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The Minnesota Daily

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The Minnesota Daily

O’Neill to rebuild Wildcats basketball

Published March 12, 1997

EVANSTON, Ill. (AP) -- Kevin O'Neill, intense, loud, blunt and tenacious, has built a basketball coaching reputation by recruiting top players and rebuilding floundering programs. Now he has his toughest...

U2000: Halfway there?

Published March 12, 1997

Editor's note: This is the conclusion of an eight-day series on the U2000 initiative. Joel SawyerDespite tremendous strides in improving the educational experience at the University, questions remain...

Youth issues take priority at discussion

by Tom Lopez
Published March 12, 1997

Minnesota gubernatorial candidates began vying for student support last night when four of the five announced candidates participated in a panel discussion at the St. Paul Student Center. "I think we...

President should use pulpit to preserve arts

Published March 12, 1997

Second-term presidents typically have three central, over-arching priorities: to secure a place in history as a great leader, to leave a legacy of good policy and to ensure their party maintains control...

Campus is not as safe for night-class students

by Jennifer Niemela
Published March 12, 1997

University student L.O. knows about campus crime. The College of Liberal Arts junior, who requested that her real name be withheld to protect her identity, was riding her bike home from an extension class...

Scientists predict very heavy spring flooding in Minnesota

Published March 12, 1997

(AP) -- The sun has come out and the mercury has passed the freezing mark in most parts of Minnesota. But signs of spring that once were cause for celebration bring a sense of foreboding this year. Scientists...

Female Army trainees say rape allegations false

Published March 12, 1997

ABERDEEN, Md. (AP) -- Five women Army recruits accused investigators Tuesday of trying to coerce them into saying they were raped by superiors in a burgeoning scandal that has civil rights advocates calling...

Hasselmo, Yudof agree on U2000 goals

by Joel Sawyer
Published March 12, 1997

Editor's note: Halfway through the University 2000 planning process, its chief architect plans to retire. University President Nils Hasselmo will be succeeded in July by Mark Yudof, the current executive...

Military pilot supports missile theory

Published March 12, 1997

NEW YORK (AP) -- A military helicopter pilot who witnessed the explosion of TWA Flight 800 repeatedly told investigators he thought a missile struck the plane, a source said on Tuesday. The Air National...

Frontier fire adds fuel to string of arson incidents

by Jim Martyka
Published March 12, 1997

University Police responded to another fire in a residence hall early Sunday morning. This time, the fire was reported in Frontier Hall. According to police reports, an unknown person lit a poster that...

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