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The Minnesota Daily

Serving the UMN community since 1900

The Minnesota Daily

Animal’s mishap causes power outage

by Jennifer Niemela
Published May 2, 1997

A raccoon caused some inconvenience for students Thursday morning when it short-circuited a transformer that serves a large area of southeast Minneapolis, triggering a blackout. At about 4 a.m., almost...

Chicano Studies at U is small, but growing

by Joe Carlson
Published May 2, 1997

For 25 years now, the Chicano Studies department has survived several different challenges, ranging from possible shutdown to poor faculty retention to low funding. However, through it all, Chicano Studies...

School funding depends on results of compromise

by Chris Vetter
Published May 2, 1997

The University might find out by the end of next week how much money it will receive from the Legislature for the school's 1998-99 biennial budget. The Higher Education Conference Committee held its first...

Elmo’s month

Published May 2, 1997

Elmo carried a plate of carrots and celery and into Elma's room. "What's this?" she asked. "I thought we could celebrate," Elmo said. "May is National Mastication Month. I thought these would be good foods...

Students get experience with data retrieval

by Peter Kauffner
Published May 1, 1997

Information management students at the University's Crookston campus will soon be getting some hands-on experience in data recovery as a result of the flooding of the nearby Red River. "We let the business...

Scientists dispute gene study results

Published May 1, 1997

NEW YORK (AP) -- It made headlines last year: Scientists said they'd identified a gene that helps determine how anxious or laid-back people are. Now another group of scientists says they found no sign...

Limits evident for role of volunteerism

Published May 1, 1997

In the past month, thousands of Minnesotans donated time, supplies and money to victims of the Red River flood. Their efforts significantly helped lessen the damage of this natural disaster. Meanwhile,...

Cops learn nontraditional methods of fighting crime

by Tom Lopez
Published May 1, 1997

University Police attempted to train their intuitive skills in a lesson in alternative crime fighting last night. Using pendulums, divining rods and a Tibetan singing bowl, officers tried to get in touch...

Bill opposing flag burning is debated in U.S. Congress

Published May 1, 1997

WASHINGTON (AP) -- That old "Don't tread on me" feeling is back on Capitol Hill, where Republicans are hoping the 105th Congress will pass a flag-burning amendment after years of failures. "This issue...

Many cheer Ellen, but real-life coming-out is tough

by Kamariea Forcier
Published May 1, 1997

When Ellen came out of the closet Wednesday evening, more than 100 University students waited to greet her with cheers and applause. Many of the students, who gathered in the Willey Hall fireside lounge,...

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