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The Minnesota Daily

Serving the UMN community since 1900

The Minnesota Daily

Clymer returns for Gophers hockey

by Michael Rand
Published March 10, 1997

It's a given that no athlete is fond of injuries. At the same time, however, anyone who has ever participated in a sport knew going in that there were certain inherent risks. Pulled muscles, sprained...

Administration well-suited to provost system

by Joel Sawyer
Published March 10, 1997

While the shape and size of the University's administration was never a specific target of University 2000, a number of significant bureaucratic reforms have taken place since the school implemented the...

Iowa’s Davis thinks Hawkeyes’ were shafted getting No. 8 seed

Published March 10, 1997

IOWA CITY, Iowa (AP) -- Iowa coach Tom Davis says he's happy his Hawkeyes are playing in the NCAA tournament for the second straight year, but he's a bit puzzled about being a No. 8 seed in the West region. The...

U student was in ‘Fargo,’ don’t ya know

by Sara Goo
Published March 10, 1997

She wasn't invited to the Academy Awards, but University student Petra Boden will pay attention to how the movie she appeared in will fare on March 24. Boden, 21, played a bit role in the Coen brothers...

America takes drugs, makes more money

Published March 10, 1997

President Clinton's decision to certify Mexico as a cooperative partner in the fight against narcotics trafficking reflects the administration's willingness to ignore concerns about rampant corruption...

Hill-MacDonald quits as Gophers coach

by Aaron Kirscht
Published March 10, 1997

Ending months of speculation, Linda Hill-MacDonald resigned as Gophers women's basketball coach on Friday, effective immediately. Hill-MacDonald and women's athletics director Chris Voelz issued a joint...

Gophers find a silver lining in 66-65 loss to Badgers

by Todd Zolecki
Published March 10, 1997

MADISON, Wis. -- Eric Harris put the Gophers men's basketball team's 66-65 loss to Wisconsin into perspective Saturday afternoon. No loss is ever appreciated, but this one, he said, might be a godsend...

Cave-dwelling teen gets offers of help

Published March 7, 1997

OCALA, Fla. (AP) -- A homeless 17-year-old boy who lived in a cave for two months was back above ground Thursday, deluged with offers of money, adoption and television appearances. "It's just overwhelming,"...

Tax credit won’t solveproblems in education

Published March 7, 1997

Last year, Gov. Arne Carlson made repeated requests to the Legislature to set up a system of school vouchers that would give parents the option to use state funding to help pay a child's tuition at a private...

U looks to avoid upset in first round

by Michael Rand
Published March 7, 1997

The Gophers hockey team has two recent examples to draw upon as it prepares to avoid a letdown following an emotional weekend. Minnesota could go the route of the Big Ten champion basketball team, which...

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