The Minnesota Daily

Deng left China with problems and promise

Published February 28, 1997

Deng Xiaoping's death and President Jiang Zemin's assertion of power last week were formalities -- Deng had been ill for years and China's government was prepared for a smooth transition. Yet world attention...

U basketball fans hoodwinked at airport gate

by Tim Klobuchar
Published February 28, 1997

About 150 to 200 Minnesota Gophers fans gathered at the Minneapolis-St. Paul International Airport late Wednesday night, anxiously awaiting the arrival of the new Big Ten champions. The plane carrying...

Graduate students consider unionization

by Douglas Rojas
Published February 28, 1997

More than 20 University graduate students from several departments joined together Thursday in observance of a "National Day of Action" to raise awareness and support for efforts to unionize graduate...

In-depth dictionary will trace words to their roots

by Peter Kauffner
Published February 28, 1997

Apples grow on trees, and the government prints money. And words -- words come from, well, other words. For example, the Lilliputians of Jonathan Swift's "Gulliver's Travels" lent their name to a synonym...

Vault no longer sore spot for U women’s gymnasts

by Susan Filkins
Published February 28, 1997

It all happens within a matter of seconds. A gymnast stands at the back of the runway facing the horse, with eyes entrenched on the spring board. She takes off, accelerating as fast as possible before...

Ohio St. football player arrested

Published February 28, 1997

COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) -- A freshman defensive lineman for Ohio State pleaded no contest to a charge of disorderly conduct in an attack on another student. Joseph Brown, 19, of Tucson, Ariz., was charged...

Utah men’s hoops wins

Published February 28, 1997

SALT LAKE CITY (AP) -- Andre Miller and Keith Van Horn each scored 12 points as No. 4 Utah beat Texas-El Paso 68-55 Thursday night. The Utes (22-3, 14-1 Western Athletic Conference) used strong runs on...

Men’s swimming in first after Day 1

by Ryan Schuster
Published February 28, 1997

BLOOMINGTON, Ind. -- As the championship finalists of the 50-yard freestyle were announced Thursday night at the Councilman/Billingsley Aquatic Center, Minnesota's benched reacted in a wild, frenzied...

No rest for U; Hoosiers are next for men’s basketball

by Todd Zolecki
Published February 28, 1997

The Gophers men's basketball team might want about a week off to kick back, relax and celebrate its Big Ten championship. After the way it won the title, beating Michigan 55-54 in the game's final seconds...

Novelist to speak about the hoodoo tradition

Published February 28, 1997

Novelist Arthur Flowers will speak tonight at 7:30 in the St. Paul Student Center's Northstar Ballroom. Flowers is the author of two novels. His second novel, "Good Loving Blues," has received praise from...