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Serving the UMN community since 1900

The Minnesota Daily

Serving the UMN community since 1900

The Minnesota Daily

Gophers lose in 12th frame at Northern Iowa

by Tim Klobuchar
Published April 23, 1997

Playing its ninth game in 10 days, including seven on the road, the last thing the Gophers baseball team probably wanted in Wednesday's game at Northern Iowa was extra innings. But that's what happened,...

MSA decision fuels controversy

by Tracy Ellingson
Published April 23, 1997

Minnesota Student Association President Helen Phin vowed to veto a heavily disputed resolution that passed on Tuesday at the organization's Forum. The resolution calls for MSA to sever all ties with the...

Police investigate string of book thefts

by Tom Lopez
Published April 23, 1997

Andrew TellijohnUniversity police are currently investigating a series of book thefts that have occurred in the sociology department during the last three years. The subject covered in the stolen books...

Ethicists challenge foreign AIDS experiments

Published April 23, 1997

WASHINGTON (AP) -- The United States is paying for experiments in poor countries that could allow 1,000 babies to die of AIDS unnecessarily by withholding a protective drug from HIV-infected pregnant women,...

Businesses, neighbors strengthen community

by Kamariea Forcier
Published April 23, 1997

Como neighborhood residents used to have to walk eight blocks into Dinkytown to buy clothing or a cup of coffee, or rent a video. But with new shops and services in the area, many people now head in the...

Other MSA offices

Published April 22, 1997

Editor's Note: The following statements were submitted by candidates for the Minnesota Student Association Forum when they filed for the election. Students running for two positions will be allowed only...

Elmo, you lazy bum

Published April 22, 1997

Wasting away again in Margaritaville, Elmo set down his Bartles and James wine cooler to schedule the weather. "For today, how 'bout some sunny skies and a high in the middle 50s with a 5 to 10 mph breeze....

U looks for a different streaks rerun

by Michael Rand
Published April 22, 1997

A season of streaks for the Gophers softball team continued this weekend when Michigan completed a three-game sweep of Minnesota. The Gophers dropped their first three Big Ten games before rattling off...

laws under scrutiny in final debate

by Tracy Ellingson
Published April 22, 1997

Observers and panelists at the second and final debate held Monday between candidates for the top spots in the Minnesota Student Association seemed more interested in the candidates' weaknesses than their...

Brown University’s appeal denied by the Supreme Court

Published April 22, 1997

WASHINGTON (AP) -- In an action hailed as a victory for sexual equality, the Supreme Court refused to free Brown University of rulings that the Ivy League school discriminated against female athletes. Although...

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