The Minnesota Daily

Senior gymnasts save best for last

by Susan Filkins
Published March 17, 1997

When senior co-captain Jonda Hammons stepped to the middle of the floor Friday night to be honored before her last regular season meet in the Sports Pavilion, she was met with a huge surprise. Hammons'...

Ask not what Ican do for you … but what you can do for me

Published March 16, 1997

You decide that making the speech might be worthwhile after all, since the disgruntled students seem to know something about the man. Hesitantly, you wade through to the center of the protesters and grab...

Sea of emptiness

Published March 16, 1997

With a sigh and a silent prayer, you head off in the direction of Anderson Hall hoping that the villain has not gotten too far ahead of you. Your feet pound the concrete floors as you pass one, two, three...

Eating your way out

Published March 16, 1997

Hearing a chorus of yodelers, you run backwards over the pedestrian bridge toward Northrop Mall. You trip over a frozen squirrel, somersaulting into another dimension. You land on a pinhead, suspended...

Taking the test

Published March 16, 1997

You try to put your lost ticket and the possibility of spending Spring Break with your sister in Eau Claire out of your mind long enough to take this one last test. You file into the lecture hall, take...

Down by the riverside

Published March 16, 1997

Time is running out. Physically and mentally broken, you stumble toward East River Road on your way to the president's mansion. It's a long way to Eastcliff. You break into a run. Heart racing and legs...

Going to Aspen, California

Published March 16, 1997

As you get into the cab, you notice a stranger in a gray coat sitting in the back seat. But before you can climb out of the car, the cabbie pulls away from the curve. "Taxi passengers have got to know...