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The Minnesota Daily



Serving the UMN community since 1900

The Minnesota Daily

Serving the UMN community since 1900

The Minnesota Daily

The room is spinning

Published March 16, 1997

Although his story sounds good, you decide to follow the advice your mother gave you. "Don't take rides from strangers!" she yelled as you left for school after last spring break. Maybe this is all a bad...

Takin’ it to the streets

Published March 16, 1997

You shoot the barkeep one last confused look, grab your bag and dash from the restaurant into the deserted Pillsbury Center. You bolt toward the escalators and begin to climb frantically. Your hands become...

Bag o’ smack in the face

Published March 16, 1997

You make your way to the Dinkydome, wracking your brain to figure out how on earth the Student Book Store could be involved. After all, they're the best place to sell back your old books. How could they...

The infamous T-and-A project

Published March 16, 1997

"Macroeconomics," you say. "Weren't you a photography major last year?" the bartender said. He has a strange half smile and is wearing a "Minnesota Twins -- 1987 World Champions" cap. Now that you think...

The only thing standing between you and spring break

Published March 16, 1997

It's Friday of finals week. You're sitting in yet another study session, this one in Willey Hall 125. The room is full of restless students trying to get a clue about what your test -- your last test of...

The near-beating of a college professor

Published March 16, 1997

By the time you reach Kaplan, he is surrounded by the usual claque of admiring students, saying goodbye and making their final comments, as though they are graduating from high school instead of just having...

Acting fast, you ho…

Published March 16, 1997

Acting fast, you hop in the truck and hope that no one is looking. You prepare to chase the speeding car, but decide to search the truck first in hopes of finding your ticket. Slinking down in the seat...

Introduction

Published March 16, 1997

And now for something completely different. After another quarter of covering and untangling the affairs of the University, the Daily turns to the top item on current student agendas: spring break. This...

Do the mashed potato; do the mole!

Published March 16, 1997

Dazed and withdrawing into shock, you crawl from the burning wreckage that was your cab and realize that your body is engulfed in flames. You begin to scream and run away from the flaming pit of the cab. Your...

He’s got your

Published March 16, 1997

Half-way down the aisle, you notice something odd; your T.A.'s name, Melodie Seibert, is spelled wrong at the top of your test. How likely would it be that your T.A., who wrote the exam, would spell her...

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