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The Minnesota Daily

Regents attack spending breaches

by Jim Martyka
Published April 16, 1997

Most University offices would be happy with 99.88 percent compliance to a departmental policy. But that figure has riled members of the Board of Regents and administrators in the University's Purchasing...

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...

Chomsky visit quick, well-attended

by Joe Carlson
Published April 16, 1997

Controversial sociopolitical theorist Noam Chomsky arrived at the Great Hall in Coffman Memorial Union on Tuesday afternoon with five minutes of downtime to collect his thoughts before speaking to an...

Seven honored worldwide for environmental works

Published April 15, 1997

SAN FRANCISCO (AP) -- A retired Russian naval captain, accused of treason for exposing potential radioactive contamination, was among seven winners of the Goldman Environmental Prize awarded on Monday. Other...

Meaning of Woods’ victory is overblown

Published April 15, 1997

Tiger Woods, champion. Tiger Woods, superstar. Tiger Woods, millionaire. Tiger Woods, minority. Before the youngest-ever Masters Tournament champion slipped on his new green jacket, the prestigious trophy...

Gophers baseball team plays Iowa State today

by Tim Klobuchar
Published April 15, 1997

The Gophers baseball team plays Iowa State in Ames, Iowa, at 3 p.m. today in a game that was originally scheduled for April 8. That game was postponed because of cold weather. Also, Minnesota's single,...

Ivins takes aim at politics

by Sarah Hallonquist
Published April 15, 1997

The American political system is corrupt, and it is up to the citizens to correct it, award-winning columnist Molly Ivins said Monday night. "It is our problem, not them in Washington, to fix what is...

T-shirts carry message

by Douglas Rojas
Published April 15, 1997

Expressions of pain and anger can take many forms, and for University students and victims of sexual assault, T-shirts can serve as a canvas for their feelings. The Program Against Sexual Violence, a...

Writer-teacher dies

by Tracy Ellingson
Published April 15, 1997

Members of the University literary community experienced shock and tragedy this week as they learned of author Michael Dorris' death. The award-winning 52-year-old author was planning to come to the University...

Tuition on the rise across the nation

Published April 15, 1997

EVANSTON, Ill. (U-wire) -- Pressure to be on the cutting edge of technology and research is forcing some universities to raise tuition by considerably more than the national average. Most U.S. colleges...

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