The Minnesota Daily

U to get tough on chronic abusers of parking policy

by Lynne Kozarek
Published April 2, 1997

University Police plan to crack down on illegal parking starting Thursday. Students, staff and faculty members who repeatedly park illegally in University contract lots without a permit will be targeted...

Gophers tennis team in the running for a Big Ten title

by Aaron Kirscht
Published April 2, 1997

The season is more than two-thirds complete, but as far as Gophers women's tennis coach Martin Novak is concerned, things are just getting started. After going undefeated through their first nine matches...

First female U.S. ambassador, 87, dies

Published April 2, 1997

WASHINGTON (AP) --Eugenie Anderson, the nation's first woman ambassador and an organizer of Minnesota's Democratic-Farmer-Labor Party, died at her home in Red Wing, Minn. She was 87. Anderson, who was...

Even sides are safe again for parking

Published April 2, 1997

Drivers can once again park on both sides of residential streets in Minneapolis. The city has lifted its ban against parking on the even side of residential streets. The parking ban was imposed in December...

Middle East peace process on the brink

Published April 2, 1997

Prospects for peace in the Middle East were severely undermined last month, when a bomb ripped through a crowded Tel Aviv cafe killing three Israeli women and the young Palestinian man responsible for...

Heaven’s Gate visit a warning sign to all

by Staff Editorial
Published April 2, 1997

"We know whatever happens to us after we leave our bodies is a step forward" -- videotaped message by Marshall Applewhite, leader of Heaven's Gate. Driven by the belief that the comet Hale-Bopp was actually...

Macs: Crashing on campus?

by Jodi Compton
Published April 1, 1997

Many college students grew up with user-friendly Apple computers, and roughly half of the desktop computers on campus are estimated to be Apples. But all that might change in light of financial troubles...

Three cheers for Chicklets

Published April 1, 1997

"I want my 35 pesos....I want my 35 pesos!" The little boys voice ran through Elmo's dream. Elmo now longed for the Chicklets that he never bought. Maybe with the warmer weather today he could have fun...

Success means more is expected in future

Published April 1, 1997

The Gophers men's basketball team has captured the interest of Minnesota sports fans for years. Mychal Thompson, Kevin McHale and Voshon Lenard. The 24-3 record in 1976-77, the Elite Eight appearance in...

City life not all it’s cracked up to be

Published April 1, 1997

The city is a dangerous place. Most everyone knows cities are the centers of crime, pestilence and indecency. In the city, people are unfriendly, devoid of values and definitely not Minnesotan. I've always...