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The Minnesota Daily

Serving the UMN community since 1900

The Minnesota Daily

University Police see decline in crimes

by Jim Martyka
Published February 11, 1997

At the end of each year, University Police Chief Joy Rikala looks over the year's crime statistics and determines areas in which the police have improved and those that they need to work on. As last year's...

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...

Illegal immigration is still on increase

Published February 11, 1997

WASHINGTON (AP) -- Five million immigrants are living illegally in the United States, the federal government said Friday, providing the first official estimate of the hard-to-count population in four years. Undocumented...

Educators pull up their sleeves

by Chris Vetter
Published February 11, 1997

Three prominent Minnesota college and university leaders met with members of the House Higher Education Finance Division on Monday -- not in competition for money, but for collaboration and cooperation. University...

Man heldin theft of ambulance

Published February 11, 1997

OREGON, Mo. -- A Minnesota man faces two felony charges after authorities said he stole an ambulance in Kansas City and drove it nearly 100 miles before police road spikes stopped him. Shawn Goodwater,...

On the last lap

by Jennifer Niemela
Published February 10, 1997

The last weekend of campaigning before the faculty union election saw prominent defections from the cause as union advocates made their final push to persuade professors to vote "yes" to collective bargaining. The...

Regent’s professors miss target on crucial points

by by Eville
Published February 10, 1997

We appreciate the concerns for the University expressed by many of the regents' professors in a Daily advertisement. They have not, however, proposed any substantive measures to alleviate current problems...

Country cookin’

Published February 10, 1997

Cotton candy, horse manure and country music made Elmo's weekend trip to the rodeo a huge success. "Cowboys are so cool," Elmo thought."Maybe I should try to cut a calf and ride a bull just like the olden...

Illinois men’s basketball upsets Iowa

Published February 10, 1997

CHAMPAIGN, Ill. (AP) -- Although most eyes were on Kiwane Garris and his 21 points, it was Jarrod Gee's season-high 11 rebounds that got the praise from coach Lon Kruger after the Illini's 66-51 win over...

U swimmers change lineup, flatten Iowa

by Ryan Schuster
Published February 10, 1997

Before Saturday's swim meet against Iowa at the University Aquatic Center, Gophers women's swimming coach Jean Freeman allowed all of her seniors sign up for one event in which they wanted to compete....

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