The Minnesota Daily

Diet drugs re-examined after woman’s death

Published May 7, 1997

NEW YORK (AP) -- The death of a Massachusetts woman who took diet drugs to fit into her wedding dress has increased scrutiny of an unapproved but widely used drug cocktail known as "fen-phen." Before Mary...

Forum debates issues around new baseball stadium

by Emily Babcock
Published May 7, 1997

A new baseball stadium will keep the Minnesota Twins in town, agreed a three-member panel hosted by the University on Tuesday. The only disagreement was whether anyone should care. The forum, part of...

Lewd exposure clouds crime in warm weather

by Tom Lopez
Published May 7, 1997

University Police investigated nine separate incidents of disorderly conduct this week, up from previous weeks. A wide range of criminal activity falls under the label of disorderly conduct, from wild...

Unskinny Bop Elmo

Published May 7, 1997

"I can't believe it," Elmo said. "Rock 'n Roll just hasn't been the same since the '80s. Poison, Def Leppard, Slaughter, Winger, White Snake and Cinderella really rocked our worlds. I mean, seriously,...

MSA wants evaluations to be released

by Tracy Ellingson
Published May 7, 1997

Members of the Minnesota Student Association on Tuesday wrapped up their 1996-97 session and their last forum under the Helen Phin and Eric Hanson administration in near complete agreement. In a business-as-usual...

Unions not solution for all campus groups

Published May 7, 1997

Collective bargaining on university campuses is becoming a hot issue across the country. Last fall, the University gained national attention for a faculty unionization drive that ultimately failed. On...

Study: Married women tend to work close to home

by Bei Hu
Published May 7, 1997

Though the percentage of women participating in the labor force in the Twin Cities is about 20 percent above the national average, there are still gender disparities in employment patterns, according...

U budget issues still unresolved

by Chris Vetter
Published May 7, 1997

The state higher education conference committee failed to tackle any important issues on Tuesday as members met for less than one minute. "This process is like observing continental drift," said Ruth...

Historic buildings must be preserved

Published May 7, 1997

The Board of Regents took a vote a few weeks ago that should be of great concern to all individuals regarding the systematic loss of architectural history in our state through the loss of buildings and...

A-bomb survivor shares her experience

Published May 7, 1997

Fifty-one years after Suzuko Numata lost her left leg to the American atomic bomb in Hiroshima, she no longer thinks of herself as a victim. "I always think of the innocent children and adults who lost...