The Minnesota Daily

U freshman breaks all-around record

by Susan Filkins
Published February 17, 1997

She has lived in Minnesota for just two months and competed in only six Gophers women's gymnastics meets. But freshman Judith Cavazos has already landed a spot in the Minnesota history books. Cavazos...

Mondale elected to board of trustees term

Published February 17, 1997

The University of Minnesota Foundation on Friday announced its election of Walter Mondale to a three-year term on the foundation's board of trustees. Mondale, former U.S. vice president and Minnesota senator,...

New Year’s as diverse as cultures

by Nancy Ngo
Published February 17, 1997

The distinctions among different Asian New Year celebrations occurring this month are not always recognized by University members. That is just one example of the loss of individual and national identity...

U continues Big Ten flight

by Todd Zolecki
Published February 17, 1997

IOWA CITY, Iowa -- Nobody on the Gophers men's basketball team sounded too upset that they blew two large leads Saturday in a 68-66 victory against Iowa. Players weren't exactly giddy, either. But in...

Rest pays off for Gophers freshman swimmer

by Ryan Schuster
Published February 17, 1997

After winning the 500-yard freestyle event Friday night at the University Aquatic Center, Gophers men's swimmer, Bryan Carlson, decided he needed to rest up for the next day's competition. Carlson, a...

Madisonproves bars strengthen unions

by By Ed
Published February 17, 1997

Memorial Union at the University of Wisconsin has been serving beer since 1933. Coffman Memorial Union is as it's always has been; dry as a tumbleweed. An antiquated University policy prevents beer from...

Wrestlers take down two Michigan schools

by Allison Younge
Published February 17, 1997

The No. 3 Gophers cruised through a two-match Big Ten weekend in Michigan, dominating Michigan State and Michigan. Minnesota's victories, however, were bittersweet. Saturday's 23-12 win against the Spartans...

Gophers go from blah to boom

by Michael Rand
Published February 17, 1997

On Friday night, less than 24 hours before the Gophers hockey team honored some of the greatest players in the program's 75-year history, members of the current squad skated off the ice to a theme much...

U takes advantage of crucial road series

Published February 17, 1997

IOWA CITY, Iowa -- Normally, the worst way to gauge the importance of any sporting event is to listen to coaches and players. For instance, the Gophers men's basketball team could be playing a team of...

End of his top rope

Published February 17, 1997

Elmo couldn't believe it. After years of watching those crazy stars of All-Star wrasslin' on the tube, he had been clued in for the first time. "Guess what?" poked Elmo's buddy, The Hit Man, "those fights...