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Serving the UMN community since 1900

The Minnesota Daily

Serving the UMN community since 1900

The Minnesota Daily

Gophers must win last five games to get into tourney

by Michael Rand
Published April 29, 1997

Despite losing six of seven games during the middle of the season, the Gophers softball team still controls its own destiny as far as making the Big Ten tournament is concerned. Only the top four regular...

U chef manager aids flood relief

by Jennifer Niemela
Published April 29, 1997

Despite the University's reputation for bureaucratic nightmares, it took only four days for University Chef Manager Steve Bouley's flood-relief idea to become two truckloads of charitable action. Bouley...

Famed filmmaker of Mexico dead at age 89

Published April 29, 1997

MEXICO CITY (AP)-- Gabriel Figueroa, a leading cinematographer who worked with the great performers and directors of Mexico's Golden Age of Film as well as with famous U.S. artists, died on Sunday. He...

Still opposed, steam plant plan advances

by Lynne Kozarek
Published April 29, 1997

Despite continued wrangling with the city council and state lawmakers, the University continues its plans to renovate the Southeast Steam Plant. Foster Wheeler Twin Cities Inc., the construction firm...

Plains states soar in national income growth

Published April 29, 1997

WASHINGTON (AP) -- A good corn crop helped give six Plains states the best income growth in the nation last year. By contrast, income growth in Hawaii and Alaska failed to even keep up with inflation,...

Yudof plan shows desire for change

Published April 29, 1997

Although University President Nils Hasselmo is still in charge for a few more months, we recently caught a glimpse of the University's future under a new administration. In his first major move since being...

Legislature still considering funding for higher education

by Jim Martyka
Published April 29, 1997

Chris Vetter The slow-moving budget machine will make another stop in its trek toward the final University funding allocation sometime this week. The higher education funding bill will move to conference...

Parking ramp constructionto cause change in rates

Published April 29, 1997

Fairview-University Medical Center will close its Delaware Street patient and visitor parking ramp on Wednesday to begin constructing two new levels. With the ramp out of commission for about six weeks,...

Margaritaville tears

Published April 29, 1997

A tableful of empty margarita glasses cluttered the speckled kitchen table. Elmo sat, puffy tear-stained cheeks propped in his hands. "I want to be alone," he said in his best Garbo imitation. Nothing...

Lawsuit not child’s play, says special commissioner

Published April 29, 1997

ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (AP) -- A playground "marriage" that led to a playground "divorce" has landed two fifth-graders in domestic violence court. In an unusual use of New Mexico's Family Violence Protection...

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