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Serving the UMN community since 1900

The Minnesota Daily

Gophers pound Cyclones 18-6

by Tim Klobuchar
Published April 16, 1997

In a two-day span, the Gophers baseball team transformed a mini-slump at the plate into a full-blown offensive explosion. Robb Quinlan blasted three home runs on Tuesday against Iowa State in Ames, Iowa,...

Fresno State hoops player fights back

Published April 16, 1997

FRESNO, Calif. (AP) -- Fresno State point guard Dominick Young has filed suit accusing The Fresno Bee of libel for reporting that Young is the focus of a point-shaving investigation. A Superior Court lawsuit...

Trailer park Elmo

Published April 16, 1997

Elma called from the bathroom, "Elmo, I'm going to leave you, and there's nothing you can do about it." Elmo , cup of hot caffeine in hand, joined her by the stool. He took a drag off his Camel straight,...

Two freshman look to fill in for Cavazos at national meet

by Susan Filkins
Published April 16, 1997

Two weeks ago, the Gophers women's gymnastics team qualified for the NCAA championships for the first time in the history of the program. Minnesota will get its chance to perform this weekend in Gainesville,...

Biker and officer clash about incident

by Tom Lopez
Published April 16, 1997

Andrew Tellijohn When 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...

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...

Ex-Purdue coach resolves grievance

Published April 16, 1997

WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. (AP) -- Lin Dunn, who filed a grievance with Purdue after she was fired as women's basketball coach last year, has resolved all disagreements with the university. Terms of Tuesday's...

Study: genetics a factor in breast-cancer predictor

by Kelly Wittman
Published April 16, 1997

University researchers at the Minnesota Cancer Center have found a genetic link to the second strongest predictor of whether a woman will develop breast cancer. The study, which will be published in today's...

Anti-tax Constitutional amendment fails in House

Published April 16, 1997

WASHINGTON (AP) -- By a decisive margin, the House failed to pass a proposed Constitutional amendment which would make it harder for Congress to raise taxes. The amendment, which would require a two-thirds...

When the levee breaks I can’t turn away

Published April 16, 1997

Disasters bring out in us what it really means to be human. Nothing reveals the essence of humanity better than a raw, destructive incident. Take for example, the great flood of 1997. The stories of communities...

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