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The Minnesota Daily

Serving the UMN community since 1900

The Minnesota Daily

Regent candidates start interview process today

by Joel Sawyer
Published February 12, 1997

The regent selection process enters a new phase today, as candidates begin interviews with legislators from the congressional districts they seek to represent. Six candidates vying for three of the five...

Colorado College takes unfamiliar position in WCHA

by Michael Rand
Published February 12, 1997

Colorado College's third-place position in the WCHA sticks out like a Chicago Bears fan at the Metrodome. After winning the last three league titles, including last year's by a comfortable 12-point margin...

Buggs jury stays silent

Published February 12, 1997

Jurors in the murder trial of Louis Cardona "Butch" Buggs might not be able to rule on whether Buggs killed University student Kami Talley at her workplace in Northeast Minneapolis last Valentine's Day. "We...

U doesn’t have history on its side at Purdue

by Todd Zolecki
Published February 12, 1997

Any attempt this week by the Gophers men's basketball team to avoid the past is pointless. But as it turns out, that might not be such a bad thing after all. In back-to-back road games this week at Purdue...

Williamson aids former teammates

by Allison Younge
Published February 12, 1997

It was only an hour after Kipp Williamson heard the news of Gophers wrestler Brandon Paulson's serious ankle injury when Coach J Robinson was on the phone asking him to rejoin the team and compete at...

MSA raises campaign spending

by Tracy Ellingson
Published February 12, 1997

For the first time, students elected to the Minnesota Student Association can have their positions revoked if they exceed campaign spending limits. The organization voted at its forum Tuesday to allow...

Debate erupts from annoying Mt. Surge

Published February 12, 1997

After months of a dingy, icy, gray and white landscape, the campus finally has seen its first hint of green. Unfortunately, it came in the form of chartreuse paint poured on a mountain of snow in front...

It’s the caliber of students, stupid

Published February 12, 1997

Saying the University struggles with its four-year graduation rate is akin to saying Mulder of "X-files" fame is paranoid. Although the observation may be true, it dramatically understates the nature of...

High turnout and low friction at union polls

by Jennifer Niemela
Published February 12, 1997

Handwritten signs directed professors into the hushed rooms where they were to vote on the first of two days of balloting in the faculty union elections. Election observers quickly compared names and...

Carlson OKs archive center

by Joe Carlsonand
Published February 12, 1997

Gov. Arne Carlson gave the go-ahead Tuesday for a new $38.5 million digital library and archive facility. The sandstone caverns beneath the West Bank could be excavated as early as this spring to make...

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