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Serving the UMN community since 1900

The Minnesota Daily

Serving the UMN community since 1900

The Minnesota Daily

MSA concerned about Coffman food contract

by Tracy Ellingson
Published March 12, 1997

The Minnesota Student Association, racing for time against fast-approaching University food service negotiations, approved a resolution on Tuesday that calls for immunity for the Twin Cities student unions...

Union wants better work conditions

by Jennifer Niemela
Published March 12, 1997

The American Federation of State, County and Municipal Employees on Tuesday began their biennial contract negotiations with the University. The union, which represents 2,800 clerical and 1,200 technical...

Madness just starting for U

by Todd Zolecki
Published March 12, 1997

The analysis is inescapable, brackets are continually spewing from copiers, experts are springing up everywhere and prognosticators won't stop prognosticating. And it's just getting started. By the time...

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...

Megan’s Law flawed but necessary defense

Published March 11, 1997

Last week, residents of an Eagan neighborhood were the first in Minnesota to face the consequences of a controversial sex offender notification law that took effect in January. Eagan police alerted residents...

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