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The Minnesota Daily

Serving the UMN community since 1900

The Minnesota Daily

Cigarettes kill, but still taste good

by By Philip
Published April 7, 1997

Liggett Group Inc., one of the big five cigarette makers, recently admitted what the rest of the conscious world has known for at least a few decades: cigarettes are addictive and can kill you. This revelation...

Third MSA ticket barely makes race

by Tracy Ellingson
Published April 7, 1997

A third ticket entered the race for the Minnesota Student Association presidency and vice presidency just under the wire Friday, but it wasn't in time to gain the fourth and last major campus organization...

U dominates Indiana with sweep

by Michael Rand
Published April 7, 1997

Considering the recent offensive struggles of the Gophers softball team, its eight-run outburst in the first inning of Saturday's series opener against Indiana was a little surprising, even to its optimistic...

Berg earns a bid to nationals

by Matthew Cross
Published April 7, 1997

Gophers senior diver Andrea Berg placed fourth in a field of 39 divers in the 3-meter competition at the United States Zone Diving championships in Beaverton, Ore. Berg's finish earned her a spot in the...

Pitchers’ fortunes change this season

by Tim Klobuchar
Published April 7, 1997

The variety of bad weather that descended upon Minneapolis this weekend might have caused the cancellation of the last two games of the Minnesota-Michigan series, but the Gophers still learned more about...

Africa goodwill tour sidestepped crises

Published April 7, 1997

Clinton administration officials are making much ado about little in toasting Hillary Rodham Clinton's recent tour of Africa as an overwhelming success. No doubt, it's certainly time the administration...

Miscues cost men’s gymnasts shot at national meet

by Susan Filkins
Published April 7, 1997

A great deal of excitement surrounded the No. 7 Gophers men's gymnastics team's chances to qualify for the NCAA championships, but the heightened feeling ended in a huge letdown. The team said it felt...

Gophers women earn trip to NCAAs

by Susan Filkins
Published April 7, 1997

When the Gophers women's gymnastics team sat down for dinner Saturday night after competing in the Central Regional Championships in Ann Arbor, Mich., they decided to order dessert, something they do...

Fourth-place finish doesn’t cut it for women’s golf

by Ryan Schuster
Published April 7, 1997

Junior Amy Dahle turned in another strong performance over the weekend, carrying the Gophers women's golf team on her shoulders Saturday and Sunday at the Indiana Invitational in Bloomington, Ind. Dahle's...

Rantanen breaks record in pole vault

by Allison Younge
Published April 7, 1997

Sophomore pole vaulter Vesa Rantanen catapulted into the Gophers men's track and field record books Saturday at the Texas Relays in Austin, Texas. "Rantanen gave us an outstanding performance," assistant...

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