazardous chemicals into diamond and other products...

Campus a ‘shopping mall’ for bike thieves

by Tom Lopez
Published May 9, 1997

When Christa Fandrich arrived at the University last fall, she was aware of campus lore surrounding bike thefts. However, since none of her friends had ever had their bikes stolen, she thought hers would...

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