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Serving the UMN community since 1900

The Minnesota Daily

Serving the UMN community since 1900

The Minnesota Daily

New group calls attentionto plight of embattled country

by Peter Kauffner
Published January 17, 1997

Tibet sits atop the world, but not high enough to escape the conflicts of the modern world. The mountain nation has a history as uncertain as its future, a controversial past that will likely gain new...

U athletes say, ‘We want to work!’

by Tim Klobuchar
Published January 17, 1997

Most people familiar with the NCAA had one reaction to the organization's new policy towards student-athletes and jobs -- it's about time. Actually, it's about money, too. A resolution passed by the NCAA...

Payroll change is intended to increase efficiency

by Jennifer Niemela
Published January 17, 1997

University employees have to deal with a 10-day delay in payroll this year. For many, this may seem like a hardship. For Christine Kim, the compulsory change in payroll scheduling is a welcome relief. Currently,...

University declares ‘whatever’ overused

Published January 17, 1997

SAULT STE. MARIE, Mich. (College Press Exchange) -- If you do "aromatherapy" in your "downtime," then perhaps you should "get a life." Or get a new vocabulary, suggests a Michigan university. Whatever. Actually,...

U may privatize its food services

by Nancy Ngo
Published January 17, 1997

By the end of the school year, one company might have the rights to install, maintain, manage and operate all food services at the University. A food service partnership between a food vendor and the...

Gymnast’s sister passes on U, signs with Wolverines

by Susan Filkins
Published January 17, 1997

It came down to Michigan and Minnesota. Both teams are of national quality and contention. Both have strong programs and coaches and both are forces in the Big Ten. But only one could be chosen. Unfortunately...

Parachute technology at all-time high

by Patrick Casey
Published January 16, 1997

Using a supercomputer one thousand times faster than a personal computer, researchers at the University are trying to create the perfect parachute drop. Researchers from the University's Department of...

Law program puts students to work behind bars

by Lynne Kozarek
Published January 16, 1997

Michelle Jacobson makes a habit of holding meetings in the Minnesota Correctional Facility-Stillwater visitation room. "I was a little nervous at first," Jacobson said. "The system of gates that you have...

Talks won’t deter union proponents

by Jennifer Niemela
Published January 16, 1997

Although the Board of Regents and faculty groups might resume tenure negotiations, the drive for a union will go on. "The faculty needs a legal voice," said Tom Walsh, co-founder of the University Faculty...

Newsflash: It’s wintertime in Minnesota

by By Mike
Published January 16, 1997

There were two plane crashes, the Legislature was starting up, two people were murdered and two were killed in accidents, one involving a busload of kids. But what do you suppose led the Twin Cities news...

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