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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...

Davids carves own wrestling path

by Allison Younge
Published February 27, 1997

For junior All-American Jason Davids, it wasn't surprising that he was naturally drawn to wrestling. "Wrestling ran in my blood," he said. "In my family, every guy was a wrestler -- that's just the way...

Arboretum gets a green thumbs up

by Joe Carlson
Published February 27, 1997

Down in Frog Hollow, a building on the University's Landscape Arboretum in Chanhassen, volunteers practice making greeting cards with pressed flowers and melted crayons. Located 25 miles southwest of...

Transit Services can still afford propaganda

by By Jane
Published February 27, 1997

As a 52 express route bus rider for six years, I would like to thank Parking and Transportation Services for using more of their supposedly dwindling funds to put misinformation into a more than $750...

Safe House

Published February 27, 1997

Elmo kicked the door. Stepped inside, slid a little. His nose told him what his eyes had avoided seeing: he was standing in a pool of blood, still liquid but cold. He stepped past the entry and drew his...

Clinton defends White House fund-raising

Published February 27, 1997

WASHINGTON (AP) -- President Clinton defended White House fund-raising tactics as "entirely appropriate" Wednesday, asserting there was never any illegal solicitation of money at the executive mansion...

Mock trial team has become a serious success

Published February 27, 1997

It all began when two friends discovered that the University, respected for its law school, did not have a mock trial team. Two years later, the team has not only formed a team that has doubled in size...

Gophers keep a poker face and end the Big Ten race

by Todd Zolecki
Published February 27, 1997

ANN ARBOR, Mich. -- Clem Haskins wore his Big Ten championship T-shirt, tucked into his pants over his dress shirt and tie. The net he and his players had cut down minutes before rested around his neck...

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