The Minnesota Daily

U gets the short end of reciprocity stick

Published April 17, 1997

The 1983 Minnesota-Wisconsin tuition reciprocity pact was designed to increase students' choices in academic programs. The agreement allows Minnesotans at the University of Wisconsin--Madison to pay their...

Foreman changes number, honors dad

Published April 17, 1997

LINCOLN, Neb. (AP) -- Nebraska middle linebacker Jay Foreman is the son of former Minnesota Vikings great Chuck Foreman. Most Husker fans already know that. But, as the younger Foreman says, no newspaper...

Clinton urges $50 million outlet for flooded N.D. lake

Published April 17, 1997

WASHINGTON (AP) -- Think the Red River is flooded now? An environmental group says the problem will only get worse under the Clinton administration's plan to divert water from North Dakota's Devils Lake...

Students seeking employment are catching jobs in the Net

by Amy Becker
Published April 17, 1997

Students have always marshaled newspaper ads, job fairs and university career centers in the hunt for a job. But increasingly, students are adding the Internet to their employment-search arsenal. "The...

Gophers drop two to Creighton

by Tim Klobuchar
Published April 17, 1997

Gophers freshman outfielder Ben Birk, who had just one pitching appearance all year and a 99.00 earned run average, turned in one of the team's most effective pitching performances in a Wednesday doubleheader...

Haskins knew of prior allegations

by Todd Zolecki
Published April 17, 1997

Gregg AamotGophers men's basketball coach Clem Haskins said Wednesday that he knew of previous allegations of abuse against Courtney James months before the forward was arrested Saturday for assaulting...

Shame on Bill and Al; shame on us

Published April 17, 1997

I was lolling around in bed the other morning, basking in the quiet moments before the day began, when the phone interrupted my peace. "Krisie! What do you think of your Bill Clinton now?" thundered the...

Biker and officer clash about incident

by Tom Lopez
Published April 16, 1997

Andrew TellijohnWhen Detective Marianne Olson saw University student Walter Lee Hunt and three friends riding their stunt-style bikes on Washington Avenue last Tuesday, she wasn't going to make an issue...

MSA candidatesstress teamwork

by Tracy Ellingson
Published April 16, 1997

Editor's Note: This is the first in a three-day series highlighting the candidates for the presidency of the Minnesota Student Association. Elections for all MSA positions will take place April 23-24.When...

U group dedicated to medical ethics

by Bei Hu
Published April 16, 1997

From radical draft-card burners in the 1960s to conservative military officers and religious believers, the members of the advisory board of the University's Program in Human Rights and Medicine is a...