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The Minnesota Daily

Weekend honors Mexican history

by Nancy Ngo
Published May 5, 1997

Cinco de Mayo events occurring today mark the final day of a celebration that started Friday to honor the traditional Mexican holiday. University students, staff and faculty members, and even Goldy Gopher...

Event promotes science for children

by Nancy Hedlund
Published May 5, 1997

Claire Juliber, 9, spent Saturday afternoon making cereal, touching slime and watching an interactive telecast. The third grader summed up her full day in one word -- "cool." Juliber was one of 400 children...

Talkin’ ’bout his generation

Published May 5, 1997
Israeli writer A.B. Yehoshua on the waning art of the democratic novel

Peruvian poverty is seedbed for rebellion

Published May 5, 1997

LIMA, Peru (AP) -- In the barren hillside cemetery on the edge of a Lima shantytown, rebel leader Nestor Cerpa's grave is the only one covered with flowers -- a little mound of color against a dusty brown...

St. Paul suburbs reflect U’s influence

by Joe Carlson
Published May 5, 1997

Editor's note: This is the third in a series discussing the diverse neighborhoods surroundings the University's Twin Cities campus. The parking lot behind the Milton Square shopping complex in the northern...

Women claim Duluth violating gender equity law

by Andrew Tellijohn
Published May 5, 1997

Three women at the University's Duluth campus filed suit against the school last week, alleging sexual discrimination because the men's and women's athletic teams aren't receiving equal treatment. Jennifer...

U splits squads to prep for big meets

by Allison Younge
Published May 5, 1997

The Gophers men's track team divided forces this weekend between two vastly different competitions in preparation for the upcoming Big Ten and NCAA championship meets. "Everything that we do during the...

Women’s Week to start today

by Nancy Ngo
Published May 5, 1997

Women's Week, which begins today at the University, focuses on the social connections between women and poverty. This year's theme draws speakers to talk about topics including welfare, women's health...

Panel discusses role of beauty, art

by Michelle Moriarity
Published May 5, 1997

Art must evolve from an ego-driven, exacting profession into a medium sensitive to current social conditions, according to a guest lecturer at the University. Artist and writer Suzi Gablik said being...

Hitting explosion leads U to sweep:Baseball team scores 46 runs on weekendBaseball team scores 46 runs on weekend

by Tim Klobuchar
Published May 5, 1997

IOWA CITY, Iowa -- The Gophers baseball team, needing a sweep to stay in the race for the Big Ten tournament, got it this weekend against Iowa, thanks mainly to its potent offense. Minnesota closed out...

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