The Minnesota Daily

Taiwan’s education innovator visits campus

by Brett Knapp
Published April 4, 1997

The University will receive a visit today from an international pioneer in education reform. Taiwanese Minister of Education Dr. Wu Jin will lecture on educational reform in the Republic of China at 2...

Farmers insist Mexican berries safe despite scare

Published April 4, 1997

IRAPUATO, Mexico (AP) -- Shops here sell strawberry keychains and strawberry dolls. Restaurants feature strawberry shakes. The local festival is the Strawberry Expo. And the fields are full of strawberries,...

Softball sweeps Mankato State

by Michael Rand
Published April 3, 1997

For the first six innings of game two of the Gophers softball team's home-opening doubleheader Wednesday against Mankato State, Minnesota wasn't offered much of a welcome home present. The rain and cold...

Gophers hope to find their winning ways

Published April 3, 1997

For the Gophers men's tennis team, winning has become routine. No surprise. Minnesota has finished atop the Big Ten conference four of the last five years. But this season, the routine has been shattered;...

Menis anyone?

Published April 3, 1997

Elmo peered casually around the restaurant, not wanting to look conspicuous. When he was satisfied that no one was watching him, he let fly with a soft, yet readily audible, "Menis." It was a game he had...

Albania illustrates crisis of confidence

Published April 3, 1997

All economically advanced societies are structured and bound by a common faith -- the belief that money has value. It is this trust that generates the order that holds a nation -- and increasingly the...

Deal with pharmaceutical company challenges new office

by Kelly Wittman
Published April 3, 1997

A $1 million contract with a major pharmaceutical company catalyzed the development of a new office within the Academic Health Center, a boost that could open the door to much more corporate-sponsored...

Route 52 may get reprieve

by Lynne Kozarek
Published April 3, 1997

The University's Route 52 bus service might receive a stay of execution, albeit a temporary one. University Parking and Transportation Services is attempting to scrape together $350,000 to keep Route...

Future is bright for U wrestling program

by Allison Younge
Published April 3, 1997

Following a third-place performance at this year's NCAA wrestling tournament, Gophers coach J Robinson looked to the future of the Minnesota team with a glimmer of excitement in his eye. "The guys will...

hio State finds basketball coach

Published April 3, 1997

COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) -- Jim O'Brien, who coached Boston College for 11 years, was hired Wednesday to take over a struggling Ohio State men's basketball team after two other candidates rejected the job. O'Brien...