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The Minnesota Daily

Serving the UMN community since 1900

The Minnesota Daily

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...

Four students robbed at knifepoint on bridge

by Jessica Steeno
Published February 12, 1997

Four University students were mugged in three separate incidents Feb. 4 on or near the 10th Avenue Bridge. Two men are suspected in the crimes. Police arrested one suspect shortly after the robberies...

Israel releases Palestinian women prisoners

Published February 12, 1997

RAMALLAH, West Bank (AP) -- Waving clenched fists and "V" for victory signs, 31 Palestinian women prisoners were freed from Israeli prisons Tuesday after the Supreme Court rejected a final petition to...

If you want a good job, try going it alone

by By Daniel
Published February 12, 1997

As the new century approaches, many new concerns exist for our nation. The global market, peace in the Middle East and America's role in the 21st century are of top concern for our nation. However, there...

Program in need of new funds

by Tom Lopez
Published February 11, 1997

A University program dedicated to training students to be better teachers faces an uncertain future if it does not come up with new sources of revenue. Preparing Future Faculty is a Graduate School program...

Hankinson finishes weekend as fan

by Michael Rand
Published February 11, 1997

After playing Friday and Saturday against Northern Michigan at Mariucci Arena, Gophers forward Casey Hankinson made a Sunday trip to a smaller, lesser-known arena. As important as Minnesota's contests...

The lying weasel

Published February 11, 1997

"Babe... I got you babe," clamored the radio. Elmo squeezed his pudgy little hand from underneath the covers and slapped the alarm quiet. "This feels like that movie Groundhog's Day,'" thought Elmo to...

Earliest Americans may have been even earlier

Published February 11, 1997

DALLAS (AP) -- Archaeologists have concluded that humans lived in southern Chile 1,300 years earlier than previously thought -- challenging beliefs about how the New World was first inhabited. The findings...

U’s Iverson overlooked by Big Ten committee, again

by Aaron Kirscht
Published February 11, 1997

For the last two weeks, Gophers center Angie Iverson has made a legitimate claim to the Big Ten Player of the Week award. And for the second straight week, Iverson was overlooked in favor of other players...

Higher spending elected for MSA campaigns

by Tracy Ellingson
Published February 11, 1997

The All-Campus Election Commission has come up with a response to last year's accusations of overspending in Minnesota Student Association campaigns: raise the spending limit. The 12-member commission...

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