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The Minnesota Daily

Serving the UMN community since 1900

The Minnesota Daily

Volunteers struggle to fill The Whole

by Christina Schmitt
Published April 14, 1997

Down two flights of stairs from the Coffman Memorial Union lobby, past the bowling alley, the pool tables and the video games is a dimly lit space: the University's music club The Whole. Since the early...

Obleman leads U in Sea Rays

by Allison Younge
Published April 14, 1997

Gophers distance runner Rick Obleman ran to a third-place finish Saturday in the 3,000-meter Steeplechase at the Sea Rays Relays in Knoxville, Tenn. Obleman became the Gophers' top place-winner at the...

Bills show differingviews on education

by Chris Vetter
Published April 14, 1997

Although the Minnesota House and Senate both expect to consider funding bills for higher education this week, their respective proposals offer dramatically different approaches for students and universities....

U men’s basketball gets its first recruit

by Todd Zolecki
Published April 14, 1997

Kevin Nathaniel has heard all the comparisons between Gophers men's basketball coach Clem Haskins and the toughest drill sergeant in the Air Force by now. But Nathaniel, stationed at Lackland Air Base...

Gophers softball sweeps Penn State

by Michael Rand
Published April 14, 1997

When car keys get lost, nine times out of 10 the place they turn up is obvious -- a jacket pocket, a table or even a car door. But sometimes they end up somewhere obscure, like the refrigerator. The Gophers...

Award-winning columnist to speak at U

by Joel Sawyer
Published April 14, 1997

Molly Ivins has never been afraid to say what she thinks. The nationally syndicated political columnist for the Fort Worth Star-Telegram has skewered politicians for years with her razor-sharp wit, incisive...

Three athletes stand out for Gophers women’s track team

by Allison Younge
Published April 14, 1997

Three Gophers women's track and field athletes -- Dani Parkos, Nicole Chimko and Apasha Blocker -- clinched individual titles at the Tom Potts Invitational in Columbia, Mo., on Saturday. Minnesota finished...

Gophers women’s tennis regains composure to split two matches

by Aaron Kirscht
Published April 14, 1997

The Gophers women's tennis team, losers of four straight matches after winning their first nine of the season, headed into a pair of tough weekend matches in search of a boost. In a way, they got it....

Plans for dance center debut at concert

by Nancy Ngo
Published April 14, 1997

The University's dance program had a $3.5 million reason to celebrate as people gathered this weekend for the concert celebrating the program's 10th season. A ground-breaking ceremony that took place...

I just want one brief trip into outer space

by By Ken
Published April 14, 1997

When I discovered an old copy of George Adamski's "Flying Saucers Have Landed" on a musty shelf in our family cellar/bomb shelter, I knew I'd have to use it on my schoolmates. I trooped into class the...

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