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Serving the UMN community since 1900

The Minnesota Daily

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...

Surplus shouldn’t bring tax rebates

Published March 6, 1997

Thanks to everyone who recently sent in questions to Miss Anthrope. However, I have a few things to get off my chest, so Miss Anthrope's smart-aleck advice will have to wait. First of all, let me remind...

Undergrads are heart of U2000 plan

by Joe Carlson
Published March 6, 1997

and Jessica SteenoIf University administrators live up to their promises, freshmen entering the University this fall will be better prepared and suffer fewer bureaucratic headaches than those who started...

Some fears quelled, but questions remain

Published March 6, 1997

What is U2000? Beyond the now-traditional refrain of "Nils Hasselmo's restructuring plan for making the University a world-class research institution," it's not an easy question to answer. Sometimes, it...

U’s low graduation rate is improving

by Jim Martyka
Published March 6, 1997

University administrators emphasized the importance of increasing graduation rates when they developed the University 2000 plan three years ago. Because the University is such an important contributor...

U edges Cyclones in bottom of ninth

by Tim Klobuchar
Published March 6, 1997

The Gophers baseball team temporarily solved its first-inning woes Wednesday night against Iowa State, but still needed some late-inning heroics to beat the Cyclones 6-5 at the Metrodome. Senior Bob Keeney...

Sciences and math losing students

by Kamariea Forcier
Published March 6, 1997

and Peter KauffnerNathan Hunstad, a University sophomore in the College of Liberal Arts, could have been halfway done with his science degree. Instead, he called it quits after his first month at the...

Residential College: the ‘best of both worlds’

by Jennifer Niemela
Published March 6, 1997

Still a new program, Residential College invokes some of the oldest traditions in academia; administrators call the college a vision for the University's future. Perhaps one of the most successful new...

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