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The Minnesota Daily

Serving the UMN community since 1900

The Minnesota Daily

Cloned sheep makes us examine bioethics

Published March 5, 1997

Dolly, the cloned sheep, has taken the world by storm, and nothing will ever be the same. Dr. Ian Wilmut, a Scottish embryologist, announced on Feb. 22 that his lab had created the first mammal cloned...

Spring cleaning: my worst nightmare

Published March 5, 1997

Vernal equinox is rapidly approaching, and my general level of uneasiness is increasing. No, I'm not worried about final exams or finding a summer job. Similarly, my anxiety isn't attributable to the University's...

Learning with a hands-on approach

by Douglas Rojas
Published March 5, 1997

When a Vietnamese student just learning to speak English asked second-year student Jayme Tichauer what a word meant, Tichauer wondered how she could possibly explain it. "How do you explain the word 'word'...

U men’s basketball looks toward future

by Todd Zolecki
Published March 5, 1997

Selection Sunday officially kicks off the NCAA men's basketball tournament, otherwise known as March Madness, in four days. The Gophers, however, who hope to get a No. 1 seed and reach the Final Four,...

Grad programs hang on

Published March 5, 1997

Editor's note: This is the third in an eight-part series examining the University 2000 plan. Tom Lopez and Joel Sawyer Many perceive University graduate and professional programs as slipping in quality,...

All eyes are fixed on Coach Hill-MacDonald

by Aaron Kirscht
Published March 5, 1997

Coaching changes are nothing new, of course, in any sport at nearly every level. But in the ranks of Big Ten women's basketball, turnover has become the name of the game. So if Gophers women's basketball...

U wraps Senate budget appeal

by Chris Vetter
Published March 5, 1997

It's on to the House for University administrators traveling the legislative budget circuit in search of increased funding. University officials wrapped up their biennial budget presentation to the Senate...

Parity gives WCHA tourney spice

by Michael Rand
Published March 5, 1997

WCHA coaches would be wise to heed one of their favorite cliches this weekend: Just take things one game at a time. Considering three of the five first-round series in the league playoffs last year resulted...

Paulson to return for Big Ten tourney

by Allison Younge
Published March 5, 1997

Gophers 118-pound wrestler Brandon Paulson is sporting the look of a champion as he gears up for this weekend's Big Ten tournament at Williams Arena. Paulson, who shaved his head before winning a silver...

Boundary Waters should be open to everyone

by by Jeffrey
Published March 5, 1997

The debate about the Boundary Waters Canoe Area Wilderness is once again heating up. Attempts to federally mediate a solution to this 33-year-old conflict have failed. A settlement can only come from...

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