The Minnesota Daily

Group examines use of funding

by Tracy Ellingson
Published February 24, 1997

"More bang for the buck" was the clichÇ and the objective Saturday when the Student Services Fees Committee met to make its initial deliberations for funding campus organizations. The 15-member committee...

Scientists clone adult mammal for first time

Published February 24, 1997

NEW YORK (AP) -- Researchers have cloned an adult mammal for the first time, an astonishing scientific landmark that raises the unsettling possibility of making copies of people. Scientists slipped genes...

Women’s gymnasts come up short over weekend

by Susan Filkins
Published February 24, 1997

The No. 15 Gophers women's gymnastics team took a small step backwards Saturday night in Springfield, Mass., where it finished with a 193.650 in a meet with No. 16 UMass, Vermont, and Massachusetts Institute...

U gets trounced to end regular season

by Aaron Kirscht
Published February 24, 1997

Finally -- and perhaps mercifully -- the Gophers women's basketball team's regular season has come to an end. But wait. Mercy has no place in a pair of 30-point shellackings, like those suffered by Minnesota...

Keeping the U connected

by Lynne Kozarek
Published February 24, 1997

The phone rings and a calm voice answers, "University of Minnesota information, how can I help you?" The caller asks for the registrar's phone number. An answer is given and the call connected. The phone...

U track shows grit at Big Tens

by Tim Klobuchar
Published February 24, 1997

Two Gophers set conference records at the Big Ten Men's Indoor Track and Field Championships in Iowa City, Iowa, on Sunday. Sophomore Ben Jensen set the Big Ten record in the heptathlon, and freshman...

Gophers return to form in series at CC

by Michael Rand
Published February 24, 1997

COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. -- When the clock showed all zeros Saturday afternoon, Steve DeBus leapt into the air and looked for a teammate to hug. Having not reached anyone yet, the Gophers goalie jumped...

Boilermakers top Michigan, 67-58

Published February 24, 1997

WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. (AP) -- A decision by Michigan coach Steve Fisher backfired Sunday with a 67-58 loss to Purdue. Fisher decided to change his starting unit in an effort to halt the slump of his 18th-ranked...

Early Albright focus is tension in Korea

Published February 24, 1997

Secretary of State Madeleine Albright traveled to South Korea over the weekend amid heightened tensions between Seoul and its communist neighbor to the north. The excursion was planned for some time, but...

Third-ranked Gophers wrestlers beat Ohio State with eazzzzz

by Allison Younge
Published February 24, 1997

Sophomore Pat Connors jump-started the No. 3 Gophers wrestling team to a 22-16 win over unranked Ohio State on Sunday at the Sports Pavilion in Minnesota's final match of the regular season. Connors took...