The Minnesota Daily

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...

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...

Student allegedly kidnapped in El Salvador speaks out

by Max Rust
Published February 28, 1997

In early September, third-year student Jeffrey Popowski left the University for the Central American country of El Salvador for an independent study of conflict resolution in Spanish. On Saturday afternoon...

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...

Union is the goal for University professionals

by Jennifer Niemela
Published February 28, 1997

While University faculty members spent much of the past year involved in a controversial union drive, a collective bargaining effort among University civil service workers gained momentum. And with a...

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...

Arizona beats Washington State

Published February 28, 1997

TUCSON, Ariz. (AP) -- By now, everyone in the Pac-10 knows about Michael Dickerson, No. 15 Arizona's top scorer. Yet no one seems to know what to do about him. Washington State didn't come close Thursday...

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...

Disco Elmo

Published February 28, 1997

"It's Friday," Elmo thought, "and after this week of hell I need a beer and a boogie." So he donned his afro wig and his platform shoes, and headed downtown to The Inferno for a night of gettin' funky...

New, old go out winners as No. 7 Duke tops Maryland

Published February 28, 1997

DURHAM, N.C. (AP) -- Jeff Capel bid farewell to Cameron Indoor Stadium with 18 points, and Mike Chappell gave No. 7 Duke a glimpse of the future with 10 points in an 81-69 victory over No. 16 Maryland...