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Serving the UMN community since 1900

The Minnesota Daily

Serving the UMN community since 1900

The Minnesota Daily

The Citadel deals with harassment

Published March 11, 1997

CHARLESTON, S.C. (AP) -- A male cadet at The Citadel was thrown out of school and nine others were given lesser punishments in the hazing and harassment of two female cadets, officials of the military...

Taiwanese history teaches a lesson in peace

by By Meylysa
Published March 11, 1997

In honor of one of my ancestral homelands, I'd like to bring focus your attention on Taiwan. Though a small, little island off the coast of Asia, it is the 14th largest economic power in the world. Though...

U2000 speaks for diversity, requiring second language

by Douglas Rojas
Published March 11, 1997

Preparing students to perform efficiently in a diverse job market is one of the implicit goals of the University 2000 plan. Administrators hope they can accomplish that by emphasizing the importance of...

Jackson steals MVP honors

by Todd Zolecki
Published March 11, 1997

Bobby Jackson knows success comes at a price. As a high school student in Salisbury, N.C., he slacked off in class and didn't get the grades needed to receive a scholarship at a Division I school. He...

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...

Health officials vacate U buildings

Published March 11, 1997

Gaseous odors outside Kolthoff and Smith Halls on Monday evening forced the University's Department of Environmental Health and Safety to evacuate the buildings and block off the immediate area for about...

Trial is suspended for fourth time

by Andrew Tellijohn
Published March 11, 1997

Because of complications with prosecuting attorney Anne Taylor's pregnancy, Hennepin County Judge Allen Oleisky continued Puiassance Andersen's trial again. The case has been postponed on three other...

Obesity has increased in children

Published March 11, 1997

CHICAGO (AP) -- Hold the french fries and turn off the television. A new study confirms the need for more young people to do just that. The study, published in the March issue of the journal Pediatrics,...

U2000 prompts re-evaluation of GC

by Kelly Wittman
Published March 11, 1997

For James W. Reed, a teaching assistant in General College, that college was the key to his higher education. Although the threats made by administrators last winter to close the college did not shake...

Clinton angry FBI kept mum about Chinese

Published March 11, 1997

WASHINGTON (AP) -- The White House officials and the FBI clashed in a rare public quarrel Monday after President Clinton complained he should have been alerted about the agency's suspicions that the Chinese...

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