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The Minnesota Daily

Serving the UMN community since 1900

The Minnesota Daily

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...

Weather takes its toll on U players

by Tim Klobuchar
Published April 14, 1997

STATE COLLEGE, Pa. -- This is what two Gophers baseball players, enduring their fourth postponed or canceled game in the last week, were reduced to: Eric Welter and Ryan Beers, sitting in a hallway inside...

Pre-paid health care program will continue at new hospital

by Kelly Wittman
Published April 14, 1997

Members of a pre-paid health care program formerly run with the help of University Hospital can breathe a guarded sigh of relief about how long their health care coverage will continue. Recipients of...

Andersen gets split decision

by Tom Lopez
Published April 14, 1997

Andrew TellijohnAfter everyone else had gone home for the weekend, the only people left at the Hennepin County Courthouse on Friday night were three reporters, two attorneys, a few judicial officials...

The Leader behind the Campus Leaders

by Tracy Ellingson
Published April 14, 1997

Denise Tolbert rushed through the doors of the Campus Involvement Center in a blur, flashing her trademark ear-to-ear grin. "I can't forget the banner," Tolbert repeated to herself as she zipped to the...

Minnesota students lobby in Capitol for BWCA

by Lynne Kozarek
Published April 14, 1997

Thirty members of the Minnesota Public Interest Research Group, including six from the University, spent the weekend lobbying federal representatives in Washington, D.C. The student group pressed their...

Author of hoax article defends his decision

by Andrew Donohue
Published April 14, 1997

A year ago, Alan Sokal was an obscure physics professor. But a controversial article, filled with false and misleading information, has vaulted him to the forefront of academic debate. Sokal spoke Friday...

Crime down sharply, especially in the suburbs

Published April 14, 1997

WASHINGTON (AP) -- Americans experienced significantly fewer violent crimes in 1995 than in 1994, with rates for such acts as rape, robbery and assault down by 12.4 percent, the Justice Department said...

Faculty pay should meet national norm

Published April 14, 1997

During last week's Board of Regents meetings, senior vice president Marvin Marshak reminded regents of a major shortcoming of the University: the relatively low rate at which it pays its faculty members....

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