The Minnesota Daily

Bakery caught in labor dispute

by Max Rust
Published January 31, 1997

Bruegger's Bagel Bakery responded Thursday to the publicized boycott of the chain by the Carpenters Council of Southern Minnesota. Council members have been passing out leaflets in front of Bruegger's...

Old computer programs create demand in field

by Peter Kauffner
Published January 31, 1997

While Prince might party when it's 1999, his accountant could be busy trying to salvage the Minnesota musician's tax records from computer oblivion. Preparations for the new millennium and the effects...

Peaceful protest gets Serbs global attention

Published January 31, 1997

Recovering from years of war and teetering on the verge of economic collapse, Serbia held democratic elections in November. The ruling Socialist Party, led by President Slobodan Milosevic, annulled opposition...

Gophers put trust in recent transfer

by Allison Younge
Published January 31, 1997

Five years ago, heavyweight wrestler Billy Pierce entered the Gophers lineup and became one of the best heavyweight wrestlers in Minnesota history. Pierce, a three-time All-American and 1995 Big Ten champion,...

High bar gives in men’s gym

by Susan Filkins
Published January 31, 1997

The Gophers men's gymnastics team practice was interrupted Tuesday afternoon when junior Bob Hubbard and the horizontal bar went flying towards the wall. Hubbard was working on his horizontal bar routine...

Gophers poised for big series

by Michael Rand
Published January 31, 1997

It is sometimes hard to tell what athletes like more -- using cliches or downplaying big games. You just scored 46 points, how does it feel? "I'm just happy I could help the team get a W'." It's the Super...

Traditions leave Japanese without organ donors

Published January 31, 1997

TOKYO (AP) -- Masanori Suzuki says a prayer of gratitude every night for the kidney transplant he received in the United States 12 years ago. "It's as though I live with an American I don't even know,"...

Tax credit would urge gifts to schools

by Chris Vetter
Published January 31, 1997

Legislators proposed a plan Thursday to generate more revenue for the University through private donations. Rep. Gene Pelowski, DFL-Winona, and Sen. John Hottinger, DFL-Mankato, introduced legislation...

Literacy, literature celebrated during Black History Month

by Elizabeth Reinecke
Published January 31, 1997

University staff and students will kick off Black History Month by joining more than 1 million readers in the United States, the Virgin Islands, Ghana and Kenya in their first African-American Read-In. Readings...

U swimmer a Schuh-in for national meet

by Ryan Schuster
Published January 31, 1997

Tanya Schuh emerged from the pool, dripping wet, with a wide smile on her face. She covered her mouth, still grinning, as she looked up at the scoreboard in astonishment. Her name and the time :54.24...