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The Minnesota Daily

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...

Wrestlers poised heading into Big Tens

by Allison Younge
Published March 7, 1997

This weekend, the No. 3 Gophers play host to the Big Ten wrestling tournament at Williams Arena. Minnesota will need consistently strong performances to contend with conference powerhouses Iowa, Illinois...

Long road ends with Griffin in baseball

by Tim Klobuchar
Published March 7, 1997

Ben Griffin, preparing for his fourth different school and enduring his third injury in four years, was making a visit to an academic counselor in June of 1995 when he decided to stop by the Gophers baseball...

Distance learning is education innovation

by Joe Carlson
Published March 7, 1997

Time and space are just two obstacles to learning that distance education aims to bridge, through a combination of speed-of-light telecommunications and tried-and-true channels like the mail. "I use distance...

Humphrey confident about candidacy

by Chris Vetter
Published March 7, 1997

The University welcomed another potential governor Thursday as Attorney General Skip Humphrey spoke before 30 University students at a U-DFL meeting about his candidacy. Humphrey asked students to come...

Faculty may see pay raises

by Kelly Wittman
Published March 7, 1997

Some outstanding faculty members might receive raises next year, should the Board of Regents pass the University's proposed 1997-98 budget this June. University President Nils Hasselmo released the details...

U strengthens ties with state

Published March 7, 1997

Editor's note: This is the fifth in an eight-part series examining the University 2000 initiative. Joe Carlson and Jessica SteenoWhen legislators chartered the University, they did so with the assumption...

Wall fights adversity with his passion for gymnastics

by Susan Filkins
Published March 7, 1997

Unless it is plausible to read his mind, it is merely impossible to tell what Gophers gymnast Heath Wall is thinking. The senior co-captain is expressionless. He hardly ever cheers. In fact, he rarely...

James is peaking at right time

by Aaron Kirscht
Published March 7, 1997

With a pair of games left in the regular season -- and the Big Ten title securely in hand -- Gophers coach Clem Haskins sought to shore up one of his team's enduring weaknesses: rebounding. He knew that...

U renews goal to connect with community

by Kamariea Forcier
Published March 7, 1997

One major goal of the U2000 proposal challenges the University to reach out to the wider metropolitan community and share the school's rich tradition of culture. Some say the University has already been...

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