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Serving the UMN community since 1900

The Minnesota Daily

Serving the UMN community since 1900

The Minnesota Daily

On eve of election, union campaign ends

by Jennifer Niemela
Published April 11, 1997

After three years of campaigning for a union, the professional civil service workers' collective bargaining drive is coming to an end. The American Federation of State County and Municipal Employees...

Station won’t air pivotal ‘Ellen’

Published April 11, 1997

NEW YORK (AP) -- ABC's TV station in Birmingham, Ala., won't run the coming-out-of-the-closet episode of "Ellen" later this month. "We do not think it is appropriate for family viewing," said Jerry Heilman,...

Grad Fest offers tips to seniors

by Joe Carlson
Published April 11, 1997

The beginning of the end arrived for about 3,200 University seniors Wednesday and Thursday as they strolled the maroon and gold isles of vendors and prospective employers in Grad Fest '97. Holly Hilden,...

Tension overshadows Med Center’s celebration

by Kelly Wittman
Published April 11, 1997

Fairview-University Medical Center employees and administrators gathered in a lull before the union election storm Thursday to celebrate the first 100 days of the merger between two hospitals. The National...

En Route to change:52’s stay of execution

Published April 11, 1997

Last summer budget cuts, increasing costs and low ridership drove University Parking and Transportation Services to jettison four of 12 routes under the Route 52 bus service. Coming this July 1, the entire...

Federal judge rules line item veto unconstitutional

Published April 11, 1997

WASHINGTON (AP) -- In a decision affecting federal spending and the balance of governmental power, a judge on Thursday struck down as unconstitutional a law that lets the president veto specific items...

Bridge closed as river nears its crest

Published April 11, 1997

A University-area landmark fell victim to spring flooding this week. The Minnesota Department of Transportation closed the Stone Arch Bridge on Wednesday, citing concerns that rising waters could damage...

Holtz returns to Notre Dame amidst ribbing

Published April 11, 1997

SOUTH BEND, Ind. (AP) -- For an intense guy with a quick temper, Lou Holtz took the ribbing pretty well. The former Notre Dame coach smiled and laughed as a long line of friends, assistants and former...

Reciprocity: is inequality good policy?

by Joel Sawyer
Published April 11, 1997

Brian Malzer assumed he would have a financial advantage over students attending the University from out of state. After all, the third-year environmental engineering student grew up two blocks away from...

Star remnants still shine bright

by Peter Kauffner
Published April 11, 1997

Six thousand years ago, in a distant part of the Milky Way galaxy, a "death star" exploded with cataclysmic force, annihilating any life forms within perhaps a 50-light year radius. For a few weeks, the...

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