The Minnesota Daily

Suspect chased by car, on foot

by Tom Lopez
Published April 30, 1997

Andrew TellijohnA high-speed car chase led University Police from the West Bank campus to St. Paul on Friday night, and culminated in a 20-minute foot chase before it was finished. At about 5 p.m. on...

OSU coach doubles salary of her predecessor

Published April 30, 1997

COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) -- New Ohio State women's basketball coach Beth Burns has agreed to a five-year contract that will pay her at least $300,000 a year -- almost double the package that her predecessor...

Annual bike, camping gear swap will be held next week

by Joseph Corbett
Published April 30, 1997

Students looking to revamp their camping equipment but without the cash to invest are in luck: A sale on the St. Paul campus will offer inexpensive new and used gear. Staff from the Outdoor Store, The...

Dentist drill sorrow

Published April 30, 1997

"The time has come again for my annual visit to the dentist," Elmo stated with more than his usual tone of dismay. Since he lost his garish red and lavender toothbrush in January, the incentive to brush...

Department secretarydies unexpectedly

by Jim Martyka
Published April 30, 1997

An employee from the University's School of Journalism and Mass Communication died Tuesday, despite efforts from medical technicians as well as a University student to resuscitate her. Mary Ann Lukanen,...

Students support aid for Hmong

by Max Rust
Published April 30, 1997

When President Clinton signed the welfare reform bill in August, both supplemental security income and food stamps for legal immigrants were eliminated. Now University students are helping to pass H.R....

U women’s tennis gets NCAA bid, plays Indiana in first round

by Aaron Kirscht
Published April 30, 1997

The Gophers women's tennis team continued its evolution into one of the elite teams in the Big Ten on Tuesday, receiving a second-straight bid to play in the NCAA regional tournament next weekend. Although...

Police search for scam artists and flood victims

Published April 30, 1997

GRAND FORKS, N.D. (AP) -- Grand Forks Police put out the first alert for scam artists on Tuesday, while authorities to the north began searching for a couple missing since they tried to detour around the...

Star scanner is cataloging the universe

by Peter Kauffner
Published April 30, 1997

Cataloging the stars in the sky is not a job for the easily frustrated. Not only are there millions and millions of stars to be mapped, but the equipment breaks down, too. "Basically you have to smile...

Mondale welcomed back to U

Published April 30, 1997

Former U.S. Vice President and Ambassador to Japan Walter Mondale will deliver the commencement address to graduates of the University's Law School in a ceremony on Saturday, May 10, in Northrop Auditorium. Despite...