The Minnesota Daily

Japan’s bear market is a lesson in ‘exuberance’

Published January 23, 1997

TOKYO (AP) -- Giddy American investors flush with stock profits don't have to peer into a crystal ball to find out what a bear market looks like. All they need to do is look at Japan. It was a little more...

In Ennis Cosby, we lost an old friend

Published January 23, 1997

For more than two decades, Bill Cosby has shared his family with the world. From his books and comic routines on the humorous travails of parenthood to the wildly successful "Cosby Show," the source of...

Union debate needs departmental focus

by By John
Published January 23, 1997

In conversations with colleagues about the issue of collective bargaining, I continue to hear the same refrain from many: that while the actions of the Board of Regents over the last year leave the faculty...

Gophers duel with Iowa has history

by Todd Zolecki
Published January 23, 1997

When a Big Ten title is at stake, it seems every game is a big one for the Gophers men's basketball team. Tonight is no different. Of the Gophers' big victories this season against Clemson, Indiana and...

The Rec Scare: no tanks allowed

Published January 23, 1997

I'm tired of writing and reading about the same issues at the University, like tenure and faculty unionization. As an editorial board member at the Daily, we talk and debate these issues at length. Though...

Carlson says U must lead state in education

by Peter Kauffner
Published January 23, 1997

and Jennifer NiemelaAt an Institute of Technology Forum on Wednesday, Gov. Arne Carlson said the University should take a more assertive role in kindergarten through 12th grade education, saying that...

International students get free tax help

by Kamariea Forcier
Published January 23, 1997

Imagine being in a foreign country with an unfamiliar language. Now imagine trying to prepare a tax form from that country, and remember: a return visa depends on it. This is the situation many international...

Coaches enthralled by parity in men’s hoops

by Todd Zolecki
Published January 22, 1997

It seems no team is safe in the Big Ten this season. The conference schedule has already produced some early upsets, which leads a few men's basketball coaches to believe the league is balanced this year. Some...

Hoosiers hand Michigan third conference loss

Published January 22, 1997

BLOOMINGTON, Ind. (AP) -- Indiana went small and came up big. Neil Reed scored 20 points and A.J. Guyton added 15 and grabbed a game-saving rebound in the final seconds Tuesday night as the 21st-ranked...

Canada’s biggest city faces major changes

Published January 22, 1997

TORONTO (AP) -- A few months ago, Toronto was aglow at being ranked the world's best city. Now, municipal leaders sound like doomsday is at hand -- and blame their own province's premier. "It's like the...