The Minnesota Daily

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...

Law School plans fund-raising campaign

by Tom Lopez
Published February 17, 1997

Rather than wait for the Legislature to consider the University's budget request, the Law School is embarking on its own fund-raising campaign. The Law School is currently planning a "capital campaign"...

One more ill-defined policy toward Cuba

Published February 17, 1997

President Clinton's decision last week to allow news organizations to have permanent reporting bureaus in Cuba for the first time since 1969 is just one of a number of confused, ill-defined policies toward...

Professors simulate nuclear explosions

by Peter Kauffner
Published February 17, 1997

Forbidden by treaty from exploding any more actual nuclear bombs, the U.S. Department of Energy plans to begin simulating nuclear explosions on computer with the assistance of several University professors. The...

U-Fairview union in the works

by Kelly Wittman
Published February 17, 1997

Hot on the heels of University professors' rejection of a union, staff members of the University-Fairview Medical Center might soon find themselves with a union election of their own. Not only did the...

Choir director says gospel is for everyone

by Patrick Casey
Published February 14, 1997

Gospel music has the power to vitalize, unite and energize students, said the director of the University Gospel Choir. More than a year after its creation, the choir headed by Sam Davis is preparing for...

Spehar emerges as scoring threat for U hockey

by Michael Rand
Published February 14, 1997

Dave Spehar rattled off a list of reasons to explain how he went from being dazed and confused early in the season to one of the Gophers hockey team's most consistent performers over the past dozen games. He...

Reed is endorsed for Board of Regents seat

by Chris Vetter
Published February 14, 1997

The vote could not have been any closer for the endorsement of a new regent, as Maureen Reed, a doctor and HealthPartners' medical director, narrowly defeated Barbara Klemme, a consultant for nonprofit...

Union vote results: a relief and a warning

Published February 14, 1997

Five months after the Board of Regents proposed revisions to the Faculty Tenure Code that prompted a push toward unionization, the latest chapter in an ongoing debate has drawn to a close. By a narrow...

Reports: Tajik warlord orders U.N. hostage killed

Published February 14, 1997

DUSHANBE, Tajikistan (AP) -- A rebel warlord accused the Tajik government of trying to trick him and had one of his 14 hostages killed Thursday, fellow hostages said. They said the victim was a U.N. military...