The Minnesota Daily

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...

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...

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...

U likely to see a slice of state’s surplus

by Chris Vetter
Published February 28, 1997

New information about a burgeoning state surplus could lead to a funding increase for the University. Gov. Arne Carlson outlined spending plans for a surprising $2.3 billion state surplus at the Capitol...

UCLA is top dog at the Hormel Classic

by Tim Klobuchar
Published February 28, 1997

If it was possible to come up with a nickname for a baseball lineup more lethal-sounding than "Murderer's Row," the 1997 UCLA Bruins would be the team to claim it. So far this year, the Bruins' stats...

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...

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...

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...