The Minnesota Daily

U wrestlers breathe fresh air after big win over Penn State

by Allison Younge
Published February 14, 1997

There are no visions of spring when entering the humid, sweaty, stale-aired confines of the wrestling practice room in the basement of the Bierman Athletic Building -- but there was a certain freshness...

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...

After the earthquake

Published February 14, 1997

"I'll tell you that I'll always want you near, you say that things change." Yeah. Elmo turned down his Tori tape and stared out his window. Two years. Another Valentine's Day. Alone. And it was snowing...

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...

Gophers have chance vs. IU

by Aaron Kirscht
Published February 14, 1997

On its first road trip of the Big Ten season in early January, the Gophers women's basketball team traveled to Indiana in search of a rare win. It nearly got one. The Hoosiers took an early 23-9 lead...

Utah poses tough task for gymnasts

by Susan Filkins
Published February 14, 1997

In 12 previous meetings, the Gophers women's gymnastics team never beat perennial powerhouse Utah. On Saturday night, No. 16 Minnesota will get another opportunity to break that streak when it faces the...

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...

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...

Police seek robber of Dinkytown TCF bank

Published February 14, 1997

A man robbed the TCF Bank at 1501 University Ave. S.E. in Dinkytown at about 8:30 a.m. Thursday. Reports from the FBI office in Minneapolis stated that the robber confronted employees as they were opening...

Memorial service planned for IT student

Published February 14, 1997

Friends and family members of a University student have planned a memorial service Saturday in his honor. Daniel "Terry" Cordes, a junior in the Institute of Technology, has been missing since Jan. 31. That...