The Minnesota Daily

Wrestlers lose to Cowboys, beat Badgers

by Allison Younge
Published February 3, 1997

All-America duo Jason Davids and Chad Kraft rallied for back-to-back technical falls Sunday to lead the No. 3-ranked Gophers to a 28-9 domination of Big Ten rival Wisconsin at Williams Arena. Both teams...

Murthy suggests early elections to fill his spot

Published February 3, 1997

The head of the University chapter of the American Association of University Professors hopes to cut his term short. V. Rama Murthy, president of the University AAUP, denied reports that he decided to...

Drift away Elmo

Published February 3, 1997

Elmo was woosy from the bad fish he ate, his mom had invited him over for lunch, and when Mother Nature calls you have to listen. Unfortunely his intestines did not want to hear, and metaphorically the...

Off the court with Clem Haskins

by Todd Zolecki
Published February 3, 1997

Clem Haskins won't apologize for who he is. He never has. The Gophers men's basketball coach has been in the game far too long to start worrying about what people think of him now. Since 1986, Haskins...

33’s the charm for women’s hoops

by Aaron Kirscht
Published February 3, 1997

Call it chance. Call it harmonic convergence. Call it whatever. It doesn't matter. It's over. The Gophers women's basketball team snapped its epic 32-game Big Ten losing streak with a gut-wrenching win...

Storytellers revive wintertime tradition

by Kamariea Forcier
Published February 3, 1997

A sliver of the moon shone over land, as the wind cast freezing air across the St. Paul campus. Snow lay everywhere, setting the perfect climate for an American Indian tradition -- winter storytelling. "These...

Sioux goalies save series vs. U

by Michael Rand
Published February 3, 1997

Aaron Schweitzer will not be named to any All-WCHA teams this season. Same goes for Toby Kvalevog. Ditto for Aaron Vickar. The trio of North Dakota goalies has shuttled in and out of starting roles with...

Poverty and little hope threaten Haiti’s democracy

Published February 3, 1997

PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti (AP) -- There would be no new jobs, no new schools or hospitals. That was the bleak campaign message that Rene Preval delivered before he became president of Haiti. His first year...

Illinois shoots past Indiana

Published February 3, 1997

BLOOMINGTON, Ind. (AP) -- Kiwane Garris scored 28 points, including seven free throws in the final minute, as Illinois survived a big Indiana comeback and beat the 17th-ranked Hoosiers 78-74 Sunday. Indiana...

Buggs’ sister thought him a threat to Talley

by Andrew Tellijohn
Published February 3, 1997

Prosecutors called a witness Friday with whom Louis "Butch" Buggs is very familiar -- his sister. Lena Buggs testified that her brother called her on the day of the murder and said he was leaving home...