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Serving the UMN community since 1900

The Minnesota Daily

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,...

Gophers men’s tennis team to play Purdue in NCAA first round

by Aaron Kirscht
Published May 1, 1997

After the Gophers men's tennis team suffered through a season that coach David Geatz described with variations on the theme of "horrible," the odds of getting the opportunity to defend its regional championship...

Conference deals with rowdy airplane passengers

Published May 1, 1997

WASHINGTON (AP) -- Some think they are big shots. Some are afraid. Many are drunk. But aboard an airplane high in the sky, any of them can cause serious danger if they become unruly. "Poor behavior should...

Controversy halts construction of Nixon think tank

Published May 1, 1997

LOS ANGELES (AP) -- Built to polish the image of the only president to resign in disgrace, the Richard Nixon Library & Birthplace has ended up carrying on his legacy of controversy. There is a struggle...

The public should see all sides of Roosevelt

Published May 1, 1997

President Franklin Delano Roosevelt's memorial has proved the Pandora's box of architectural endeavors. Jewish groups, animal rights activists, anti-smoking lobbies and feminists are upset. Additional...

Mac gets backElmo

Published May 1, 1997

Mac, wearing her classy Michigan Wolverines basketball shorts, cursed Elmo for his daily idiotic ramblings. "You have a screw loose,"she told Elmo. "Iron Fish told me so." Elmo didn't appreciate this....

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...

Mavericks’ five-run inning drops U

by Tim Klobuchar
Published May 1, 1997

When a team hits as poorly as Mankato State did early in Wednesday night's game at Siebert Field, someone usually questions whether it left its bats at home. In this case, it did. The Mavericks actually...

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...

Gophers get bats on track at Siebert

by Tim Klobuchar
Published April 30, 1997

Whether Tuesday night's offensive explosion against Division II St. Cloud State has any carry-over effect for the Gophers baseball team this weekend in an important Big Ten series at Iowa remains to be...

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