The Minnesota Daily

Baseball sweeps Northern Illinois

by Tim Klobuchar
Published March 10, 1997

Northern Illinois baseball coach Joe "Spanky" McFarland proved this weekend that the phrase "It's good to be king," or more precisely, "The King," isn't always true. McFarland is a self-professed "Elvis...

U will renovate steam plant, despite city

by Lynne Kozarek
Published March 10, 1997

In a last-ditch effort to force the University to move its Southeast Steam Plant off the Mississippi River, the Minneapolis City Council voted Friday to block the renovation of the plant at its current...

Do a little Dance: No. 1-seeded Gophers see sunshine in KC

by Todd Zolecki
Published March 10, 1997

His heart didn't beat quite as fast this time. Unlike a year ago, Gophers men's basketball player Courtney James knew his team had a spot in the NCAA tournament. Only one question needed to be answered:...

Creating a U that students can use

Published March 10, 1997

Editor's Note: This is the sixth in an eight-day series on the U2000 initiative. Tracy EllingsonWhen they first arrive on campus, people often see the University as a dizzying array of buildings, sidewalks,...

Hawkeyes win Big Ten title

by Allison Younge
Published March 10, 1997

Even though the Gophers wrestling team finished second to Iowa in last weekend's Big Ten Tournament, Minnesota caused the highly respected Hawkeyes coach Dan Gable to think twice. "Minnesota is a strong...

Hartung takes Big Ten crown at 190

by Allison Younge
Published March 10, 1997

After scoring a single-leg takedown to win a Big Ten title at 190 pounds, sophomore wrestler Tim Hartung bounded towards Gophers Coach J Robinson and picked him up for a bear-hug, nearly knocking Robinson...

Ayers on the hot seat, future will be decided soon

Published March 10, 1997

COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) -- Ohio State President Gordon Gee said Sunday that Randy Ayers' future as the school's men's basketball coach will be decided in the next few days by athletics director Andy Geiger. "I...

Change of seasons makes for rough roads

by Richard Ennis
Published March 10, 1997

As spring draws near, those perennial asphalt annoyances rattle cars and trucks to their cores and damage tires, wheels and front ends. They even break windshields. "This is the worst year for potholes...

Crumbling campus buildings require constant renovations

by Jessica Steeno
Published March 10, 1997

If the University closed its doors for an entire school year, maybe then it would be able to bring all of its buildings up to par. The backlog of repairs and renovations that need to be done on the University's...

Yudof follows through with U

Published March 10, 1997

University administrators breathed a sigh of relief Friday when University President-elect Mark Yudof announced he would not seek the presidency of the University of Texas. Yudof, the provost at Texas'...