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The Minnesota Daily

Serving the UMN community since 1900

The Minnesota Daily

U.S. says Mexican corruption hinders drug war

Published February 26, 1997

WASHINGTON (AP) --President Clinton outlined Tuesday how he wants to spend the 5 percent increase he's seeking from Congress to fight drugs next year as U.S. officials acknowledged the battle has been...

Sioux goalie proves he is for real

by Michael Rand
Published February 26, 1997

Gophers players said three weeks ago that they didn't know how good North Dakota goalie Aaron Schweitzer was after firing just 51 shots on the freshman in a two-game series. Six games later, Schweitzer...

James Earl Ray’s case should be re-examined

Published February 26, 1997

Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. was murdered on April 4, 1968, in Memphis, Tennessee. After an international search, James Earl Ray was captured and confessed to killing the civil rights leader. Because Ray...

University Web site explores treaty rights, civility

by Lynne Kozarek
Published February 26, 1997

The question of Indian treaty rights simmers beneath the surface of Minnesota public affairs, boiling over from time to time with a judicial decision or a burned effigy. Now, the University has entered...

El Salvador incidentsparks protest rally

by Max Rust
Published February 26, 1997

The Committee in Solidarity with the People of El Salvador held a demonstration Tuesday afternoon in response to the kidnapping of a University student. About two dozen people stood outside the Federal...

I do like them, green eggs and ham

Published February 26, 1997

A colleague of mine recently wrote a column about life as a vegetarian. She obliquely argued that the vegetarian lifestyle is a better alternative to the polysaturated, artery-clogging path upon which...

Society won’t sit on pot much longer

Published February 25, 1997

It's hard not to encounter marijuana at most college parties these days. As the evening passes and the alcohol loosens everyone up, someone will inevitably get out a small, self-rolled cigarette. That...

Women’s basketball team sees little improvement

by Aaron Kirscht
Published February 25, 1997

It's doubtful that the Gophers women's basketball team ever expected to go into the Big Ten tournament, which begins this weekend, as a favorite. Then again, maybe they did. "I didn't know where'd we...

Professor’s work is a family affair

by Jacqueline Couillard
Published February 25, 1997

Door decorations outside of Professor of Chemistry George Barany's office speak volumes about his values. His children's drawings add color to the ivory wall on the right. Black-and-white clippings of...

Geometry funding at a downward angle

by Peter Kauffner
Published February 25, 1997

The University's Geometry Center specializes in techniques for visualizing abstract mathematical concepts. But more recently the center has found it necessary to visualize a future without federal funds. While...

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