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The Minnesota Daily

Serving the UMN community since 1900

The Minnesota Daily

Future brighter for AIDS patients

by Bei Hu
Published May 9, 1997

Patty B., a former Twin Cities nurse, has to take 32 pills daily to hold back the HIV virus and the accompanied inflammation that have invaded her body. Although AIDS still eludes a cure, Patty and many...

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...

Development must meet housing needs

Published May 9, 1997

Last February, University officials decided to sell some of the school's property in the Motley neighborhood of Stadium Village. The University Office of Housing and Residential Life issued eviction notices...

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...

History haunts Gophers baseball team

by Tim Klobuchar
Published May 9, 1997

Only twice in Gophers baseball coach John Anderson's 16-year tenure has the team missed the Big Ten tournament. Once was last season. To avoid making it two straight absences, fifth-place Minnesota almost...

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...

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...

Students enjoy learning real stories of DWI patrol

by Tom Lopez
Published May 9, 1997

Officer David St. Cyr of the University Police Department administered several field sobriety tests and a Breathalyzer -- and then he put the cuffs on. "Christy, you are under arrest for driving while...

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...

Regents consider a redesign of campus housing

by Kamariea Forcier
Published May 9, 1997

DULUTH -- The Board of Regents on Thursday heard discussion of a proposed solution to the annual on-campus housing crunch. A redesign of some residence hall rooms to increase the number of occupants would...

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